draw.io AlternativesOnly Self-Hosted apps categorised as Mind Mapping Tools

There are many alternatives to draw.io as a self-hosted solution if you are looking for a replacement. The best Self-Hosted Mind Mapping Tool alternative is Excalidraw, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to draw.io and four of them are Mind Mapping Tools available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted Mind Mapping Tool alternatives to draw.io are Wireflow, TiddlyMap and Kroki.

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draw.io alternatives are mainly Mind Mapping Tools, but if you're looking for Diagram Editors or Vector Graphic Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Self-Hosted, Open Source, Diagram Editor, Android, iPad, Free and Self-Hosted + Mind Mapping. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to draw.io.
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  1. Excalidraw icon
     101 likes

    Excalidraw is an open-source whiteboard tool that lets you easily sketch diagrams that have a hand-drawn feel to them. Available directly online as a web app and also through CodeSandbox to easily see how the code works, and the app is available for self-hosting.

    85 Excalidraw alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. Wireflow icon
     22 likes

    Feature-rich, open-source Wireflow offers a collaborative platform for online creation of complex user flow prototypes. Ideal for team work in UI design, wireframing, and mind mapping, promoting idea sharing in real-time environment aided by modern whiteboard features.

    118 Wireflow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Wireflow vs draw.io Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    2

    More a tool for website design

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Leopoldo Lugones
    Positive
    2

    Does have a lot of graphics, but none of them let you change their content, only the title. For my use this makes it unusable. You cant even insert links or images. If only I could add text on these graphics, I would begin to use this tool.

    • Wireflow is Free and Open Sourcedraw.io is Free and Proprietary
  3. TiddlyMap icon
     35 likes

    TiddlyMap is a TiddlyWiki plugin that turns your favourite personal note taking software in a wiki-concept-map hybrid! Yes, you will be able to do both: drawing maps and putting down knowledge in a wiki way.

    72 TiddlyMap alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Kroki icon
     7 likes

    Creates diagrams from textual descriptions! It provides a unified API with support for BlockDiag, BPMN, Bytefield, C4 (with PlantUML), Ditaa, Erd, GraphViz, Mermaid, Nomnoml, PlantUML, SvgBob, UMLet, Vega, Vega-Lite, WaveDrom.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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