Self-Hosted draw.io Alternatives

There are many alternatives to draw.io as a self-hosted solution if you are looking for a replacement. The best Self-Hosted 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 eight of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to draw.io are Wireflow, TiddlyMap, D2 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 Android + Self-Hosted. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to draw.io.
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Privacy-focused diagramming software supporting real-time collaboration, offline mode, and cloud storage without ads or registration.

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draw.io alternatives page was last updated Mar 13, 2025
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  1. Excalidraw icon

    Excalidraw

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    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.

    76 Excalidraw alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Excalidraw screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Interactive Whiteboard
    2.  Shared whiteboard
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Mind Mapping
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Export to SVG
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  End-to-End Encryption
    9.  Free hand drawing
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Support for Layers
    12.  Cloud Sync

    Excalidraw VS draw.io

     

    • Excalidraw is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to draw.io.

    • Excalidraw is Freemium and Open Sourcedraw.io is Free and Proprietary
    • Excalidraw is Privacy focuseddraw.io is not according to our users
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    Wireflow

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Wireflow screenshot 1

    Wireflow Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Kanban Board
    3.  Flow Chart
    4.  Shared whiteboard

    Wireflow VS draw.io

     
    Comments about Wireflow as an Alternative to draw.io
    Guest
    Negative •Sep 6, 2023
    1

    More a tool for website design

    Leopoldo Lugones
    Positive •Aug 5, 2023
    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.

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    • Wireflow is Free and Open Sourcedraw.io is Free and Proprietary
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    TiddlyMap

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    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.

    74 TiddlyMap alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
    TiddlyMap screenshot 1

    TiddlyMap Features

    1.  Cross browser support
    2.  Browser-based

    TiddlyMap VS draw.io

     
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    D2

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    Create beautiful diagrams in minutes. Simple syntax. Endlessly customizable. D2 is the fastest and easiest way to get a mental model from your head onto the screen, then make edits with your team.

    25 D2 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted

    D2 Features

    1.  Golang

    D2 VS draw.io

     
  6. Kroki icon

    Kroki

     4 likes
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    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.

    23 Kroki alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Kroki screenshot 1

    Kroki Features

    1.  Flow Chart

    Kroki VS draw.io

     
  7. Structurizr icon

    Structurizr

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    Software architecture diagramming tool.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Structurizr VS draw.io

     
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    Azimutt

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    Azimutt is an explorer for your database schema, similar to an Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) but with features to handle big schema (up to 1000 tables) where most other ERD are too crowded.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    View you schema in a beautiful way

    Azimutt Features

    1.  Entity Relationship Diagrams
    2.  ER Diagrams

    Azimutt VS draw.io

     
  10. Hava icon

    Hava

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    Automatically generates cloud network topology diagrams for AWS, Azure and GCP. Visualizes cloud infrastructure, tracks versions, auto updates, generates compliance reports with on embed anywhere viewer and API access.

    10 Hava alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Microsoft Azure
    AWS VPC Diagram

    Hava Features

    1.  Google Cloud
    2. Azure DevOps icon  Azure DevOps integration
    3. Microsoft Azure icon  Azure integration
    4.  GCP Diagrams

    Hava VS draw.io

     
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