Mermaid AlternativesDiagram Editors & UML Modeling Tools like Mermaid

Mermaid is described as 'Ever wanted to simplify documentation and avoid heavy tools like Visio when explaining your code? This is why mermaid was born, a simple markdown-like script language for generating flowcharts, Gantt charts and sequence diagrams from text via JavaScript' and is a Diagram Editor in the business & commerce category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Mermaid for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Linux, Mac and Flathub apps. The best Mermaid alternative is yEd Graph Editor, which is free. Other great apps like Mermaid are PlantUML, quiver diagram editor, Graphviz and Kroki.

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Ever wanted to simplify documentation and avoid heavy tools like Visio when explaining your code? This is why mermaid was born, a simple markdown-like script language for generating flowcharts, Gantt charts and sequence...

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Mermaid alternatives page was last updated Dec 29, 2024
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  1. yEd Graph Editor icon

    yEd Graph Editor

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    yEd is a powerful diagram editor that can be used to quickly create diagrams manually or import external data for analysis and auto-magically arrange even large data sets by just pressing a button. You can use yEd to quickly create flow charts, BPMN and UML diagrams...

    114 yEd Graph Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    yEd Graph Editor screenshot 1

    Top yEd Graph Editor Features

    1.  Export to SVG
    2.  Flow diagram visualisation
    3.  BPMN diagrams
    4.  Flow Chart
    5.  Auto Layout
    6.  Portable
    7.  XML import / export
    8.  Modules
    9. Microsoft Excel icon  Import From Excel
    10.  Grid layout options
    11.  ER Diagrams
    12.  Layout

    yEd Graph Editor VS Mermaid

     

    • yEd Graph Editor is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Mermaid.

    • yEd Graph Editor is the most popular free alternative to Mermaid.

    • yEd Graph Editor is Free and ProprietaryMermaid is Free and Open Source
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    PlantUML

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    PlantUML is an open-source tool that uses simple textual descriptions to draw UML diagrams. The generator can be run anywhere within JVM and integrated with various application such as wiki, text editor, IDE, programming language, documentation generator, and others.

    112 PlantUML alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    Common PlantUML JAR GUI application that will render text file into image.

    PlantUML Features

    1.  Text Based Format
    2.  Portable
    3.  Java based
    4.  VCS Friendly
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Workflow
    7.  Rendering
    8.  Create UML entities
    9.  Flow Chart

    PlantUML VS Mermaid

     
    Comments about PlantUML as an Alternative to Mermaid
    Maxim Kamalov
    Positive Aug 6, 2022
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    Both can be integrated into markdown files.

    Mermaid Icon
    PlantUML icon

    • PlantUML is the most popular Android alternative to Mermaid.

    • PlantUML is the most popular Open Source alternative to Mermaid.

    • PlantUML is Free and Open SourceMermaid is also Free and Open Source
  4. quiver diagram editor icon

    quiver diagram editor

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    Efficient web-based tool for constructing high-quality commutative diagrams. Offers LaTeX export with embedded links, intuitive interface supporting both mouse and keyboard inputs, and features like multiple selections, macro support, and smart label alignment.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
    quiver diagram editor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    5.  Activity history
    6.  Undo and redo
    7.  Export to LaTeX
    8.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    9.  Drag and Drop
    10.  Multi-selection

    quiver diagram editor VS Mermaid

     
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    Graphviz

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    Graphviz is open source graph visualization software. Graph visualization is a way of representing structural information as diagrams of abstract graphs and networks. It has important applications in networking, bioinformatics, software engineering, database and web design...

    54 Graphviz alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Graphviz screenshot 1

    Graphviz Features

    1.  Graphs
    2.  Graph editing
    3.  Data visualization

    Graphviz VS Mermaid

     
    Comments about Graphviz as an Alternative to Mermaid
    Maxim Kamalov
    Negative Aug 6, 2022
    0

    Mermaid is more about diagrams that follow strict conventions (like UML diagrams). Graphviz is more about graphs that don't bother with conventions.

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    • Graphviz is Free and Open SourceMermaid is also Free and Open Source
  6. Kroki icon

    Kroki

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Kroki screenshot 1

    Kroki Features

    1.  Flow Chart

    Kroki VS Mermaid

     

    • Kroki is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Mermaid.

    • Kroki is Free and Open SourceMermaid is also Free and Open Source
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    Visual Paradigm

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    Visual Paradigm for UML (VP-UML) is a UML design tool and UML CASE tool designed to aid software development. VP-UML supports key modeling standards such as Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.4, SysML, ERD, DFD, BPMN 2.0, ArchiMate 2.0, etc.

    80 Visual Paradigm alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • HK flagHong Kong SAR China

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Visual Paradigm screenshot 1

    Visual Paradigm Features

    1.  Ide integration
    2.  Entity Relationship Diagrams
    3.  Website wireframing
    4.  SAML Single Sign-On
    5.  User story mapping

    Visual Paradigm VS Mermaid

     

    • Visual Paradigm is the most popular commercial alternative to Mermaid.

    • Visual Paradigm is Paid and ProprietaryMermaid is Free and Open Source
  9. DBDiagram.io icon

    DBDiagram.io

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    Quick and simple free tool to help you draw your database relationship diagrams and flow quickly using simple DSL language.

    24 DBDiagram.io alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • SG flagSingapore

    Platforms

    • Online
    DBDiagram.io screenshot 1

    DBDiagram.io Features

    1.  Import from PostgreSQL DDL
    2.  Import from MySQL DDL
    3.  Export diagrams to PDF

    DBDiagram.io VS Mermaid

     
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    StarUML

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    StarUML is a program to develop fast, flexible, extensible, featureful, and freely-available UML/MDA platform running on Win32 platform. The goal of the StarUML project is to build a software modeling tool and also platform that is a compelling replacement of commercial UML...

    55 StarUML alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    StarUML screenshot 1

    StarUML Features

    1.  Entity Relationship Diagrams
    2.  Sequence Diagrams
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  Class Diagrams

    StarUML VS Mermaid

     
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    Umbrello

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    Umbrello is a Unified Modelling Language (UML) modelling tool and code generator. It can create diagrams of software and other systems in the industry-standard UML format, and can also generate code from UML diagrams in a variety of programming languages.

    51 Umbrello alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Umbrello screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline

    Umbrello VS Mermaid

     
  12. DHTMLX icon

    DHTMLX

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    DHTMLX is a set of JavaScript UI components for speeding up web app development. It offers ready-made widgets for project management apps, ERP and CRM systems, healthcare, educational, and financial software solutions. DHTMLX supports React, Angular, and Vue.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    React Gantt Chart component by DHTMLX

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Calendar View
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Recurring Tasks
    5.  Kanban Board
    6.  Gantt-charts
    7.  Subtasks
    8. Google Calendar icon  Sync with Google Calendar
    9.  WYSIWYG Support
    10.  Task Tracking
    11.  Event management
    12.  Widgets

    DHTMLX VS Mermaid

     
  13. Penrose icon

    Penrose

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    Penrose is a platform that enables people to create beautiful diagrams just by typing mathematical notation in plain text. The goal is to make it easy for non-experts to create and explore high-quality diagrams and provide deeper insight into challenging technical concepts.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • BSD
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    Penrose screenshot 1

    Penrose Features

    1.  Data visualization

    Penrose VS Mermaid

     
  14. PlantText icon

    PlantText

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    The PlantText tool is an online tool for quickly creating UML (Unified Modeling Language) diagrams. Unlike most tools, PlantText can build diagrams without the use of a mouse because it is based on PlantUML markup language.

    73 PlantText alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • PlantUML
    PlantText screenshot 1

    PlantText Features

    1.  Flow Chart

    PlantText VS Mermaid

     
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