Microsoft Visio Alternatives

Apps similar to Microsoft Visio include draw.io, which is free and open source. Other options are Excalidraw, LibreOffice - Draw, Dia and yEd Graph Editor. There's no shortage of Diagram Editors like Microsoft Visio, with more than 100 alternatives for the web, Windows, Mac, Linux and iPad.

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  1. Brainboard addresses the challenges of managing complex cloud infrastructures by offering a platform that promotes collaboration, streamlines workflows, and integrates multi-cloud environments. As a single source of truth, it remains in sync with your infrastructure, updating...

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  2. UMLet icon
     30 likes

    UMLet is an open-source UML tool with a simple user interface: draw UML diagrams fast, export diagrams to eps, pdf, jpg, svg, and clipboard, share diagrams using Eclipse, and create new, custom UML elements.

    35 UMLet alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  3. Vecta icon
     8 likes

    Vecta is a cloud-based collaborative diagramming tool that boosts productivity and increase effectiveness for team communication.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  4. Penrose icon
     5 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • BSD
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
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  5. MagicDraw icon
     6 likes

    MagicDraw is an award-winning business process, architecture, software and system modeling tool with teamwork support. MagicDraw UML can do comprehensive UML diagramming, reverse and forward engineering for Java and C++.

    36 MagicDraw alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Lightweight, powerful, easy to use, UML tool

    Software Ideas Modeler is a lightweight and powerful CASE tool. It supports UML 2.2 diagrams and a lot of other ones. Software Ideas Modeler is freeware (for non-commercial use). Commercial user may use this software only after buying.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  7. IngaBoard icon
     1 like

    IngaBoard is a minimalist, keyboard-driven application that turns fragments of "Cause and Effect" into structured Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAG) instantly. No manual boxes, no dragging lines. By stripping away superficial decoration, we reveal the inherent beauty of structural truth.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  8. ThinkComposer icon
     40 likes

    Create deep visual documents, adaptable and multi-level diagrams, flowcharts, concept maps, mind maps and models.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  9. EazyDraw icon
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    EazyDraw is a productivity tool for the expression and transmission of knowledge. Words alone are rarely adequate to communicate Information, concepts and ideas. Amplify the expression of your creativity with integrated text, symbols and diagrams.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
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  10. AxGlyph icon
     1 like

    AxGlyph is a powerful interactive vector graph maker for multiple purposes. It can draw flow chart, mind map, circuit diagram, chemical experiments, coordinate graph, 3D objects and even animations. Still looking for a scientific graph tool? Let's try AxGlyph!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  11. BP Simulator icon
     4 likes

    Business process simulation modeling service.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
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  12. Ardoq icon
     8 likes

    Ardoq helps organizations navigate their digital transformation journey with the most flexible, data-driven, and forward-thinking tool in the Enterprise Architecture industry. Predict, plan, and execute change across the organization.

    31 Ardoq alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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