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It makes sense to evaluate your options. That's how you know you've chosen the best. We're not afraid of healthy competition. Here's a side-by-side rundown of how draw.io outperforms one of the other guys.
Import and Export
Import and Export | draw.io | Gliffy |
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Import data from different formats | Yes (Gliffy, Visio, PNG with XML, CSV) | Yes (Visio, draw.io) |
| Import multi-page Visio files | All pages | Only the first page |
| Mass importer option to bulk-migrate diagrams | Yes (Gliffy, Lucidchart OnPrem) | Yes (draw.io, Lucidchart OnPrem) |
| Export our diagrams to share them with external users | Yes (PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, VSDX, HTML, XML, URL) | Yes (PNG, JPG, SVG, Gliffy, PDF via Print) |
| Enable users without access to Confluence to work with you on diagrams | Yes (with our diagrams.net open-source apps) | No |
| Update shape links when migrating from one Confluence deployment to another | Yes, via PageID mapping | No, links needs to be adapted manually after the migration |
Security and Sustainability (Permanence/Endurance)
| Security and Sustainability | draw.io | Gliffy |
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| Solution 100% embedded into Confluence | Yes | Yes |
| Use the Confluence search functionality to search for text in diagrams (indexing of diagram content) | Yes (Full indexing) | Yes (Full indexing) |
Act on a user's behalf, even when the user is offline | No | Yes |
| Revision history to enable audit trails | Yes (on Confluence and app level) | Yes (on Confluence and app level) |
| Link and synch diagrams that already exist | Yes | Yes |
Control over where your data goes (in Confluence Cloud) | Diagrams are created in your browser and saved to Confluence ONLY (no draw.io servers involved) | Diagrams are saved to Confluence AND Gliffy servers |
| Participation in Atlassian's Bug Bounty program | Yes | Yes |
| Atlassian Cloud Fortified | Yes | Yes |
| No code from third-party domains embedded to ensure a high level of data security | Yes | No, in 10/2020 seven trackers from different third-party domains were included |
| Autosave functionality (in Confluence Cloud) | Yes | No |
| Number of version updates Confluence Cloud (from 2019 to 06/2021) | 120 (2021), 11 (2020), 15 (2019) | No actual numbers, ask the vendor |
| Number of version updates Confluence Data Center (from 2019 to 12/2021) | 30 (2021), 28 (2020), 29 (2019) | 7 (2021), 10 (2020), 7 (2019) |
| Number of version updates Confluence Server (from 2019 to 06/2021) | 30 (2021), 28 (2020), 29 (2019) | 7 (2021), 10 (2020), 7 (2019) |
| Change Log documentation | See https://drawio.link/changelog | No public documentation |
Usability
| Usability | draw.io | Gliffy |
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| Supports all of the relevant diagramming use-cases (such as Flowcharts, BPMN, UML, ERD, Mindmaps, etc.) | Yes | Yes |
| Draw diagrams with your colleagues in realtime (collaborative editing) | Yes, see demo in Confluence Cloud | Yes |
Fluid creation of diagrams | Add shapes, connect and/or modify them, navigate on the drawing area > all with the same tool | You have to switch between three tools (shapes, connectors, move canvas) |
| Support of Drag & Drop functionality |
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| Accessibility of format shapes and connectors |
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| Link shapes to other content |
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| Ability to have multiple pages per diagram where you can display subprocesses etc. | Yes | No |
| Option to use layers in diagrams | Yes | Yes |
| Use shortcuts to quickly draw e.g. flowcharts | A lot of shortcuts available https://drawio.link/shortcuts | Only basic shortcuts |
Versatility
| Versatility | draw.io | Gliffy |
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| Create diagrams via AI | Yes, with our smart templates | No |
Create a diagram from code | Text, PlantUML, Mermaid, SQL, and CSV | No |
Use Mathematical typesetting to draw diagrams | Yes | No |
Whiteboard feature | Yes, with our additional Board macro | No |
| Crop images inside a diagram | Yes | No |
Collapsable/expandable shapes and container shapes | Yes | No |
Assistant for automated layouts | Yes | No |
Create and connect new shapes at the same time (with our without a shortcut) | Yes | No |
| Advanced connectors | Yes, connector can take shortest path or customized routes (with definable waypoints) | No |
| Animate connectors | Yes, show flow direction | No |
Customization
| Customization | draw.io | Gliffy |
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| Create custom libraries and make them available by default for the rest of the company | Yes, adding images AND shapes via Drag & Drop (no shape limits) | Yes, add images and upload shapes (limited to 30 objects per library) |
| Create templates from custom diagrams and make them available in the template manager | Yes | No |
| Have a personal library (scratchpad) where you can store individual shapes | Yes | No |
| Yes | No |
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This page was last edited on 05/23/2023.