- Created by Seibert Media employee, last modified on Mar 04, 2024
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) | 117 (2022), 120 (2021), 11 (2020), 15 (2019) | No actual numbers, ask the vendor |
| Number of version updates Confluence Data Center (from 2019 to 12/2021) | 26 (2022), 30 (2021), 28 (2020), 29 (2019) | 7 (2022), 7 (2021), 10 (2020), 7 (2019) |
| Number of version updates Confluence Server (from 2019 to 06/2021) | 26 (2022), 30 (2021), 28 (2020), 29 (2019) | 7 (2022), 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 | Mermaid |
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 |
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