Draw.io is a free and excellent diagramming tool
August 11, 2021
Draw.io is a free and excellent diagramming tool
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with draw.io
Draw.io is used in the development team of the IT service department in my organisation to diagram software and all its related concepts such as database entity-relationship diagrams, system component diagrams, network diagrams, etc. It is a convenient, free tool with integration to Google Drive and can be used in a browser or as a downloaded app. In my organisation it has replaced Visio - a Microsoft Office product that the powers to be don't want to pay for anymore.
- Easily produces good quality diagrams
- Has a rich set of predefined shapes for all sorts of different diagramming needs
- Allows grouping of shapes
- Smart connectors
- Integrates with Google Drive
- Conveniently exports to a variety of formats
- Allows for collaborative development of diagrams
- Opening an existing diagram, the view is sometimes in a weird spot - zoomed in on blank space or something - so it can be disconcerting
- Z order of shapes can be tricky to manage
- Exports to a variety of files
- Integrates to Google Drive
- Has a rich set of shapes ready to use
- System diagramming
- Network diagramming
- Database diagramming
- Free
- It is free, so the return is the cost of what you would've paid for a commercial product
- It has certainly helped the team visualise systems, databases and networks - expressing information well in diagram format
- Communication between team members and teams in the IT services department has been enhanced by draw.io
Draw.io is totally free and it has most of the features a commercial product like Visio would have, so I think it is a go-to. It has good integration with Google Drive and it can export to a variety of files. You are not constrained by some commercial proprietary file format. It can be used in a browser on any device or downloaded as a desktop app.
Do you think draw.io delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with draw.io's feature set?
Yes
Did draw.io live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of draw.io go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy draw.io again?
Yes