Best tool to draw software architecture diagram
September 04, 2024

Best tool to draw software architecture diagram

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Miro

As an architect diagrams are my best friend. I use Miro on daily basis to show and explain business or technical problem and solution architecture. Many times I used to draw some block diagram on the fly to get hold on conversation, show back the raw diagram to reflect back on my understanding. It very handy and I love the freedom and drawing as big or small as I want.

Pros

  • Handy easy to use
  • Infinite drawing board with smooth zoom in and out
  • Ready to use AWS icons
  • Easy to share and embed in confluence

Cons

  • Patterns for background like draw.io, as of now its support only colors + opacity
  • Transition during presentation mode, like in power point
  • Ability to choose view point when embedding in confluence. When board has multiple diagrams, can not choose which one to show by default in on confluence page
  • Definitely improved productivity
  • Encouraged team member to document more by simply drawing diagrams with lengthy text
I am mostly user of the product. I was not involved in the implementation.
I use Miro integration with Confluence and wasn't part of setting up the integration
As an architect, I work with multiple distributed team located across US, Canada, Ireland and India. Miro is pivotal tool for us to work together and collaborate. Sharing design diagrams on Miro, allowing other team members to edit and provide feedback is breeze. Team also uses it to run brainstorming sessions and run scrum ceremony meeting specially retro meetings.
Microsoft Viso - Seems old style and it's complicated to use some of the advanced features. Diagrams look flat and dry. Lately AWS stopped stopping icons in visio which is pain. Copying images/icons from the internet works but not creates friction in the user experience.

draw.io - I tried it recently after using Miro for sometime as some team mates were praising so much but didn't find it good enough to leave Miro. Default thin arrows and flat look of diagrams like in visio

Do you think Miro delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Miro's feature set?

Yes

Did Miro live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Miro go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Miro again?

Yes

As already mentioned, I find it very handy and easy to use for architecture diagrams and many time for adhoc diagrams. I find it so easy to draw simple block diagrams and by default it looks so beautiful without any formatting

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