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draw.io vs Microsoft Visio: catalog facts
draw.io	Microsoft Visio
Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0. The project states you can use it for any purpose…	Paid Subscription plans or one-time Standard and Professional 2024 licenses, with a free trial.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Web
Works entirely offline with files stored locally, so nothing is uploaded Large shape libraries including AWS, Azure, Cisco and Kubernetes icon sets	Large library of templates, shapes and stencils Covers flowcharts, org charts, network, UML and BPMN diagrams
Electron, so it is heavy for a diagram editor No real-time collaboration in the desktop build	Paid, with several confusing plan and license options Desktop version is not available for macOS
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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