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Excalidraw vs Drawy: catalog facts
Excalidraw	Drawy
Freemium The editor is free and open source. Excalidraw Plus is a paid subscription.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later.
Web, Self-hosted	Linux
The sketchy style keeps diagrams feeling provisional rather than final End-to-end encrypted collaboration rooms, and self-hostable	Infinite canvas for free-form sketching Runs locally with no account
Not built for precise technical diagrams Some team features belong to the paid Excalidraw Plus	Young project Linux only
Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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