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Kroki vs Graphviz: catalog facts
Kroki	Graphviz
Free The public kroki.io service and interactive editor are free to use.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, Command line
One API for dozens of text-based diagram languages Live in-browser editor for trying each format	Diagrams generated automatically from plain text Exports to PNG, SVG, PDF and PostScript
Aimed at developers and documentation tooling rather than freehand drawing Each diagram language has its own syntax to learn	Requires learning the DOT language Limited manual control over automatic layouts
Web application, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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