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SmartDraw vs draw.io: catalog facts
SmartDrawdraw.io
Paid

Commercial software aimed at individuals and organisations.

Free

Free and open source under Apache 2.0. The project states you can use it for any purpose…

Web Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Scaled floor plans without full CAD software
  • Thousands of industry-standard symbols
  • Works entirely offline with files stored locally, so nothing is uploaded
  • Large shape libraries including AWS, Azure, Cisco and Kubernetes icon sets
  • Paid product
  • Less precise than dedicated CAD tools for engineering work
  • Electron, so it is heavy for a diagram editor
  • No real-time collaboration in the desktop build
Web application Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
Account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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