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Visual Paradigm vs PlantUML: catalog facts
Visual Paradigm	PlantUML
Freemium Paid editions with a free trial; some tools such as the VPasCode online editor are free.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
macOS, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Command line
Covers UML, SysML, BPMN and enterprise architecture in one tool Desktop and browser versions	Covers far more diagram types than most text-based tools Integrations for nearly every editor, wiki and documentation system
Broad feature set takes time to learn Full features require a paid edition	Requires Java and, for some diagram types, Graphviz The syntax is inconsistent between diagram types
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app, Web application
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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