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draw.io (diagrams.net)
Free, open-source (Apache-2.0) general diagram editor. You can draw ERDs with it, but it doesn't know about databases.
Facts at a glance
- vendor
- JGraph
- category
- General diagramming
- deploy
- WebProduction deployment at app.diagrams.net; desktop builds also exist (not verified for this record).
- license
- Open source (Apache-2.0)
- free option
- Free
- model levels
- conceptual
- methods
- relational
- reverse engineering
- not verified
- DDL / script out
- no
- model compare / sync
- no
- Git / version control
- not verified
- diagram-as-code
- no
- databases
- none (drawing only)Drawing only.
What does draw.io (diagrams.net) cost?
Free.
Who is it for?
editorial judgment, based on the facts above
Good fit
Whiteboard-style conceptual diagrams at zero cost.
Watch for
Every column and relationship is a shape you maintain by hand.
Alternatives to draw.io (diagrams.net)
Picked by shared category, databases, deployment and free option in our data, not by preference.
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- id
- lucidchart
- price
- from $9/mo
- deploy
- Web
- license
- proprietary
General diagramming app with ERD shape libraries and import of database tables and schemas (including Salesforce).
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- id
- mermaid
- price
- free
- deploy
- Web, Self-hosted
- license
- MIT
Open-source diagram-as-code library whose erDiagram syntax renders ER diagrams inside Markdown, docs sites and many code hosts.
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- id
- dbschema
- price
- free tier · paid price not captured
- deploy
- Windows, macOS
- license
- proprietary
Desktop design tool that connects to relational and NoSQL databases, keeps the model in a file you can commit to Git, and compares and syncs schemas.
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- id
- oracle-sql-developer-data-modeler
- price
- free
- deploy
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- license
- proprietary
Free stand-alone modeler from Oracle for logical, relational, physical and multidimensional models, with forward and reverse engineering.
Sources
found an error? email info@datamodelingtools.com with a link to the vendor page