Software Diagrams - Plant UML vs Mermaid

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PlantUML

For C4 Models, Mermaid support is still experimental. This shows as you have little control over the way the diagram is rendered, and some parts are unreadable (i.e., arrows over nodes). PlantUML works as you would expect and has support for more advanced setup like sprites. Not even close on this one. Winner: PlantUML

#Flow Charts And Diagrams #Diagrams #UML Diagrams 4 social mentions

Overall if I had to pick one, I would choose Mermaid. The main reason being ease of use directly in markdown. Mermaid will be fine for most of your needs, but for anything more complex or for doing C4 models, I would fall back to PlantUML. Overall Winner: Mermaid

#Diagrams #Flow Charts And Diagrams #Flowcharts

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draw.io

There are many generic diagramming tools that can be used to design software such as diagrams.net (formerly draw.io), Miro, or Lucid Charts. These generic tools do allow a lot of flexibility but end up costing you more time than you intended to align all boxes and arrows and to get the colour schemes just right.

#Diagrams #Flowcharts #Wireframing 714 social mentions

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Miro

There are many generic diagramming tools that can be used to design software such as diagrams.net (formerly draw.io), Miro, or Lucid Charts. These generic tools do allow a lot of flexibility but end up costing you more time than you intended to align all boxes and arrows and to get the colour schemes just right.

#Digital Whiteboard #Team Collaboration #Visual Collaboration 231 social mentions

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LucidChart

#Flowcharts #Diagrams #Wireframing 5 social mentions