Design and diagrams

Ayoa alternatives

2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.

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The projects

jgraph/drawio7,353Apache-2.0Client-side, browser-based diagram and flowchart editor with extensive shape and canvas editing features.Open on GitHub chartdb/chartdb22,690AGPL-3.0Web application for designing and visualizing database schemas through an interactive diagram editor.Open on GitHub

What you give up either way

Mature real-time collaboration and multi-user presence polish
Mobile native apps and cross-platform installers
Enterprise security/compliance assurances and certifications
Polished AI prompts and integrated AI features
Existing 3rd-party integrations and importers

An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Ayoa, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.