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Arcentry vs D2

Arcentry

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D2

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FigureArcentryD2
Price from$9.90/mo—
Free planYes—
Free trial——
Open source——
WebYesYes
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published30
Spec score · Diagramming Software9.0 (#4)7.9 (#31)
Spec score · Diagramming tools8.5 (#18)7.6 (#36)
Diagram typesInfrastructure,cloud architecture,network,2D,3Dsoftware architecture diagrams; UML class diagrams; sequence diagrams
Free planYesYes
Import/export formatsTerraform,CloudFormation,CSV,JSON,PNGD2 (.d2); SVG; PNG; PDF; PPTX; GIF; ASCII
IntegrationsThe site lists components for AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, IBM, Oracle, OpenAI, and Hetzner, and says multiple providers can appear on the same canvas.Official integrations include extensions for VSCode, Vim, and Obsidian; the extensions page also lists community plugins and tools.
PurposeArcentry creates interactive infrastructure diagrams for cloud, on-premises, and open-source systems.D2 is a declarative diagramming language that turns text into diagrams.
SupportEnterprise customers can work directly with Arcentry on deployment planning, integration questions, and ongoing use.The project directs users to Discord for help and GitHub Issues and Discussions for bugs, proposals, and feature requests.

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  • Standard$9.90 a month
  • EnterprisePriced on request

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