EdrawMax vs Grapholite

EdrawMax is diagramming software for creating, importing, and exporting a wide range of diagrams. Its online edition offers more than 210 types, including flowcharts, circuit diagrams, floor plans, UML, and network diagrams. The product advertises 20,000+ free templates and 26,000+ symbols, plus AI tools for diagramming, presentations, drawing, symbols, analysis, copywriting, OCR, and stickers. It supports Visio, SVG, and CAD imports and exports to PNG, JPG, PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SVG, and Visio. EdrawMax is available on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, and the web. The browser edition processes files on its servers, while the desktop edition processes documents locally. The free plan includes 500 AI tokens and 100M cloud storage, but limits shapes and document pages and adds a watermark to exports. Basic is listed at $5.90 per month billed annually; Unlimited is listed at $11.90 per month billed annually. The pricing note lists a 7-day trial. Premium users can save and open files directly with Google Drive and Dropbox.

Grapholite is a diagramming tool for business graphics, including flowcharts, floor plans, office layouts, UML diagrams, organizational charts, mind maps, BPMN diagrams, wireframes, technical drawings, and network layouts. It also supports swimlanes, SWOT diagrams, website wireframes, workflow diagrams, TQM diagrams, Venn diagrams, planograms, and home plans. Drawing tools include ready-to-use shapes, themes, styles, a dynamic grid, snap lines, smart shapes, sketch mode, and automatic connector layout. Users can connect shapes and edit connections, positions, rotation, and scale. Floor-planning tools cover walls, windows, doors, room templates, furniture, appliances, accessories, and dimensions; the site lists over 100 furniture elements. Grapholite supports online and offline work, in and out of a browser. Diagrams can be saved locally or on a server, printed, and shared with collaborators when stored on the server. Existing diagrams can be opened from local storage or OneDrive. Exports include JPEG, PNG, PDF, SVG, and VDX Visio Drawing. The app is available on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. A time-unlimited free trial is advertised; Personal costs 49.99 USD once.