As of March 4th 2024, prices for draw.io for Jira and Confluence Cloud and Data Center will be increasing.

These increases will allow us to invest in features that push the boundaries of diagramming. For example, we brought in collaborative whiteboarding alongside our classic diagrams editor, giving users a whole new canvas to work with. More recently, we released our exclusive AI-assisted diagramming: Smart Templates, empowering users to generate diagrams based on the input they give.

These feature developments all serve to modernize and improve the diagramming experience for our users. We want to keep on building and innovating in this way to guarantee draw.io is the best it can be, and is truly deserving of its place as the #1 rated diagramming app on the Atlassian Marketplace.

The tables below show what the pricing changes mean for your product and user tier. And remember: customers with 10 or fewer users can still use our app for free.

All prices below are in USD ($):

You can always see our pricing on the Atlassian Marketplace – just select draw.io for Confluence or Jira, and click on the Pricing tab.

If you need assistance, please reach out to us through our support form, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

It takes something special to stand out amongst the opulence of Las Vegas, but if there’s anything Team draw.io loves, it’s a challenge. We set out to make Atlassian Team ’23 our best event ever, and after a fun week of getting face to face with our customers, partners, and Atlassians, we’re feeling like we were the big winners in the Expo Hall.

Our newest feature: Smart Templates

We were really excited to show Team ’23 attendees a brand new feature, Smart Templates. We know that when it comes to building complex diagrams, our customers don’t want thousands of templates, they want the right template. The Smart Templates feature uses machine learning and AI to create editable diagrams in just seconds, all from a simple text prompt. Every user we showed this feature to was impressed, and many commented that it would save them a lot of time in their diagram creation.

Our Community Engagement Coordinator, Emily Fedor, recently produced a video demonstrating Smart Templates, check it out here:

From Smart Templates to Smart Partners

The first appearance of our new feature actually took place the day before Team kicked off, at Seibert Media’s Info Session. This event brings together Partners from across the ecosystem to learn the latest news, best practices, and tips/tricks to help their customers get the most from their Atlassian tools. At this year’s event we hosted two sessions. In the first, Mike Rink shared with Partners draw.io’s vision for building successful apps in the cloud. Then, Ashley Flanagan and Carlotta Kuhn showed Partners how to run better meetings with Confluence (and a little help from draw.io). These sessions will be posted on our YouTube channel soon!

What the F#ck is the Eierlegende Wollmilchsau?

That was the question we posted to everyone who visited our booth. And the answer is that the Eierlegende Wollmilchsau is draw.io’s mascot! This creature comes from a German phrase, which can be translated into something like “an egg laying, wool having, milk giving, bacon growing animal doesn’t really exist; you can’t get everything you want”.

We disagree! We think that our customers deserve to have it all, and that’s why we consider draw.io to be the one tool for every team. Our mascot was featured prominently in our booth artwork and our merch, and they definitely found a place in all of our hearts. We even used them as a supporting character in a Dungeon & Dragons adventure we played with attendees in our booth. 

We recognize that the word might not be familiar to English speakers, but the best way to learn is by trying! So, we challenged Team ’23 attendees to pronounce the animal’s name, and you can see the hilarious results for yourself on our YouTube channel:

What’s in Store for Team ’24?

Team ’23 was special, but the draw.io team isn’t one to take things easy for too long. We’ll pause to recover, but soon we’ll start planning for our big Vegas comeback show. We are looking with excitement toward Atlassian Team ’24, once again taking place in Las Vegas next May, and we hope to see you there!

Want to stay on top of Team draw.io’s exciting adventures? Be sure to follow our social media channels so you don’t miss out.

Confluence Cloud

Jira Cloud

You can always see our pricing on the Atlassian Marketplace, simply click on the pricing tab in our listing. Should you have any questions we will be happy to assist you. Please fill out our support form and we will reply as soon as possible.

If you could magically snap your fingers and instantly improve your team’s productivity, would you do it? Over the next quarter, our blog is going to explore how diagramming helps teams work better together, but with a twist. – our blogs will celebrate the world of magic, high fantasy and role playing games, all while we share our usual advice about diagramming. The campaign will culminate at Atlassian Team ’23, where attendees will be able to directly join Team draw.io in finishing our adventure together in a role playing game.

Drawing and diagramming, a different kind of DnD

Each week we’re going to produce a new diagramming blog themed around fantasy and adventure. Some of our content will simply be a fresh take on our usual topics with a little sword and sorcery flavor, while others will be more specific to role playing, like a blog featuring diagramming tips and tricks for Dungeon Masters.

But, we’re even more excited to share an adventure we’ve written that will play out in serialized form every two weeks. In each of these story-driven blogs we’ll post another chapter of a sprawling adventure that takes place in a faraway kingdom, and of course each one will include some fun diagramming inspiration as well. You’ll follow a group of unlikely heroes as they work together to solve a mystery, with the climax taking place at Team ’23 itself! That’s right, we’re inviting our readers to visit our booth and play DnD with us at Team ’23 to finish off this campaign.

Yes, we are nerds

Team draw.io is made up of a diverse group of people, but for many of us, gaming, fantasy, role-playing, and adventure help us connect together. We haven’t just played Dungeons and Dragons, we’re Dungeon Masters. We don’t just watch the Lord of the Rings, we watch the extended editions. We haven’t just maxed out World of Warcraft, we still read the quest text. We love this stuff, and we’re excited to share diagramming with you in this new context.

And, we know from years of talking to draw.io users that you love geeky stuff too. Heck, even Atlassian loves nerd culture, why else did they name their most popular product after a Japanese movie monster?

Start your quest today

We hope you’ll join us as we have a little more fun with diagramming, and hopefully inspire you to try some different techniques in your own visualizations. If you’re ready to join our Hellfire-esque club of diagramming demons, you can start trying draw.io today for both Confluence and Jira, just visit the Atlassian Marketplace to start your free 30-day evaluation. Can’t make it to Las Vegas for Atlassian Team ’23? Be sure to follow us on socials so you don’t miss any of the fun.

draw.io launches a revamped Partner Portal

Our team at draw.io recognizes the critical work done by the worldwide network of Atlassian Solutions Partners. That’s why we have been working hard behind the scenes to help our Partners help you, our customers. We are pleased to reveal that we have recently completed a significant upgrade to our Partner Portal, which should allow Partners quick access to the answers customers want.

Get the right answers quickly

Our revised Partner Portal is easier to navigate, has more content, and is continually updated as the product and market evolve. Using the portal, our Partners can answer every question under the sun, helping to improve our customer’s buying experience. We would always recommend chatting with your local Partner when it comes to making decisions about your Atlassian apps.

How do I find out who is my local Partner?

That’s easy; just use the Atlassian partner page here https://partnerdirectory.atlassian.com/

I am interested in becoming a draw.io partner

We would be delighted to hear from you. Contact us at partner@drawio-app.com

Get to know draw.io

Keen to learn more? Visit our YouTube Channel for a constantly updated playlist of how-to videos. Check out our one-stop tutorial shop to pick up all the ins and outs of draw.io diagramming. Or book a free no-obligation demo to learn more about how draw.io can make life easier and more productive for you and everyone in (and outside) your company!

Happy diagramming!

draw.io has just celebrated over 50,000 installs in Confluence. That’s almost three times as many as our nearest competitor.

So to each and every one of you – a huge thank you.

No other Marketplace app has more installs than draw.io, no other app has more reviews, and we are one of the few who hold the sought-after four-star ratings on the entire Atlassian marketplace.

Back in the day

draw.io has taken a long journey since 2001. Our founders and head engineers, Gaudenz and David, sought a solution that differed from the diagramming tools available at that time. The existing tools were either relatively crude or incredibly complex and expensive. Instead, they wanted to bring an easy way of diagramming to everybody…and they succeeded. Today, draw.io is a global product serving millions of users around the globe.

draw.io leads others follow

2016

First to offer full Diagram versioning in Confluence, full Integrated revision history.

Integrated revision history (not available in Gliffy)

First, with multipage diagrams, all dynamically linked, complex diagrams can be spread over multiple pages facilitating big picture overviews to granular, fine detail inspection.

Multipage diagrams

Introduced the Scratchpad, rapid custom shapes storage promoting faster workflows.

Scratchpad

2017

Introduced the concept of Connectors to diagramming. Connectors are a tremendously powerful addition to diagramming. Allowing shapes and their associated connecting lines to track/remain attached when editing.

Connectors

First, with Page anchors and multiple means of linking content within Confluence. The ability to insert drawings and images into Confluence and assign links to these images.

Page Anchors

Another first, Interactive diagrams, the ability to control the appearance of a diagram during presentations in real-time by using selectable layers.

Interactive diagrams

Security, draw.io introduced GDPR compliance in 2018 and operates a continual revision and improvement policy.

GDPR

2019

First, with diagram merge edits inside Confluence Server, if two or more people are working on the same diagram remotely, draw.io saves all changes, and combined with revision history, we have your back. No more accidental deletes.

Merge edits

2020

Customer Focus our continual pursuit of client satisfaction by demonstrating new and unusual Use Cases to provide our customers with fresh ideas and inspiration.
One example is our recent blog and whitepaper on “Taking diagrams into the company.”

Diagrams in HR & onboarding

Tables relaunch, our continual policy of revision and improvement. We completely revised our table tool.

draw.io tables

2021

Data Governance, your data, you decide. draw.io offers complete flexibility and control over exactly where your data is stored.

Data Governance.

Whiteboarding macro (embedded in the base product.)

The Board editor

2022 and beyond

The Board editor, its life story has only just begun.
Coming soon real-time collaborative editing.

And in the pipeline, much much more.

The timeline above is just a summary of draw.io’s achievements in just six short years. We have not only caught up with our competition but have overtaken them in both power, functionality, and number of users.

It’s our level of customization offering bespoke libraries and the ability to edit and create your own. No other application out there can match us.

Your concerns for security, privacy, and Data Governance are also ours. We understand the importance you place on data privacy by going beyond Atlassian’s requirements and what our competitors can deliver.

But ultimately, it’s our worldwide community of users who drive us on. We thrive on our feedback via Github. Perhaps you have a feature request or query, then visit our Github repository and say your piece. We love our communities feedback and actively act on suggestions and new feature requests.
draw.io Github feedback here

draw.io is genuinely is a developer’s tool. We enable you to do more, code more, helping to make the world a better place.

Keen to learn more, visit our YouTube Channel for a constantly updated playlist of how-to videos.
Visit our one-stop tutorial shop to pick up all the ins and outs of draw.io diagramming.
Or book a free demo to learn more about the limitless ways in which draw.io can make life easier and more productive for you and everyone in (and outside) your company!
Happy diagramming!

Life just became a little easier for those Atlassian users now using the recently added sandbox feature within the Confluence and Jira Cloud Premium and Enterprise plans.

As you know, sandboxes enable you to test and experiment with your various instances in an isolated safe area. In addition, you can relax knowing that whatever occurs in the sandbox will not affect your live deployment.

But did you know that you can now have a free subscription of draw.io for Confluence and Jira Cloud inside your sandbox environment?

To add draw.io to your sandbox for free, perform the following steps:

• Navigate your Jira Software or Confluence administration section of your sandbox
• Go to Apps > Find new apps
• Select Add to sandbox

Please note that you can only add draw.io for free if running a paid subscription of draw.io Diagrams for Confluence or Jira Cloud in your production environment. 

Not a current user? You can easily start your free 30-day trial today, just visit the Atlassian Marketplace.

If you’ve wanted to explore the power and flexibility of draw.io for yourself and your team, but the cost to dive in appeared cost-prohibitive, you are going to love this!

The What & When

Atlassian already offers a free deployment of their Cloud tools for 1-10 users. At draw.io, we heartily support this opportunity and we will now match that! Every business or individual will be able to use draw.io for free for up to 10 users going forward!

Why Is This Important to You?

If you run a small business, you will get the best diagramming experience in Confluence for free. No limitations on functionality, you get the same robust app that all of our users enjoy. You profit from our enterprise-grade features, helping to make your business prosper. Existing Server and Data Center users that would like to evaluate Atlassian Cloud can now do so easily without asking for additional funds.

Our philosophy has always been one of an early adopter. draw.io was the first diagramming app to incorporate revision handling in Confluence. Additionally, we have been part of the Cloud Fortified initiative since day 1.

We also offer data governance on top of data residency in our Cloud app. And finally, we are the only native diagramming app to offer features like collaborative editing. As a result, being part of this initiative was of the utmost importance for us as we are always working on behalf of our customers. It’s one way of saying “Thank You!” to our dedicated users – past, present, and future.

Let’s Get You Started!

If you’re not familiar with draw.io, just have a look at our recent feature release to also use draw.io as a whiteboard. Start your free draw.io subscription today – you and your team will be happy you did!

The Atlassian Marketplace is booming. Since 2018, instances have grown a whopping 99% to 1.6M. There are nearly 4000 third-party apps available on the marketplace overall, making it increasingly hard to know which apps can provide your company the most value. For example, what’s the best diagramming app?

At Blended Perspective, their Marketplace Analytic Research Service (MARS) makes them uniquely situated to help narrow your choices to the best of the best. They collect data covering all facets of the Marketplace including instances, growth, product, platform, license, price, reviews, and more. And recently, they turned their attention to diagramming.

Spoiler alert: draw.io came out on top.

The numbers

Blended Perspective’s analysis begins with some head-turning numbers that showcase draw.io’s popularity, sales, and impressive growth in the Atlassian Marketplace.

As their article points out, draw.io is the largest diagramming application on the marketplace with over 40,000 active installs. It’s also the fastest-growing. In 2021 alone, draw.io for Confluence ballooned at an impressive 10% growth rate.

Its nearest competitor’s growth rate was 2%.

Fasten your seatbelts

What’s fueling that meteoric rise? Well, one factor singled out by Blended Perspective’s research is something they like to call “Velocity.” Simply put, Velocity quantifies the frequency of new releases or app updates over a given period of time.

In their own words, “In 2020/21, Draw.io shows 45 releases, versus 11 for Gliffy. We assume this conveys investment in bug fixes and improvements and therefore in this regard Draw.io is excelling.”

Easy on the checkbook

And when it comes to price, draw.io is also the top diagramming app. draw.io’s solution for Data Center comes in slightly lower than Gliffy. But most importantly, considering the booming growth of Atlassian’s cloud platform, draw.io for Confluence Cloud is significantly cheaper than Gliffy. And that makes for massive savings for you.

The proof is in the pudding

But there are factors that are even more important to you. For example, an extensive feature set, secure handling of your data, or which solution is more intuitive and easier to learn?

Blended Perspective outlines multiple ways in which draw.io outstrips its top diagramming app competitors in terms of power features and ease of use, including:

• Abundant templates to save you and your teams countless hours
• The ability to personalize those templates with customized corporate designs, colors, and logos
• A larger shape library right out of the box
• Extensive, user-friendly importing and exporting capabilities
• The ability to include multiple pages in the same diagram

And the list goes on…

Security

The most important question, of course, is what about security? BP’s article ends on a reassuring note for anyone concerned about the security of their valuable data.

draw.io’s cloud users, they point out, have access to all diagrams in their own instance. There’s never a need to connect to draw.io’s servers. draw.io diagrams are attachments on pages and issues, and this means that your data is only transferred between Atlassian servers and the user’s browsers.

Other solutions, however, require you to store your diagrams on their servers. That means you don’t have full control over your data. Some may even load external JavaScript sources that can call Confluence Cloud API endpoints with the same authorization as the currently logged-in user (learn more here).

What’s the takeaway?

Well, the biggest takeaway here is that you don’t have to just take our word for it. The many ways in which draw.io can make your diagramming life better, easier, and more cost-effective are easy to see for anyone who takes the time to compare.

So, thanks Blended Perspective! And, if you want to see their analysis for yourself, check it out right here! And for our own take on things, check out our feature page and a friendly side-by-side comparison to aid your decision-making process.

Now, what are you waiting for?

Visit our YouTube Channel for a constantly updated playlist of how-to videos, visit our one-stop tutorial shop to pick up all the ins and outs of draw.io diagramming, or book a free demo to learn more about the limitless ways in which draw.io can make life easier and more productive for you and everyone in (and outside) your company!