| Use-Cases and shapes | Confluence Cloud | Confluence Data Center | Confluence Server |
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| Wide range of use-cases and shapes | 53 libraries with thousands of shapes | ||
| Provide shape libraries to visualize software and process shapes | Flowchart, C4, Data Flow, ERD, UML, BPMN, Value Stream Mapping, ArchiMate, and many more… | ||
| Provide shape libraries to visualize technical content like networks and system architecture | AWS, Azure, Cisco, Citrix, Google Cloud Platform, IBM, Kubernetes, and many more… | ||
| Provide shape libraries to create mockup diagrams | Android, iOS, Sitemaps, and many more… | ||
| Easy search functionality for shapes |
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| Individual shape library (Scratchpad) | | | |
| Built-in templates for various use-cases | | | |
| Intuitive and flexible editor | Confluence Cloud | Confluence Data Center | Confluence Server |
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Use Drag & Drop functionality to easily create diagrams:
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Enhance shapes:
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Link shapes or text inside of shapes:
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| Simultaneous editing support | Real-time editing (with Autosave) | Merging changes | |
| Whiteboard functionality | |  | |
| draw.io Viewer works on touch devices | | | |
| Import | Confluence Cloud | Confluence Data Center | Confluence Server |
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| Migrate from other diagramming tools via drag and drop | Gliffy | Gliffy | |
| Mass import from other diagramming tools | |||
| Update cycles of migration scripts | Continuous updates, every customer case result in a new version | ||
| Upload diagrams from external sources | Google Drive | URL | |
| Advanced import options, create from | |||
| Link and sync existing diagrams on other Confluence pages | | | |
| Security / Privacy / Sustainability | Confluence Cloud | Confluence Data Center | Confluence Server |
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| App integration of draw.io | 100% embedded in Confluence | ||
| Where is diagram data stored? | Diagrams are stored in Confluence only (meets ISO 27000, 27001, and 27002 requirements) | ||
| Is there user or usage tracking in draw.io? | draw.io completely refrains from tracking user or application data | ||
| Are external servers required/involved in data rendering? | For PDF creation and migration of third-party diagrams -> option to deactivate these services, see our Data Governance and Lockdown feature | No, draw.io operates behind your firewall | |
| Where are the servers located? | AWS Data Center (storage within Confluence Cloud) | Your own server/data center (Full control) | |
| Does draw.io offer revision handling? | Yes (meets ISO 19011 requirements) | ||
| Indexing of all diagram content (diagrams can be found via the search functionality in Confluence) | Yes | ||
| Works with the Confluence backup/restore cycle | | | |
| Meeting Atlassian security standards | Member of Atlassian's Bug Bounty Program, Atlassian Fortified Program | ||
| Permission settings | draw.io follows the Atlassian permission scheme | ||
| Version updates | On average, our Atlassian apps are updated every two weeks. You can have a look at our public changelog to view all updates | ||
| Feature Requests | Via Github, see https://github.com/jgraph/drawio/issues | ||
| Support options | See end user license agreement | ||
| Advanced diagramming features | Confluence Cloud | Confluence Data Center | Confluence Server |
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| Use multiple pages per diagram | | | |
| Work with layers | | | |
| Mathematical typesetting library | | | |
| Draw freehand shapes | | | |
| Define container shapes | | | |
| Use interactive shapes e. g. for button navigations | | | |
| Automated layout functionality | | | |
| Insert tables e. g. for cross-functional flowcharts | | | |
