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draw.io vs Pencil Project

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draw.io vs Pencil Project: Which is best for you?

Updated December 23, 2025
4.6 (771)
4.3 (21)
Starting Price
5.00

per month

Pricing available upon request

Free Trial
Free Version
Screenshots
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Top Rated
  Features
Flowchart
4.84
Diagramming
4.68
Drag & Drop
4.61
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Integrations
OneDrive
OneDrive
Google Drive
Google Drive
Dropbox Business
Dropbox Business
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Pros / Cons
  • Allows me to create all the diagrams I could ever need for our projects.
  • Large diagrams may slow down performance, and integrations beyond Google Drive or OneDrive are somewhat limited.
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  • Pencil Project is free and open source tool that is very easy to use, I enjoy the fact that I can customize templates, create my own templates and it supports lots of file format.
  • Its been added to my designing toolkit because it's ease to use, customize, and its cross-platform support.
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Ease-of-Use
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.5/ 5
4.3/ 5
Value for Money
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.7/ 5
4.6/ 5
Customer Support
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.2/ 5
3.7/ 5
Functionality
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.4/ 5
4.1/ 5
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
FrontRunners
N/A
N/A
Advisor
  Recommendations
N/A
N/A
Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad