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How DrawNet.ai compares
Honest comparisons, including where the other tool is the one you want.
The short version
Visio, draw.io and Lucidchart are general-purpose diagram tools. They can all draw a network, and a switch in each of them is an icon: you draw a line between two boxes and write the port numbers on the label. The numbers are then text, not data, which is why they end up duplicated in a spreadsheet that drifts.
DrawNet.ai only draws networks, and it draws the ports. You click port 12 on one switch and port 3 on another; the patching table, the CSV and the port legend come out of that connection. If you need anything other than a network diagram, one of the three below is the better tool and the pages say so.
Pick a comparison
- DrawNet.ai vs draw.io (diagrams.net)
Both run in the browser and cost nothing for personal use. draw.io draws any diagram; DrawNet.ai draws the ports. - DrawNet.ai vs Microsoft Visio
Visio is the incumbent and costs a subscription. DrawNet.ai is free for personal use, browser-based, and knows what a port is. - DrawNet.ai vs Lucidchart
Lucidchart is built for teams collaborating on diagrams. DrawNet.ai is built for one person documenting a rack.