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            "page": "https://listme.name/software/drawio",
            "tagline": "Free open-source diagramming app for flowcharts and architecture",
            "summary": "draw.io is a free diagramming app for flowcharts and other technical drawings. It is written in JavaScript to run in the browser, and its code is open source under Apache-2.0. The company says it cannot access the diagrams users store.",
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                "Free and open source under Apache-2.0",
                "Diagrams can be stored wherever the user chooses",
                "Strong fit for flowcharts and architecture diagrams"
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                "A diagram editor rather than a whiteboard",
                "No sticky-note whiteboard layer like Miro"
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            "overview": "draw.io is a diagramming editor for flowcharts, process diagrams and technical drawings. Its site describes a security-first diagramming tool that lets users store files wherever they want, and the company says it cannot access them. The editor runs as client-side JavaScript in the browser, so diagrams are processed on the user's machine.\n\nThe app is free, and its source code is on GitHub under Apache-2.0, so teams can run their own copy. It is a focused diagram editor rather than a whiteboard, so it has no sticky-note whiteboard layer like Miro or FigJam. For documentation, architecture diagrams and flowcharts that must live in a repository or a company drive, draw.io is a practical choice."
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            "page": "https://listme.name/software/miro",
            "tagline": "Online whiteboard for brainstorming, diagrams and team planning",
            "summary": "Miro is an online whiteboard for brainstorming, diagrams, planning and workshops, used in a web browser. It has a free plan with three editable boards, and its paid plans cost $8 per member per month when billed yearly. Miro also sells an enterprise tier.",
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                "Free plan with three editable boards"
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                "Costs rise per member as a team grows"
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            "overview": "Miro is a browser-based whiteboard where teams place sticky notes, shapes, diagrams and documents on a shared canvas. Its site lists an intelligent canvas, flows, prototypes and wireframes, and Mermaid diagrams, which turn text into diagram code. It also lists AI features.\n\nThe free plan allows three editable boards, and the paid plan adds unlimited and private boards. Pricing is per member for teams, and the company sells a separate enterprise tier. Miro is closed source. It suits teams that want one place for workshops and planning, while FigJam and Excalidraw are lighter choices for quick sketches."
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        "Only draw.io runs on Linux.",
        "Only Miro runs on iOS.",
        "Only Miro runs on Android.",
        "draw.io is open source; Miro is not.",
        "draw.io: free and open source. Miro: free plan, paid upgrades."
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