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Best Diagram Tool for Confluence — Mermaid vs Excalidraw vs Graphviz

· 8 min read
NGPilot

Looking for the best diagram tool for Confluence? Confluence has no built-in diagramming, so every team adds a Marketplace app — but the right choice depends entirely on what you draw and how you prefer to work. This guide compares the three strongest options — Mermaid Plus for Confluence, Excalidraw plus Whiteboards for Confluence, and Graphviz Charts for Confluence — so you can pick the diagram tool that fits your team instead of guessing.

Quick answer

For most Confluence teams, Mermaid Plus is the best diagram tool — it covers the widest range (29 diagram types), is the easiest to learn, and renders text into diagrams that version cleanly with your docs. Pick Excalidraw Plus if you need freehand whiteboarding and wireframes. Pick Graphviz Charts for dense network and dependency graphs. Many teams install more than one.

What you'll learn
  1. Which diagram tool fits each type of Confluence team
  2. The strengths and trade-offs of Mermaid, Excalidraw, and Graphviz
  3. Pricing, hosting, and integration differences
  4. A decision framework so you can choose in under a minute

Create Mermaid diagrams in Confluence: a step-by-step guide

· 5 min read
NGPilot

Mermaid diagrams in Confluence let you create flowcharts, sequence diagrams, and more using simple text syntax. This guide covers Confluence Mermaid setup with Mermaid Plus — live preview, 29 diagram types, and copy-paste examples.

Who should read this
  • Developers adding diagrams to Confluence documentation
  • Teams switching from draw.io to text-based diagrams (see Excalidraw vs draw.io if you're comparing visual tools too)
  • Anyone needing flowcharts, sequence diagrams, or ER diagrams in Confluence
What you'll learn
  1. How to set up Mermaid in Confluence
  2. Creating flowcharts, sequence diagrams, Gantt charts
  3. All 29 supported diagram types with examples
  4. Troubleshooting common issues

Mermaid App Roundup for Confluence — Mermaid Plus vs Stratus vs weweave

· 6 min read
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Engineering teams need diagrams in Confluence — flowcharts for runbooks, sequence diagrams for API docs, ER models for database schemas, architecture diagrams for design decisions. Writing diagrams as code (text-based syntax) is faster than drag-and-drop for developers. Mermaid is the most popular text-based diagram language.

Several marketplace apps bring Mermaid to Confluence, plus the major visual diagramming tools (draw.io, Gliffy, Lucidchart) also support it. We built Mermaid Plus for Confluence to offer 29 diagram types with live preview, one-click templates, and a built-in syntax guide. In this post we compare it against every alternative.

Excalidraw for Confluence — Which Whiteboard and Drawing App Fits Your Team?

· 6 min read
NGPilot

Excalidraw in Confluence brings hand-drawn style diagrams and whiteboards to your wiki. This guide compares Excalidraw Plus vs draw.io — features, libraries, and which fits your team's needs.

Who should read this
  • Teams needing whiteboards and diagrams in Confluence
  • Users comparing Excalidraw vs draw.io
  • Anyone adding visual collaboration to documentation
What you'll learn
  1. Excalidraw vs draw.io comparison
  2. Setting up Excalidraw in Confluence
  3. Shape libraries and Mermaid integration
  4. Best practices for team collaboration