|  | Name Name of app | Usage Based on the 2020 Design Tools Survey | Rating Based on the 2020 Design Tools Survey | Platform Which platforms can create designs? | Cost Estimated cost per year? | Free Free to use without trial? | Dynamic Lines Do lines stay connect and auto-adjust? | Manual Flows Create flows from scratch? | Auto Generate Generate flows from data? | Auto Layout Automatically keep flows aligned? | Data Import Attach additional data to flows | Live Collaboration Collaborate simultaneously? | Comments Leave comments for others? | Auto Containers Reorder lists and grids? | Mind Maps Automatic radial layouts? | Hand Drawing Can you draw freehand? | UI Design Can also be used for UI design? | Share & Export How can you share flows? | 
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						   Figma						 |  |  | $ 144 |  | Lines don't stay connected with shapes | Flows can be created from scratch | Can't generate flows from data | Basic text replacement through plugins | Multiple editors can work simultaneously | Can leave comments on a flow | Possible with Auto Layout | Can't generate radial flows | Freehand drawing with the pencil tool | Can create high-fidelity UI designs |  | ||
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						   Miro						 |  |  | $ 96 |  | Lines adjust as shapes move Lines adjust as shapes move | Flows can be created from scratch | Can't generate flows from data | Basic grid within frames | Possible with Zapier | Multiple editors can work simultaneously | Possible using Frames | Can construct radial flows Can construct radial flows | Freehand drawing (works on iPad!) | Basic wireframing |  | ||
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						   Sketch						 |  |  | $ 99 |  | Lines don't stay connected with shapes | Flows can be created from scratch | Can't generate flows from data | Some alignment can be maintained with Smart Layout | Basic text replacement | Multiple editors can't work simultaneously | Possible through Sketch Cloud | Possible with Smart Layout | Can't generate radial flows | Freehand drawing with the pencil tool | Can create high-fidelity UI designs |  | |
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						   Whimsical						 |  |  | $ 120 |  | Lines adjust as shapes move Lines adjust as shapes move | Flows can be created from scratch | Can't generate flows from data | Doesn't maintain flow layout | No data imports | Multiple editors can work simultaneously | Can leave comments on a flow | Can reorder elements in a list | Can construct radial flows Can construct radial flows | Freehand drawing | Can create wireframes |  | |
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						   Adobe XD						 |  |  | $ 120 |  | Lines don't stay connected with shapes | Flows can be created from scratch | Can't generate flows from data | Some alignment can be maintained with Content-Aware | Basic text replacement with plugins | Multiple editors can work simultaneously | Possible through Sketch Cloud | Possible with stacks | Can't generate radial flows | Can create high-fidelity UI designs |  | ||
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						   Overflow						 |  |  | $ 144 |  | Lines adjust as shapes move Lines adjust as shapes move | Using pre-imported screens | Start from Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or Photoshop | Doesn't maintain flow layout | Multiple editors can't work simultaneously | Can leave comments for other collaborators | Can't reorder elements in a list | Can't generate radial flows | No freehand drawing capabilties | Can't create UI designs |  | ||
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						   Diagrams.net						 |  |  |  | Lines adjust as shapes move Lines adjust as shapes move | Flows can be created from scratch | Can generate flows from CSV files | Can auto-align and rearrange flow steps | Multiple editors can't work simultaneously | Collaborators can't leave comments | Can't reorder elements in a list | Layout can be applied, not automatic | No freehand drawing capabilties | Can't create UI designs |  | |||
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						   Lucidchart						 |  |  | $ 60 |  | Lines adjust as shapes move Lines adjust as shapes move | Flows can be created from scratch | Flows, ERDs, Org Charts, Network Diagrams | For some diagram types | One-way sync with Data Linking | Multiple editors can work simultaneously | Leave comments for collaborators | Using Smart Containers | Radial layout can be applied | No freehand drawing capabilties |  | ||
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						   Flowmapp						 |  |  | $ 99 |  | Lines adjust as shapes move Lines adjust as shapes move | Flows can be created from scratch | All shapes adhere to a grid | Import Sitemaps from XML, not user flows | Multiple editors can work simultaneously | Can leave comments for collaborators | Can't reorder elements in a list | Can construct radial flows Can construct radial flows | Basic wireframing (coming soon!) |  | |||
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						   VisualSitemaps						 |  |  | $ 171 |  | Can't detach or change line sides | Generates sitemaps from site crawler | Shapes are auto-arranged when moved | Can import .XML sitemaps | Can't see other collaborators | Can leave comments on screenshots | Can't manually create lists or elements | Can't generate radial flows | No freehand drawing capabilties | Can't create UI designs |  | 
