Any tool recommendations for creating UML diagrams/adjacent. For systems/processes?

Sequence, flow, state machine, use case etc.

Whenever I search it’s either vendor locked subscription SaaS or some basic but usable tool that costs $800 for a license, Im happy to pay non-enterprise level amount for a good tool.
(I know there’s a having cake and eating it too argument here)

But wondered what options am I missing?

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📸 Neat, I just stumbled upon an @alternativeto the web-based isometric (network) diagramming tool Isoflow:

🌐 https://stan-smith.github.io/FossFLOW
📜 https://github.com/stan-smith/FossFLOW

A bit rough around some edges, but still allows for quick sketching IMHO and is likely to improve over time. 👍 Export to PNG, SVG and re-editable JSON.

#selfhosting #floss #opensource #diagramming #isoflow #fossflow #software #networking #documentation #alternativeTo

D2: Diagram Scripting Language

https://d2lang.com/tour/intro/

#HackerNews #D2 #Diagram #Scripting #Language #D2Lang #TechInnovation #ProgrammingTools #Diagramming

Somehow, this post on my blog for making #MermaidJS sequence diagrams prettier is quite popular and I needed to refer to it myself today. So, ya, if you want prettier #SequenceDiagrams: https://notepad.onghu.com/2024/making-mermaid-sequence-diagrams-prettier-part1/

(I'm reminded I need to work on Part 2)

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Git Diagramming "The Weave"

https://daverupert.com/2025/08/git-diagramming-the-weave/

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