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EdrawMax

Drag shapesDescribe in words

All-purpose diagram software from Wondershare Edraw: you drag shapes from libraries on desktop, web or mobile, or prompt Edraw AI for a starting diagram.

Visit EdrawMax Compare with anotherChecked 17 October 2026

How you draw: Shapes, Words
Free for work: No; Free plan
Paid from: $8.25/user/mo; Individual Annual (desktop and cross-platform), billed yearly
Exports: SVG, PNG, PDF, VSDX
Runs on: Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad / iPhone, Android
Made by: Wondershare; China

Good to know

The free plan is for personal or non-commercial use only
Free-plan exports carry a watermark
Can be bought once: $198

Where it stands among 24

Each fact with every app's answer. EdrawMax is outlined.

Main way to draw

Drag shapes

Sketch by hand 5

Drag shapes 13

Write code 4

Describe in words 2

Free for work use

No free work use

Free version allows work use 10

No free work use 6

Not stated 8

Exports SVG

On every plan

On every plan 15

On paid plans 5

No SVG export 2

Not stated 2

Draws from a text prompt

On every plan

On every plan 14

On paid plans 3

No AI drawing 1

PlantUML

Not stated 6

Diagram code

No live code

Live Mermaid 5

Other diagram code 3

No live code 16

Works offline

Not stated

Fully offline 6

Partly 5

Online only 3

Not stated 10

Open source

Closed source

Open source 4

Partly 3

Closed source 17

Plans and prices

In USD, per month, as listed by Wondershare. Checked 17 October 2026.

Plan	Billed yearly	Billed monthly	Seats	Notes
Free	Free plan3 editable cloud files, 100 MB, 2 pages per document, 60 shapes per diagram, 500 AI tokens, watermarked exports			Work use: not allowed
Individual Annual (desktop and cross-platform)	$8.25/mo$99 a year	Not stated	1 user, up to 3 PCs	Auto-renews; whether US$99 is a first-term price isn't stated. Semi-Annual US$69 per 6 months.
Team Annual	$9.92/mo$119 a year	Not stated	per user	Contact sales above 20 users. EdrawMax Online plans are priced separately.

Free for work use: NoNo
One-time licence: $198
Enterprise: Price on request

How you make a diagram

Ways to draw: Shapes, Words
AI from a text prompt: YesYes Edraw AI turns a prompt into an editable diagram
AI limits: 500 AI tokens on Free (about 5 diagrams); paid allowances differ across the maker's pricing pages The desktop table lists 500 tokens on every column; another page says unlimited on paid plans
Diagram code: None AI code-to-diagram exists; the syntax isn't named
Diagram types: Flowcharts, UML, Sequence, ER / database, BPMN, Network, Org charts, Mind maps, Wireframes, Cloud architecture Azure and Google Cloud libraries

What you get out

SVG: YesYes Free with a watermark
PNG: YesYes Standard definition on Free
PDF: YesYes Standard definition on Free
Visio (VSDX): Paid plansPaid plans Visio export isn't on the online Free plan
Watermark on free exports: YesYes Free exports carry the default watermark
Imports: Visio, CSV Visio VSDX/VSD (5 free trials on Free), SVG and CAD; CSV/XLSX for tables and charts

Where it runs and where files live

Apps: Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad / iPhone, Android
Works offline: Not statedNot stated Desktop processes files locally; an offline version is by request to support
Open source: NoNo Licensed, not sold; reverse engineering prohibited
Self-hosting: Not statedNot stated Not stated
Where diagrams are stored: Files on your device, Maker's cloud, Google Drive, Dropbox Personal cloud on AWS: 100 MB free, up to 10 GB paid
Works inside: Microsoft Office, Notion Word and PowerPoint add-ins; a Notion launch point for EdrawMax AI
Live co-editing: Not statedNot stated Collaboration is mentioned; real-time editing and plan availability aren't stated
API: Not statedNot stated No public API documented

Who you're trusting

Company: Wondershare Edraw (Shenzhen Edraw Software Co., Ltd.) Formerly EdrawSoft
Owned by: Wondershare Technology Wondershare invested in and acquired Edrawsoft in 2019
Based in: China Headquartered in Shenzhen
Launched: 2016 EdrawMax rolled out in March 2016
Security reports: SOC 2, ISO 27001 SOC 2 type not stated; also GDPR
Single sign-on: Not stated Not stated
Data residency: Not stated None stated

Where we recommend it

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Imports Visio files, exports VSDX on paid plans, and is one of the few sold with a one-time licence ($198) as well as a subscription ($8.25 a month billed yearly). Desktop apps for Windows, Mac and Linux.

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