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DBDiagram.io vs Mermaid

A side-by-side look at DBDiagram.io and Mermaid. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

DBDiagram.io

DBDiagram.io

Development

DBDiagram.io is a free online database diagram drawing tool that allows users to visually design and model relational databases. It provides an intuitive drag and drop interface to create tables, relationships, views, keys, indexes and more. The diagrams can be exported as SQL scripts, PDF documents or PNG images.

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Mermaid

Mermaid

Development

Mermaid is an open-source tool that allows you to create diagrams and visualizations using text and code. It is designed to integrate with documentation sites and wikis to add charts and graphs through a simple markdown-inspired script language. The key benefit is the ability to generate complex diagrams that are portable, themeable, and easy to edit programmatically.

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