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Gaphor vs PlantUML

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

Gaphor

Gaphor

Development

Gaphor is an open-source modeling tool for UML diagrams and SysML. It allows users to create diagrams like use case diagrams, class diagrams, state machines, activity diagrams and more. Gaphor aims to be easy to use with an intuitive user interface.

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PlantUML

PlantUML

Development

PlantUML is an open-source tool for creating UML diagrams from plain text. It supports all standard UML diagrams like use case diagrams, class diagrams, sequence diagrams, etc. PlantUML allows users to write simple textual descriptions which are then transformed into UML diagrams.

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