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draw.io vs Cortex

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draw.io compared with Cortex
Detaildraw.ioCortex
What it doesSecurity-first diagramming for teams The Activity Monitor for the AI era
StageEstablished Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given US
Pricing modelfree one-time
PricingNot given $5 for the first 100 licenses, then $19. One-time purchase with no subscription. Every future update included for life.
Key features
  • Real-time collaboration with shared cursors
  • Backwards compatible with files from 2005 onwards
  • Native integrations with Google Drive, Microsoft, Atlassian, GitHub, VS Code, and Notion
  • Export to SVG, PNG, PDF or keep diagrams editable
  • Embed diagrams in docs, wikis, or applications
  • Desktop application with local storage
  • No account signup required
  • Groups processes into apps for clearer resource monitoring
  • 30 days of history for every metric and app
  • Smart alerts based on learned app behavior
  • Neural Engine power monitoring and estimated load
  • Local AI workload detection for Ollama, LM Studio and other models
  • Model Fit Advisor to check if models will fit on your Mac
  • Ask Cortex on-device AI assistant for Mac questions
  • Menu bar integration with multiple display styles
  • Daily digest notifications of Mac activity summary
  • Dev server monitoring and project organization
What makes it different
  • Privacy-first: Your data stays yours and draw.io cannot access it
  • Apache 2.0 licensed open source code with no artificial paywalls
  • Independent company not VC-funded focused on great software
  • Professional diagramming without enterprise price tag
  • Trusted for 20 years since 2005
  • Only monitor showing Neural Engine metrics and local AI model visibility
  • Complete process-to-app grouping for easier identification of resource consumers
  • 30 days of history instead of forgetting data immediately
  • All data stays completely local with no accounts or analytics
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)77 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)570
Citation Flow (Majestic)5118
Referring domains (Majestic)719517

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