G2 Vendor Directory

yEd Graph Editor vs. Excalidraw

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricyEd Graph Editor

by yWorks

Excalidraw

by Excalidraw s.r.o.

Overall rating4.44.5
Review count2231
Ease of use8.39.9
Ease of setup10.010.0
Quality of support8.49.1
Meets requirements8.99.2
NPS59.09090966.666667
Small Business36.4%38.7%
Mid-Market36.4%51.6%
Enterprise27.3%9.7%
Total page views109666
Total LLM citations57522,115

yEd Graph Editor

yEd is a powerful desktop application that can be used to quickly and effectively generate high-quality diagrams.

Pros

    Excalidraw

    Excalidraw is a free open-sourced collaborative whiteboard. Don't waste time searching for the best tool or the best template. Just draw. With no sign-up, no pop-ups or cookie consents. Simply the whiteboard, essential tools and AI features to create perfect results fast. Teams and Professionals often level up to Excalidraw+ with unlimited cloud workspace and plus-only features like presentations, voice hangouts, extra generative AI prompting, enhanced collaborative features, access management & more.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Diagramming
    • Sharing
    • Setup Ease
    • Easy Drawing
    • Helpful