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The draw.io media kit

draw.io in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by draw.io.

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ToolGPAMedia kit · October 2026
The company behind
draw.io

draw.io

Media kit

draw.io is a diagramming editor whose source code is Apache 2.0 licensed and free to use. Its own About page names two private companies behind it, draw.io Ltd in the UK and draw.io AG in Switzerland, and says the money comes from its paid Atlassian integrations.

Founded
2005
Based in
Northampton
Ownership
Privately held

Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from draw.io’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by draw.io. toolgpa.com

Part 01 · Company

The company

Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it

2005

The year draw.io was founded, in Northampton

In a sentence

draw.io is a diagramming editor whose source code is Apache 2.0 licensed and free to use. Its own About page names two private companies behind it, draw.io Ltd in the UK and draw.io AG in Switzerland, and says the money comes from its paid Atlassian integrations.

In a paragraph

draw.io was founded in 2005 and is based in Northampton, UK, with a second company in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Fact sheet

Company
draw.io
Founded
2005
Based in
Northampton, UK, with a second company in Zurich, Switzerland
Website
drawio.com
Products we list
draw.io
Ownership: Privately held
Privately held. Its About page says draw.io Ltd (UK) and draw.io AG (Switzerland) are private companies, that they are not VC-funded, and that they are not chasing growth at all costs.

Part 02 · Funding

The money

Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at

Self-funded

By its own account: no outside investors

No outside funding has been announced, and its own About page says plainly that the company is not VC-funded. The same page says companies pay it through its Atlassian integrations.

What they make

draw.io, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.

draw.io

Free diagram editor that saves files to storage you choose

#3 of 31 whiteboard and mind map toolsFree plan

3.2GPA

Our pick for anyone who wants free diagrams and files in their own storage. Need a flowchart or a network diagram and don't want to pay, or even sign up?

  • AValue
  • AFree
  • BFeatures
  • CEase
  • BPlatforms
draw.io: 3.2 GPA on ToolGPA3.2GPAVery goodGraded by ToolGPA

draw.io’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.

Part 04 · News

News and contacts

What they have announced lately, and every official channel

4

Announcements since Sep 17, 2026

Lately

  1. Oct 13, 2026Connectors now route automatically, attach neatly and label easily
  2. Oct 9, 2026draw.io for Confluence Data Center 11
  3. Sep 28, 2026Updated custom links now with an action animation editor
  4. Sep 17, 2026draw.io Diagram Editor for SharePoint is in the Microsoft Marketplace

Official channels

Only accounts draw.io’s own site links to. No personal addresses.

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This media kit is ToolGPA’s own summary of what draw.io’s pages, news reports, investors’ announcements and public filings said on the dates shown, with our own grades. It is not made, paid for or approved by draw.io, and draw.io’s names and logos are trademarks of their owner. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; no one can pay for a grade. Product pictures are draw.io’s own, from its website and app-store listings.