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Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for diagrams inside Confluence pages
Gliffy is a diagramming app that lives inside Atlassian Confluence. It is free for up to 10 users and about $3.80 a user a month above that, but it only works inside Confluence and you pay Atlassian for it.
Who Gliffy is for
- Fits if your team already writes its documents in Confluence
- Works for a team of up to 10 that wants free diagrams there
Who Gliffy is not for
- Skip it if you do not use Confluence, since the pricing page covers Confluence apps only
- Pricey if your instance is large: the price follows the size of your Confluence users, not who draws
- Watch out: on Confluence Cloud, diagrams become read-only if the licence is not renewed
- Watch out: all purchases and renewals go through Atlassian
- Watch out: the Zero Egress price is shown as an as-low-as figure
Why Gliffy gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyFree for up to 10 users, then $3.80 a user a month billed annually from 11 to 100 users, under the cheaper quarter of $5. You also need Confluence itself, and it renews through Atlassian.
- BFree plan and trialFree with no time limit for up to 10 users on Confluence Cloud, with unlimited diagrams. A 30-day evaluation covers bigger instances.
- CFeaturesFlowcharts, UML, BPMN, network and Mermaid diagrams with AI generation. It covers diagrams only, and only inside Confluence.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. It adds to a Confluence page, but you still draw each diagram yourself.
- CPlatforms and integrationsIt runs only inside Atlassian's Confluence and Jira, with Visio and draw.io import. No standalone app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Gliffy's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/gliffy#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/gliffy.svg" alt="Gliffy: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Gliffy stands among whiteboard and mind map tools
Gliffy's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 43 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 71 of 98) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $3.80 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 7 of the 69 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 16 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 99 whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Gliffy’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 59 of 98, level with 14
- BFree plan and trialAbove 71 of 98, level with 11
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 98, level with 76
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 98, level with 77
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 98, level with 34
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 88 whiteboard and mind map tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Gliffy, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Gliffy you could make: templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $45.60 a year.
What you could make
- Templates: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A diagram editor.
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
- It plugs into other products, Confluence, Jira and Mermaid among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: SOC 2 and HIPAA.
What this rests on. Gliffy’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Gliffy?
Gliffy is a diagramming app made for Confluence, where diagrams are drawn and stored on Confluence pages. It covers flowcharts, UML, BPMN, network and Mermaid diagrams, and it can import Visio and draw.io files. Gliffy is part of Perforce Software, and the pricing page covers only its Confluence apps.
Worth knowing
- The pricing page covers Confluence apps only, and all purchases, renewals and upgrades go through Atlassian.
- Prices are per Confluence user and follow the size of your instance, not just the people who draw.
- On Confluence Cloud, diagrams become read-only if the license is not renewed.
- The Zero Egress price is shown as an as-low-as figure.
Key features
- Native Confluence diagrams
- Diagrams are created inside Confluence pages and stored as attachments, as a .gliffy file and a PNG image.
- Diagram types
- Flowcharts, UML, BPMN, network and Mermaid diagrams are listed, with sticky notes and freehand drawing for sketching during sessions.
- Import and export
- Microsoft Visio and draw.io diagrams can be imported, and diagrams export as JPEG, PNG and SVG.
- AI diagram generation
- Gliffy added AI diagramming in 2025 and describes it as turning a text prompt into a diagram in Gliffy for Confluence.
- Zero Egress edition
- A second app keeps diagram data inside the Atlassian environment, and lists ITAR, GDPR, HIPAA and SOC 2 compliance.
- Searchable text
- All text inside diagrams is searchable from Confluence.
Gliffy pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Gliffy has a free plan, and paid plans start at $3.80 per user / month, billed annually (Confluence Cloud, 11 to 100 users).
- Starts at
- $3.80 per user / month, billed annually (Confluence Cloud, 11 to 100 users)
- Free plan
- Gliffy Diagrams for Confluence is free with no time limit for instances of up to 10 users.
- Free trial
- 30-day evaluation in Confluence Cloud and Data Center
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Confluence app, up to 10 users | $0 | Free with no time limit for up to 10 users, with unlimited diagrams on Confluence Cloud. |
| Confluence app, 11-100 users | $3.80per user / month, billed annually | Unlimited diagrams, flowchart, UML, BPMN, network and Mermaid support, plus exports to JPEG, PNG and SVG. Bought and renewed through Atlassian. |
| Gliffy Zero Egress | $2.80per user / month, shown as an as-low-as price | For security-focused teams: no diagram data leaves the Atlassian environment, and it works with Atlassian Government Cloud and Isolated Cloud. Up to 100 users listed. |
Read from gliffy.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Gliffy before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAnnual billing
Gliffy says apps are billed annually at a discount of 12 months for the price of 10 when the Confluence host product is on annual billing.
Stated on gliffy.com - EducationAcademic and open-source licenses
Atlassian offers special licenses for academic institutions and the open-source community, which Gliffy says extend to Marketplace apps.
Stated on gliffy.com
Works with
- Confluence
- Jira
- Mermaid
- draw.io
- Microsoft Visio
Gliffy alternatives
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Free plan · from $4/mo
- Gliffy vs SmartDraw
Free trial · from $10.95/mo
Common questions
Does Gliffy have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Gliffy is listed for Web.
Does Gliffy have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Gliffy is listed for Web.
Is Gliffy open source?
Gliffy is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.