AI Workspace for Diagrams & Collaboration
Generate diagrams from a text prompt, collaborate in real time, and keep whiteboards, docs, and diagrams on one canvas. Cloudairy is the AI-native Lucidchart alternative - free to start, no seat minimums.
Free plan available
No credit card required
SOC 2 Type Ⅱ certified
Cloudairy is an AI-powered diagramming platform that generates flowcharts, ER diagrams, UML diagrams, and cloud architecture diagrams from a plain-text prompt. Unlike Lucidchart - a polished classic editor where AI features are add-ons - Cloudairy is AI-native and turns natural language into editable, visual diagrams instantly, in any browser.
With native AWS, Azure, and GCP icon libraries, real-time team collaboration, and a free-forever tier, Cloudairy delivers polished visual diagramming plus what a classic editor cannot: AI generation built into the core, an all-in-one canvas for whiteboards, docs, and tasks, and per-member pricing with no seat minimums.
Verdict: Cloudairy wins on AI-native generation, a more generous free plan (no 60-object cap, unlimited members), per-member pricing with no seat minimums, and an all-in-one canvas for diagrams, whiteboards, docs, and tasks. Lucidchart wins on classic diagramming depth and a mature template ecosystem. If you want AI-powered diagramming your whole team can use free - without a 3-seat floor - Cloudairy is the stronger choice.
Describe your diagram in plain text. AI generates it instantly.
Edit any diagram visually. No code syntax required.
12,000+ icons including AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes.
Because Cloudairy is AI-native rather than AI-added-on. Describe a diagram in plain English - "a login flow with email verification and 2FA" - and Cloudairy generates a fully formatted, editable version in seconds. Anyone on the team - product managers, designers, executives - can produce professional diagrams without learning a classic editor first.
The free plans are not equal. Lucidchart's free tier caps you at 3 editable documents and 60 objects per document - about one medium flowchart before you hit the wall. Cloudairy's free plan includes 3 boards with no object cap, 25 monthly AI credits, and unlimited team members.
The cost math favors Cloudairy as teams grow. A Team plan at $10 per user with a 3-user minimum means a $27/month floor even for two people. Cloudairy Pro is $8 per member with no minimum - add one teammate at a time and pay only for the seats you use.
Yes - Cloudairy supports 25+ diagram types including UML, ER, network, and cloud architecture diagrams, with 12,000+ native shapes and up-to-date AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes icons. Its AI can generate a complete architecture diagram from a text prompt, so the first draft takes seconds instead of an afternoon.
Solutions architects and DevOps engineers need AWS VPC diagrams, Azure deployment architectures, GCP infrastructure layouts, and Kubernetes cluster topologies. With Cloudairy you describe the architecture in plain text and the AI lays it out with the correct, up-to-date cloud provider icons - then you refine everything visually with your team in real time.
The result: professional cloud architecture diagrams in minutes, in the browser, that your whole team can edit together. The AI produces the first draft, your team refines it live, and the finished diagram lives on the same canvas as your whiteboards, docs, and tasks.
Moving over is quick: import your existing diagrams into Cloudairy, or recreate one in seconds by describing it to Cloudairy's AI. Because Cloudairy runs in the browser, there is nothing to install and your team can start immediately - the free plan does not even ask for a credit card.
You keep working the way you like: build flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, and ER diagrams visually, then enhance them with Cloudairy's AI capabilities and cloud architecture icons - all with real-time collaboration built in.
Cloudairy also imports from Visio, Miro, and Mermaid, making it a central hub for teams consolidating from multiple diagramming tools - one workspace for diagrams, whiteboards, docs, and tasks instead of a separate subscription for each.
Yes — Cloudairy offers real-time collaboration with live cursors, comments, reactions, and built-in video recording. Multiple team members can edit the same diagram simultaneously.
Both tools offer real-time co-editing - collaboration is table stakes. The difference is scope: Cloudairy is collaborative across everything on the canvas - diagrams, whiteboards, docs, and tasks - with unlimited free members, so developers, designers, and stakeholders join without anyone buying extra seats first.
Pro tip: Many teams run both during a transition - keeping a few legacy documents where they are while day-to-day diagramming moves to Cloudairy for AI generation, an all-in-one canvas, and per-member pricing with no seat minimums - so the whole team can contribute from day one.
Create a free Cloudairy account at cloudairy.com. No credit card required. The free tier includes 3 editable boards and 25 AI credits per month — enough to rebuild your key diagrams and try it with your team.
Import your existing documents into Cloudairy, or open a new board and describe the diagram you need in plain text - the AI produces a fully editable version in seconds. Flowcharts, UML, ER, network and architecture diagrams, org charts, and more.
Once imported, use Cloudairy's AI to expand your diagrams — describe new sections in plain text and the AI adds them. Use the visual editor to customize layouts, colors, and icons. Add cloud architecture components (AWS, Azure, GCP) and share with your team for real-time collaboration - all in the browser.
Bring your documents over or let AI rebuild them - everything runs in the browser, so you are never locked in and your whole team can contribute.
Cloudairy is a free Lucidchart alternative that runs entirely online - no download, no per-seat license. Sign up, open your browser, and start diagramming on Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook. The free plan includes 3 editable boards, 25 monthly AI credits, and unlimited team members; paid plans are $8/member (Pro) or $16/member (Business) per month.
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Compare →Yes. Cloudairy is a free Lucidchart alternative: the free-forever plan includes 3 boards, 25 AI credits per month, and unlimited team members - no credit card required. There is no 60-object cap on your boards, and paid plans start at $8/month per member with no seat minimum when you need more.
The free plan allows 3 editable documents, each capped at 60 objects (shapes) - roughly one medium flowchart per document. Once you exceed the 3-document limit, older documents become view-only. By comparison, Cloudairy's free plan includes 3 boards with no object cap, 25 monthly AI credits, and unlimited team members.
Yes - Cloudairy imports from Lucidchart and other diagram tools, and anything that doesn't transfer cleanly can be AI-recreated in seconds: describe the diagram in plain English and get a fully editable version. Most teams move their key diagrams over in an afternoon and keep working without interruption.
Yes for most teams. Cloudairy Pro is $8/month per member with no minimum, while Lucidchart costs $9/month for Individual or $10/user/month for Team with a 3-user minimum - a $27/month floor. Cloudairy's free plan is also more generous, with unlimited team members and no 60-object cap.
Cloudairy is AI-native: describe a diagram in plain text and it generates a fully editable version, with 25 free AI credits every month. It also combines whiteboards, diagrams, docs, and tasks in one canvas, so planning and diagramming happen in the same workspace. In Lucidchart, AI features are add-ons to a classic manual editor.
Yes. Cloudairy supports 25+ diagram types including UML, ER, network, and cloud architecture diagrams, with 12,000+ shapes and native AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes icons. Describe your architecture in plain text and the AI generates a professional diagram with the correct cloud provider icons - no manual shape hunting required.
Yes. Cloudairy runs entirely in the browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, and ChromeOS - there is nothing to install. Mac and Chromebook users get the complete editor, AI generation, and real-time collaboration in Safari, Chrome, or any modern browser, with no desktop app or download required.
Yes. Cloudairy is certified for SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, and PCI DSS. Enterprise features include SAML SSO (via Okta, OneLogin, Auth0), SCIM provisioning, audit logs, custom data residency (US or EU), and a 99.9% uptime SLA.
Yes. Cloudairy's free plan includes unlimited team members, so everyone can join, view, comment, and edit without buying seats. The workspace shares 3 boards and 25 AI credits per month, and there is no minimum seat count on any tier - upgrade to Pro at $8/member only when you need more boards.
Skip the manual drawing: generate diagrams from a prompt and edit them visually with your team on Cloudairy.
No credit card required · Free plan: 3 boards + 25 AI credits/month · SOC 2 Type II & GDPR compliant