Gliffy is a diagramming tool built into Confluence and Jira, with AI-powered diagram generation, plans from $10/month, and a free trial.
Gliffy is a diagramming tool originally founded in 2005 in San Francisco by software engineers Chris Kohlhardt and Clint Dickson, who built it as a self-funded, HTML5-based alternative to desktop diagramming software. The company grew without outside investment before being acquired by Rogue Wave Software in 2018; Rogue Wave was itself acquired by Perforce Software in 2019, and Gliffy now operates under Perforce.
Gliffy is most widely used as a native add-on inside Atlassian Confluence and Jira, letting teams create flowcharts, network diagrams, organizational charts, and wireframes directly within their existing documentation and issue tracking workflows, though a standalone product, Gliffy Online, is also available.
The core editor offers drag-and-drop shape placement with grid guides for precise alignment, freehand drawing and sticky notes for brainstorming sessions, and an AI-powered diagram generation feature that can produce a starting diagram from a natural-language prompt.
Inside Confluence, diagrams are fully searchable alongside page text and require no separate plugin installation, and Gliffy diagrams can be made interactive with expandable or collapsible elements for large or layered diagrams.
Gliffy for Confluence and Jira is priced at a flat $10 per month for up to 10 users, moving to per-user pricing (around $3.80 per user per month on annual billing) for larger instances. A lower-cost Zero Egress tier for compliance-focused organizations has also been offered at a reduced per-user rate.
The standalone Gliffy Online product is priced separately, with its Professional plan starting at $10 per user per month on monthly billing, with lower effective per-user rates available on annual plans for larger teams. Free trials are available across all Gliffy products.
Gliffy is not free but offers free trials on both its Confluence/Jira add-on and its standalone Gliffy Online product.
Yes, Gliffy Online is a standalone diagramming product that works independently of Atlassian tools.
Gliffy is owned by Perforce Software, following its 2018 acquisition by Rogue Wave Software, which Perforce acquired in 2019.
Yes, Gliffy includes AI-powered diagram generation from natural-language prompts.
Gliffy for Confluence and Jira starts at a flat $10 per month for up to 10 users, then moves to per-user pricing for larger teams.