Confluence-heavy documentation teams Jira-based engineering teams IT and ops drawing network or AWS diagrams Atlassian admins with compliance needs

Who is Gliffy not for?

Teams outside Atlassian tools; standalone value drops Free-tool seekers; draw.io does it for nothing Design-heavy marketing visuals; Lucidchart fits better Occasional diagram makers with one-off needs

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Should I use Gliffy?

AI-Powered Technical Diagramming for Confluence - gliffy.com

Analyzed October 15, 2026 · 1 day ago

Buy Gliffy if your team already works in Confluence or Jira and wants diagrams embedded there. Pick draw.io or Lucidchart if you diagram standalone or need a free option.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 45+ public sources; many snippets were truncated.

Ratings

Value for money
Ease of use
Feature depth
Support qualityNo evidence in reviewed sources.
Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed

Monthly feesNot disclosed

HardwareNot disclosed

Free tierNo

Best for

Confluence-heavy documentation teams
Jira-based engineering teams
IT and ops drawing network or AWS diagrams
Atlassian admins with compliance needs

Not for

Teams outside Atlassian tools; standalone value drops
Free-tool seekers; does it for nothing
Design-heavy marketing visuals; Lucidchart fits better
Occasional diagram makers with one-off needs

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Migration out hurts: one company needed a mass importer for 20,000 diagrams.

medium

Atlassian app licensing is per user; a 400-user licence is sold as a one-year subscription.

low

Best value sits inside Confluence or Jira; standalone buyers get a plainer tool.

low

Sources list Gliffy as paid; no permanent free tier appears in evidence.

Pros

Rated 4.1/5 across 111 reviews.
Deep Confluence and Jira integration for technical diagrams.
Reviewers describe it as user-friendly.
Zero Egress app supports Atlassian Isolated Cloud for strict compliance.
Runs a Bugcrowd bug bounty and publishes a security page.

Cons

One global company migrated 20,000 diagrams from Gliffy to.
Gliffy Online took multiple CVEs in 2024, one rated CVSS 6.9.
A 2025 username enumeration flaw was disclosed.
Independent expert reviews are sparse; PCMag's is from 2017.

Sources & method

Analyzed October 15, 2026 - 23 sources - Gliffy Online collected several 2024 CVEs plus a 2025 enumeration flaw; Perforce runs a Bugcrowd bug bounty and a security page.

official x7review x8security x5news x3

CVE-2024-10315, Insecure behavior in Gliffy Online, rated CVSS 6.9.
CVE-2024-7141, Advisory lists affected Gliffy Online versions; admins must check deployments.
CVE-2025-1714, Username enumeration flaw in Gliffy.
GHSA-hv9g-xmv8-5frh, GitHub advisory describes a flaw causing broken authentication.

Key stats

Value for money: 4/5
Rating
Not disclosed
Starting price
23
Sources
October 15, 2026
Analyzed

Value for money: 4/5. Redditors call it cheap.
Ease of use: 4/5. Reviewers call it user-friendly.
Feature depth: 3/5. Capable, but Visio and Lucidchart comparisons persist.
Support quality. No evidence in reviewed sources.
Security posture: 3/5. Recent CVEs, but active bug bounty.

4.1/5 Spotsaas rating 111 reviews
Perforce Ownership Gliffy is a Perforce company
466 Companies tracked TheirStack data on Gliffy usage

Pricing

Free tier: No

Security

Gliffy Online collected several 2024 CVEs plus a 2025 enumeration flaw; Perforce runs a Bugcrowd bug bounty and a security page.

CVE-2024-10315Insecure behavior in Gliffy Online, rated CVSS 6.9.^⁹
CVE-2024-7141Advisory lists affected Gliffy Online versions; admins must check deployments.¹⁰

CVE-2025-1714Username enumeration flaw in Gliffy.¹¹
GHSA-hv9g-xmv8-5frhGitHub advisory describes a flaw causing broken authentication.¹²

What users say

Reddit and review sources describe Gliffy as a user-friendly, cheap diagramming tool used for network and technical diagrams, averaging 4.1/5.

“Gliffy is great”

Reddit, r/sysadmin

“We use Gliffy”

Reddit, r/msp

Alternatives

Compare Gliffy with each alternative.

draw.io
Free diagramming; one firm moved 20,000 Gliffy diagrams to it.
Gliffy vs draw.io
Lucidchart
Polished collaboration diagramming; frequent Gliffy rival in comparisons.
Creately
Budget diagramming option in head-to-head comparisons.
Gliffy vs Creately

Terrastruct
Developer-focused diagramming compared on price and fit.
Gliffy vs Terrastruct

Companies that use it

CarGurus¹⁸
Plastiq¹⁹
Sanford Health²⁰

Companies that could

AdNovum Informatik AG²² Uses instead

Full analysis

Based on 45+ public sources; many snippets were truncated.

Good Confluence/Jira diagramming with recent CVEs; standalone buyers do better with draw.io or Lucidchart.

Methodology

Based on 45+ public sources; many snippets were truncated.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

Gliffy Diagramming Software Reviews 2026spotsaas.com
review
Gliffy Reviews, Pricing & Alternativesspendflo.com
review
Gliffy Review: Business Diagramming For Jira & Confluencemachow2.com
review
Visio vs Gliffy 2026selecthub.com
review
Gliffy - Review 2017au.pcmag.com
review
Office diagram software (r/msp)reddit.com
review
Draw.io, a poor man's Visio (r/sysadmin)reddit.com
review
Gliffy directory listingneura.market
review
CVE-2024-10315 analysisstrix.ai
security
CVE-2024-7141 advisoryvulnerability.circl.lu
security
CVE-2025-1714 advisorysecalerts.co
security
GHSA-hv9g-xmv8-5frh advisorygithub.com
security
Gliffy Bug Bountybugcrowd.com
security
Gliffy product security pagegliffy.com
official
Gliffy Zero Egress press releaseperforce.com
official
Gliffy Confluence Cloud 400-user licenceacquire.co.nz
official
About Perforce Gliffygliffy.com
official
CarGurus case studygliffy.com
official
Plastiq case studycasestudies.com
official
Sanford Health case studycasestudies.com
official
Migrating 20,000 diagrams from Gliffy to draw.iodrawio-app.com
news
AdNovum Gliffy mass importer case studydrawio-app.com
news
Companies that use Gliffytheirstack.com
news

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