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Paperbanana vs Gliffy

Paperbanana and Gliffy both land on Depends.

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Buy Gliffy if your team already works in Confluence or Jira and wants diagrams embedded there.

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Paperbanana versus Gliffy
ComparePaperbananaGliffy
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forAI/ML researchers drafting paper figuresConfluence-heavy documentation teams
Who it's not forMarketing decks, logos, or general design workTeams outside Atlassian tools; standalone value drops
PrivacyNo known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; the vendor's own security page returns a 404.⁶Gliffy Online collected several 2024 CVEs plus a 2025 enumeration flaw; Perforce runs a Bugcrowd bug bounty and a public security page.
Support qualityNo support evidence in sourcesNo evidence in reviewed sources.
Public sentimentSocial buzz from researchers and AI newsletters is positive, but the reviewed snippets are too truncated for full verbatim quotes.Reddit and review sources describe Gliffy as a user-friendly, cheap diagramming tool used for network and technical diagrams, averaging 4.1/5.11
Biggest gotchaUploading unpublished manuscripts: no data-handling disclosure; security page is a 404⁶Migration out hurts: one company needed a mass importer for 20,000 diagrams.

Pick Paperbanana when

  • AI/ML researchers drafting paper figures
  • Methodology and architecture diagrams
  • Non-designers in academia
  • Teams comparing BioRender alternatives

When Paperbanana is not a fit

  • Marketing decks, logos, or general design work
  • Enterprises needing security and compliance documentation
  • One-off users . a free open-source version exists
  • Buyers wanting a vendor with a long track record

Pick Gliffy when

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

When Gliffy is not a fit

  • 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

Sources

  1. PaperBanana: Automating Academic Illustration for AI Scientists (arXiv)arxiv.org
    official
  2. OpenReview: PaperBanana (cited by 39)openreview.net
    review
  3. llmsresearch/paperbanana . open-source implementationgithub.com
    official
  4. paperbanana . AI Agents on GitHub (2.3k★)skillsllm.com
    review
  5. PaperBanana alternatives (50 listed)stackshare.io
    review
  6. PaperBanana security page (404)paperbanana.studio
    security
  7. paper-banana.org trust score 72/100gridinsoft.com
    security
  8. PaperBanana vs BioRender comparisonpaperbanana.studio
    official
  9. PaperBanana-Interact: Scientific Diagram Refinementarxiv.org
    official
  10. FigureLabs Review 2026: Credits, Vector Exportfigpad.ai
    review
  11. Gliffy Diagramming Software Reviews 2026spotsaas.com
    review
  12. Gliffy Reviews, Pricing & Alternativesspendflo.com
    review
  13. Gliffy Review: Business Diagramming For Jira & Confluencemachow2.com
    review
  14. Visio vs Gliffy 2026selecthub.com
    review
  15. Gliffy - Review 2017au.pcmag.com
    review
  16. Office diagram software (r/msp)reddit.com
    review