SimpleDiagrams vs Brilliant

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SimpleDiagrams compared with Brilliant
Detail	SimpleDiagrams	Brilliant
What it does	Simple, sketch-style diagrams on your Mac	Design with AI agents on a professional canvas, free
Stage	Not given	MVP
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	AU	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Desktop: one-time purchase via Mac App Store. Cloud (coming soon): Beginner $19/month (5 diagrams, 1 author seat, 10,000 updates/month), Pro $90/month (50 diagrams, 5 author seats, 500,000 updates/month), Enterprise $250/month (250 diagrams, 25 author seats, 5,000,000 updates/month). All Cloud plans	Free: $0 forever with every design feature, unlimited MCP agents, public projects and drops (2 GB), in-app chat with your own AI (10 messages a day). Personal: $20 per month with private projects, 50 GB storage, unlimited in-app chat on your own key, and base Brilliant AI allowance. Pro: $50 per mon
Key features	Hand-drawn sketch style for flowcharts and diagrams Free shape libraries for AWS, Google Cloud, networks, energy and more Offline-first desktop app with one-time purchase AI agent integration for automatic diagram generation AWS Networking & Content Delivery shapes (22 shapes) Google Cloud shape library (42 shapes) Energy shapes library (batteries, solar panels, power plants) 7-day free trial	Infinite canvas with native vector editing AI agents that design directly on the canvas Design repositories with branching and version control Auto layout and components with variants Open, non-proprietary Blueprint file format Import from Figma and Sketch MCP protocol support for any coding agent Real-time multiplayer collaboration Export to React, HTML, SVG, PDF and code Design systems with tokens and semantic modes
What makes it different	Hand-drawn aesthetic that looks intentional, not generic Works offline with one-time purchase, no subscription required Free, open-source AI skills for automatic diagram generation Specialized shape libraries for cloud architecture, networks and domain-specific work	AI agents speak MCP natively and work on your canvas, not in a separate chat Design files are code via Blueprint format that syncs with your repository Full professional tool is completely free with unlimited MCP agents GitHub-style version control and branching for design files AI agents stay on brand via design system linting
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	35 +3 (up) since last check	18 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	14	9
Citation Flow (Majestic)	33	30
Referring domains (Majestic)	177	101

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