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SimpleDiagrams compared with bukpress
DetailSimpleDiagrams logo SimpleDiagramsbukpress logo bukpress
What it doesSimple, sketch-style diagrams on your Mac Turn your Markdown into a typeset PDF and EPUB
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingDesktop: 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: 20 exports per month, up to 40 pages per book, PDF export. Essentials: $9/month (or $90/year) with unlimited exports, up to 80 pages per book, one Brand Kit, Google Fonts import. Pro: $24/month (or $240/year) with everything in Essentials plus multiple Brand Kits, up to 300 pages, PDF and EPUB
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
  • Live paginated preview
  • Markdown support with formatting
  • Multiple typeface control
  • Brand Kits for design reuse
  • Custom font uploads
  • Google Fonts integration
  • Custom covers and backgrounds
  • Table header row repetition
  • EPUB export
  • No watermark on any plan
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
  • Real-time page preview matches the export exactly
  • Server-side rendering with no watermark
  • Design reusable across multiple books
  • Automatic font embedding in exports
  • Full ownership of exported content
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)31 no change since last check14 −3 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)147
Citation Flow (Majestic)3320
Referring domains (Majestic)17721

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