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With the rising popularity of cloud collaboration, it is not surprising that some diagramming software providers are exiting the on-premises market. You don't have to worry about that with draw.io.

Lucidchart has recently announced that they will begin sunsetting ('kill' or 'cancel' to the rest of us) their Confluence Server and Data Center apps, Lucidchart OnPrem, starting from 6 January 2020. After this date, customers will be encouraged to move their diagrams to Lucidchart's own cloud platform, and use a connector app in Confluence to embed Lucidchart diagrams. The on-prem app will be fully deprecated one year later, on 6 January 2021, when they will stop supporting Confluence 7.5 and require customers to migrate their diagrams.

Bad for companies who require on-premise data storage​

While much is being made of their 'industry-leading security' (have you noticed how everyone is 'industry leading' ...), many companies who are currently use the Lucidchart apps within their on-premises Confluence infrastructure will not be thrilled at the idea of yet another collaboration and storage location, yet another cloud subscription, and yet another set of DPAs. That's even if they are open to the idea of storing data in the cloud in the first place.

draw.io keeps your data in your infrastructure​

If you aren't already using Confluence Cloud, you most likely you want to keep all of your data within your infrastructure, behind your firewall. That's why you are using Server or Data Center products, after all.

The draw.io apps for Confluence and Jira Server let you collaborate and keep your data in your infrastructure. Even when a diagram is being edited, the diagram data is only stored in your employee's browser and in the attachment in Confluence or on your Jira issue.

draw.io and our Atlassian integrations are the leading solution for web based sketching and diagramming functionality. The article describes the draw.io integrations for Confluence that we, draw.io Ltd., build, deliver and maintain alongside the online app.diagrams.net and the offline draw.io Desktop application.

Atlassian recently deprecated their Confluence Server range. As the software market evolves, accelerating the move to Cloud is the next natural step in Atlassian's strategy.

Users able to move to Cloud have seen an overall cost saving due to reduced maintenance and downtime, as well as benefiting from Atlassian's scalability and security record. There are various mechanisms in place to smooth the road to Cloud, including free Cloud licenses while you migrate away from Server.

At smaller tiers Confluence Cloud is the clear winner, at higher tiers the cost outlay is greater (excluding the benefits). You can see a comparison between Confluence Server and Confluence Cloud at various tiers below (pricing as per the July 2021 price list, annual renewal in USD):

Users	Conf Server	Conf Cloud
10	1,300	Free
25	1,300	1,250
50	3,000	2,500
100	5,500	5,000
250	10,900	12,500
500	16,400	18,500
2,000	20,100	61,000
10,000	25,200	256,000

For under 500 users, the cost is largely the same. But that isn't the whole picture, as you're likely to have apps installed, also.

Taking the top selling Confluence app, Gliffy, let's see how the price changes as you move to Cloud and compare it to draw.io on Cloud:

Users	Gliffy Server	Gliffy Cloud	draw.io Cloud
10	5	100	10
25	301	950	187.50
50	630	1,900	375
100	1,178	3,800	750
250	2,406	8,000	1,500
500	3,125	10,250	2,000
2,000	6,566	23,750	4,500
10,000	9,430	95,750	16,500

In fact, up to 4k users, you will save money on your Gliffy Server renewal by using draw.io on Confluence Cloud. With 10k users, you will pay 75% more for draw.io on Cloud compared to Gliffy on Server. However, if you have 10k users switching to Cloud and keep Gliffy, you pay over ten times (x10) the Server price.

There is a rich selection of apps in the Atlassian ecosystem and it's worth evaluating alternatives when migrating from Confluence Server to Cloud. Some apps, like draw.io with its one-click Gliffy mass importer, make it easy to switch whilst saving you money. Of course, you save that amount every year after you have switched.