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Whiteboard and diagramming tools — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for whiteboard and diagramming tools, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

▲ INLucidspark entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTMermaid left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
▲Lucidspark moved #12 → #10
▼Mermaid moved #9 → #11
▲Mural moved #5 → #4
▼Microsoft moved #4 → #5
▲diagrams.net moved #10 → #9
▼Microsoft -4.3pp (52.7% → 48.4%)
▼Mermaid -2.1pp (32.7% → 30.6%)
▲Lucidspark +1.5pp (29.1% → 30.6%)
▼FigJam -1.2pp (67.3% → 66.1%)
▼Lucidchart -1.1pp (38.2% → 37.1%)
▲Draw.io +1pp (34.5% → 35.5%)

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

▲Microsoft moved #5 → #4
▼Mural moved #4 → #5
▲Figma +6.4pp (48.1% → 54.5%)
▲Microsoft +4.6pp (48.1% → 52.7%)
▲FigJam +4.3pp (63% → 67.3%)
▲Excalidraw +2.9pp (44.4% → 47.3%)
▼Draw.io -2.5pp (37% → 34.5%)
▲Miro +2.2pp (77.8% → 80%)
▲diagrams.net +1.3pp (29.6% → 30.9%)
▲Lucidchart +1.2pp (37% → 38.2%)
▲Mural +1pp (48.1% → 49.1%)

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INMermaid entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▼ OUTMicrosoft Whiteboard left the top 10 (#10 → #13)
▲Microsoft moved #8 → #5
▼Microsoft Whiteboard moved #10 → #13
▲Figma moved #5 → #3
▼Excalidraw moved #4 → #6
▲Mermaid moved #11 → #9
▼Mural moved #3 → #4
▼Lucidchart moved #6 → #7
▼Draw.io moved #7 → #8
▼diagrams.net moved #9 → #10
▲Microsoft +16.4pp (31.7% → 48.1%)
▼Mural -5.6pp (53.7% → 48.1%)
▼Excalidraw -4.4pp (48.8% → 44.4%)
▲Mermaid +4pp (29.3% → 33.3%)
▼Microsoft Whiteboard -3.4pp (29.3% → 25.9%)
▲Lucidchart +2.9pp (34.1% → 37%)
▲Draw.io +2.9pp (34.1% → 37%)
▼Miro -2.7pp (80.5% → 77.8%)
▲FigJam +2pp (61% → 63%)
▲Figma +1.8pp (46.3% → 48.1%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲ INMicrosoft entered the top 10 (#11 → #8)
▼ OUTMermaid left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Microsoft moved #11 → #8
▼diagrams.net moved #8 → #9
▼Microsoft Whiteboard moved #9 → #10
▼Mermaid moved #10 → #11
▲Microsoft +4.6pp (27.1% → 31.7%)
▼Mural -2.6pp (56.3% → 53.7%)
▼diagrams.net -2pp (31.3% → 29.3%)
▼Figma -1.6pp (47.9% → 46.3%)
▼FigJam -1.5pp (62.5% → 61%)
▼Lucidchart -1.3pp (35.4% → 34.1%)
▼Draw.io -1.3pp (35.4% → 34.1%)
▼Excalidraw -1.2pp (50% → 48.8%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

▲Excalidraw moved #5 → #4
▼Figma moved #4 → #5
▼Lucidchart -6.4pp (41.8% → 35.4%)
▼FigJam -4.8pp (67.3% → 62.5%)
▼Figma -4.8pp (52.7% → 47.9%)
▼Excalidraw -2.7pp (52.7% → 50%)
▼Miro -2.3pp (83.6% → 81.3%)
▼Microsoft Whiteboard -1.7pp (30.9% → 29.2%)
▼Mermaid -1.7pp (30.9% → 29.2%)
▼Draw.io -1pp (36.4% → 35.4%)

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

▲diagrams.net moved #10 → #8
▼Microsoft Whiteboard moved #7 → #9
▲Draw.io moved #8 → #7
▼Mermaid moved #9 → #10
▼Microsoft Whiteboard -5.9pp (36.8% → 30.9%)
▲Draw.io +3.5pp (32.9% → 36.4%)
▼Lucidchart -2.9pp (44.7% → 41.8%)
▼Figma -2.6pp (55.3% → 52.7%)
▼Miro -1.9pp (85.5% → 83.6%)
▼FigJam -1.1pp (68.4% → 67.3%)
▲Mural +1.1pp (55.3% → 56.4%)

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

▲Mural moved #4 → #3
▼Figma moved #3 → #4
▼Lucidchart -3.1pp (47.8% → 44.7%)
▼Miro -1.5pp (87% → 85.5%)
▼FigJam -1.2pp (69.6% → 68.4%)
▼Figma -1.2pp (56.5% → 55.3%)
▼Excalidraw -1pp (53.6% → 52.6%)

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Miro80.6%
#2FigJam66.1%
#3Figma54.8%
#4Mural48.4%
#5Microsoft48.4%
#6Excalidraw46.8%
#7Lucidchart37.1%
#8Draw.io35.5%
#9diagrams.net30.6%
#10Lucidspark30.6%

Sep 7, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Miro80.6%
#2FigJam66.1%
#3Figma54.8%
#4Mural48.4%
#5Microsoft48.4%
#6Excalidraw46.8%
#7Lucidchart37.1%
#8Draw.io35.5%
#9diagrams.net30.6%
#10Lucidspark30.6%

Sep 6, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Miro80.6%
#2FigJam66.1%
#3Figma54.8%
#4Mural48.4%
#5Microsoft48.4%
#6Excalidraw46.8%
#7Lucidchart37.1%
#8Draw.io35.5%
#9diagrams.net30.6%
#10Lucidspark30.6%

Sep 5, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1Miro80.6%
#2FigJam66.1%
#3Figma54.8%
#4Mural48.4%
#5Microsoft48.4%
#6Excalidraw46.8%
#7Lucidchart37.1%
#8Draw.io35.5%
#9diagrams.net30.6%
#10Lucidspark30.6%

Sep 4, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1Miro80.6%
#2FigJam66.1%
#3Figma54.8%
#4Mural48.4%
#5Microsoft48.4%
#6Excalidraw46.8%
#7Lucidchart37.1%
#8Draw.io35.5%
#9diagrams.net30.6%
#10Lucidspark30.6%

Sep 3, 202662 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1Miro80.6%
#2FigJam66.1%
#3Figma54.8%
#4Mural48.4%
#5Microsoft48.4%
#6Excalidraw46.8%
#7Lucidchart37.1%
#8Draw.io35.5%
#9diagrams.net30.6%
#10Lucidspark30.6%

Sep 2, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7

#1Miro80%
#2FigJam67.3%
#3Figma54.5%
#4Microsoft52.7%
#5Mural49.1%
#6Excalidraw47.3%
#7Lucidchart38.2%
#8Draw.io34.5%
#9Mermaid32.7%
#10diagrams.net30.9%

Sep 1, 202627 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v7

#1Miro77.8%
#2FigJam63%
#3Figma48.1%
#4Mural48.1%
#5Microsoft48.1%
#6Excalidraw44.4%
#7Lucidchart37%
#8Draw.io37%
#9Mermaid33.3%
#10diagrams.net29.6%

Aug 31, 202627 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v7

#1Miro77.8%
#2FigJam63%
#3Figma48.1%
#4Mural48.1%
#5Microsoft48.1%
#6Excalidraw44.4%
#7Lucidchart37%
#8Draw.io37%
#9Mermaid33.3%
#10diagrams.net29.6%

Aug 30, 202627 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v7

#1Miro77.8%
#2FigJam63%
#3Figma48.1%
#4Mural48.1%
#5Microsoft48.1%
#6Excalidraw44.4%
#7Lucidchart37%
#8Draw.io37%
#9Mermaid33.3%
#10diagrams.net29.6%

Aug 29, 202627 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v7

#1Miro77.8%
#2FigJam63%
#3Figma48.1%
#4Mural48.1%
#5Microsoft48.1%
#6Excalidraw44.4%
#7Lucidchart37%
#8Draw.io37%
#9Mermaid33.3%
#10diagrams.net29.6%

Aug 28, 202627 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v7

#1Miro77.8%
#2FigJam63%
#3Figma48.1%
#4Mural48.1%
#5Microsoft48.1%
#6Excalidraw44.4%
#7Lucidchart37%
#8Draw.io37%
#9Mermaid33.3%
#10diagrams.net29.6%

Aug 27, 202627 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v7

#1Miro77.8%
#2FigJam63%
#3Figma48.1%
#4Mural48.1%
#5Microsoft48.1%
#6Excalidraw44.4%
#7Lucidchart37%
#8Draw.io37%
#9Mermaid33.3%
#10diagrams.net29.6%

Aug 26, 202627 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v7

#1Miro77.8%
#2FigJam63%
#3Figma48.1%
#4Mural48.1%
#5Microsoft48.1%
#6Excalidraw44.4%
#7Lucidchart37%
#8Draw.io37%
#9Mermaid33.3%
#10diagrams.net29.6%

Aug 25, 202627 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v7

#1Miro77.8%
#2FigJam63%
#3Figma48.1%
#4Mural48.1%
#5Microsoft48.1%
#6Excalidraw44.4%
#7Lucidchart37%
#8Draw.io37%
#9Mermaid33.3%
#10diagrams.net29.6%

Aug 24, 202627 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v7

#1Miro77.8%
#2FigJam63%
#3Figma48.1%
#4Mural48.1%
#5Microsoft48.1%
#6Excalidraw44.4%
#7Lucidchart37%
#8Draw.io37%
#9Mermaid33.3%
#10diagrams.net29.6%

Aug 23, 202627 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v7

#1Miro77.8%
#2FigJam63%
#3Figma48.1%
#4Mural48.1%
#5Microsoft48.1%
#6Excalidraw44.4%
#7Lucidchart37%
#8Draw.io37%
#9Mermaid33.3%
#10diagrams.net29.6%

Aug 22, 202641 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7

#1Miro80.5%
#2FigJam61%
#3Mural53.7%
#4Excalidraw48.8%
#5Figma46.3%
#6Lucidchart34.1%
#7Draw.io34.1%
#8Microsoft31.7%
#9diagrams.net29.3%
#10Microsoft Whiteboard29.3%

Aug 21, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7

#1Miro81.3%
#2FigJam62.5%
#3Mural56.3%
#4Excalidraw50%
#5Figma47.9%
#6Lucidchart35.4%
#7Draw.io35.4%
#8diagrams.net31.3%
#9Microsoft Whiteboard29.2%
#10Mermaid29.2%

Aug 20, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7

#1Miro83.6%
#2FigJam67.3%
#3Mural56.4%
#4Figma52.7%
#5Excalidraw52.7%
#6Lucidchart41.8%
#7Draw.io36.4%
#8diagrams.net30.9%
#9Microsoft Whiteboard30.9%
#10Mermaid30.9%

Aug 19, 202655 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-7

#1Miro83.6%
#2FigJam67.3%
#3Mural56.4%
#4Figma52.7%
#5Excalidraw52.7%
#6Lucidchart41.8%
#7Draw.io36.4%
#8diagrams.net30.9%
#9Microsoft Whiteboard30.9%
#10Mermaid30.9%

Aug 18, 202676 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-7

#1Miro85.5%
#2FigJam68.4%
#3Mural55.3%
#4Figma55.3%
#5Excalidraw52.6%
#6Lucidchart44.7%
#7Microsoft Whiteboard36.8%
#8Draw.io32.9%
#9Mermaid31.6%
#10diagrams.net30.3%

Aug 17, 202676 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-7

#1Miro85.5%
#2FigJam68.4%
#3Mural55.3%
#4Figma55.3%
#5Excalidraw52.6%
#6Lucidchart44.7%
#7Microsoft Whiteboard36.8%
#8Draw.io32.9%
#9Mermaid31.6%
#10diagrams.net30.3%

Aug 16, 202676 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-7

#1Miro85.5%
#2FigJam68.4%
#3Mural55.3%
#4Figma55.3%
#5Excalidraw52.6%
#6Lucidchart44.7%
#7Microsoft Whiteboard36.8%
#8Draw.io32.9%
#9Mermaid31.6%
#10diagrams.net30.3%

Aug 15, 202676 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-7

#1Miro85.5%
#2FigJam68.4%
#3Mural55.3%
#4Figma55.3%
#5Excalidraw52.6%
#6Lucidchart44.7%
#7Microsoft Whiteboard36.8%
#8Draw.io32.9%
#9Mermaid31.6%
#10diagrams.net30.3%

Aug 14, 202669 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-7

#1Miro87%
#2FigJam69.6%
#3Figma56.5%
#4Mural55.1%
#5Excalidraw53.6%
#6Lucidchart47.8%
#7Microsoft Whiteboard37.7%
#8Draw.io33.3%
#9Mermaid31.9%
#10diagrams.net30.4%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/whiteboard-and-diagramming-tools/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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