Does anyone have reasons why I might choose Draw.io over Gliffy? One major reason I use Gliffy is for Confluence integration at work, but I'm not opposed to using another tool and uploading the images if it is better.
The key driver for the way we approach draw.io is the trust issue that all SaaS apps suffer from. Not only do they have your data, they have the app as well.
We always followed the approach of never store user data. On the app side of things, open sourcing the codebase went part of the way, but you'd still have to be technical enough to serve the app.
The Desktop versions are critical in that regard, you know you've got a tool that can't be taken away that will always open your diagrams (which you control the storage of).
You don't hear SaaS providers talking about this, because giving up control means lower profits, less chance of an IPO.
