Is Gliffy still an independent company?

No. Gliffy Inc. was acquired by Rogue Wave Software in October 2018, and Rogue Wave was acquired by Perforce Software in January 2019, making Gliffy a small product line inside Perforce, which is owned by Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners since April 2019.

Could AI replace Gliffy?

Largely yes for its core use case. Atlassian shipped free native AI diagram generation (Rovo smart create) inside Confluence Whiteboards in October 2025, directly competing with Gliffy's own OpenAI-powered 'Create with AI' feature launched March 2025, eroding the rationale for a paid third-party app.

How many people work at Gliffy?

The dedicated Gliffy unit inside Perforce had approximately 7 employees as of June 2026, up from about 4 in January 2023, according to Crustdata workforce tracking. Some directories list it as 2 to 10 employees, indicating a very lean, small team.

Who is Gliffy's biggest competitor?

Gliffy's biggest threat is arguably its own host platform, Atlassian, which now ships free native Confluence Whiteboards with AI diagram generation (October 2025). Third-party rivals include draw.io (top-installed Marketplace app), Lucidchart (96% Fortune 500 adoption per Tempo.io), and Miro.

Is Gliffy profitable?

Gliffy does not report standalone financials. A dated third-party estimate from Datanyze put its revenue around $6.3M with roughly 25 employees, though this appears outdated versus the 7-employee headcount reported for June 2026. Parent Perforce reported $644M revenue in 2025, down from $654M in 2024.

What is Gliffy's Zero Egress product and why does it matter?

Zero Egress is a compliance-focused diagramming app Perforce launched for Confluence Cloud in December 2025 and extended to Atlassian Government Cloud in July 2026, keeping data inside a customer's instance to serve regulated customers ahead of Atlassian's 2029 Data Center end-of-support deadline.

Enterprise and productivity software · subsidiary of Perforce Software, Inc. · United States

Gliffy

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Diagramming app for Confluence and Jira, owned by Perforce, plugs into Atlassian workflows.

Protection under test

Assessed 23 July 2026 · Evidence as of 23 July 2026

Something worth protecting exists and is being tested right now.

On the recordSince 23 July 2026 · Checkable from 2029 deadline, watch Q3 2026 to Q2 2027 for early wins · Every call on the record Checkpoint: Atlassian Data Center end of support pushes regulated customers to migrate, testing Gliffy's Zero Egress product

The call

Gliffy survives as a small, walled-off diagramming tool for regulated Confluence users while Atlassian's free native AI diagramming squeezes everyone else.

Gliffy is a small diagramming tool that lives inside Atlassian's Confluence and Jira software, where teams make flowcharts and wireframes. Atlassian just shipped its own free diagramming with AI built directly into Confluence (Rovo), which does much of what Gliffy does without paying extra, so Gliffy's main reason to exist is shrinking fast. The one thing that could save it is a new locked-down version for government and regulated industries (FedRAMP-aligned, launching late 2025 and mid-2026) that blocks both Atlassian and regular AI tools, but it is brand new, unproven, and only works for a small slice of customers, not a path to real growth.

Why

AI pressure: Atlassian Rovo AI diagramming in Confluence. Atlassian now ships free native AI diagramming inside Confluence, cutting the reason to pay for Gliffy's own thin OpenAI wrapper. Could AI do the core job? Yes, likely.

Bigger players: Atlassian. Atlassian owns the platform Gliffy lives on and keeps building free diagramming and AI features into Confluence and Jira directly. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.

What protects it. A Zero Egress, government cloud version that blocks both Atlassian AI and outside LLMs from touching sensitive diagram data.

What would change this call

Gliffy announces named Zero Egress/Government Cloud customers by mid-2027. Shows the regulated-market wedge is generating real revenue, not just marketing.
Gliffy's dedicated team headcount stays at or near 7 through 2027. Would indicate the gov-cloud bet is not scaling into a growth business.
Atlassian extends Rovo AI diagramming to Government Cloud/FedRAMP environments. Would eliminate Gliffy's last defensible niche in regulated sectors.

Key numbers

Gliffy unit has about 7 employees (June 2026)
Perforce 2025 revenue ~$644M, down from $654M (2025)
~18,000 installs on Atlassian Marketplace (n.d.)

Named risks

Atlassian, the host platform, ships free native AI diagramming that can obsolete Gliffy's core paid feature. Severity: high
Perforce parent revenue declined to $644M in 2025 from $654M, with early earnings release to calm lenders amid AI disruption fears. Severity: medium
Gliffy's Zero Egress/Government Cloud niche is unproven with no disclosed named customers as of July 2026. Severity: medium
Extremely small team (~7 people) limits capacity to compete on features against Atlassian, Lucid, or Miro. Severity: high

Rivals, as read in July 2026

Rival	Direction	Evidence
Atlassian (Confluence Whiteboards/Rovo)	losing to	Free native AI diagram generation shipped October 2025, undercutting Gliffy's paid add-on value
draw.io / diagrams.net	losing to	Cited as top-installed and highest-rated diagramming app on Atlassian Marketplace as of 2026
Lucidchart	contesting	96% Fortune 500 adoption claimed by Tempo.io, though it removed its native Confluence app in January 2021
Miro	losing to	Rated second-highest flowchart tool by G2 in July 2026, broader collaboration platform subsuming diagramming

Questions people ask

Is Gliffy still an independent company?: No. Gliffy Inc. was acquired by Rogue Wave Software in October 2018, and Rogue Wave was acquired by Perforce Software in January 2019, making Gliffy a small product line inside Perforce, which is owned by Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners since April 2019.
Could AI replace Gliffy?: Largely yes for its core use case. Atlassian shipped free native AI diagram generation (Rovo smart create) inside Confluence Whiteboards in October 2025, directly competing with Gliffy's own OpenAI-powered 'Create with AI' feature launched March 2025, eroding the rationale for a paid third-party app.
How many people work at Gliffy?: The dedicated Gliffy unit inside Perforce had approximately 7 employees as of June 2026, up from about 4 in January 2023, according to Crustdata workforce tracking. Some directories list it as 2 to 10 employees, indicating a very lean, small team.
Who is Gliffy's biggest competitor?: Gliffy's biggest threat is arguably its own host platform, Atlassian, which now ships free native Confluence Whiteboards with AI diagram generation (October 2025). Third-party rivals include draw.io (top-installed Marketplace app), Lucidchart (96% Fortune 500 adoption per Tempo.io), and Miro.
Is Gliffy profitable?: Gliffy does not report standalone financials. A dated third-party estimate from Datanyze put its revenue around $6.3M with roughly 25 employees, though this appears outdated versus the 7-employee headcount reported for June 2026. Parent Perforce reported $644M revenue in 2025, down from $654M in 2024.
What is Gliffy's Zero Egress product and why does it matter?: Zero Egress is a compliance-focused diagramming app Perforce launched for Confluence Cloud in December 2025 and extended to Atlassian Government Cloud in July 2026, keeping data inside a customer's instance to serve regulated customers ahead of Atlassian's 2029 Data Center end-of-support deadline.

Timeline

2026-07Perforce extends Gliffy Zero Egress app to Atlassian Government Cloud
2026-02Perforce releases FY2025 earnings early to reassure lenders amid AI disruption fears
2025-12Perforce launches Gliffy Zero Egress Isolated Cloud-Ready app for Confluence Cloud
2025-10Atlassian ships Rovo smart create AI diagram generation in Confluence Whiteboards
2025-06Forty8Fifty Labs named Gliffy Partner of the Year for largest individual cloud sale
2025-03Gliffy ships OpenAI-powered Create with AI feature for Confluence Cloud
2025-01Gliffy Online stops new signups and drops monday.com integration
2024-06Gliffy adds multi-page diagram support after 2024 Atlassian Forge platform update
2024-03Atlassian broadly rolls out native Confluence Whiteboards
2019-04Perforce ownership settles equally between Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners

Revision history

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