Ask for the view you need
Cloudcraft draws everything it scans. Describe the view you want, like one service or only the public endpoints, and change it by prompt.
The AI-native Cloudcraft alternative
Live maps of your cloud and any other data source, from a bird’s-eye view down to a single service.
Eraser vs Cloudcraft
How Eraser compares to Cloudcraft
Cloudcraft draws polished 3D diagrams of live AWS and Azure accounts, with cost estimates, and is free inside Datadog. Eraser adds frontier AI models to draft and edit diagrams, connects your CMDB and code as well as your clouds, and keeps docs and diagrams together.
| Compare | Eraser | Cloudcraft  |
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| AI diagramming | Supported: Yes Powered by frontier models: architecture, network, cloud, process and more | Not supported: No |
| Edit with AI | Supported: Yes Describe the change; the diagram updates | Not supported: No |
| AI follows your standards | Supported: Yes Presets of rules, templates, reference architectures and brand styles | Not supported: No No AI generation to apply standards to |
| MCP server for AI agents | Supported: Yes AI assistants and coding agents, like Claude, Copilot and others, can create, read and update diagrams | Not supported: No REST API only |
| Generate diagrams from live cloud environments |
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| Generate diagrams from CMDBs and EA tools |
| Not supported: No |
| Generate diagrams from codebases |
| Not supported: No No Terraform or IaC import |
| Expandable views | Supported: Yes Click into any box to open its own view, then move from a system overview down through layers of detail | Partially supported: Partial Filters, presets and a 3D or 2D toggle; no drill-down |
| Animations | Supported: Yes Animated flows show how a request or data moves step by step, so processes are easier to follow | Not supported: No |
| Real-time collaboration | Supported: Yes On every plan, in the browser, with comments and unlimited free guests | Partially supported: Paid plans Team editing on Pro and Enterprise; the Datadog edition is read-only |
| Docs and diagrams in one file | Supported: Yes A note editor with embedded diagrams and wikilinks | Not supported: No Diagrams only |
| Diagram as code | Supported: Yes Edit as text, or drag on the canvas | Not supported: No Blueprints are JSON through the API |
| Deployment options |
| Partially supported: SaaS only Hosted in AWS us-east-1, GovCloud on Enterprise; no self-hosting |
The difference
Why teams choose Eraser over Cloudcraft
Drill down and animate
Click into any box to open its own view, and play animated flows step by step. Cloudcraft has filters and a 3D toggle, without drill-down.
More than your cloud accounts
Connect AWS, Azure and Google Cloud at the organization level, plus your CMDB, VMware, Cisco networks, codebases and any other data source.
Frequently asked questions
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How do I move from Cloudcraft to Eraser?
Connect the same AWS, Azure or Google Cloud accounts to Eraser, and it draws architecture diagrams from what is deployed. There is nothing to redraw by hand.
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Does Eraser support Google Cloud?
Yes. Eraser connects to AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, including a whole AWS organization, Azure tenant or Google Cloud organization, and draws architecture diagrams from what is deployed.
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Can Eraser edit a cloud diagram with AI?
Yes. Describe the change, like adding a failover region or highlighting public endpoints, and Eraser updates the diagram. You can also edit it as code or on the canvas.
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Can Eraser generate diagrams with AI?
Yes. Eraser AI runs on frontier models. Describe a system, paste code or upload a file, and it drafts an architecture diagram, flowchart, ERD, sequence diagram, BPMN process or almost any other diagram, and you can keep editing it by prompt, as code or on the canvas.
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Can Eraser draw diagrams from my live infrastructure?
Yes. Connect AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, a CMDB such as ServiceNow, VMware, Cisco networks, a Git repository and other data sources, and Eraser draws architecture diagrams from what you actually run. Live data sources are available on paid plans.
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Does Eraser provide an MCP server?
Yes. The Eraser MCP server lets an agent create, search, read, update and export diagrams from clients like Claude, Cursor, VS Code and ChatGPT. It is free to use, subject to the AI credit limits of your plan. See the MCP client catalog for setup instructions.
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Can I trust my data with Eraser?
Eraser is committed to enterprise-grade security. We are SOC II type 2 certified and annually penetration tested. Security documentation is available on our trust portal, or reach out to hello@eraser.io. Additionally Eraser will never use user data for training models. Nor will our LLM API providers.
Live diagrams you can actually edit
Connect your cloud, then ask AI for the view you need. Your diagram stays yours to change.