Community vs Professional vs Server Edition
VisualEther ships in three editions. The Community Edition is designed to teach protocol flows using sequence diagrams. The Professional and Server editions are feature-identical — both add CI/CD workflows and AI-based analysis through the built-in MCP server and Claude Code. They differ only in where you're licensed to run VisualEther: Professional is one developer on up to two personal machines; Server adds team seats and the right to install on a shared CI / VM / server.
| Feature | 🌱 Community | 💼 Professional | 🖥️ Server |
|---|---|---|---|
| Output formats | PDF only | PDF, HTML, NDJSON, Markdown | PDF, HTML, NDJSON, Markdown |
| Paper sizes | A4, Letter | All sizes + custom dimensions | All sizes + custom dimensions |
| Page limit | 30 pages | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Diagram axes (entities) | 10 max | Up to 64 per PDF (tunable) | Up to 64 per PDF (tunable) |
| Session tracking | — | Supported | Supported |
| MCP server (AI integration) | — | Supported | Supported |
| Message-by-message annotation | — | Supported | Supported |
| Cross-file session continuity | — | Supported | Supported |
| HTTP serving / auto-browser | — | Supported | Supported |
| Interactive workstation use | PDF viewing only | 1 developer, up to 2 machines | 3 developers, up to 2 machines each |
| Shared CI / server install | — | Not permitted | 1 shared server, VM, or CI build agent |
| FXT templates | All 94 (subject to above limits) | All 94 | All 94 |
| PDF watermark | Yes | None | None |
| Best fit | Learning and small captures | Individual engineer / consultant | Small team + shared automation |
| Price | Free | Try • Buy | Buy |