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Or I don't know how to describe it, because right now I can't find an example, but more "comic" like maybe. I know that Venka Subramanian once had such a nice article about Akka with beautiful diagrams, but can't find it either :(
Draw.io - though a friend actually used some Jira plugin that produced nice results.
You'll have to design and style the diagram yourself though. With a vector drawing app, there are no constraints on how the diagram could look - the appearance is entirely up to you.
Dedicated diagramming programs like Omnigraffle (Mac only) and Visio (Windows only) come with predefined diagramming shapes and the ability to connect shapes with lines. They save time and include options to customise the appearance of the diagram. However, the finished diagram may be a little less visually attractive if you rely on the default settings.
1) Use pen and paper and/or graphviz to find most pleasant/understandable layout. It's may be not that obvious.
2) Use vector graphics editor (Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape or CorelDRAW) to draw by hand.
Any vector drawing tool will let you create a diagram like the example you posted. Examples: Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch (Mac only), Affinity Designer, Figma (browser-based with an Electron desktop client). You'll have to design and style the diagram yourself though. With a vector drawing app, there are no constraints on how the diagram could look - the appearance is entirely up to you. Dedicated diagramming…
I make such diagrams in two steps: 1) Use pen and paper and/or graphviz to find most pleasant/understandable layout. It's may be not that obvious. 2) Use vector graphics editor (Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape or CorelDRAW) to draw by hand.
I always thought there must be some special tool, way better than Draw.io, OmniGraffle and everything, but just vector graphics. Maybe quiet some work.
It does not take a lot of practice to get decent results and they also have some nice networking/AWS icon templates. I think they still have a free account option with limited sheets.