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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SmartDraw

    Score5.9 out of 10
    N/ASmartDraw is a diagramming and flow chart building tool from SmartDraw Software in San Diego, California.

    $131.40

    per year (for a single user on an individual plan)

    Microsoft Visio

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft offers Visio, a diagramming tool for building flowcharts, diagrams (e.g. network diagrams), org charts and floor plans, available online as a subscription and also in enterprise level packages (e.g. Visio Professional).

    $5

    per month per user

    Pricing
    SmartDrawMicrosoft Visio
    Editions & Modules
    Team
    $119.40
    per year per user (3 minimum)
    Individual
    $131.40
    per year single user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Visio Plan 1
    $5.00
    per month per user
    Visio Plan 2
    $15.00
    per month per user
    Visio Standard 2024
    $309.99
    one-time fee On-premises diagramming solution, licensed for one PC
    Visio Professional 2024
    $579.99
    one-time fee On-premises diagramming solution, licensed for one PC
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SmartDrawMicrosoft Visio
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    SmartDrawMicrosoft Visio
    Considered Both Products
    SmartDraw Software
    Chose SmartDraw
    We really like the features of smart draw and the unique library of objects.
    Incentivized
    Chose SmartDraw
    Better priced and easier to work with.
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Visio
    Visio is kind of in a class by itself (or Microsoft wouldn't have purchased the company way back in the 2000s) There have been a couple of competitors, but they really don't have the same functionality as Visio. I picked the upper and lower limit competitors Samrtdraw and Auto…
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Visio
    MS visio has the advantange of having variety stencils across all the OEM, I create the visual reprenstation of exact network design
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Visio
    Visio is easier to use however a smart draw is a wonderful tool with some unique libraries. Visio, however, is a little easier to license, install and manage.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Visio
    Being a seasoned Microsoft user, Visio is easy to learn and catch onto because it's similar to other MS apps that we're all so familiar with already. This makes it easy when you have to create highly complex and detailed work that would be a struggle on another platform.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    SmartDrawMicrosoft Visio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.8
    (14 ratings)
    8.1
    (70 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)