draw.io vs. Microsoft Visio

draw.io

170 Reviews and Ratings

Microsoft Visio

356 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
draw.io	Score7.3 out of 10	N/A	draw.io is an online diagramming tool with integrations with Jira, Google, and Confluence available free online or at cost depending on integration chosen.	$5 per month
Microsoft Visio	Score7.7 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft 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

draw.io

Microsoft Visio

Up to 10 Users: $5
per month
Up to 20 Users: $11
per month
Up to 50 Users: $27.50
per month
Up to 75 Users: $41.25
per month
Up to 100 Users: $55
per month
Up to 200 Users: $95
per month
Up to 500 Users: $152.50
per month
Up to 750 Users: $190
per month
Up to 1,000 Users: $227.50
per month
Up to 2,000 Users: $377.50
per month
Up to 5,000 Users: $827.50
per month
Up to 10,000: 1,577.50
per month

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

Pricing Offerings
draw.io	Microsoft Visio
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	draw.io	Microsoft Visio
Considered Both Products	JGraph (Draw.io) Verified User Chose draw.io Both of them are pretty good on the same level, but draw.io felt more fluid to use than Lucidchart. Lucid had a clunky interface for our taste, and Draw.io has a better user experience with respect to usability. It's a pretty compelling reason for us to switch to Draw.io from … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose draw.io Draw.io is a free online diagram drawing application for workflow, BPM, org charts, UML, ER, network diagrams. No login or registration are required and features include the ability to save locally (including svg), a range of stencils, .vsdx, Lucidchart and Gliffy import and … Incentivized Helpful? Sahil Khan Data Analyst in Product Management at Numerator (Market Research, 1001-5000 employees) Chose draw.io Draw.io has better user interface compared to Visio. It has lot of features which aren't there is Visio. Incentivized Helpful? Pankaj Bhowmik Research Assistant in Engineering at University of Arkansas (Higher Education, 11-50 employees) Chose draw.io I found draw.io right when I was getting tired of using Visio. It has lots of freedom and flexibility. Incentivized Helpful? Michael Jipping Digital Imaging Architect in Corporate at OhioHealth (Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees) Chose draw.io I found the DRAW.IO to be more efficient and easy to use. It allows me to make quick edits and diagrams as my job requires. Competitor software is good too, however, for me, it was more complicated. Its a diagram, there is no need for it to be too complicated. Incentivized Helpful? Ben McClure Head of Development Technologies in Research & Development at Top Floor Technologies (Internet, 11-50 employees) Chose draw.io I find Draw.io to be a happy medium between the options available. It doesn't quite offer the flexibility and power of Xmind or Visio, but it lives in the cloud and doesn't require software installations or similar hassles. The main contenders in my mind ended up being Lucidchar… Incentivized Helpful? Erick de Leon Ponciano Administrador de Redes e Infraestructura C.A. & Co in Information Technology at UNO - Grupo Terra (Oil & Energy, 1001-5000 employees) Chose draw.io It is positioned very well against its competitors, but what really makes it better is that it is very fast and is available all the time, you only use a browser and good internet speed. Incentivized Helpful?	Microsoft Steven Carmean Systems Administrator in Information Technology at Western Governors University (Higher Education, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Microsoft Visio Visio does a great job with flowchart work. If you already have a subscription to Office 365, then its not much more to add to your current license. draw.io is a free service that you can use online, but it requires you to be online in order to use it at all. Bluebeam is a … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Visio Other paid services have rather better aesthetics and template/graphic support compared to Visio. However, Visio is a clear winner being a part of the Microsoft family and the positives it brings along such as collaboration, service, etc. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User 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 Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Visio Visio has a larger number of templates. More versatile. There are many ready-made elements. More reliable. It is better integrated with other software products, both from the Microsoft ecosystem and with other ecosystems. More convenient to learn. There are much more … Incentivized Helpful? Richard Perroset Senior Marketing Leader in Marketing at Covered California (Insurance, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Microsoft Visio Microsoft Visio, with a plethora of templates, shapes, layouts, and designs, Visio is a paradise for your visual modeling requirements. Lucidchart advertises itself as a Visio alternative and boasts of being used by the teams at Cisco, Harvard University, Accenture, and more. … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Microsoft Visio It is a very complete tool, although it is not compatible with multiple devices. You can export your diagrams and share with different media or document management systems. Incentivized Helpful?
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User Ratings
	draw.io	Microsoft Visio
Likelihood to Recommend	8.4 (18 ratings)	8.1 (70 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (5 ratings)
Support Rating	7.8 (5 ratings)	7.3 (14 ratings)
Implementation Rating	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)