Diligent Entities vs. Microsoft Visio

I would recommend Diligent Entities for organisations with 20 or more entities as a valuable asset for ensuring secure and streamlined entity management. I would probably not recommend the product for companies with only a few entities, as the solution is quite expensive and it is geared towards larger, structured organisations, particularly those with international companies.

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Given the versatility and diversity of the diagrams that can be created with Microsoft Visio, we use this tool for the most diverse activities. With our students, we use it to organize group activities and manage the tasks that everyone has to complete. In research groups, we use it to divide tasks and create organization charts. For research activities, especially the more complex ones carried out, for example, in PhD programmes, the diagrams allow us to display all the work phases graphically.

• Integration of Single Sign On with your organisational security measures.
• Creation of new tabs for entity information headings.
• Tailoring of data fields for business requirements.

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• Visio comes with icons that can help differentiate processes within a map. These can be used to be a legend and helps create a visually appealing flow.
• Visio is user-friendly and allows the user to easily navigate through the different creative options that can be used.
• Because this is a Microsoft product, Visio works well with other Microsoft products for easy translation.

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• The process for issuing and cancelling shares could be made easier.
• At times, the data is slow to update.
• There are some click-through fields that aren't necessary.

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• For me personally I cannot highlight anything specific that has any bearing on how I use the product. Everything is very straightforward and clearly signposted including template desgins and categories. The layout is easy to navigate and as it's part of the MS Office ecosystem means there is less to learn as I'm used to a lot of the cross product functionality.

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We use Microsoft Visio to keep our diagrams updated and to that end we will need the subscription to keep using the software. Otherwise we will be left with PDF versions of the diagrams.

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Whilst most of the features in Diligent are of a high standard, there are some functions that could be made more user-friendly, to enable greater use of the product by more senior managers who may not have the time, coding, or other technical skills required to work out some of the functionality.

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I think Microsoft Visio is pretty easy to initially pick up and understand the user interface to dive into make basic models. It would be nice if there were some fit for purpose templates so that not as much time needs to be spent on some types of engineering diagram structure. Trying to work on a single Visio file with multiple team members is also a sticking point.

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Overall, I feel that Microsoft's support is weak. They are now such a behemoth that their model of putting documentation online for their users to sift through is totally outgrown. Given the amount of money you pay for these licenses, Microsoft should provide easy one-on-one support for their products via email or chat. The idea of paying their rates for support incidents is ridiculous. If you have an enormous amount of time on your hands, use their support websites and you will eventually find a solution most of the time.

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Whilst Ontra and Kuberno are both excellent products, the cost of each was prohibitive when compared with Diligent Entities, and neither product integrated with the Australian Securities Investment Commission company portal for lodgement purposes.

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Even though it’s a more expensive solution, Vizio is built for the enterprise. Therefore, it integrates perfectly with our existing Microsoft stack, and quite frankly, because it’s such a more mature product, it provides exactly the functionality we need and expect.

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• Diligent Entities has enabled us to automate entity management.
• Diligent Entities has improved security via single sign on.
• Diligent Entities has improved entity reporting.

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• Visio diagrams have help us streamline processes that reduce costs and improve efficiencies.
• It is a very complete program, it allows you to make industrial and civil works diagrams. It also allows you to design 3D graphics. It is a very reliable program.
• Its ability to work with vectors is a big plus. It can easily import SVG graphics, edit their individual lines and then being able to export the edited SVG again.

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