iScape vs. Microsoft Visio

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
iScape
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
iScape - Outdoor Home Designer is a free application designed to design outdoor living spaces. The application uses augmented reality and a robust image library to create landscape designs.
$29.99
per month
Microsoft Visio
Score 7.4 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
iScapeMicrosoft Visio
Editions & Modules
Pro
$29.99 ($299)
per month (per year)
Enterprise
Custom Solutions
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
iScapeMicrosoft Visio
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEnterprise pricing is custom, and can contain multiple licenses, customization, premium customer support, integrations.
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User Ratings
iScapeMicrosoft Visio
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(71 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(6 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(14 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
iScapeMicrosoft Visio
Likelihood to Recommend
iScape Holdings Inc.
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
If I wanted to produce best-in-class deliverables, particularly for an external-facing document where presentation quality matters, I would use Visio. For an organization that wants to standardize and ensure consistent deliverables across teams, I consider Visio a strong option. However, if I need a quick illustration of a process flow or architecture, I would use another tool to avoid spending more time than necessary.
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Pros
iScape Holdings Inc.
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
  • Microsoft Visio is excellent for organizing thought processes related to our more complex research.
  • The diagrams created with Microsoft Visio are ideal for graphically displaying the internal organization of work and research groups through flow diagrams.
  • Microsoft Visio is a great tool for managing our students' activities by creating flowcharts that help us graphically visualize the steps of their group work.
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Cons
iScape Holdings Inc.
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
  • When navigating through swim lanes, the user must be careful between switching from the point to the connection features as it can be difficult to remember which mode you’re in.
  • When drawing “decision points,” it can be difficult to type words like “yes” or “no” between the connection lines.
  • The exporting options aren’t ideal. They are hard to create in PDF format.
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Likelihood to Renew
iScape Holdings Inc.
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
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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Usability
iScape Holdings Inc.
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Not the most intuitive but when you get going it’s relatively easy to adopt. Other tools like Miro and Lucid provide more online seminars which would be nice. Also lack of group collaboration on live board hinders Microsoft Visio compared to these other platforms.
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Support Rating
iScape Holdings Inc.
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
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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Alternatives Considered
iScape Holdings Inc.
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
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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Return on Investment
iScape Holdings Inc.
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
  • Reduces the amount of time I need to create process flow diagrams. In the past I would use Powerpoint or Word which required a lot more effort and time and never looked as good. Visio just takes that headache away.
  • Only negative is that I personally believe it should always have been part and parcel of the Office suite, thus giving more users the opportunity to use it rather than specifically having to justify its separate purchase within our organisation. Different now with Office 365 of course!
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