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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThe Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite empowers teams to ideate, plan, design, build, and launch game-changing solutions from a shared infinite canvas.

    $0

    per month

    Slack

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASlack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools, such as MailChimp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in December 2020. The product is free to use, and also has paid plans with more features and greater controls. The…

    $8.75

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Lucid Visual Collaboration SuiteSlack
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    Individual
    $9
    per month per user
    Team
    $10
    per month per user (3 user minimum)
    Enterprise
    .
    per year
    Free
    $0
    Pro
    $7.25*
    per month per user
    Business+
    $12.50*
    per month per user
    Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Lucid Visual Collaboration SuiteSlack
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—*Per active user, per month, when paying once a year. Pro is $8.75 USD per active user when paying month to month. Business+ is $15.00 USD per active user when paying month to month.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Lucid Visual Collaboration SuiteSlack
    Considered Both Products
    Lucid Software
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is more modern, Visio seems clunky to me.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Much easier to use, support for mermaid diagram and code, better collaboration, easy to connect components and orientation and boxing together
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    In my opinion, Smartsheet doesn't have nearly the same great tools to diagramming and project management. Pricewise they were comparable so picking Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite was the easiest pick.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    No experience with similar projects
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    i havent used any
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    I actually did not try any other similar services, beside Excalidraw and the build-in capabilities of Googe Docs.
    But needless to say, they are much more basic and cannot really be compared to Lucidchart
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    If it's solo work, I prefer Lucidchart over all its competitors. For larger group collaboration, Lucidspark or Miro is much much preferred than Lucidchart. Figma is ok for some basic use but can't handle complex stuffs. MURAL and Visio are just terrible products to use in …
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Lucid chart is cheaper and on Saas
    More intuitive
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    I have used Microsoft Visio for over 20 years and have found it always provided the functionality that I've needed. In the case where I began using Lucidchart, I started working at a company where Lucid was used instead of Visio. For me, the key was having an app that I could …
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Lucidchart offers more features and greater complexity than MindMeister. Further, it has more integration opportunities.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Visio is a high-performance tool, but we couldn't really use it to collaborate in a team that has a mix of Mac and Windows computers. Trying to get licenses coordinated and virtual machines set up was a mess. It was significantly easier and less expensive to just get a Visio …
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    There is a small feature where organizational structures can be created. But this is minimal and it also assumes the data rather quickly, Lucid chat allows much more detail and means you can narrate against the contacts. It's highly detailed.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Its a web-based tool and much easier to share and access.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Much of the same functionality and features. Lucidchart wins over Visio due to the collaboration component where multiple users can work on the same file in real-time and tag comments.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    I've used Visual Paradigm, Google Slides, and Powerpoint- none of them were as robust or easy to use as Lucidchart.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Simplicity - I don't need to build complex things, so Lucidchart is the perfect tool as it allows to build and share processes very quickly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    MURAL didn't have the same process mapping capabilities we were looking for and Lucidchart had way more templates for us to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Gliffy was terrible! Lucidchart was head and shoulders above Gliffy at the time we elected to make the change.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    I used MindMapper for a while but switched to Lucidchart because it better suited my needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    I wasn't engaged in decision making process of choosing diagramming tool. However from what I know main reasons were:
    • eays to access and use
    • fully cross-platform web-based solution
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Used draw.io but not anywhere close to the feature set that Lucidchart has to offer.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Airtable was difficult to use, Lucidchart is easy.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    I have previously [used] some other chart tools, but what makes Lucidchart the proffered one is the simplicity and the efficiency of using it. The existing templates were really helpful, first of all because I understood better what type of diagram suits better our needs, and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Miro has some pretty nice features but Lucidchart has better templates and shape options. I do miss the 'frame' feature in Miro that allows you to create a box around a set of steps and then you're able to move the entire box with all of the steps and arrows as one single …
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Creately doesn't offer any integration with other applications, while Lucidchart does.
    Incentivized
    Salesforce
    Chose Slack
    I used teams at my previous job and loved it. When I came to my current job, I felt very uneasy with switching to Slack. It wasn't that it was hard to learn or that it didn't do that same thing, it was just a little bit of a learning curve. Also, at my last job, Microsoft Teams …
    Incentivized
    Chose Slack
    Teams is very well integrated with Microsoft products. So for any organization with Microsoft as their software foundation, it's a natural fit. Slack is well gear towards cloud-based organizations and as well as organization which are assets light and want to get onboard …
    Incentivized
    Chose Slack
    Slack is much faster and easy to use than Skype. The group conversations are more fluid, it's easier to setup a conversation group and we have more flexibility. However, Skype has a better history record, making it safer when dealing with serious subjects/projects, and allows …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    1099 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    503 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    876 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    426 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    1118 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    510 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    600 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    295 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    732 Answers
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    330 Answers
    Features
    Lucid Visual Collaboration SuiteSlack
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite and Slack
    Feature
    Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    7.9
    628 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.6430 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.961 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings7.8363 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.0396 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings9.4601 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings8.2608 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.3275 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite and Slack
    Feature
    Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    8.7
    636 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings9.6635 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings8.7632 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings9.2620 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings8.1413 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.8412 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite and Slack
    Feature
    Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    8.4
    603 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings8.2326 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings8.2541 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings8.4527 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings7.9429 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.3411 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.3362 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.0455 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Lucid Visual Collaboration SuiteSlack
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Miro
    Score9 out of 10
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Lucid Visual Collaboration SuiteSlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1165 ratings)
    9.1
    (639 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (1134 ratings)
    9.0
    (255 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (888 ratings)
    10.0
    (68 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Lucid Visual Collaboration SuiteSlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Lucid Software
    Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is effective for process documentation and knowledge sharing across teams. For us, we used it to map out individual roles and specific tasks within each role to create clear and visual workflows that others can follow at any time. A key scenario where it works well in our business for business continuity during absences another colleague can pick up the role by following the process on Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite with minimal disruption. The visual diagrams are easy to understand and a written document.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    Slack is ideal for Scrum and agile teams that need continuous communication during sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, testing, and retrospectives. Slack is well-suited for maintaining team knowledge through searchable conversations and dedicated channels, where experienced team members help onboard new QA analysts.
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    Pros
    Lucid Software
    • Large number of predefined charts, diagrams, flows
    • A great repository of various symbols and objects
    • The easiness of using and manipulating objects and shapes. There is a lot of auto-editing and adjusting which the software does for you which saves a lot of your time.
    • Easy way of duplicating shapes.
    • While working with the app everything feels organic and natural. You don't get the clunky/limited feeling which happens with some other similar apps.
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    Salesforce
    • Customer issues: Threads feature allows us to group a particular issue in a single thread and discuss within that thread. I can use the thread link to embed in JIRA ticket for tracking progress in JIRA (which is our details engineering tracking system).
    • Ability to add folder to Slack channel helps keep important information, documents easily accessible. e.g., we use this to keep a "ramp up" folder that can be used by any new joiner.
    • Global search is effective when I forget which group a particular message was in.
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    Cons
    Lucid Software
    • The sign in page could use some help. When I first signed up, it was really difficult to login, unless I was logged into the perfect Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite software. It doesn’t seem to have a route to get people to the right place if you’re in the wrong place.
    • It’s nearly impossible to move content off of the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite if you’re looking to get your content into a different platform.
    • Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite requires frequent updates and refreshes of the pages (at least daily).
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    Salesforce
    • Would love a better integration with GitHub. For example, notifications when your PR is updated, when review is requested, @-mention in comments, etc.
    • Improved "Later" tab, for example the ability to create to-do lists or making the "Later" tab into a more powerful to-do list (annotate items with notes)
    • More powerful integrations, e.g. Google Calendar could render a calendar view within Slack, rather than sending the daily schedule
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Lucid Software
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    To be more transparent, I give 10 because Slack serves our collaboration needs. It provide us a good platform for team communication relaying important update within the company, it has even mobile app where you can install in your phone to monitor any updates within that team that needs your immediate attention and intervention.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Lucid Software
    The usability of Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is bar none and incomparable to any other tool used in the past. There is such a vast offering that covers all the needs of any user in industries far and wide. It is no doubt that this is a firm recommendation for anyone and everyone to utilize this tool for all their needs.
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    Salesforce
    Slack has good usability. Devs that are not familiar with the platform are able to jump into conversations and start sharing code and links within just minutes. Non developers are also able to understand the layout such as the Project Managers that are keeping the projects on track. We have not seen any tickets where employees are having trouble understanding Slack.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Lucid Software
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Yes, the app works 24/7. I don't even recall having any period that we could not use since the implementation. Even the maintenance periods are barely noticeable and our work is not impacted by it when it happens.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Lucid Software
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Slack is a soft app, we don't have many issues with it. I recall one or two people complaining about something during our usage period, but I didn't have a bad experience. When the app is slow, usually the problem is with my computer or my internet. The app works just fine.
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    Support Rating
    Lucid Software
    I reached out about being able to access Linear through their new acquisition partner, and they kept pointing me to the same article even though I told them it wasn't giving me the information I needed. I asked for a meeting with a CSM and they didn't reach out to help. I've also tried to contact some PM friends to give feedback, but no one seems to care
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    Salesforce
    Whenever I've had to troubleshoot an issue with Slack (which, to be honest, has not happened very often), their online documentation has been easy to locate, easy to understand, and effective in resolving my issue. Slack's ever-growing popularity also means that there's a large community of practice out there that can be depended upon.
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    Implementation Rating
    Lucid Software
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I was not part of the implementation team, but I recall being 100% happy and excited to learn and use a new tool. I'm still am to be honest.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Lucid Software
    Lucidchart is well beyond Microsoft Visio and is constantly improving. Visio is pretty much stagnant and hasn't been improved for several years, Lucid is constantly adding new functionality like AI powered functions and tools. We have no reason to pay for Visio licenses when Lucid can provide so much more for less.
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    Salesforce
    I like Slack better than ClickUp, because I would spend 30-60 minutes a day updating my ClickUp tasks. The way ClickUp was used was very micromanaging. I billed by the hour, so I was willing to put in the time to alert the boss what tasks I was working on.
    One of my jobs used Hive - I mostly just ran it in the background in case anyone messaged me. I did not use it often.
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    Return on Investment
    Lucid Software
    • Though I can't necessarily provide hard numbers, I can confidently say that Lucidchart has saved countless hours for myself and my teams as we don't need to try to develop some type of complex diagram using markup or any kind of code.
    • I have previously been able to build a complete ERD using Lucidchart in a past position, which the company never had before. It ended up being used by countless teams in the company and ultimately in a large-scale data stack migration effort.
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    Salesforce
    • Slack has been incredibly helpful in connecting various tech apps and ecosystems, creating a more streamlined and responsive process.
    • Slack has made it significantly easier to communicate with our team members across multiple time zones, creating a more engaging environment for our all-remote team.
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    ScreenShots

    Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite Screenshots

    Screenshot of how Lucid helps teams to clarify complexity, align their insights.Screenshot of where information can be imported, exported, and shared whenever and wherever it is needed.Screenshot of how Lucidchart offers secure intelligent diagramming that is built for teams.