Lucidchart vs Microsoft Visio

• Wide variety of shapes and options give you a lot of flexibility beyond the standard flow chart.
• GUI is easy to use and loads/edits fast.
• I like that you can share links to dynamic versions of charts, so that others can see changes without having to send a new version.

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• Visio is a highly flexible design and documentation platform that enables clear representation of systems and solutions
• Visio is the digital version of a whiteboard that can be used to solidify an idea into a design
• The ability to export a design to a PDF allows easy sharing with others that do not use Visio

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• Specifying an exact color for lines, backgrounds, or text is not easy. It would be great to be able to enter a 6 character HEX code. Matching brand colors is important when presenting charts to management or clients.

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• The shapes library can be a little daunting if you're unfamiliar. Unless you know what you're looking for and where to find it, you can spend a lot of time looking for a particular shape or icon. But once you find it, you can add it to your shapes menu for easy access.
• You can also spend a lot of time selecting your defaults for shapes, arrows, font size, etc. But like the shapes library, once you get it down, it's locked in.
• Be prepared to spend a few hours playing with Visio before figuring out all the nuances. But if you're a beginner and need to create a process flow or diagram, you can do it very quickly without a lot of effort or training. The fun stuff takes a little longer to master.

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• Lucidchart is a product used daily by the organization so it was well worth the investment.
• Because it isn't the best for mobile wireframes, we did have to look elsewhere for that piece and I would have preferred keeping it all in one product.

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• I think Microsoft Visio has had a positive impact on my organization and has helped foster great collaboration within teams and organizations leading to improved business process agility and outcomes.

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