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Microsoft Visio

Overview

What is Microsoft Visio?

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).

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9 out of 10
March 13, 2023
In my company Microsoft Visio we use it to represent the network diagrams of the installations we do. Once the installation is complete, …
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Pricing

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Plan 1

$5.00

Cloud
Per User Per Month

Plan 2

$15.00

Cloud
Per User Per Month

Standard

$280.00

Cloud

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Details

What is Microsoft Visio?

Microsoft Visio Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

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).

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 7.3.

The most common users of Microsoft Visio are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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March 13, 2023

complement your work

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
In my company Microsoft Visio we use it to represent the network diagrams of the installations we do. Once the installation is complete, we will only provide the customer with a Visio diagram of the entire installation. As for the price, it is fair to say that it is reasonable considering the power of this software. It has a large number of templates and objects that you can include in your diagrams.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Microsoft Visio as a tool to visualize processes through diagrams and flows. It is a very useful and creative tool to display all the parts that take part in any kind of process, and it helps to understand it better and create solutions for any opportunity area. I use this software in my school projects to innovate and improve processes, where I get to visualize all the actions and improvements through the diagrams I create in Microsoft Visio.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Microsoft Visio for all kinds of mapping and visualization needs. I was introduced to it by a new hire who “sketched” out a basic plan for an event were were planning, and since then we’ve adopted it company wide. It serves as a sort of "AutoCAD lite” for simple drafting, makes great org charts, flow charts and has been useful for mind-maps and brainstorming sessions.
December 22, 2022

Visionary Software!

Tanay Pahwa | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft Visio is a program that saves a lot of time since it makes it simple to build shapes and link them using connectors. We can quickly change the diagram, search for specific shapes, and verify the accessibility options. If necessary, we may add a comment. Additionally, we have the option of accessing already-created diagrams and adding images from our desktops or the internet. This tool works well for taking notes, especially for students learning to code who can quickly generate flowcharts.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Visio is made free of charge to all our university's teaching teams, students and researchers. The use we make of it varies according to our daily needs. However, being a versatile tool allows us to use it for different purposes, even very different from each other. For example, we use it a lot both in organizing the activities of researcher working groups and in complex research. We also use it in courses with our students to help them manage their business processes.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We currently use Microsoft Visio as a tool for process control and understanding. All of the departments within our organization require precise workflows in order to operate at the highest level. That's where Visio comes into play, allowing us to see working processes visually and make adjustments to eliminate redundant and unnecessary steps.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Visio is our go to solution for creating diagrams and documentation. We have found no other tool that matches the scope and flexibility of Visio, and now with the free basic web app that is included in Microsoft 365 business plans, we can use it across the organisation without needing to purchase addition licences.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft Visio came in with Office 365 bundle. While the app was rarely used before, we started using it as an alternative to sketching process flows and flow charts on PowerPoint. It offers handy tools and templates to design shapes and object-based drawings. Although we mainly use it for process flow designs, it certainly has the potential to be used as any layout designing tool, based on users' creativity and expertise. I have seen event and marketing teams using Visio to design floor plans etc.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Working in Marketing in a client-facing position, data visualization is a must. Not only for pitching our own products and services, but also to help my clients do the same in their own organization. I've been working in the Microsoft ecosystem ever since I was first in business, so it's nice to have an easy to use program like this under the Microsoft umbrella.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use it to create and ideate payment flows, diagrams for presentations, and API designs. It helps in creating a great visual explanation of complex problems which we use to train and present internally and externally.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft Visio is used to create process maps and outline the flow of a process within the company. Visio helps to identify key controls within a process and helps to explain how certain systems or processes are related to one another. This gives team members and other people a visual idea of the flow of a process that may be examined. I have been using Visio for two years, and I love the visual representation that the final product leaves you.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Visio works for us in a variety of ways, from handling organizational charts to developing process flow charts, office layouts, IT network diagramming, and complex relational database query visualization. Different departments use the product for different purposes, and it really does very nicely in handling a variety of user needs.
Saul Tarazona | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I used it to quickly make floor plans where we detail, facilities, furniture, lights, company assets, parking, etc. On the floor plans, we tend to manipulate a large extension of the gallery tools to find office equipment, decoration, and key parts of the floor plan like elevators, escalators, parking, doors and toilet facilities. During the quality management systems implementation as AS9100 and ISO 9001 we have to develop or recreate processes and procedures that take a good amount of time, thanks to Visio we are able to keep the files safe, and always available for further editing and improvement. Once we are done creating all these very complicated processes, it is a must to have a full company process mapping, MS Visio is very good for this task recreating graphically what otherwise will be a very lengthy text, this is a birds-eye view of the company's process and a whole including the full organizational chart. The competitor Lucidchart does not feature all the amazing tools Visio does, I like much better the customer interface of MS Visio and the compatibility with other MS software. Overall MS Visio is a very strong communication tool, that extends to frontiers that we didn't use yet but I know exist, like the electric circuit. Thanks for the opportunity to share this information, I hope is somehow useful. Saul Tarazona
Allie (Allison) Egerer | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
The company I currently work for has very extensive and complicated processes that we use to market big data, and because of this, it is sometimes a challenge to explain what we do to new clients or employees. We have successfully used Visio to explain these intricate processes in a way that anyone can understand by easily creating clear and concise infographics and charts.
Romi Kalathiya | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We as UI/UX designers do a lot of research and testing, and for that, we make a lot of diagrams and flowcharts that help us to find the user's pain points and stuff. And for that, we regularly use Microsoft Visio and so far we are more than happy. Earlier we were using wireframe and photoshop tools, but it was way more time-consuming and hard to make complex diagrams. With Visio, it became a really easy process and with its templates and pre-made shapes, it made our process much faster and more efficient. It also makes 3D map diagrams which are helpful in a lot of cases and you can pull data from external sources, so really easy to map user testing data for us.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Visio to create organization charts, map out business processes, and design financial system diagrams. I often link it to presentations in powerpoint, have underlying excel models to support some of the quantitative analysis, and post it to the Team when sharing with coworkers. I also convert it to Lucid when working with teams that are not on as familiar with the application.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Visio as an all-in-one diagram/workflow mapping tool to help visualize processes or mechanisms that are too complex to outline without a dedicated visual. These could span across the org, from customer-focused workflows to HR mechanisms/processes to operational activities that require multiple stakeholders and/or 3rd parties.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I have many uses for Microsoft Visio. Firstly, I use Microsoft Visio to diagram my network. This makes it a very useful tool for network troubleshooting. I also use Microsoft Visio to diagram my complex audio system. In the past, I have used Microsoft Visio to flowchart processes in manufacturing and building Organizational charts. When I started using Microsoft Visio to diagram my networks, Microsoft had a great selection of downloadable network icons to match the equipment that I was using.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In the design and discovery phases of our software design projects we use Microsoft Visio to map out existing paths of the IVR system that users can move thru the application as well as mapping out all future design paths that need to be developed in our future iterations planned in development
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our firm used Microsoft Visio to develop flowcharts, visualizations, organization charts and other visually stimulating materials. Specifically, the marketing department developed a lot of visual aids for proposals and other pieces of collateral via Microsoft Visio. We started with the provided templates to develop a lot of these materials in our own branding and color palette.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Microsoft Visio for all our projects to create flow charts. Microsoft Visio makes it easy for my team to conceptualize and map out an entirely new process and get it in front of stakeholders in a short period of time. Microsoft Visio lets us create schedules, timelines, which helps our support teams visualize and better assist in project implementations.
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