ConceptDraw "Pro" Visio in disguise? Close, but not quite.
July 20, 2019
ConceptDraw "Pro" Visio in disguise? Close, but not quite.
Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with ConceptDraw PRO
So, this software appears to want to be Microsoft Visio but it falls a little short. The overall software is very resource-intensive and will slow your computer down to a crawl if you are attempting to multitask. On top of this, there are many glitches in the software where graphics within the software itself do no properly draw/appear on the screen. Now, with that being said, it DOES do a fantastic job in assisting in us drawing floor plans/layouts for the restaurant and bar areas of our business. The graphics/shapes are very clean and crisp but getting them to work together is a little tricky at times.
- The collections of images and shapes are very nice.
- Creating an easy "quick and dirty" layout can be done in seconds.
- They kind of nickel and dime you for shapes and images which is kind of a bummer.
- The overall functionality is very quirky. Trying to move items is difficult and not very precise.
- Layers are done very strangely. You can easily add shapes to the wrong layer and trying to get them on the correct layer is a hassle.
- Something about the software puts a lot of strain on even my most powerful PC.
- Positive. Our table selection screens look amazing and are VERY clear and easy for our employees to understand.
- Negative. The software is just hard to use and is very time consuming if you need to create something detailed.
- Positive. The price isn't too bad.
- Negative. They nickel and dime you for shapes and images.
Visio just did not have the resources or shapes that I needed to create clean and beautiful layouts for our business. I stumbled upon ConceptDraw while trying to find something with restaurant and bar shapes. After I purchased it, I was very disappointed with how difficult it was to use and how slow the overall performance was, but after wrestling with it for a few hours I was able to get a great looking layout.
Using ConceptDraw PRO
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Technical support not required | Unnecessarily complex Difficult to use Inconsistent Slow to learn Cumbersome Lots to learn |
- The shapes look good as do the images.
- Moving shapes
- Editing shapes
- Creating layers