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A Software Engineer's Best Friend
February 10, 2023

A Software Engineer's Best Friend

Lukas deConantsesznak | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Lucidchart

I think Lucidchart is super easy to use for the basics. The way it can auto map diagram connections and auto-suggest new shapes is extremely helpful. It's also great that it let's you easily duplicate shapes with ctrl+d. It does have a lot of advanced features that most users don't know about, and I have to say that even myself I do not know the vast majority of these advanced features.
Anytime we have to break down requirements into technical implementation, we reach for Lucidchart. Vroom's backend is a distributed system with many microservices, we use Lucidchart to visualize the boundaries, connections, and functionality of these services. We definitely use Lucidchart to help us visualize how we will implement future services and projects. We also use Lucidchart's ERD(Entity Relationship Diagrams) import feature to connect our PostgreSQL database to Lucid and get automatically generated ERD diagrams.
  • Visualizing distributed systems
  • Plugging in complex data systems
  • Collaborating across teams to decide on technical vision
  • I would love an integration with JIRA where the statuses of JIRA issues can change something on a Lucidchart.
  • Increased productivity by making it easier to collaborate
  • Reduced project timelines by making it easier to make technical decisions
  • Enhanced our documentation with diagrams so onboarding new team members is easier
We definitely leverage the integration with Atlassian pretty regularly. We are constantly embedding Lucidchart diagrams in Confluence pages at Vroom.
I have never had to use Lucidchart support, but they have great documentation so for that reason I would give them a very high rating.

Do you think Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite's feature set?

Yes

Did Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite again?

Yes

I think Lucidchart is just better for diagramming complex engineer scenarios. For software engineers, it's really hard to beat. I do like these other tools I have listed, but my favorite is still Lucidchart because it has so many high-quality features that really matter for engineering.
If you need to visualize a new project in a distributed system, Lucidchart is definitely the way to go. Another great use of Lucidchart is if you need to visualize a timeline of sorts. Also, if you want to diagram relationships in your database, and you are utilizing a relational database, Lucidchart has amazing features for this.