Lucidspark - a fun collaboration tool with plenty of features
October 02, 2021
Lucidspark - a fun collaboration tool with plenty of features

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Lucidspark
I started using Lucidspark a month ago when I started on a new project with a customer that uses it regularly. The interface is intuitive and easy to learn right from the start. The collaboration features allow several people to add items to the board simultaneously, facilitating brainstorming sessions and information sharing. Previously, we were using Microsoft Teams for team communication, but that application doesn't have the same flexibility for contributing information in a non-linear format.
Pros
- Can easily rearrange items on the board for prioritization.
- Smart shapes change sloppy sketched shapes into standard shapes for quick diagramming.
- Multiple users can edit the boards simultaneously without getting into each other's way.
Cons
- Magic shapes are limited to a few specific shapes.
- "Organize" doesn't necessarily organize things the way we want them.
- Font sizes on post-it notes default to huge rather than allowing the size to be selected - which means notes with few words seem to be emphasized when they're of equal rating to notes with lots of words.
- Meetings are more effective because people can post ideas without interrupting the speaker.
- The fluid placement of objects allows them to be rearranged at any time to clarify points or group similar objects which may not have been originally placed together.
- Updates are automatically saved so that nothing is lost.
I haven't yet tried the integration with Slack but have used the Google Drive integration for sharing documents or files with other users. Lucidchart is handy for creating architecture diagrams, and it's nice that it's integrated with Lucidspark so that the Lucidchart diagrams and the Lucidspark collaborative boards can be accessed all in the same window.
I have used other virtual whiteboarding systems, but I think Lucidspark is the best implementation of the technology. I can see where the other users' cursors are, so I know who is creating what objects. I can attach comments and notes to others' contributions to ask them questions about it without interrupting the person who's speaking on the call.
Do you think Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite's feature set?
Yes
Did Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
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
Previously we were using Microsoft Teams for most collaboration, but it doesn't have a good whiteboard interface. Visio works OK for some drawings, but it doesn't have collaboration. Lucidspark has the drawing and collaboration features we need. It is also what our customers were using, so we had to switch to it since they were familiar with it and wanted to keep using it.
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