Visio - for someone already using Microsoft services
May 15, 2019
Visio - for someone already using Microsoft services
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Visio
We use Visio to make block diagrams for various project plans. Specifically, I have used it for making AV diagrams to show stakeholders what it will take in order to make a conference room perform the tasks asked by them. The complexity levels within Visio can be helpful in updating floorplans on occasion as well, but I would prefer making something in Bluebeam for that specifically.
- Block diagrams
- Flowcharts and UML plans
- Floorplan updates
- Org Charts
- Better Office 365 view
- Image detection and integration into floor plan pieces
- Manually moving connectors could be easier
- We're able to show a professional flow chart really quick.
- The service can be added quickly to someone's Office 365 account (accounting for propagation time) and is allowed on multiple devices.
- Exporting to PDF is simple so you can lock in on a project's chart or plan for everyone to view.
Visio does a great job with flowchart work. If you already have a subscription to Office 365, then its not much more to add to your current license. draw.io is a free service that you can use online, but it requires you to be online in order to use it at all.
Bluebeam is a better option to use for floorplan work, but it does cost a lot more.
Lucidchart was something we looked into but didn't go with it because it would be a separate cost that could have been bundled with the services we already have with Microsoft.
Bluebeam is a better option to use for floorplan work, but it does cost a lot more.
Lucidchart was something we looked into but didn't go with it because it would be a separate cost that could have been bundled with the services we already have with Microsoft.