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Lucidchart vs SmartDraw comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Lucidchart
Ranking in Mind Mapping Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
Visual Collaboration Platforms (3rd)
SmartDraw
Ranking in Mind Mapping Software
6th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
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Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Mind Mapping Software category, the mindshare of Lucidchart is 22.7%, up from 20.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SmartDraw is 5.5%, up from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

MichaelChirinian - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 2, 2022
Intuitive, integrates well, and is a great way to change text into visual ideas
I'm not a super user, and there might be a way of doing it that I haven't explored, but I was looking for some specific icons that are just standard icons, and I found the icon library to be very focused on architecture icons. It didn't have as many standard or generic icons. Another thing that somewhat irritated me is the fact that there is a paste function in the menu, but when you right-click and select paste, it tells you that you can't use paste. You must press Command-V or Apple-V to paste. They give you a menu option to paste, but every time you use that, they say, "We don't accept it." On top of that, normally, you'd have an option for paste or paste values, but when you use the paste function, you don't have that capability. So, to copy text from one place, I have to use Command-V to paste it, but if I don't like the format, I've got to go back and do copy style and then paste style on top of that. It is a small detail, but when you're doing diagrams, it is annoying that they don't support paste values. It is a small irk. I'm not penalizing it, and I still think it is a five-star product. In terms of other bigger things, I don't really have any comments or criticism so far.
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I have a subscription as an individual user for one year, and it is not expensive."
"The licensing is pretty cost-effective but I haven't considered it on an enterprise level."
"I was using the free version of Lucidchart, which was very helpful."
"The price and licensing are good."
"The price was low enough to make me think that it was fine, I'll go for it. I think it's $80 or so. It's not too expensive."
"Lucidchart's pricing model is not excessive, as compared to similar products. It is pretty much in line with everyone else."
"Pricing comes in at about $100 for a year's subscription, which is very reasonable if this is a tool that you will use more than once."
"We signed up for the month-to-month and it charged us all at once for the whole year. I believe we signed up for the $7.99 one. I think that was the price."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
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Questions from the Community

LucidChart vs LucidSpark for brainstorming sessions over Zoom
Hi @Krista Thompson ​ - Yes, LucidSpark is a much more nimble and, in some ways, user-friendly tool than LucidChart. LucidSpark is designed to do a better job managing multiple users participating ...
Do you recommend Lucidchart?
I definitely recommend Lucidchart. I feel it is one of the top visual collaboration platforms that’s available on the market. Out of all the solutions I have tried, it is by far the best for diagra...
Can we use a product like Lucidchart for "personal" use?
Absolutely! Lucidchart is a clever tool that is fit for purpose for whatever activity you would like - whether it's your thoughts or processes. There is a well-populated library of well-designed te...
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