Lucidchart vs Visual Paradigm comparison

"The most valuable features are the different templates that they have already created, as well as all the different shapes you can use in the process charts because each shape stands for a different element or thing that's being done. It's easy to distinguish between different steps using the already set-out shapes."

"Its ease of use is most valuable. As compared to draw.io, connecting the lines and doing things like that are much easier in Lucidchart. It has been great for some of the process flow diagrams and data flow diagrams. I can export these diagrams as PDFs and share them with team members."

"The interface is really good and it is very easy to use."

"The collaboration, hands-down, is the top feature. It is valuable because our company doesn't believe in working in silos... While I may be the one leading the efforts, it's very important that my team gets buy-in on decisions being made when we're designing. It's critical, especially in this virtual environment, when we're not in an office to have a team meeting and able to whiteboard something. Lucidchart is an extremely useful tool for our team."

"Lucidchart enables me to put down on paper what I was visualizing in my head. It makes it more shareable than only using words."

"I like how all the contacts in my chart are linked to LinkedIn. That's what makes it really easy for outreach and for making sure we have all the contacts right there in front of us when we need to."

"The flow chart is most valuable. It is a very user-friendly and simple-to-use product. Quite quickly, I was able to understand how to use it and just get on with my process flow."

"There is no alternative to Lucidchart if you want to describe a five-step process with bullet points. I believe every person who ever worked with PowerPoint on any type of documentation and then thought about which tool would actually help to describe what they're trying to do but without the words, would come up with Lucidchart."

"Stable design software with multiple functions and features. It's simple to install and easy to use."

"It is a scalable solution since it can be used at an individual level as well as for enterprise-sized businesses."

"It is easy-to-use and it helps understand its data modeling structure through the intuitive user interface."

"The initial setup is extremely straightforward."

"Visual Paradigm is super user-friendly, especially for new team members. I always have them start with it because the interface is so simple to pick up. They usually spend about six months to a year using only Visual Paradigm before moving on to other tools. We also use the cloud repository for collaborative work, but I've had some trouble with code reviewing and limitations. Sometimes, customers even request the source file or exported XML because it's easier for them to access and review."

"The most valuable feature of Visual Paradigm is the ability to design form flows, add libraries, create organizational charts, and connect them all together."

"The Visual Paradigm business process forms for designing we good. There was not a lot of configuration for the process diagram."

"I love Visual Paradigm because it has many different types of diagrams. For any field of engineering, we can find a diagram."

"When you want to add text to a connector arrow, I have not figured out how to position the text vertically. It always wants the text to stay horizontal."

"It would be helpful if there were different options available for organizing the folders, such as having a high-level display with pictures."

"As far as I know, LucidChart can’t be automated with Visual Basic .Net like Visio."

"The main improvement I would like to see is for them to improve the help section on the flow charts or on the formatting."

"It might already exist and I haven't used it, but in terms of improvement, I would like a hot-key system for some of the diagrams to auto-generate things a bit quicker to be able to produce charts a lot faster, or have more standard templates that you can just go to if you're trying to generate something quickly."

"It can have more colors or graphics. Currently, it is a little boring. It can have a little bit more fun factor."

"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."

"In terms of improvement, there can be more templates. There are good templates but there could still be more."

"The product's versioning capability needs improvement."

"The solution is not user-friendly. It uses a lot of memory and CPU. You have to have a good computer to use it."

"Visual Paradigm is heavier and has more complexity than one of its competitors, e.g. Lucidchart. It could have been better if it was more simplified."

"More flexibility when choosing the type of diagram would be nice."

"I would like to see something for visualizing innovation work maps."

"From time to time, we experience some troubles when we work as teams."

"There are some connectivity issues that crop up rarely when used with SQL Server."

"Visual Paradigm can improve by having better process mining tools and model integration."

"The price of this product is a little bit high. It is probably 20% higher than what I expected to pay for such a solution."

"I'm happy with the pricing of Lucidchart but I can't say I'm completely happy with it. It could be cheaper for what it offers, about $5 cheaper, or Lucid could charge $5 more and add more features, like automation. Right now, it's $15 per user per month... On the other hand, they have made their billing super-easy for users, such as for people who have to do expense reports. It is probably the easiest platform I'm using when it comes to billing for software as a service."

"I have only used the trial version and have not yet paid for it, or explored the pricing options."

"I pay $95 a year for it. It seems like a reasonable price."

"The pricing and licensing are fine. It has a lot of features that I prefer over some of the other programs, which is good. Being that it is web-based, I feel that it is acceptable that it's on a monthly pay basis. However, I think I pay on an annual basis, which is fine with me."

"I was using the free version of Lucidchart, which was very helpful."

"Lucidchart's pricing model is not excessive, as compared to similar products. It is pretty much in line with everyone else."

"The pricing is very competitive. It is more cost-effective than some competing products, such as Visio."

"Compared to other solutions such as IBM Rational which is expensive, This solution is priced low."

"In terms of pricing, I find Visual Paradigm's subscription services reasonable, especially for the modern and standard editions. However, the premium products can be a bit pricey, especially considering our location in the Middle East. Currently, paying around a hundred dollars per user translates to almost six hundred Egyptian pounds, which can add up. For enterprise licensing, I think the perpetual license option could be more affordable. If it were cheaper, say around five hundred dollars, I would have invested in multiple perpetual licenses long ago. Sometimes, to manage costs, we share accounts among team members or switch access on and off for certain members who aren't actively working on projects. As for additional costs, there are charges for cloud services, which I'm considering because I've already exceeded the free capacity."

"The pricing of Visual Paradigm is very appropriate and affordable. There are no hidden costs involved."

"I rate the pricing a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

"Visual Paradigm costs $99 per license. I chose the cheapest option from the pricing list."

"I rate Visual Paradigm's pricing a five out of ten."

"Over the years I've seen an increase in price, and it makes it difficult for a single person company, like me, to decide whether to extend the license."

"You can move between the tiers from month to month so you are not restricted to one pricing model."