Lucidchart vs Visual Paradigm comparison

"The sticky notes are among the most valuable features. Also, the fact that it has templates so that I don't have to do things myself, starting from scratch, is very helpful. In addition, it's really easy to use. You can add stuff by clicking, without having to go to the options. You just click on something and the options you can use appear."

"The architecture and brainstorming features worked exceptionally well for me; no one in the organization had used it for brainstorming, and my implementation really helped with the visuals and capturing people's opinions and divergent thought processes."

"In general, this product has improved our organization because it makes accessing up-to-date processes and planning a lot easier."

"It is a very effective tool for documenting processes and using it has improved our efficiency significantly."

"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."

"I like the panel on the left of the screen that has all of the shapes that are available to use in the charts. It's easy to use because you can just drag and drop."

"The ability to have more than one person editing at the same time is the most valuable feature. You can have one diagram and have multiple users on it at the same time. We haven't been able to do that on other software. So that's the main reason we moved to Lucidchart."

"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."

"I like the fact that this solution is complete."

"The most valuable feature of the Visual Paradigm that I use is process modeling. Additionally, the solution has a complete set of features."

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

"The solution is stable. It hasn't crashed, stopped or caused any issues in any way."

"Some of the most valuable features of this process modeling tool are process simulation and process animation."

"The initial setup is extremely straightforward."

"Visual Paradigm is simple and easy to use."

"I like the structure. I can see the diagrams and everything I created."

"There were some things I wish were a little bit more user-friendly. For instance, when you're putting all the stuff onto a document or PDF, there's a set limit of width and height. It would have been very nice in certain situations to be able to drag people on the far edges and move them back up so that everything fits nicely onto the page."

"I don't know if I will be able to add some animations if I want to. I believe the problem may be the program's process flows but if I want to transfer it into a PPP or any other document, I can only do image transfer."

"Sometimes, I have created charts with a lot of layers, which locks down parts of the chart and hides parts of the chart to edit it. If they have a better way to deal with specific layers when it gets complex, then that would be helpful. I would like to see something like an illustrator program, where they have a pallet of these layers that I want and don't want as well as being able to see each layer individually. That is the one thing that could be helpful."

"When I download a flowchart as a PDF file, it breaks it up. I would like to see the continuous display of flow charts, even if they are larger than one page."

"The layering is something that can be improved because sometimes, it is confusing for me when I'm trying to get to the layer that I want to edit."

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

"One area for improvement is the fact that I had to create two sheets. I had to create a process flow diagram, and I had to create a timeline. I wasn't able to do that in one sheet. If they could add that kind of feature, where you could input a timeline and different types of templates into one worksheet, that would be really useful. I had to include two and then cut and paste, and that was an extra step for me."

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

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

"For me, what needs improvement in Visual Paradigm is the limited features included in the $99 license, which is the cheapest option. If more features could be included in the cheapest licensing package, Visual Paradigm would be better, especially for businesses that have a limited budget for buying software."

"Visual Paradigm could improve many aspects. The performance could be better because it can be low. When we have large and complicated models, it has a low speed and many bugs. Sometimes the solution stops and you have to restart Microsoft Windows on your PC. The larger database modeling cannot be done properly, I have to use another solution called SAP PowerDesigner."

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

"Takes up a lot of resources."

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

"Visual Paradigm is much better now. But each project has its own challenges, which is why I'm exploring different tools for my new projects. For instance, designing reports can be tough, especially with the costly intervention of professional services from vendors."

"The user interface is not easy to navigate, so it should be made easier."

"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."

"The pricing and licensing are fine, though I wish they didn't require you to buy the licenses in batches of five."

"One of the reasons we were able to get approval within two hours from our management was that it was cheap enough. We have a 3% or 10% collaboration package, which comes out to be 70 bucks a year. It was very cheap, and we had no issues actually getting the full version. It was very affordable for a business."

"I had a quick glimpse of it. It was about 100 Canadian Dollars a year for just me. I don't know if there are any additional costs."

"Pricing-wise, it is pretty fair. I don't really know what group pricing looks like, but right now, I pay $10 a month for my Lucid subscription. One thing I would say is that I do worry about my bosses being okay with paying $10 a month for every single employee because we would have around 20 people. It makes me a little nervous about whether they are going to pay $200 a month for people to be able to use this software. At the same time, from where I'm sitting, it's totally worth it. We save a thousand dollars from using this software. It's still a no-brainer."

"At €167 per user per year, the pricing is slightly higher than Visio, but it's worth it."

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

"There is a nominal charge for the paid version of the product. They have a free version available and from what I could see, there was not much difference between it and the pro version."

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

"Visual Paradigm's pricing is not expensive."

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

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

"This is an open-sourced solution, it is free to use."

"This product is fairly cheap, but if you want more complex features, e.g. integration with other products, it does require an additional cost."

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

"You can use Paradigm on a subscription basis and you can choose from different tiers of subscription."