Visio

4.5 (3,275)
Write a Review!
Diagramming, process modeling & data visualization

About Visio

Microsoft Visio is a cloud-based flowchart and diagram creation tool, designed to aid collaboration and connect real-time data with business workflows. The platform enables communication of complex information through data-linked diagrams, flowcharts, org charts, floor plans, and more. Visio offers a range of pre-built templates that can be modified and customized depending on business needs. Visio can be used for data visualization, brainstorming, UML diagram creation, org chart creation, process mapping, IT network mapping, and more. The Visio stencil functionality allows users to create commonly used shape stencils to speed up the creation of drawings and professional diagrams.

The Visio platform allows users to collaborate on diagrams and workflows in order to gather insights from all team members and stakeholders. Changes can be made by individuals and synchronized in real time, in-app commenting can be enabled in order to provide feedback, and diagrams can be shared amongst teams within the cloud using links or downloads. Flowcharts and diagrams can be connected to real-time data sources in order to create visualizations, and diagrams can be embedded into Power BI dashboards using Visio Visual.

In order to aid with brainstorming and project planning, Visio offers ready-to-use templates based around brainstorming techniques such as fishbone diagrams and SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analyses.


Key benefits of Visio

• Create org charts, flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, engineering designs, and more using Visio’s drag and drop editor.

• Collaborate on diagrams and flows using tools such as in-app commenting, annotations, and real-time sharing via web links, attachments, or PDF.

• Use pre-built templates based on specific use-cases in order to quickly build and customize workflows or visualizations.

• Integrate Visio with Power BI and embed flowcharts or diagrams into Power BI dashboards in order to provide more data insights.

• Connect Visio with real-time data sources and diagrams will automatically update when data is changed at the source.


Images

Visio Software - Visio flowchart creation
Visio Software - Visio collaboration tools
Visio Software - Visio real-time data integration
Visio Software - Visio custom design
View 5 more
Visio video
Visio Software - Visio flowchart creation
Visio Software - Visio collaboration tools
Visio Software - Visio real-time data integration
Visio Software - Visio custom design

Not sure about Visio? Compare with a popular alternative

Visio

4.5 (3,275)
VS.
Most reviewed

Starting Price

USD 5.00
month
USD 7.53
month

Pricing Options

Free version
Free trial
Free version
Free trial

Features

54
165

Integrations

9
22

Ease of Use

4.2 (3,275)
4.1 (15,011)

Value for Money

4.2 (3,275)
4.3 (15,011)

Customer Service

4.2 (3,275)
4.2 (15,011)
Green rating bars show the winning product based on the average rating and number of reviews.

Alternatives

Jira

4.4
#1 Alternative to Visio
JIRA is the tracker for teams planning & building great products. Millions choose JIRA to capture & organize issues,...

SmartDocs

4.7
#2 Alternative to Visio
SmartDocs is a document automation software designed to help SharePoint and Microsoft Word users share, track, and...

Adobe Acrobat Reader

4.6
#3 Alternative to Visio
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC is a cloud-based software designed to help businesses view, sign, and annotate PDF documents...

MindMeister

4.6
#4 Alternative to Visio
MindMeister is a cloud-based mind mapping solution designed to help organizations of all sizes manage brainstorming,...

Reviews

Overall rating

4.5 /5
(3,275)
Value for Money
4.2/5
Features
4.4/5
Ease of Use
4.2/5
Customer Support
4.2/5

Already have Visio?

Software buyers need your help! Product reviews help the rest of us make great decisions.

Showing 5 reviews of 3,275
Ozgur Bulent
Ozgur Bulent
Overall rating
  • Industry: Computer Networking
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Visio, perfect for illustrations, Workflows and Diagrams

Reviewed on 19/05/2024

Pros

The vast amount of available tools and shapes, layered setup and import & export features.

Cons

Due to its pricing, Visio isn't available for our users by default (like other MS Office products, Word, excel, outlook etc.) and require purchasing of additional licenses. Cost concerns is pushing us away from the application, to another but free or cheaper application.

Himanshu
Overall rating
  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Graphical representation with Visio

Reviewed on 09/12/2024

Extreme helpful platform for making presentations and playing with graphical views for representatio...

Extreme helpful platform for making presentations and playing with graphical views for representations to share data to the customers.

Pros

1. Extreme range of templates for presentations.
2. Easily integrable with Microsoft Office and a user-friendly, intuitive platform.
3. Easy visualization and convert it into almost all necessary formats.

Cons

1. Costly enough for smallcap companies to work.
2. Workflow creation are complex to make and handle.
3. Works with internet and only work with Microsoft environment.

Heather
Overall rating
  • Industry: Mental Health Care
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 4.0 /10

Great, but Patience Required

Reviewed on 25/08/2024

Pretty great! I do wish I didn't struggle as much with the lag though.

Pretty great! I do wish I didn't struggle as much with the lag though.

Pros

The icons were really great! They were split into clear and easy to understand categories. The ability to remove and add the visibility of the categories, made it a lot easier to stay focused on what I'm trying to do.

Cons

It was pretty laggy and slow, I think it may be because it's an older application, but much like Sway there were times it was being difficult.

Royce
Overall rating
  • Industry: Museums & Institutions
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Visio is more than a profess flow app.

Reviewed on 09/09/2024

I am very satisfied with Visio and have been using it for years for just about everything. No...

I am very satisfied with Visio and have been using it for years for just about everything. No complaints.

Pros

Visio serves as my primary whiteboard for project management. It provides much more than it's intended use as a process flow application. You can also add images, hyperlinks, rich text, and more.

Cons

Organization. If I could combine Visio with OneNote, it would be perfect.

Deborah
Overall rating
  • Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Microsoft Visio is at the TOP for creating diagrams

Reviewed on 25/11/2024

Microsoft Visio is the best of the best in creating diagrams and has the best vector graphics.

Microsoft Visio is the best of the best in creating diagrams and has the best vector graphics.

Pros

I love the new upgrade from Microsoft Office Visio to the new version Microsoft Visio!!!

Cons

The new version is up to par! No complaints here!!

Showing 5 reviews of 3,275 Read all reviews

Visio FAQs

Below are some frequently asked questions for Visio.

Visio offers the following pricing plans:

  • Starting from: USD 5.00/month
  • Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
  • Free Trial: Available

Visio Online Plan 1: $5/user/month (billed annually) or $6/user/month (billed monthly). Visio Online Plan 2: $15/user/month (billed annually) or $18/user/month (billed monthly).

Visio has the following typical customers:

Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

Visio supports the following languages:

Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish

Visio supports the following devices:

Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

Visio integrates with the following applications:

Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Power Automate, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, OneDrive

Visio offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat

Related categories

See all software categories found for Visio.