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Microsoft Visio is a diagramming solution that helps visualize data-connected business process flows, empower remote teamwork, and more

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Pros:

It comes with various set of tools , seamless collaboration with other tools. It also comes with 30 day free trial for those who just want to get a feel of it before investing in the product.

Cons:

Sometimes working with connectors can be a pain. They seem to have a mind of their own sometimes.

Visio ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4.2
Customer Service
4.2
Features
4.4
Value for Money
4.2

Likelihood to recommend

8.4/ 10

Visio has an overall rating of 4.5 out 5 stars based on 3,277 user reviews on Capterra.

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Martha
Martha
CEO in Canada
Verified LinkedIn User
Retail, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Visio Review

5.0 8 months ago

Comments: I am a very long time Visio user and I have always loved it.

Pros:

Visio is a very simple tool to learn and to use.

Cons:

Really, this is a product I have nothing negative to say about.

Jeb
Jeb
Project Manager in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Government Administration, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Visio worked great but I don't know better

4.0 9 months ago

Comments: Overall Visio was great to use. It was very intuitive and I would be happy to use it again.

Pros:

I was able to easily jump into using Microsoft Visio. I had never used it before before working at LBC and they are a MS company. So Visio was my option. I liked it and was happy to use it.

Cons:

Visio being a Microsoft program seems a tiny bit behind the rest of the industry in terms of innovations. It's rock solid but not cutting edge.

Himanshu
Real estate Sales Specialist in India
Real Estate, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Graphical representation with Visio

4.0 2 months ago New

Comments: 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
CEO in US
Mental Health Care, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great, but Patience Required

3.0 5 months ago

Comments: 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.

Devon
Training Manager in US
Consumer Goods, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

A great way to show visual processes

5.0 4 months ago

Comments: My experience with this program is creating processes and visual process.Flow maps for different tasks at my organization. This has helped multiple departments become more organized and understand all that goes into some of that things we do on a daily basis.

Pros:

This is a really great program to create flow charts and great visual representations of processes that you might be using at your workplace or within your organization.

Cons:

It is a little hard to use at times but overall with time it becomes a lot easier.

Elizabeth
Vp Chief Publishing Officer in UK
Media Production, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Visio : Your tool for Visualization

5.0 last month New

Comments: I love using Visio a lot because it helps me to create diagrams and visualization that are well detailed easily. I appreciate that it integrates all other Microsoft office products so importing information from Excel and processing it is as simple as ABC.

Pros:

What I like the most is that it is what I would call user friendly and the templates are very good and saves me a lot of time.

Cons:

I do not have anything I like the least at the moment.

Deborah
Administrative Assistant in US
Nonprofit Organisation Management, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Microsoft Visio is at the TOP for creating diagrams

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: 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!!

Christy
Regional Business Analyst in UK
Information Technology & Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Powerful Tools

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: it's a go-to tool for me working with diagrams and flow charts.

Pros:

Visio allows me to create flowcharts, complex diagrams, and organisational charts.

Cons:

its complexity to new users and the price, is not the most cost-effective tool

Suraj
Inside Product Specialist in India
Information Technology & Services, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Powerful Diagramming Tool

5.0 last month New

Comments: I use it to create my customer's Data Center view. It's incredibly helpful, offering high-definition stencils and great zoom capabilities. Additionally, its user-friendly interface and numerous options and integrations make it easy to use.

Pros:

Visio's key advantages include its user-friendly interface, high-definition stencils, extensive template library, seamless integration with Microsoft Office.

Cons:

Cost could be a drawback, along with performance issues on laptops with lower configurations.

Prashant
System Network Administrator in US
Judiciary, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Powerful tool for professionals.

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: Once you get the hang of it, it becomes a go-to tool for professional visualization.

Pros:

Highly versatile offering a wide range of templates and tools for flowcharts, network diagrams, and process mapping. Integration with ms office is top notch.

Cons:

not very beginner-friendly, and the pricing can feel steep, especially for occasional users

Tammy
IT Analyst in US
Oil & Energy, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Visio a must!

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: We use Visio for a multitude of tasks. One of the things that we do is to create workflows for projects and those are critical to be easy to read and understand. Visio allows us to do that.

Pros:

Visio makes it easy to create our critical workflows and charting. The library and templates make us more efficient, and it has the best library we have seen.

Cons:

There is a bit of learning curve when first using Visio

Delicia
Quality and training manager in US
Telecommunications, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great for large companies with locations in many different places

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: Great program especially for large companies with offices in many different locations.

Pros:

This is perfect for projects such as training and managing the flow of different departments when your company has offices all over the US or the world.

Cons:

Sometimes system can be tricky to get it to do exactly what I envision for my project or the company's vision. Just takes time and sometimes readjustment to get it where we want it.

Lisa Marie
Student in Philippines
Information Technology & Services, Self Employed
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

VISIO REVIEW- LISA

5.0 7 months ago

Comments: THE EXPERIENCE WHEN THE FIRTS TIME I USE THE VISIO IS THAT I CAN'T USE IT WELL 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS. AND NOW I CAN SAY THAT I HAVE KNOWLEDGE NAVIGATING THAT.

Pros:

THE COLLABORATION TOOLS, IT BECAUSE I CAN WORK AND HELP WITH MY TEAM BY SUGGETING WHAT'S THE BEST DESIGN FOR OUR PROJECT.

Cons:

FOR NOW I DON'T HAVE THE LEAST LIKE OF VISIO CAUSE IT'S GOOD TO USE IT.

Usman
Lecturer in Engineering in UK
Higher Education, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Visio for designing diagrams

4.0 3 months ago

Comments: Overall Visio is a great tool for beginners and students to generate schematics and block diagrams nicely.

Pros:

Visio is a great tool to generate block diagram, flow charts and schematics. I have also used Visio to design System Architectures. the three features of shapes, connectors and text makes this software quite important to design from basic to completed diagrams.

Cons:

There are little to no debugging and checking tools available which can debug or find errors in the connection being made. This is very Visio should have developed some additional tools which could identify any gaps or missing connections. Moreover in terms of designing architectures, Visio lacks some features which could help the user in system-level architectural modelling.

Shashanka
Shashanka
Project management in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Construction, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Visio user reviews

4.0 9 months ago

Comments: It's good experience with visio morethan 25+ project and process design by me it's very much helpful

Pros:

We can easily design a workflow station, organisation hierarchy model process mapping

Cons:

Something file not saved and quite automatically

Paul
Business Analyst in UK
Government Administration, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Simple but effective diagram and graphics creation.

4.0 3 months ago

Comments: A useful tool for simple and quick graphics that are easy to understand. MS has a Visio viewer version to allow non users to view products without changing format.

Pros:

Simple to use, easy to create professional graphics for business use.

Cons:

Lack of variety in available shapes and connectors. Whilst this does keep a consistency between graphics created by different users, I find it limiting.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Hospital & Health Care, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Useful tool for projects

4.0 6 months ago

Comments: Using Visio has been a largely positive experience, especially when it comes to creating professional and detailed diagrams. Super useful tool for projects

Pros:

Visio supports a wide range of diagram types, including flowcharts and organizational charts to be used for my work. Extensive customization is allowed. Easy formatting

Cons:

Very expensive. Also, it was not easy to learn.

Ibrahim
electric engineer in Egypt
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Microsoft Visio

5.0 5 months ago

Comments: I used it when doing my graduation project and it made it easy for me to draw electrical circuits and internal distribution panels for buildings

Pros:

it help me to draw electrical circuteand internal distribution panels for buildings

Cons:

I like everythingbecause it help and save my time

Zahra
Electrical Engineer in US
Higher Education, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Visio is a wonderful choice of every professional

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Overall, I am very happy with Visio. It helps me be more productive and effective at work. I use Visio to sketch diagrams, flowcharts, and blocks. I use visio docuements in my work presentations. Visio is a wonderful diagramming tool!

Pros:

Visio makes diagramming and sketching flowcharts easy. It helps you save a lot of time and energy. It provides cloud storage services. Visio provides attractive shapes, colorful themes, and lots of templates. It is a great tool for visualizing data, and preparing documents for presenting your work. I use it all the time at work, since I was a college student. I recommend it to all the scientists, researchers, students, etc.

Cons:

I do not have any dislikes about Visio. The only things I would consider for improvements are as follows:Providing a better user manual for learning purposes. I was not able to convert a block diagram in PDF format to Visio (editable) format.

mohamed
Electrical and Instruments Engineer in Egypt
Maritime, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great for Professionals, but Complex for Beginners

4.0 2 months ago

Comments: Visio is a solid tool for professionals but requires time to master. It's excellent for creating detailed, complex diagrams

Pros:

Powerful diagramming tools, customizable templates, great for detailed technical drawings

Cons:

A steep learning curve can be overwhelming for new users

Francisco
Developer in Spain
Computer Software, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Visio helps me create flowcharts and diagrams easily. It's great for planning and organizing projects.

5.0 2 months ago

Pros:

Visio's templates save time and make it simple to visualize complex processes.

Cons:

The software could benefit from more customization options for diagrams and flowcharts.

Zach
Senior Systems Analyst in US
Information Technology & Services, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

An efficient tool for diagrams

5.0 4 months ago

Comments: I use Visio often when looking to communicate a technical process with non-technical co-workers or clients. Sometimes it's difficult to fit everything into a PowerPoint slide, so I rely on Visio when needing to create something much more detailed. Visio is also easier to create flows than you can with objects on PowerPoint.

Pros:

Visio is a great tool for creating diagrams and other types of visuals to communicate technical processes in ways that other Microsoft products like Word and PowerPoint can't quite offer.

Cons:

The number of features can be overwhelming, I recommend consulting professionals or online tutorials to get a complete understanding of the possibilities.

Abhishek
Manager in India
Information Technology & Services, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Visio Review

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: I have been using Visio from 7 to 8 years now. I has been very helpful over the years.
My presentations have improved and had beed informative.
I easier to expain the customers in a better graphical manner.

Pros:

Visio is a very good diagramming tool. Makes life and work easy. Extremely helpful in presentations. It has strong collection of diagramming tools and Flowcharts is also supported in the basic version.

Cons:

A bit expensive and trial version has limitations.

Ilich Rafael
Ilich Rafael
Visiting Lecturer in Philippines
Verified LinkedIn User
Higher Education, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Visio-on it

5.0 6 months ago

Comments: My overall experience with Visio is that it provides many tools for presenting data visually

Pros:

The Visio provides powerful diagramming tools, and it has a user-friendly interface such as the drag-and-drop functionality

Cons:

The mobile version of Visio has a limited feature unlike its desktop version

David
CEO in US
Pharmaceuticals, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great workflow management tool

5.0 8 months ago

Comments: This is definitely a good software for manufacturers with the process visualization and data management. It also helped us out with our org chart. All in real time

Pros:

The templates available and the data visualization that you get from them are top notch.

Cons:

It is a tad bit spendy but at the same time well worth it.