We performed a comparison between Mindjet MindManager and Visio based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Lucid Software, diagrams.net and others in Mind Mapping Software."The most valuable feature is being able to export to Microsoft Project."
"The product is stable."
"The most valuable aspect of Visio is enabling comprehensive coverage of architectural elements."
"Just the fact that a majority of the industry uses it, and you've got third-party templates that were created."
"I haven't needed to reach out to technical support the entire time I've used the product. It's very basic and very simple, and therefore I've never run into any issues I haven't been able to deal with personally."
"The scalability is good. We can reuse it as a model. It can be modified."
"Drawing flowcharts is the most valuable feature of Visio."
"If you are a knowledgeable individual, the initial setup isn't too difficult."
"Visio has allowed us to create good diagrams for our technical employees to consume. The solution provides templates, is straightforward, and has tools for the easy creation of diagrams."
"Since I have been using such an old version, most of the improvements have already been made, but I would suggest moving forward with the times and creating a cloud-based solution for universal access."
"Visio could improve by simplifying the application to allow the business user more understanding. This will allow us to bring the solution deeper into the organization for use. It can be difficult to navigate and some users tend to rely on third-party applications for auditing, compliance, and policy configuration."
"Extremely large complex drawings need to be saved on the cloud for access."
"One issue I've noticed is that when working on a shared video link with a friend for Visio, there can be a delay in changes reflecting on their screen after I've made them. This also occurs when we're working on the same document. It would be beneficial if changes could be reflected in real-time. Additionally, I've experienced some text size issues with the flow task feature. Sometimes when I enter text, it appears very small, and increasing the size causes it to extend beyond the diagram, creating formatting issues. It would be helpful if these text and formatting issues could be addressed."
"The solution could improve by making it more modern."
"From my perspective, Visio could probably add more help guidelines for users, and I would prefer to see more intuitive user interfaces to help with dragging and dropping, using the right components, etc."
"I would like to see Visio become some kind of enterprise architecture, which it is not."
"Microsoft should include Visio as part of their Office 365 offering."
"I think that it feels a bit outside with respect to the icons that are available."
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Mindjet MindManager is ranked 4th in Mind Mapping Software while Visio is ranked 1st in Mind Mapping Software with 101 reviews. Mindjet MindManager is rated 9.6, while Visio is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Mindjet MindManager writes "An Easy to use tool for brainstorming and planning, compatible with Microsoft Project". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Visio writes "A software for drawing a variety of diagrams which include flowcharts, org charts, building plans, floor plans, data flow diagrams". Mindjet MindManager is most compared with draw.io, Office 365, Atlassian Confluence and Lucidchart, whereas Visio is most compared with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Bizagi, Visual Paradigm and IBM Blueworks Live.
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