We performed a comparison between Visio and Visual Paradigm based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Business Process Design solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is ideal for putting out flowcharts and swim charts. It's really good. It has all the various options to use, particularly depending on what kind of audience you have. It provides you different kinds of options to insert the pictures and explain things."
"I enjoy the fact that I can go into detail with Visio. In shared communications, I can inspect for any fault in my processes."
"The solution is easy to scale."
"It's a very flexible solution."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to draw models quickly."
"The Data Objects are hyperlinked to the Standard Operating Procedures, Letters, and Forms."
"The product provides a lot of flexibility in writing graphs and customizing them."
"The fact that you could program in VBA is most valuable."
"The application is easy to use and provides informative diagrams."
"Stable design software with multiple functions and features. It's simple to install and easy to use."
"The solution is very user-friendly. It's easy to just open it and start working."
"I like the structure. I can see the diagrams and everything I created."
"The pricing model is attractive."
"I find it very user-friendly for my purposes, which is creating business process models that I can publish as HTML pages. It has worked flawlessly for my project, and my clients are able to utilize it as an internal web portal for their process documentation and other needs."
"The most valuable feature of Visual Paradigm is the ability to design form flows, add libraries, create organizational charts, and connect them all together."
"It is easy-to-use and it helps understand its data modeling structure through the intuitive user interface."
"There are too many features."
"The product only functions well professionally, with adding additional software for configuration."
"The one particular thing which I would like to see improved is in comparison to other products in the market, and is still lacking in Visio, is publishing on a web application. For example, there is a freeware application business process modeling tool, Bizagi."
"When you use a BPA solution you can open an end-to-end process in one window, go down, or go up between layers to different places. You should be able to see descriptions of the steps of the process."
"In terms of features, it could provide more automation to display data flowing through architecture."
"It would be nice if there is a database behind it. We have looked into this functionality, but all of the other solutions that have a database are very locked down, and you have to use them their way. You can't define your own stuff. For example, we have a system X, and I want to define system X myself and have it available. If I am ever going to make a change to system X, I want to pull up all the drawings that are associated with system X. I want to be able to search and pull all those drawings. Visio should have the ability to capture metrics associated with each step in the process. For example, based on a specific time, I should be able to link the data to a spreadsheet, which is kind of like the data analysis on the process."
"It is not flexible in terms of functions and modeling deliverables. When you speak of processes, the program has to describe the activities and the deliverables. You have to tell your robots how to deal with and input something, and you should have something more flexible from this point of view."
"Searching for specific templates within the program can be difficult. For example, if I need a template for an electrical diagram with certain symbols, it can be challenging to find it."
"There is room for improvement in the licensing model. I would suggest implementing country-specific pricing, as many other products in India do. This would make Visual Paradigm more affordable and accessible."
"More flexibility when choosing the type of diagram would be nice."
"The user interface is not easy to navigate, so it should be made easier."
"Takes up a lot of resources."
"From time to time, we experience some troubles when we work as teams."
"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."
"There are some connectivity issues that crop up rarely when used with SQL Server."
"I would like to see the ability to easily export to groupware, such as Atlassian Confluence."
Visio is ranked 1st in Business Process Design with 101 reviews while Visual Paradigm is ranked 7th in Business Process Design with 25 reviews. Visio is rated 7.8, while Visual Paradigm is rated 8.0. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Visual Paradigm writes "Very flexible and easy to use with a good pricing model". Visio is most compared with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Bizagi, IBM Blueworks Live, SAP Signavio Process Manager and Lucidchart, whereas Visual Paradigm is most compared with Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect, Lucidchart, Bizagi, No Magic MagicDraw and ARIS BPA. See our Visio vs. Visual Paradigm report.
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