Visio is an innovative collaborative solution that enables users to quickly visualize data-connected business process flows with a host of integrated intuitive features that bring the power of Microsoft 365 to Visio. Visio allows users to easily create professional diagrams, graphs, and other visual data, easily anywhere, anytime, and with anyone. Users are able to confidently and easily transform data into creative powerful visuals. Visio provides dozens of easy-to-use templates along with thousands of customizable colorful shapes that bring a user's best ideas to life. Visio is available for all Microsoft 365 commercial users and is available on desktop and Web applications.
| Product | Market Share (%) |
|---|---|
| Visio | 12.5% |
| Camunda | 12.3% |
| Bizagi | 10.6% |
| Other | 64.6% |
| Title | Rating | Mindshare | Recommending | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camunda | 4.1 | 12.3% | 89% | 77 interviewsAdd to research |
| SAP Signavio Process Manager | 4.1 | 9.8% | 90% | 61 interviewsAdd to research |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 28 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 17 |
| Large Enterprise | 48 |
| Company Size | Count |
|---|---|
| Small Business | 265 |
| Midsize Enterprise | 179 |
| Large Enterprise | 1028 |
Visio Features
Visio can easily create visual data for today’s business needs. Some of its most useful visual data include:
Reviews from Real Users
“Visio has improved my workflow by making it easy to create charts, diagrams, and essential illustrations to use in my client reports and proposals. It has saved me a lot of time I would otherwise spend creating visuals for clients manually.” - Michael B., Principal Consultant at Lexington Consulting
“I use it for diagramming networks, racks, data centers, data flow applications, etc. It is a useful tool to map data flows, network objects, and computer science technology and to show to clients. It does what I need it to do. It's a tool I've used the longest, so I know it the best, and that's probably the claim to fame.” - Greg S., Director of Solution Architecture at Winslow Technology Group
“We use Visio for architecture modeling. We also use it to facilitate communication with other people. The feature I like most about Visio is that it acts as a facilitator of communication, as it displays information in a way that's easier to understand.” - Guy M., IT/Business Architect at a financial services firm
Visio was previously known as Microsoft Visio.
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| Author info | Rating | Review Summary |
|---|---|---|
| IT Professor at Sakarya University | 3.5 | I use Visio primarily for creating diagrams, but it lacks complex tools and flexible templates, making design challenging. Despite this, I've experienced a 10-20% time saving. I've considered alternatives like Moo Draft, Lucidchart, and Raw.io. |
| Senior Program Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees | 4.0 | I primarily use Visio for business case definitions and creating various diagrams. Its user-friendly interface is more comfortable than draw.io, although Visio integrates well with Word and PowerPoint. However, my organization now officially uses draw.io due to cost considerations. |
| field service manager at Saudi Business Machines - SBM | 5.0 | I use Visio to create detailed diagrams that enhance client trust by clearly depicting their network and devices. While its features are valuable, the icons for different vendors could be improved, requiring me to contact vendors for specific icons. |
| Enterprise Architect at Employment and Labour; Compensation Fund, Unemployment& Insurance Fund | 2.5 | I use Visio for modeling tasks like enterprise architecture, benefiting from its flexibility and templates. However, it needs object-oriented capabilities for better reusability. I previously used Casewise and MAP, which offered these features. iServer complements Visio effectively. |
| Student at a government with 10,001+ employees | 5.0 | I found Visio easy to learn for basic coding tasks, though I didn't use it extensively to suggest improvements. The interface seemed complicated for a beginner like me, but it may suit intermediate and advanced users better. |
| Enterprise Architect at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees | 3.5 | I use Visio to create visual representations of business processes, finding it intuitive and easy with features like task sequencing. However, its limitations in enterprise architecture and AI support, along with integration issues, are areas needing improvement. |
| Product Manager at Diyar United Company | 3.5 | I primarily use Visio for business analysis, especially creating flow diagrams and organizational charts. While it is effective and straightforward, it could improve by integrating with other tools to enhance business process management capabilities such as process simulations. |
| Sr. Principal Software Engineer at Cadence Design Systems | 4.0 | We use Visio for architecture designs and flowcharts due to its seamless integration with Word, allowing easy updates. Despite its memory demands affecting performance, Visio saves us eight to ten percent in time, enhancing document quality and cost efficiency. |
