Why to Choose SmartDraw Instead of Visio®.


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SmartDraw's fundamentally different approach makes it the superior choice for the vast majority of users.

If you've ever tried to create a flowchart with Visio, you know how hard it can be. You start with a blank screen and everything is up to you—adding shapes, connecting lines, formatting, etc. SmartDraw automates all of this for you. Click simple commands, and SmartDraw does the rest.

"Great program...blows Visio away..."

--D. Michaels

"I have requested that my employer use this over Microsoft Visio, because the designs and templates are so much better easier and faster. We end up saving time and that is directly related to the money we can save using this product."

--G. Baird

"We Love the product. Much better than Visio."

--R. Shomer

"Visio makes even the easiest tasks so hard... I tried the trial version of SmartDraw and have created the diagrams I wanted in a very short time with no difficulty."

--H. Smith
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More reasons SmartDraw is a better choice than Visio®.

  1. SmartDraw is more affordable
    You can equip your entire organization for less than the maintenance cost on the equivalent number of seats of Visio®—save 50% or more. See a cost comparison in the SmartDraw Guide for IT.
  2. SmartDraw does more
    A quick comparison of the feature sets makes it clear.

    Feature SmartDraw Visio®
    Pre-designed templates 1900 150
    Drag & Drop Drawing x x
    Automated Command-Driven drawing x
    Automatic Flowcharting x
    Automatic Swim lanes x
    Automatic Org Chart formatting x
    Automatic Project Charts x x
    Automatic Mind Maps x
    Automatic Decision Trees x
    Automatic Cause and Effect Diagrams x
    Automatic Genograms x
    Automatic Charts and Graphs x
    Interactive Maps (with live data from Google Maps) x
    Integrated Photo capability x
    New Microsoft Office® 2007 "ribbon" Interface x
    One-Click transfer to Microsoft Office® 2007 & PDF x
    Automatically grow the drawing area x
    Programming Language   x
  3. Users actually use SmartDraw
    SmartDraw's automatic drawing makes it so easy for users to get the results they want, that they use it much more. Stop paying for software that is rarely or never used. Watch the demo.
  4. SmartDraw needs little to no support
    SmartDraw is designed for ordinary computer users. Even the most novice users can become instantly productive with SmartDraw. That means they need less support. When they do, direct users to SmartDraw's free, 1-800 help desk.
  5. SmartDraw opens and edits Visio® files
    Let the Visio® users in your organization keep on using it. When they need to share their files, they can use SmartDraw to open and convert Visio® files to SmartDraw format for everyone else. You can even batch convert entire directories of Visio® files at once.

To try SmartDraw yourself, download the free demo.