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Affinity Diagram Software

Make affinity diagrams online

Create an Affinity Diagram

The Easy Choice for Affinity Diagram Software

Easy to Use

Affinity diagrams are easy to make with SmartDraw. Just open one of the many affinity diagram templates included and type in your ideas or information.

Our affinity diagram templates are designed so no drawing is necessary. You can easily drag and drop ideas to your diagram and move them from column to column. You can also quickly add or remove columns with a click of a button. Your diagram will always expand and collapse automatically as you edit without manual adjustments.

Easy to Do More

Professionally designed cards and templates make getting a professional look easy. Using affinity diagram software from SmartDraw ensures your chart looks great and is ready for a presentation or report.

Once your affinity diagram is complete, you can easily share your chart with your team.

Easy to Work With Other Apps

SmartDraw is easy to work with no matter what other apps you use. You can add affinity diagrams to:

Microsoft Office^®
- Word^®
- PowerPoint^®
- Excel^®
Microsoft Teams^®
Google Workspace^™
- Google Docs
- Google Sheets
Atlassian^™ apps
- Confluence
- Jira

Easy to Save to Your Existing Storage Solution

SmartDraw works hand in glove with most file storage systems. You can save your files directly to:

SharePoint^®
OneDrive^®
Google Drive^™
DropBox^®
Box^®

There is no need to create a parallel set of common folders and permissions, SmartDraw can just save files directly into your existing set up. You can spend less time managing software and more time on making affinity diagrams.

Easy to Share

Share your diagram with anyone, even if they don't own a copy of SmartDraw, with a link. You can also easily export any diagram as a PDF or common image formats like PNG or SVG.

Easy to Get Help

Have a question? Chat or email us. SmartDraw support is in-house and free!

Easy to Collaborate

You and your team can work on the same affinity diagram by sharing it on your included online account or by using your favorite file sharing apps like Dropbox^®, Google Drive^™, Box^® or OneDrive^®. You can also share files with non SmartDraw users by simply emailing them a link.

Get More Diagrams and Charts

With SmartDraw, you get so much more than just an affinity diagram program. There are templates for every business diagram you may need including workflows, flowcharts, org charts, brainstorming diagrams, maps, software design visuals, network design plans, and more.

So whether you are working on a Lean Six Sigma project or simply brainstorming a new concept or an existing business process, SmartDraw is the best affinity diagram software available.

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Affinity Diagram Examples

The best way to understand affinity diagrams is to look at some examples of affinity diagrams.

Click on any of these affinity diagrams included in SmartDraw and edit them:

Affinity Diagram - New Fitness App

Affinity Diagram Example

Product Sales Affinity Diagram

Browse SmartDraw's entire collection of affinity diagram examples and templates

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Affinity Diagram Software

Make affinity diagrams online

The Easy Choice for Affinity Diagram Software

Easy to Use

Easy to Do More

Easy to Work With Other Apps

Easy to Save to Your Existing Storage Solution

Easy to Share

Easy to Get Help

Easy to Collaborate

Get More Diagrams and Charts

Affinity Diagram Examples

SmartDraw is Used by Over 85% of the Fortune 500

Try SmartDraw's Affinity Diagram Software Free

Diagramming
Build diagrams of all kinds from flowcharts to floor plans with intuitive tools and templates.

Whiteboarding
Collaborate with your team on a seamless workspace no matter where they are.

Data
Generate diagrams from data and add data to shapes to enhance your existing visuals.

Enterprise Friendly
Easy to administer and license your entire organization.

Security
See how we keep your data safe.

Apps & Integrations
Connect to all the tools you use from Microsoft, Google Workspace, Atlassian, and more.

Product Management
Roadmap features, brainstorm, and report on development, so your team can ship features that users love.

Software Engineering
Design and maintain complex systems collaboratively.

Information Technology
Visualize system architecture, document processes, and communicate internal policies.

Sales
Close bigger deals with reproducible processes that lead to successful onboarding and training.

Getting Started
Learn to make visuals, familiarize yourself with the UI, choosing templates, managing documents, and more.

Templates
Get inspired by browsing examples and templates available in SmartDraw.

Diagrams
Learn about all the types of diagrams you can create with SmartDraw.

Whiteboard
Learn how to combine free-form brainstorming with diagram blueprints all while collaborating with your team.

Data Visualizers
Learn how to generate visuals like org charts and class diagrams from data.

Support
Search through SmartDraw's knowledge base, view frequently asked questions, or contact our support team.

Development Platform
Browse built-in data visualizers and see how you can build your own custom visualization.

Open API
The SmartDraw API allows you to skip the drawing process and generate diagrams from data automatically.

Shape Data
Add data to shapes, import data, export manifests, and create data rules to change dashboards that update.

Enterprise License
As low as $5 per user per month for your entire organization.

Team License
Get powerful administrative features for your team.

Security
See how we keep your data safe.

Apps & Integrations
Connect to all the tools you use.