SmartDraw Checks Every Box

SmartDraw makes professional drawings and diagrams accessible to everyone. Non-technical users can quickly create floor plans, while professionals get the precision and scale they require. With industry-leading floor planning tools, strong data integrations, and an intuitive interface for traditional diagramming, SmartDraw delivers enterprise-ready power without unnecessary complexity. You get:

  • Easy floor plans and layouts without CAD training
  • Sophisticated diagramming
  • Data-enabled drawings and diagrams
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Ability to generate floor plans and other diagrams automatically using AI and data
  • Seamless integrations with Microsoft and Google Workspace
SmartDraw Visio Lucidchart
Easy Floor Planning
Residential Floor Plans
Commercial Floor Plans
Build Floor Plans from Measurements
Create Floor Plans Online
Ability to Change Scale ay Any Time
Industry-Standard Symbols
Add Layers for Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC
Scale Independent Annotation Layer
Shape Data
Export Manifest
Measure Distances and Areas Easily
Resize Items by Typing
Import and Scale PDF or Image
Export as PDF, PNG, SVG
Office Floor Plans
Electrical Plans
Plumbing Drawings
Site Plans
Planograms
Landscape Design
Deck Design
Evacuation Plans
Accident Reconstruction
Crime Scene
Fire Pre-Plans
Fire Incident Reports
Event Plans
Advanced Diagramming
Infinite Workspace
Smart Containers
Layers
Shape Actions
Flowcharts
Org Charts with Data & Photos
Mind Maps
Whiteboarding
Software Design
Network Architecture
Project Charts
Roadmaps
PI Boards
Kanban Boards
AI Drawing and Diagrams
Generate Floor Plans with AI Full blue circle Empty circle Empty circle
Generate Flowcharts with AI Full blue circle Empty circle Full gray circle
Generate Mind Maps with AI Full blue circle Empty circle Full gray circle
Generate Timelines with AI Full blue circle Empty circle Full gray circle
Generate Org Charts with AI Full blue circle Empty circle Full gray circle
Collaboration
Real Time Co-Editing
Freehand Draw & Highlight
Sticky Notes
Automated Sticky Note Formatting
Emojis
Comments
Share with a Link
Share without Login Requirement
Embed Diagrams with Code
Version History
Data Visualization
AWS *
Azure *
Org Charts
Class Diagrams
UML Diagrams
ERD
Decision Trees
Custom Shape Data Fields
Conditional Formatting
Dynamic Shapes
Link to Data
Data Refresh
Data Export
Integrations
Microsoft OneDrive
Microsoft SharePoint
Google Drive
Dropbox
Box
Microsoft Teams
Google Workspace
Confluence
Jira
Enterprise
SSO
Shared Team Templates
Shared Custom Libraries
Administrative Controls
SOC2
GDPR

*Requires purchase of Lucidscale

**The comparison table above was done using Visio Plan 2. Keep in mind floor plan related drawings require the Visio desktop app, while all of that is available online in SmartDraw.

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