SmartDraw Checks Every Box for Less

SmartDraw makes professional drawing and diagramming accessible to everyone at a lower cost. With industry-leading floor planning tools, strong data integrations, and an intuitive interface for traditional diagramming, SmartDraw delivers enterprise-ready power without the need for specialized training. Replace Lucidchart and Visio today.

What Makes SmartDraw Unique

Create Floor Plans and Other Layouts Easily

SmartDraw makes creating floor plans and other scaled drawings accessible to everyone. Non-technical users can quickly create layouts, while professionals get the precision and scale they require Learn more.

3 bedroom residential home floor plan

Make Professional Diagrams

Build diagrams of all kinds from flowcharts to organizational charts with intuitive tools and templates. Learn more.

product management template and symbols

Generate Diagrams from Data

You can connect to your AWS or Azure configuration, generate org charts from Entra ID, or import Jira data to jumpstart a brainstorming session. Learn more.

Make Diagrams with AI

Turn natural language prompts into diagrams with SmartDraw's AI. Save time by generating an editable diagram from a simple text description. Learn more.

SmartDraw AI generated mind map

Add Context with Shape Data

Shape data lets you enrich a shape with information and it's viewable as a tooltip. You can add cost, description, asset number, manufacturer, and so much more. Learn more.

Shape Data on floor plan

Integrates with the Tools You Use

SmartDraw works hand in glove with your existing IT infrastructure without disruption to maximize what you've already invested in. You can provision users, save files, and set permissions entirely inside the Microsoft or Google enterprise stack. Learn more.

Work with existing tech stack

Regain Control of Your Data

SmartDraw will save files directly to OneDrive, SharePoint, or Google Drive using your established folders and permissions, giving you full control of your data. Minimize risk, simplify compliance, and increase data security.

Save to your preferred provider

Easy to Share

Share your visuals 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 types like PNG or SVG.

Easy to Share

Easy to Collaborate

Share your visuals with anyone, even if they don't own a copy of SmartDraw, with a link. Work on the same diagram in real time or leave comments and feedback.

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How SmartDraw Compares

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Easy Floor Planning
Residential Floor Plans
Commercial Floor Plans
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 Diagramming
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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.

SmartDraw is the Easy Choice for Your Enterprise

Easy to License

License everyone for as low as $99 per user per year with SmartDraw's enterprise license.

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Easy to Admin

SmartDraw reduces IT overhead by integrating with your existing tech stack and giving you full control of your own data.

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Secure and Reliable

SmartDraw meets all of the standards of security and reliability for an Enterprise application.

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Try SmartDraw Free

Discover for yourself how SmartDraw makes drawings and diagrams accessible to everyone.