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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0.00
Adobe XD
Star Rating
(492)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.8% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(674)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Adobe XD easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Visio overall.
- Reviewers felt that Visio meets the needs of their business better than Adobe XD.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Adobe XD and Visio provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Adobe XD over Visio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Adobe XD
No pricing availableVisio
Free
$0.00
A basic Visio plan is included for free as part of Microsoft 365 subscription.
- Great for viewing diagrams and minor editing
- Coauthor, edit, add comments, and share diagrams in real time via the Visio web app or Microsoft Teams
- Access dozens of templates and sample diagrams to create: Business diagrams, General flowcharts, Basic organization charts Infographic timelines
Free Trial
Adobe XD
No trial information availableVisio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
413
8.8
587
Ease of Use
8.8
416
8.2
593
Ease of Setup
8.8
63
8.7
127
Ease of Admin
8.4
51
8.1
107
Quality of Support
8.0
321
8.0
376
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
49
8.5
95
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
397
6.7
577
Features by Category
Communication
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Content Management
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Productivity Tools
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Administration
Not enough data
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Logistics
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
7.9
99
Not enough data
8.3
130
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.1
54
Editing & Design
Not enough data
9.1
143
Not enough data
8.7
132
Not enough data
8.8
140
Not enough data
8.7
142
Not enough data
8.6
137
Agentic AI - Org Chart
Not enough data
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Design Tools
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Communication Tools
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Integrations
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Software Offering
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Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
Not enough data
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Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Visual Tools
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Mind Map Availability
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Agentic AI - Mind Mapping
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Collaboration
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Hardware
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Security
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Agentic AI - Visual Collaboration Platforms
Not enough data
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Platform Basics
7.9
49
Not enough data
7.6
56
Not enough data
7.3
54
Not enough data
8.1
60
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.1
55
Not enough data
6.3
44
Not enough data
8.0
50
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Prototyping
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Platform Basics
7.7
46
Not enough data
8.3
49
Not enough data
7.2
43
Not enough data
7.6
38
Not enough data
8.4
46
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.0
40
Not enough data
7.1
44
Not enough data
8.0
48
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.8
41
Not enough data
8.2
41
Not enough data
8.4
41
Not enough data
7.5
39
Not enough data
7.7
40
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
Platform Basics - Software Design Platforms
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Platform Additional Functionality
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.2
41
Not enough data
7.9
40
Not enough data
7.0
35
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality - Software Design Platforms
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Adobe XD and Visio are categorized as Wireframing
Unique Categories
Adobe XD is categorized as Prototyping and Software Design Platforms
Visio is categorized as Org Chart, Diagramming, Collaborative Whiteboard, Mind Mapping, and Visual Collaboration Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Adobe XD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Visio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Design
20.4%
Information Technology and Services
12.9%
Computer Software
12.9%
Graphic Design
8.9%
Marketing and Advertising
8.7%
Other
36.2%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Hospital & Health Care
6.4%
Computer Software
5.3%
Higher Education
4.6%
Computer Networking
3.2%
Other
70.5%
Discussions
What is the best features?
2 Comments
DR
XD supports and can open files from Illustrator, Photoshop, Photoshop Sketch, and After Effects. In addition to the Adobe Creative Cloud, XD can also connect...Read more
Can I use Adobe XD for free?
2 Comments
KR
Yes, You can use the free plan
It pretty much do everything which is need in UI/UX designRead more
What are the features of Adobe XD?
2 Comments
CF
Some good features that Adobe XD offer are prototyping, responsive design, co-editing, plugins and more.Read more
What is most interesting thing you like on Visio?
4 Comments
JP
That depends what are you trying to do. In my opinion. the ability to draw different types of diagrams using forms libraries, either built-in or that you can...Read more
Is there any option (search engine) available in software, where I can import shapes from Internet?
2 Comments
ES
Hello,
you can go to insert and then select online photos and type the name of the stencil you want to import. for example CISCO Stencil
regards,
ElieRead more
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