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Market Segments
Small-Business (66.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$0.00
Canva
Star Rating
(7,242)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansLucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Star Rating
(8,581)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite excels in facilitating team collaboration, particularly for visualizing complex processes and creating technical diagrams. Users appreciate its adaptable templates that fit various workflows, making it a strong choice for teams needing to brainstorm and organize ideas effectively.
- Users say Canva stands out for its user-friendly interface, making it an excellent option for those who need to create marketing materials quickly. Reviewers highlight the ease of using templates, which allows them to focus on content rather than design, streamlining their promotional efforts.
- According to verified reviews, Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is praised for its robust mind mapping capabilities, which enhance remote brainstorming sessions. Users commend its drag-and-drop functionality, which simplifies the diagramming process and fosters effective ideation among team members.
- Reviewers mention that while Canva offers a wide range of templates, some users find it less effective for more complex design tasks compared to Lucid. This can be a limitation for teams that require detailed visual collaboration tools beyond basic graphic design.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite's quality of support is commendable, with users noting responsive assistance that helps them navigate the platform effectively. This support is crucial for teams that rely on the software for critical projects.
- Users report that Canva's ease of setup and use is a significant advantage, especially for small businesses looking to create professional designs without a steep learning curve. However, some users feel that it lacks the depth of features found in Lucid, which may be necessary for more intricate collaborative tasks.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Canva
Canva Free
Free
Everything you need to start designing
- Easy drag-and-drop editor
- 1M+ professionally-designed templates
- 1000+ design types (social posts, presentations and more)
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Free Bundle
$0.00
Free Bundle includes:
- 3 editable Lucidchart documents
- 3 editable Lucidspark boards
- 60 shapes per Lucidchart document
Free Trial
Canva
Free Trial is available
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
5,206
9.0
6,714
Ease of Use
9.4
5,272
8.9
6,809
Ease of Setup
9.6
1,859
9.1
3,670
Ease of Admin
9.4
1,052
9.0
1,204
Quality of Support
8.8
3,871
8.9
4,310
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
976
9.0
1,128
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
5,075
8.8
6,386
Features by Category
Reports
8.8
436
Not enough data
8.9
438
Not enough data
9.1
513
Not enough data
8.7
422
Not enough data
9.1
467
Not enough data
Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
8.8
436
Not enough data
8.9
438
Not enough data
9.1
513
Not enough data
8.7
422
Not enough data
9.1
467
Not enough data
Reports
8.7
391
Not enough data
8.8
391
Not enough data
8.7
381
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
209
Not enough data
8.3
203
Not enough data
Visualization
9.2
465
Not enough data
8.9
392
Not enough data
9.1
426
Not enough data
9.2
467
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
381
Not enough data
9.0
422
Not enough data
Collaboration
9.4
469
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
469
Not enough data
Data Updates
8.7
401
Not enough data
9.0
457
Not enough data
8.6
388
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Template Creation
9.5
2588
Not enough data
8.7
2560
Not enough data
9.3
2706
Not enough data
9.1
2452
Not enough data
Design & Editing
8.9
2506
Not enough data
8.9
2567
Not enough data
8.9
2467
Not enough data
Ad Management
8.8
1768
Not enough data
9.1
2278
Not enough data
8.5
1521
Not enough data
Analytics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
8.1
1172
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
1268
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Editing & Design
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
1334
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Org Chart
Not enough data
8.3
496
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Grammar
8.7
64
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.9
62
Not enough data
Formatting
7.7
61
Not enough data
8.2
59
Not enough data
7.8
58
Not enough data
Content
8.6
61
Not enough data
8.9
62
Not enough data
8.2
58
Not enough data
Product Type
8.7
59
Not enough data
8.3
59
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
55
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
Design Tools
8.5
70
9.0
2298
9.0
71
8.9
2241
8.5
72
9.0
2187
9.3
74
8.8
2229
9.2
76
9.1
2296
Communication Tools
8.2
66
8.4
1837
8.6
69
8.8
2073
Integrations
8.6
60
8.0
1620
8.8
70
8.9
2113
Software Offering
8.7
70
9.0
2172
8.9
70
Feature Not Available
8.6
72
7.7
1464
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
8.6
53
8.4
633
8.4
51
8.5
642
8.5
54
Feature Not Available
Platform Basics
9.2
379
Not enough data
9.1
359
Not enough data
9.5
374
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.6
335
Not enough data
9.3
395
Not enough data
9.0
352
Not enough data
9.3
362
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.5
312
Not enough data
8.6
328
Not enough data
8.8
323
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
302
Not enough data
7.7
297
Not enough data
7.2
289
Not enough data
7.6
286
Not enough data
6.9
278
Not enough data
7.3
283
Not enough data
7.6
291
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
8.9
1253
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
1229
Visual Tools
Not enough data
8.8
1228
Not enough data
8.8
1186
Not enough data
8.4
1158
Mind Map Availability
Not enough data
8.6
1199
Not enough data
8.4
1155
Not enough data
7.7
1126
Not enough data
8.6
1173
Agentic AI - Mind Mapping
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
1031
Not enough data
8.7
1016
Not enough data
8.9
1018
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
917
Agentic AI - Customer Journey Mapping
Not enough data
8.2
465
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.6
1813
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
2163
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Hardware
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
1937
Security
Not enough data
8.8
2011
Not enough data
9.1
2014
Agentic AI - Visual Collaboration Platforms
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
674
Design
9.5
514
Not enough data
9.2
506
Not enough data
9.3
499
Not enough data
9.2
498
Not enough data
9.1
485
Not enough data
9.2
489
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
449
Not enough data
9.2
488
Not enough data
Performance Tracking
8.8
665
Not enough data
8.7
617
Not enough data
9.2
685
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
708
Not enough data
8.8
637
Not enough data
9.0
675
Not enough data
8.9
642
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.6
722
Not enough data
8.7
750
Not enough data
8.5
730
Not enough data
8.7
738
Not enough data
8.7
741
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
723
Not enough data
8.6
709
Not enough data
8.7
740
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Editing
8.7
138
Not enough data
9.1
133
Not enough data
7.7
127
Not enough data
8.0
116
Not enough data
Search
8.0
116
Not enough data
7.7
93
Not enough data
7.0
95
Not enough data
8.0
98
Not enough data
Permissions
7.5
94
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
8.4
112
Not enough data
Platform
9.0
124
Not enough data
9.2
124
Not enough data
9.3
124
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Brand Asset Management
7.0
86
Not enough data
7.2
86
Not enough data
7.5
85
Not enough data
7.5
85
Not enough data
7.3
86
Not enough data
7.3
85
Not enough data
Image Generation
8.6
229
Not enough data
8.3
243
Not enough data
9.1
229
Not enough data
8.7
220
Not enough data
8.9
231
Not enough data
Advanced Functionality
8.7
219
Not enough data
8.1
217
Not enough data
8.1
211
Not enough data
9.1
233
Not enough data
Model
8.3
216
Not enough data
8.9
219
Not enough data
8.6
207
Not enough data
Commercial Rights & Licensing - AI Image Generators
9.4
75
Not enough data
License Type Transparency - AI Image Generators
9.4
36
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
485
Not enough data
Publishing
8.5
495
Not enough data
Social Media
8.7
516
Not enough data
Planning
7.9
514
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
483
Not enough data
7.4
457
Not enough data
7.3
470
Not enough data
7.3
473
Not enough data
6.7
462
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Content Creation
7.4
295
Not enough data
7.5
291
Not enough data
7.5
292
Not enough data
7.7
297
Not enough data
7.4
291
Not enough data
7.4
290
Not enough data
7.7
297
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
633
Not enough data
7.2
536
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Photo Editing
7.9
268
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
8.5
102
Not enough data
8.1
96
Not enough data
8.3
96
Not enough data
8.9
99
Not enough data
8.3
92
Not enough data
8.3
94
Not enough data
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
7.9
99
Not enough data
Editing - AI Video Generation
8.3
99
Not enough data
9.0
97
Not enough data
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
8.8
99
Not enough data
8.9
96
Not enough data
8.6
96
Not enough data
8.5
95
Not enough data
Logistics - Print Fulfillment
8.8
76
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Print Fulfillment Services
7.8
41
Not enough data
Customization - Print Fulfillment
8.6
75
Not enough data
8.8
75
Not enough data
9.3
77
Not enough data
Video creation - Video Content Creation
7.8
296
Not enough data
7.6
278
Not enough data
8.4
305
Not enough data
9.0
308
Not enough data
8.3
292
Not enough data
8.3
276
Not enough data
7.5
269
Not enough data
7.8
298
Not enough data
8.6
287
Not enough data
Distribution - Video Content Creation
7.7
266
Not enough data
8.0
280
Not enough data
9.0
292
Not enough data
Analytics - Video Content Creation
7.7
264
Not enough data
7.5
259
Not enough data
Training & Support - Video Content Creation
8.0
279
Not enough data
8.2
284
Not enough data
Integrations - Video Content Creation
8.6
277
Not enough data
8.5
283
Not enough data
8.1
274
Not enough data
Other - Video Content Creation
8.8
287
Not enough data
8.6
283
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Content Creation
7.8
176
Not enough data
7.9
174
Not enough data
Functionality - Logo Design Tools
9.3
432
Not enough data
8.9
422
Not enough data
9.0
416
Not enough data
9.3
432
Not enough data
9.0
422
Not enough data
9.2
425
Not enough data
Content Generation - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.6
151
Not enough data
8.9
150
Not enough data
9.0
151
Not enough data
Management - AI Content Creation Platforms
8.9
146
Not enough data
8.9
144
Not enough data
8.8
144
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customizations
9.5
91
Not enough data
9.6
79
Not enough data
7.8
68
Not enough data
8.1
71
Not enough data
Growth
7.5
64
Not enough data
7.4
65
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
7.4
65
Not enough data
7.8
64
Not enough data
Content
7.7
67
Not enough data
8.1
67
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
7.5
62
Not enough data
Support
8.7
63
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Canva and Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite are categorized as Collaborative Whiteboard
Unique Categories
Canva is categorized as AI Content Creation Platforms, Logo Design Tools, Video Content Creation, AI Video Generators, AI Image Generators, Design Systems, AI Writing Assistant, Content Creation, Display Ad Design, Photo Editing, Desktop Publishing, Data Visualization, Print Fulfillment Services, Brand Asset Management, Presentation, Website Builder, and AI Presentation Tools
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is categorized as Diagramming, Mind Mapping, Wireframing, Org Chart, Customer Journey Mapping, and Visual Collaboration Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Canva
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
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
Marketing and Advertising
13.7%
Information Technology and Services
6.9%
Computer Software
5.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Education Management
4.1%
Other
65.1%
Information Technology and Services
14.7%
Computer Software
13.7%
Financial Services
5.3%
Marketing and Advertising
3.4%
Hospital & Health Care
3.1%
Other
59.7%
Discussions
Can you use Canva designs for commercial purposes?
24 Comments
MS
Yes provided you have signed up for the PRO Version to use licensed photosRead more
What is included in Canva Pro?
23 Comments
JS
1000's of Templates, Elements, graphics, photographs, designsRead more
What are the features of Canva?
16 Comments
MW
Infographics, Collaborative projects, slide themes, lots of free high quality photos and graphics to create your own. Deployment for educations really really...Read more
Is Lucidchart any good?
5 Comments
TR
Lucidchart is a great tool, but the sales team puts a damper on the excitement. They're much too pushy when it comes to discussing pricing, going so far as...Read more
What is Lucidchart used for?
4 Comments
UK
Its mainly a whiteboarding software helping you visualise and ideate during meetings and workshopsRead more
How can I work offline?
3 Comments
VR
1. Go to ACCOUNT SETTINGS that is an option placed below your username.
2. Once there, on the left, select OFFLINE SETTINGS.
3. You will find this: "Make...Read more
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