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Compare Excalidraw and Visio 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0.00
Excalidraw
Star Rating
(29)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ExcalidrawVisio
Star Rating
(673)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 3 pricing plansExcalidraw vs Visio
- Reviewers felt that Excalidraw meets the needs of their business better than Visio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Excalidraw is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Excalidraw over Visio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Excalidraw
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
Excalidraw
Free Trial is available
Visio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
28
8.8
586
Ease of Use
9.9
28
8.1
592
Ease of Setup
10.0
5
8.7
126
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.1
107
Quality of Support
8.9
20
8.0
375
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.5
95
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
29
6.7
576
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design Tools
9.4
19
8.7
5
9.3
19
9.3
5
9.3
19
9.3
5
7.9
17
9.0
5
9.6
19
8.3
5
Communication Tools
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
Integrations
8.2
11
Not enough data
9.4
16
Not enough data
Software Offering
9.8
18
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.6
13
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
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Collaboration
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Hardware
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Security
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Visual Collaboration Platforms
Not enough data
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Platform Basics
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Platform Additional Functionality
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Excalidraw and Visio are categorized as Collaborative Whiteboard and Diagramming
Unique Categories
Excalidraw has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Excalidraw
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
Computer Software
44.8%
Information Technology and Services
10.3%
Education Management
10.3%
Publishing
3.4%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
3.4%
Other
27.6%
Information Technology and Services
9.9%
Hospital & Health Care
6.4%
Computer Software
5.3%
Higher Education
4.6%
Computer Networking
3.2%
Other
70.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
Excalidraw has no discussions with answers
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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