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Compare Goodnotes and Visio 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Goodnotes
Star Rating
(92)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (73.8% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Learn more about GoodnotesVisio
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 plansGoodnotes vs Visio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Goodnotes easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Goodnotes overall.
- Reviewers felt that Goodnotes meets the needs of their business better than Visio.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Goodnotes is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Goodnotes over Visio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Goodnotes
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
Goodnotes
Free Trial is available
Visio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
69
8.8
586
Ease of Use
9.2
73
8.1
592
Ease of Setup
9.1
49
8.7
126
Ease of Admin
9.2
6
8.1
107
Quality of Support
8.5
42
8.0
375
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
7
8.5
95
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
71
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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Design
8.8
12
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Production
8.2
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
Distribution
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Integrations
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Handwritten Notes
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
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
8.7
5
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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Organization
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Editing
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Operating System
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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
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Platform Additional Functionality
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Annotation Tools - Markup Software
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Collaboration - Markup Software
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Security - Markup Software
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
7.7
8
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Goodnotes and Visio are categorized as Mind Mapping
Unique Categories
Goodnotes is categorized as PDF Editor, Handwritten Notes, Note-Taking Software, Study Tools, and Markup Software
Visio is categorized as Org Chart, Diagramming, Collaborative Whiteboard, Visual Collaboration Platforms, and Wireframing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Goodnotes
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
9.5%
Higher Education
8.3%
Marketing and Advertising
7.1%
Design
7.1%
Construction
6.0%
Other
61.9%
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
How do you customize your notebooks? And the pages inside of it?
1 Comment
MM
Go to the 3 dots found at the top right corner, and find options to edit thereRead more
What can GoodNotes do?
1 Comment
RF
Goodnotes takes note taking to the next level! You can organize into "notebooks", draw, type, import photos, snap pics, etc.
Goodnotes also works with...Read more
Goodnotes has no more 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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