Compare .NET and Visio 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.2% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$999 per year
$0.00
.NET
Star Rating
(132)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (43.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$999 per year
Browse all 3 pricing plansVisio
Star Rating
(675)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 3 pricing plans.NET vs Visio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Visio easier to use and set up. However, .NET is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with .NET overall.
- Reviewers felt that Visio meets the needs of their business better than .NET.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that .NET is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of .NET over Visio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
.NET
BUSINESS
$999
per year
Includes everything that comes with Indie plus:
- Xamarin.Forms
- Xamarin Test Cloud Access
- Visual Studio Integration
Visio
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
.NET
No trial information availableVisio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
116
8.8
587
Ease of Use
8.1
120
8.2
593
Ease of Setup
8.0
74
8.7
127
Ease of Admin
8.3
41
8.1
107
Quality of Support
8.2
113
8.0
376
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
40
8.5
95
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
115
6.7
577
Features by Category
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
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Software Offering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hardware
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Visual Collaboration Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
8.5
37
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.4
20
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
8.2
20
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
.NET and Visio share no categories
Unique Categories
.NET is categorized as Mobile Development Platforms and Application Development Platforms
Visio is categorized as Org Chart, Diagramming, Collaborative Whiteboard, Mind Mapping, Visual Collaboration Platforms, and Wireframing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
.NET
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
24.0%
Information Technology and Services
22.4%
Hospital & Health Care
4.8%
Banking
4.0%
Financial Services
3.2%
Other
41.6%
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%
Alternatives
Discussions
Which is best MVVM framework for Xamarin.Forms and What is future of Xamarin?
1 Comment
SH
The best MVVM Frame work is FreshMVVM, sure the Xamarin have a great future in cross-platform development, in this lead the next step is MAUI, which will...Read more
Is xamarin form good?
1 Comment
NS
Yes, Absolutely I prefere to develop Xamarin Form instead of all other hybrid and native application development toolRead more
.NET 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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