Lucidchart vs. Visual Paradigm
Compare Visual Paradigm UML diagramming software with Lucidchart, the intelligent diagramming application. See how Lucidchart beats Visual Paradigm on collaboration, ease of use, and more.
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Lucid leads the market in visual collaboration
Lucid is the most intelligent diagramming solution
Lucid connects ideation to action
Lucid is the most used visual collaboration solution with over 70 million users. Visual Paradigm has limited collaboration features and a steep learning curve.
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Why teams choose Lucidchart
Collaboration for speed and agility
Lucidchart was built for agile collaboration. Create diagrams with your team in real time, leave feedback with @mention comments, and easily publish or export your work. While paid versions of Visual Paradigm enable synchronous collaboration, the Community Edition lacks features for real-time and team collaboration, which creates feedback and version control issues.
Advanced diagramming with less complexity
Lucidchart enables technical users to quickly create in-depth diagrams with formulas for calculations, dynamic shapes, and data-linked dashboards and reports. But it’s not just for technical experts. Anyone can easily drag and drop shapes, add text, insert image links, and edit colors. In contrast, Visual Paradigm can overwhelm new users with its complexity.
Works when and where you do
As a cloud-based platform, Lucidchart works across devices, browsers, and operating systems—including Linux, Mac, and Windows. With Lucidchart apps for Android and iOS, you can create and access diagrams from anywhere. Visual Paradigm’s download-only desktop software runs the risk of outdated versions, product updates, and lost files.
Integrations that support broader use cases
Lucidchart integrates with leading productivity apps such as Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and Slack. But it also integrates with apps favored by IT, engineering, and project management teams, such as Asana, AWS, Confluence, Jira, LeanIX, Microsoft Azure, Notion, ServiceNow, UVexplorer, and more.
“I think organizations realize that Lucidchart is the tool of choice because of its visual modeling, layering, math functions, and collaboration capabilities. Nothing comes close.”
Dennis Jones — Agile Coach
“We used Lucidchart to manage our Scrum board, and it made the process of organizing and managing the work more tangible. Every day when we have our daily stand-up meeting, we jump into Lucidchart.”
Dave Paolicelli — Director at Definitive Logic
“The big advantage for me is not having a tool tied down to a specific operating system. I can work across my Mac, or my Linux laptop, or Windows, and that accessibility is fantastic. You don't need to have something installed on your machine just to get to your documents.”
Leo Ramsamy — Enterprise Architect at Flybuys Australia
| Features | Lucidchart | Visual Paradigm |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced diagramming features | ||
| Process diagram | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Hyperlinking | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Templates | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Layers | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Tasks | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Shape actions | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Sticky notes | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Org chart shapes with data and photos | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Org chart group view | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Compare versions | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Compare docs | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Revision history with versioning | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Data overlay | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Data refresh | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Mobile (iOS/Android) mockup shape libraries | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Data and automation features | ||
| Shape libraries | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Basic swimlanes | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Formulas | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Custom shape data fields | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Conditional formatting | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Data linking | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Data-linked dashboards and reports | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Dynamic shapes | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Smart containers | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Integrations for advanced diagramming use cases | ||
| BambooHR | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| ERD import and export from SQL | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Salesforce shape library or template | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| ServiceNow integration | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| LeanIX integration | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Sharing and collaboration | ||
| Download | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Commenting | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Email and link sharing | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Join ID | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Add passcode / expiration date to share links | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Publish without password | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
Feature is included | Feature is included | |
| Offline mode | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Presentation mode | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
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