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SmartDraw Overview

What is SmartDraw?

SmartDraw is a data-driven diagramming and collaboration solution that can replace Lucidchart, Visio, or Miro at your enterprise. 1. License Everyone for as Low as $5 Per User Per Month Stop overpaying and save 75% over the price of Lucidchart, Miro and Visio. 2. All the Features You Need for Diagramming, Whiteboarding and Data SmartDraw gives you all the features you need and expect in one app: - Sophisticated diagramming - Whiteboarding - Powerful integrations that allow you to generate diagrams automatically - Ability to visualize AWS and Azure Plus an easy path to migrate existing files. 3. Control Your Own Data SmartDraw will save files directly to OneDrive, SharePoint, or Google Drive using your established folders and permissions, giving you full control of your data. Minimize risk, simplify compliance, and increase data security. 4. Simple Administration SmartDraw works hand in glove with your existing IT infrastructure without disruption to maximize what you've already invested in. You can provision users, save files, and set permissions entirely inside the Microsoft or Google enterprise stack. 5. Enterprise-Level Support As an enterprise customer, you will have your own dedicated support rep for onboarding, training, and more. SmartDraw customers range from universities and government agencies to over 85% of the Fortune 500.

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Product Description

SmartDraw helps you create over 70 different types of diagrams.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

SmartDraw has all the features you expect from an enterprise-class diagramming and collaboration software for less. And you don't have to purchase different modules and packages to get whiteboarding and data visualization. SmartDraw has everything in a single app for a fraction of the cost.

You can save money, reduce hassle, and get more! Unleash your team's productivity by combining enterprise-class diagramming, whiteboarding, and data.

SmartDraw also makes it possible to import your existing Visio and Lucidchart files.


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SmartDraw
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Year Founded
1994
HQ Location
The Woodlands, Texas
Twitter
@SmartDraw
3,179 Twitter followers
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50 employees on LinkedIn®
Description

SmartDraw is a unified visual app that combines diagramming, whiteboarding and data visualization into one enterprise-friendly solution. You can plan, execute and review ideas as a team, create presentation-quality documentation that help you make informed decisions, and visualize data to help jumpstart discussions. Looking for a powerful Visio alternative? SmartDraw will let you import Visio files and stencils and even export them for anyone in your organization who haven't made the switch. SmartDraw integrates with the tools you already use including the entire suite of Microsoft enterprise tools like SharePoint, Teams, Azure, and more, as well as Google Workspace and Google drive and the Atlassian stack. Over 85% of Fortune 500 companies use SmartDraw, as do more than
50,000 public, private and government organizations worldwide.


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Bryan L.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Agile and sweet"
its simple to use and the cost per user is low.
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5.0 out of 5
"Easy to use and understand"
I like that everything is logically and thoughtfully organized. I can add items i or my team will commonly use and share them amongst ourselves.
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4.0 out of 5
"Better when they did an offline application but still good"
Familiarity Compatibility with other tools (including the obligatory Visio)
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SmartDraw Demo - Document Processes
Click simple commands and SmartDraw builds your flowchart for you, automatically. Add or remove a box, and SmartDraw realigns and arranges all the elements so that everything looks great.
SmartDraw Demo - Run Retrospectives
Don't just have a discussion, but visualize what your team believes worked and didn't work during the last sprint. Document thoughts and ideas that will help the team become better and more efficient in the future without assigning blame.
SmartDraw Demo - Create Product Roadmaps
Give strategic context to your team, not just rigid deadlines, with the help of product roadmaps. SmartDraw makes it easy to document development goals, plot features, and provide a quick snapshot of progress in a way that makes the most sense to your team and organization.
SmartDraw Demo - Document Your Network Architecture
Optimize your cloud infrastructure by documenting your existing setup. Connect your AWS account and generate a visual automatically. Use it in reports to communicate with stakeholders or use it as the foundation for building something new with your IT team. Troubleshoot, train and work on future ...
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What do you like best about SmartDraw?

If you know MS Visio, there is a low learning curve. If you don't, it is the same learning curve. I especially like the ability to import Visio diagrams into SmartDraw which, supports the transition to using this application. The reduced cost was also very appealing. We could roll this application out to all staff for the same expenditure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmartDraw?

Early days as I have been using this for six months. However, I haven't found any downsides yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SmartDraw solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am leading an initiative to increase the knowledge and capability of the organization around our business process management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SmartDraw?

It's simple and easy to use. I could figure out how to use it and the help section is very helpful. I would recommend the app to anyone looking for a workflow app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmartDraw?

So far everything has been intuitive and I haven't found anything I don't like. This is the first time using a program of this type so I may not have the full context. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SmartDraw solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am using it to help organize a few projects I am working on. So far it has helped me outline the project and show the flow I am working towards. I would recommend to anyone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SmartDraw?

It is super easy to use and pick up on. You can create a floor plan in 10 minutes or less. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmartDraw?

The only downdraw to Smart Draw is not being able to work on the same document as my colleagues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SmartDraw solving and how is that benefiting you?

Creating floorplans and making them look professionally done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SmartDraw?

We use SmartDraw as a cost-effective alternative to Visio. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmartDraw?

That we are not using SmartDraw enough :-)

We have many Visio Die-Hards that aren't willing to swicth Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SmartDraw solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ease of use as compared to other solutions. Also being an enterprise customer, centrally managing it is very intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SmartDraw?

Very flexible and versatile tool. Seems fairly easy to learn basic functionality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmartDraw?

Sometimes I wish it was easier to turn off some of the 'smart' features when I don't want them to override what I am trying to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SmartDraw solving and how is that benefiting you?

Presenting concepts in a visual manner to make them easier for non technical people to understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SmartDraw?

Simplicity! This software is so simple to use. Anyone from an individual user (non-technical) to large businesses with non-technical users will find great value in this product. From a technical perspective, it is easy to administer and upgrade. If you are feed-up with some of the Microsoft tools and expenses, this should be a productivity tool you and your company investigate and trial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmartDraw?

I have not disliked anything with Smartdraw; it is a fantastic tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SmartDraw solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have been using it as a building architect design tool, which is more than I expected. I have only scratched the surface and look forward to using it for many more projects. The Org Chat capability would have been great when I was in business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SmartDraw?

Between detailed assessments and quick on the go chart flows. I was able to make a good impression in my presentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmartDraw?

I would like to see more picture inserts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SmartDraw solving and how is that benefiting you?

This program allows the opportunity to express difference in flow and design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SmartDraw?

Many options available allow SmartDraw to be useful in many ways outside of just sketching. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmartDraw?

None.If I had to choose something is that there is a lot of options resulting in a little bit of a learning curve. Sometimes you wonder if you're actually using the full force of the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SmartDraw solving and how is that benefiting you?

Its helping me create clean diagrams and go paperless at the same time. Digital files are easier to use and archive for future use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SmartDraw?

*Affordable Price

*User-friendly

*Robust tool with great features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmartDraw?

There are certain features that the competitor's product has which are not available with SmartDraw. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SmartDraw solving and how is that benefiting you?

The biggest problem that SmartDraw was able to help us with was affordability. As we know the big competitors product is much more expensive- with SmartDraw we had the ability to license more users for a fraction of the price. The product is just as good as the competitors with very minor drawbacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SmartDraw?

It's a great tool for diagraming, easy to setup and integrate with existing solutions.

Their pre-sales and engineering team helped quickly resolving small issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SmartDraw?

Certain documents that were imported from similar vendors do not look as well as with the other application, but this only happens for 10% of the total documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SmartDraw solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's a great solution for big groups of people needing access to create diagrams; their pricing model is way better than other similar solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.