SmartDraw
Instead of starting with a blank screen, SmartDraw gives you the exact template you need. Then use simple commands to add your information and SmartDraw does the rest. There's no other drawing software like it.
Cost / License
- Pay once or Subscription
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
Features
- Mind Mapping
- Workflow
- Flow Chart
Tags
- ecomaps
- chart
SmartDraw News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
diarmid added SmartDraw as alternative to SimpleDraw
gamefiend added SmartDraw as alternative to Excalidraw
POX added SmartDraw as alternative to quiver diagram editor
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What is SmartDraw?
SmartDraw is the only alternative to Visio® that runs on a Windows desktop (behind the firewall), on a Mac, and online. With the best Visio® import and export capability in the industry, SmartDraw is the easy, powerful and affordable Visio® alternative. SmartDraw is the more powerful addition to Office® drawing tools. Any SmartDraw drawing can be inserted into Word®, Excel®, and PowerPoint® with one click. The SmartDraw plug-in lets you add drawings to Google Docs and Sheets too. It includes quick-start templates for more than 70 different kinds of charts, diagrams and other visuals to get you started easily.
SmartDraw information
Developed by
SmartDraw.com Licensing
Proprietary and Commercial product.Pricing
One time purchase ranging between $297 and $497, and / or subscription ranging between $10 and $2995 per month.Alternatives
71 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
Comments and Reviews
I've been testing SmartDraw for flowcharts, and it's pretty handy with its templates! Still getting used to the quirks, though—like how it sometimes decides where boxes go. Also checked out a mermaid drawing tool recently, and it’s cool for quick diagrams. SmartDraw feels more polished but has a learning curve. Would love to see smoother saves and more control over layouts! https://mermaidviewer.com/
SmartDraw is available via the cloud too for Mac users. You can learn more about that here and start a free trial.
http://www.smartdraw.com/software/smartdraw-for-mac.htm)
I tried SmartDraw because of its timeline feature. At a first glance, it seemed like a good replacement for the squareness and complexity of Visio until I tried to adjust the timeframe: SmartDraw was reluctant to accept my input. I couldn't obtain a timeline with the timeframe I needed, but a timeline with whatever timeframe SmartDraw was pleased with.
Another "feature" came along when trying to save a drawing: the "Save As..." dialog window took ages to open and finally came up with an application crash. Also, it didn't recognize an already opened file, producing a new blank window... and crashing.
I recommend to stick with Visio or using SmartDraw at your own risk... maybe you could be lucky enough
I also have an issue with the way paths are split. Perhaps I just don't know enough, but the way it keeps going horizontally makes the entire drawing needlessly huge in the horizontal sense. I need it to go vertically eventually.
It's a pretty sleek little app so far, however I have been somewhat unable to format flowcharts the way I want so that they do not become too unwieldy. Adding new boxes and such is not obvious to me, because sometimes SmartDraw decides where the new box will go. This isn't ideal if I have already added text to existing boxes.
This is for work breakdown structures.