SmartDraw
Herramienta de diagramas para dibujar cualquier tipo de gráfico o diagrama.
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Great tool for business analyst activities
Puntos a favor
Can create your mind maps and complex flowchart of any kind with ease.
Using it on office desktop and well integrated with Microsoft office suit. Also compatible with google docs which is very helpful
Puntos en contra
So i didn't find anything and i will strongly recommend this for pm and business analyst activities.
Respuesta de SmartDraw
Hi Rohit,
Thank you for taking the time to write a review, I'm happy to hear SmartDraw worked well for you. If you need anything, please do not hesitate to reach out.
US: 800-768-3729
International: +1 858 225 3300
email: [email protected]
-Chris

SmartDraw a powerful tool for diagramming, drawing, layout and more.
It is perfect for drawing projects, has a wide range of templates that make it easier for you to work and all the types of diagrams you need (at least it is for my IT area), it has a desktop and online version that allows you to work in any place, it is very useful.
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SmartDraw is a very complete plication for all types of diagrams that you need, has great virtues with respect to Visio that can be considered the number one in the market or at least used, when you need to diagram a project from the basic algorithm to the more complex gantt diagrams , this tool is very useful, it makes you much easier in work (in my experience much easier to use than Visio) the connection between diagrams is simpler, since finishing a diagram makes it much easier to do the following, has a wide range of options and templates that help you in the creation process, contributing to the development of diagrams for systems that you are going to develop, a very useful tool for projects where you need to correctly capture what you want to develop, use it, try it for yourself.
Puntos en contra
Its main against is the price, the full version is very expensive although it allows you to enjoy the desktop version and its cost is very high, I think you should download it to compete more in the market.
The speed of the online version sometimes fluctuates negatively, it is a mistake that must be corrected.
Unstable and Quirky - Danger - Lost Work Zone
The only benefit I have received is when I quickly print what I am working on, so that this horribly unstable and unpredictable program will not just lose it and delete even saved work from its memory. When you want to make certain measurements, you will never be able to do so, because it only allows "anchored" points to be measured - not the item or space you wish to measure. It is impossible to scale down their furniture selections/templates because they have it set to scale down the width, when all you want to change is the length. It has been a disappointing waste of time and money.
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I has little to say for Pros: because it is just as easy to draw boxes without having this program. I learned every feature and applied all of the program's features. It is likely that you could get a beginning design to give to someone, as a simple floor plan, if that is what you need. But be sure to print it to preserve your work after each little change.
Puntos en contra
Customer service is practically nil and there is no "help" or troubleshooting. If you try to contact them for support, you have to wait and see if they will send you an email the next day - and they usually won't. If you get the email, it does not remotely address the trouble or offer to talk you through it if their "solution" or instruction is not on point. Really disappointing. There is no auto save unless you are working in the Cloud for this program. Further, it constantly just stops and closes itself - and dumps all of your work during that session, even if you have been saving! So, then the hours of work are permanently lost - no kidding, EVEN if you pushed save. If you use it, you must remember to save, save, save - after each little line or inclusion and then print. Then close the program before its instability causes it to just close itself as to the design you are working on. If you don't close it down, you will lose all of your work. Then - get this - when you reopen a file after it has decided to shut down, it says that there is a recovered work file and asks if you want to open it and recover it. If you say "yes" the program shuts down again, over and over and over. It is so unstable that it can't hold up to the tasks it claims to be performing with its features, such as layers, measurements, inserting photos, etc.

smart draw 101
I am able to organize,plan,and create forms,documents for my ministry,and hobby,and it makes it so much easier to do.smart draw is a great starter for anyone that has a hobby.or likes to keep track of activities.
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This software not only helps you draw but has other activities you can plan,organize any kind of project you want to build.I got the free trial and it is great.it is good as a starter for a first timer that desires to create activities for work,school,club,organization.
Puntos en contra
the free trial is limited,but it is worth learning the basics of creating document,forms,and lots of projects that you are going.
Respuesta de SmartDraw
Hi Carl,
Thank you for the positive review. Good to hear you are getting so much use out of the software. If you need anything from us at all, please let us know.
International: +1 858 225 3300
US: 800-768-3729 / 858-225-3300
email: [email protected]
-Chris

Create simple and complex workflows and diagrams
Puntos a favor
The interphase is awesome, and you have no limits using this software you can a simple diagram showing a workflow or you can do a complex net design for established a network in an office building, you can even design plans of houses or do 3D models for engineering processes.
Puntos en contra
It is really expensive, if your are going to buy it be sure of spend that amount of monet in one software, the best option is use the online version.
too slow
An inexpensive but fantastic software for both network diagrams and any other business and other needs.
Cheap but very good.
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I' using SmartDraw for many years and my opinion is the same :An inexpensive but fantastic software for both network diagrams and any other business and other needs.
Cheap but very good.
Puntos en contra
I installed the 2020 version a couple of months ago but opening old files was particularly slow.
I tried completely uninstalling the software and reinstalling it but didn't notice any improvements.
I spoke to other users of different company and they confirmed the same opinion.
Good and Bad
Project management and organization development.
Puntos a favor
I liked the price and the easy project management Tool Set.
Puntos en contra
Newer version does not allow import of Excel or Text files to build org charts. This is a show stopper for me!
Respuesta de SmartDraw
Hi Barry,
Thank you for the feedback. The Excel and text file import still exist for org charts. Whether you are using the online or downloaded version of SmartDraw, they are located in the SmartPanel on the left once you have opened an org chart. Hopefully this helps. If you require more, please let us know.
Thank you,
Chris
[email protected]
858 225 3300

So Glad I Discovered Smart Draw!
The ability to create powerful, moving charts and mind maps.
Puntos a favor
My absolute favorite thing about SmartDraw is the simple drag and drop to build out anything from mind maps to flowcharts and more. An especially good investment for anyone needing to make their ideas clear and points understood in a powerful way.
Puntos en contra
The design of the dashboard could be better. It is a bit boring for all that it does. The layout would be better if I had the whole screen and the options to drag and drop were at the top.

Quickly update drawings, org charts and floor plans to keep your team moving!
Very easy interface to work with, and that helped me quickly set out the office layout for our 100 person team and modify as people's requirements changed through the process.
Puntos a favor
I've used this for years to plan out the cubicle layout of our office, the details and features make it very easy to visualize and help people determine the best fits. Once you get the general structure it's really easy to keep things up to date.
Puntos en contra
A little bit of learning curve and the huge variety of detailed images available is a little hard to navigate.
The perfect software for edit and modify with vector tools
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This is the best software if you want and need to edit segment of a picture or image, because is pretty easy to use, the tools are very friendly and you can even work a pixel level with the maximum zoom and the results are awesome.
Puntos en contra
It is a very heavy software and demands many resources of your computer you need a very high speed ram memory and a good video card to get the most of this software.
Great platform for simple submittal drawings.
If you are trying to do small professional projects, or simply create a blueprint of you home, SmartDraw's ease of use and robust set of options make it the smart choice over competitors.
Puntos a favor
Where this software really shines for our business is its ease of use for submittal drawings when bidding and creating contracts for jobs. It allows us to empower our salesmen to create their own submittals without the expense or training needed for some of the more "professional" suites. This means for smaller projects we do not need to tie up our senior estimators, leaving their time free and better spent with CAD. What this means is that for job cost, we are able to use lower wage employees to perform simpler tasks and not eat into the margins of a job from utilizing higher paid engineers.
Puntos en contra
It can be a bit finicky in trying to get it to do exactly what you want it to do. Its ease of use sometimes means that you are fighting those very elements that make it easy to make it do what you want it to do. Snap to grids and the like, while toggle-able, provide an annoyance when they should "just work".
Basic floor plans but easy to use
I've used other floor planners and this one is definitely the easiest to use at a great price.
Puntos a favor
It's very easy to draw up a basic house floor plan.
Puntos en contra
Limited symbol options specific to interior design. If you use too many JPEG images within the file the system struggles to convert to PDF. (which isn't the case with my other design software). Often glitches when opening files and/or is very slow to open existing documents.
Respuesta de SmartDraw
Hi Nicky,
Thank you for the positive review and for the feedback. I'll pass the review along to our development team, so we can take a look at the PDF export and file opening issues you mentioned. If you reply back to me, or contact our support using the below info, we can further investigate and help. If there is any other way we can be of assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
International: +1 858 225 3300
US: 800-768-3729
email: [email protected]
-Chris
Payment Plan a deterrent
Many of our processes were formalized using Smartdraw, unfortunately we have since moved on.
Puntos a favor
Great software for flow charts and process maps. Used extensively for 3 years under a one time license.
Puntos en contra
Was only available for Windows at time of last use, since then it has moved to a subscription, web-based platform which is a significant cost considering other better-value or free softwares that can do the same.
Respuesta de SmartDraw
Hi Simon,
Thank you for the feedback. If it helps, we do still offer SmartDraw for Windows, which is a one time payment with no required ongoing fees in order to use it. That can be found here: https://www.smartdraw.com/buy/ or by visiting smartdraw.com and clicking Buy in the top right.
Anything more, please let us know.
Thank you,
Chris
[email protected]
800-768-3729
+1 858 225 3300
Not a Replacement for Visio/Project
Not many, we tried hard to use it for our intended purposes for 6-12 months. Then we gave up. Now we use it infrequently when we need to create a simple visual. The mind mapping tool is ok - but free tools online are just as good if not better.
Puntos a favor
This product ships with a lot of prebuilt content, templates that can let you create quick and easy diagrams, visuals, etc for presentations.
Puntos en contra
We bought this thinking it might be a lower cost replacement for Visio and that we'd be able to use the Project Planning template for our PM needs. Neither turned out to be true. This tool will give you a good variety of templates, but if you want to move something manually... forget it. Don't like how the basic flowchart looks or need to make room for a 3rd branch? You'll go back to Visio after a month. Project plans look create, but when you need to update 1 date good luck. ugh. This had a lot of potential but it just isn't flexible enough for real use cases in our experience.
I love doing flow charts, timelines, mind maps, decision trees and other visual presentations.
Puntos a favor
With SmartDraw, I can create visual documents in an easy way, in addition to streamline the work, smartDraw has templates that come with a library of shapes and symbols, which I can use with just drag them to the worksheet. I can add textures and photos to further improve the document.
Puntos en contra
-Consume abundant resources, and its installation is so slow that it becomes tedious waiting until fully charged.
Powerful tool for designing software
Over-all experience as per my requirements is good and doing my work done easily and fast.
Puntos a favor
Very easy to draw flowcharts.
Easily import and export visio. Available at cheap price and can easily replace visio i believe which is much costlier. One can use its rich library of colours.
Templates help alot to quickly built mocks.
Puntos en contra
When I used i didn't find multiple user facility.
First time I used to submit a drawing for my business and it took me no time to complete my drawing.
It saved me a lot of money by not hiring an architect to draw the set up of my restaurant which was one of the first steps to get an approval.
Puntos a favor
Easy to navigate and ease of use. It took me a few clicks and I was able to find all kinds of things I needed to work on my projects. One of the requirements for my business was to submit a blueprint and I was told I need an Architect for that but I was also told that if I can draw and provide details in my drawings, it will be accepted so I purchased SmartDraw although I have no knowledge how to use it. It was easy...really.
Puntos en contra
It didn't have some of the drawings I needed so I have to improvise. This took me a little time come up with the desired drawing of object I needed; but it still worked.

Great for new users to computer aided designs.
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I tried Smartdraw for the first time in 2016 and I was impressed by the ease of use ; I understood the major workings around this program in a matter of days.I have used Smart draw for Gantt style charting , simple drawings ,including floor drawings when I moved to my new home a while back.
Smartdraw provides users with a variety of modules ,making it a program which can be leveraged by different professionals in different career fields.
Puntos en contra
Smartdraw doesn't allow for remote collaboration like what I have come to expect from months of recently embracing Lucidchart. I have also found out that when creating Gantt charts with this program , I am limited in the number of coloumns I am allowed to use.
I use SmartDraw to prepare visual documents in management area
communication support and good way to share knowledge with others
Puntos a favor
SmartDraw has tons of images to support visual documentation. It's great way to share knowledge with others using this solution. I use SmartDraw to create: process maps, easy mindmaps, data flows and creative mix of ideas. Sometimes there is good opportunity to export document as image file and put to MS Excel and add contextual values to present bigger picture of business in easy to understand way (complex but easy to see relations).
Puntos en contra
I'd like to see more options in mindmapping area, to be able to manage task information in advanced way.
It is the special program for the realization of flow diagrams, with a large number of cliparts
Puntos a favor
SmartDraw comes with many types of templates that include flow charts, bar graphs and charts. If you do not find a template that you like, you can create a customized template that suits your project, Photos, and images. Add photos and images to the document with the import to lump sum, copy and paste the commands. You can also import images and photos from your digital camera, and then manipulate them inside SmartDraw until you have the effect you want.
Each template comes with a library of shapes and symbols, to use these shapes and symbols, simply drag them to your worksheet and place them where you want. You can add textures and photos to further improve the document.
It works well with programs such as Microsoft Office, Visio, Microsoft Project, SharePoint, and PowerPoint. And so you can export the mind map to any of these programs to be able to share.
You can export the file with just one click of your mouse. The following graphics formats available to you: JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, and GIF. Export the file to the web or send it anywhere in the world
Puntos en contra
It consumes abundant resources if your machine is slow it can become tedious to work, besides its installation is slow
SmartDraw - Not quite a Visio replacement-- but pretty close
SmartDraw is great if starting from scratch to create drawing ( both simple & complex). If documents need to be traded with users who are using Visio, there will be issues-- especially if drawings need to be updated or converted across several users.
It has most of the power of Visio with some added discovery things so if one is starting without the requirement of Visio integration, its a solid, but pricy tool.
Puntos a favor
Lots of examples and help videos
Enterprise discovery tools are great but expensive
Puntos en contra
Stated the Enterprise version would import Visio but it is not a 100% conversion to SmartDraw format so that the properties of the Visio document carry thru in the same way with the same functionality.
*) Layers don't really stay intact.
*) Significant amount of the custom formatting gets lost.
*) Support and 'help' is primarily from static Web Videos. While they may provide some help, there is not much detail about what steps to take when things DO NOT work -- so one needs to call in and request support. No exactly the fastest turnaround.
A Review of SmartDraw
I have had only positive experiences with the use of Smart Draw
Puntos a favor
Smart Draw is relatively easy to use. It has all the various kinds of charts and graphs on its website you can imagine.
Puntos en contra
Smart Draw does not have any negative features. I used it to teach Quality Improvement concepts. It was great!
Respuesta de SmartDraw
Hi Karen,
Thank you for the positive review. Glad to hear SmartDraw is working well for you. If we can help in any way, please let us know. We offer free phone and email support should anything be needed.
Thank you,
Chris
[email protected]
858-225-3300

Ease of use as a trial
Product was pretty good to use as a beginner. Not over stuffed with functions. But those functions you may want
Puntos a favor
Program was a little easier to use then some other programs. Wasnt overly difficult
Puntos en contra
Not as good features that other programs offer. expecially if your a advance person in design
Respuesta de SmartDraw
Hello Christopher,
Thank you for the positive feedback. We are constantly adding new features to SmartDraw and love to hear new suggestions. If there is a feature you would like to see, please let us know and we can add it to the software.
-Chris
US: 800-768-3729 or 858-225-3300
International: +1 858 225 3300
email: [email protected]

Smartdraw is a truly fantastic product
Puntos a favor
There are lots of templates to start with, which makes it a lot easier to get started with this software.
I like the integration with popular tools such as Trello and Jira.
I also like the easy export to PDF. It's a great feature I use a lot.
Puntos en contra
There's definitely a learning curve before one can confidently use this software.
I often find that zooming in doesn't work as smoothly as I'd expect.
SmartDraw makes it easier than any other app to quickly create professional-quality diagrams.
Puntos a favor
Helpful Smart Panel feature. Good integration options. It is very Easy to use. It has a desktop and online version that allows you to work in any place, it is very useful. Smart Draw is a very complete application for all types of diagrams that you need.
Puntos en contra
Weak collaboration features. It is very expensive you asked me. The speed of the online version sometimes fluctuates negatively.