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Cacoo
Diagram maker for team collaboration & work processes
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Luis Arturo M.
Computer Software, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used weekly for 2+ years
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I have been using it since i was on university, I have used to make software diagrams, electric diagrams, and red networking diagrams
I love the flexibility of it, the fact that i can use it on every computer that i am.
Sometimes it gets slow, the flexibility comes with a cost.
Mark J.
201-500 employees
Used weekly for 2+ years
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Cacoo can be used for a wide variety of things - As a product owner, I typically use Cacoo for workflow design, user-story mapping, and architectural design/diagramming. Our team is able to collaborate around the work within the application - and the outputs can embed straight into our Confluence pages (Atlassian software) using the Cacoo plugin. It's incredibly easy to use and I'm able to access my work across all of my devices.
Cacoo previously had a user-driven marketplace for additional stencils, which has now been removed. Whilst they significantly upgraded the standard libraries when they removed it - I liked to be able to browse and add additional stencils for the creative community it had.
Abigail P.
Hospital & Health Care, self-employed
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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Overall, even though (for me) the software is expensive, I need this program to succeed and it makes things a lot easier for me when I am creating diagrams. The colors and texts are great, and it is easy to organize.
I like the arrows for the diagrams! They make it really easy to visualize processes and understand how topics are related.
I think that there could be more templates. There can be more options. I also think there can be an easier way to customize templates as well.
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Internet, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for 2+ years
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As a software developer I need to create diagrams of states, make prototypes of graphical user interfaces, model data, create entity-relationship diagrams and graphic schemes in my proposals, in each of these activities Cacoo has been my support, through its interface intuitive, modern and its wide variety of resources cover 100% of my needs for layout and prototyping, Cacoo has helped me a lot in my professional activities.
Cacoo is an excellent application that is part of my most prized tools for prototyping, sketch-ups and any diagram I need. I am a software developer and I use Cacoo constantly, it is a flexible and powerful tool, definitely the one of a kind.
I have not found anything negative to this wonderful tool
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Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for 2+ years
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The convenience of having multiple people working on a project at the same time and communicating with them within the tool.
We are an agency and I like that I can set up client projects into folders and EVERYONE on our team has access to project flows, site maps, and wireframes whenever and where ever they are.
The back and forth of going between NuLabs and Cacoo when I have to add another human to the account and or administer the account. Used to now, but it is confusing for anyone coming in new.
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Telecommunications,
Used weekly for 2+ years
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Updates in real-time with collaboration features (chat, etc.). Provides local history to easily undo actions, and version control to track major changes. Basic objects are highly customizable via Inspector tab. Efficient for working by yourself or with a large group/team.
Currently unable to add new connection points to shapes. Would be helpful if compatibility with similar tools (eg. Visio) is available.
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Design, 1-10 employees
Used other for 2+ years
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I use cacoo to do all my project flow chart since Degree to Master to Working. Always recommend Cacoo to all my colleague. Best Application ever.
1) Easy to use 2) Make everything more efficient 3) Visualize tools, easy to understanding 4) Can be work with team
1) Not suitable for using while in slow internet connection 2) Prefer to have "Snap Tools", so that "Line" can get more accurate with others
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Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Used weekly for 2+ years
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I'm using Cacoo since the time i was in college, and along the time i saw how Cacoo has grown. Always to easy to use and with a complete toolbox. I'm a mind map lover, and with Cacoo is to easy to create and most important, share.
Easy to create diagrams and share with the team, improving the productivity!
It could have a desktop version to work offline.
Giuseppe S.
Gambling & Casinos, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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I use this platform principally to create presentation and diagrams that support me in my work. I'm working as Project Manager in a Gambling company.
There are more motivation to advise this software to my collegues. Principally the platform is very simply to use, the interface is very intuitive. I use this platform because there are a lot of templates that I can choose, there are icons and functions that support me to create diagram and presentation in a short while.
There aren't functionality that I like least about this software. I think that this Web Application is perfect.
Nelson B.
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used other for 2+ years
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I used this tool since university and I still use it in my job, because is a user-friendly tool, for basic to complex diagrams and it has many applications in different scenarios.
I like it because is an user-friendly tool, for basic to complex diagrams.
Export options need to be expanded adding new features.
Marc H.
Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Used weekly for 2+ years
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We've been using Cacoo for years. It is a great piece of cloud-based software. I'm looking forward to using the tool with the new interface.
I use Cacoo to create highly accurate line art for websites, brochures and other collateral to share with clients prior to development. It has been an indispensable tool for communicating visually. I also like the link sharing function, which makes it easy to share drawings.
There should be a link share to view and a link share right into the edit mode. When I do share links, often my customers are confused on how to get from the front end of the Cacoo site into the edit mode to actually participate in the editing of the document. Also, sometimes when you zoom out, the fonts don't seem to render correctly.
Leonardo B.
Computer Software, 201-500 employees
Used monthly for 2+ years
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Great experience
Cacoo is really easy to use and allow me to work diagrams along the day, without worrying about saving or forget to commit any change in an open tab. Everything is always saved automatically and perfectly, without any data loss. Also, it provides a lot of pre-defined icons that help to create better diagrams, and don't have any restriction of importing external graphics from the Clipboard.
The mind-map template do not move adjusts its nodes dynamically, so its behaves like a normal chart in the mind-map style. It would be nice to have something similar to mindmeister that snaps and arranges the boxes more easily.
Jens T.
Internet, self-employed
Used weekly for 2+ years
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I really like to work with Cacoo as I don't have similar Tools like Visio. It is a good platform to be creative. For Example I have used it to create a Gaming Board as a base for an upcoming Board Game.
This Software is really easy to use and is based on the most popular processes for building strong Flowcharts, Diagrams and Mockups. There are very many Icons and graphics to use
As it is a webbased Software in some circumstances it is a little slow. and of course you only can use it on big Screens. It should have better performance on Tablets like iPad.
Marc L.
Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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I'm a computer analyst and i use cacoo to draw the screen of the application. Very usefull and very nice application. Also eays to share project with the other analyst. Easy to learn how to use it.
It's on the internet. Easy to use, good software, reliable
At first there was a french version of Cacoo. With the new version, they remove the french version, just english. Il would prefer if we still had the french version.
John M.
Used weekly for 2+ years
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It's easy to use and intuitive for the most part. Sharing diagrams in a team is easy - exporting to PPT or PDF is straightforwards
There are some advanced features that are missing which would be handy. To be fair though, I've not yet seen a single diagramming tool which has all the features you might need. They all seem to overlap in functionality but there's not one complete package.
Graciela P.
Consumer Services, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for 1-2 years
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My experience was really good, I like the tools, the options and all the things about the software.
This software let us have a great team work, thanks to the differents tools, the differents functions, this software it's absolutely useful and great, the differents tools and options let us create a great environment.
It's not really easy to use, in some cases it's difficult to understand what you need to do with some tools and functions, but it's a great software.
Beverly I.
Consumer Goods, 51-200 employees
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What make me like Cacoo is that it is so easy to use. Most of our employees are gen X, most are not that tech savvy, but they manage to use it so easily.
Cacoo needs to create more options on how to make the end projects aesthetic. Give more options for collaborative designs. But more or less, the important part is that it is very easy to use.
Eduardo Enrique H.
Program Development, self-employed
Used weekly for 2+ years
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It has been a fantastic experience, I love the program because it has all the necessary tools to design web pages that is what I do
It has many functions to design web pages
The cost of the program, I have no problems with buying a program, but being paid from time to time if it bothers me a little
Rohit G.
Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Used weekly for 2+ years
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Awesome Flowchart Solution..:)
Very ease of use. Loved the interactive tools. Have almost all the functionality which I need to design a flowchart.
Nothing I think of so far. Perfect solution for my work.
Carlos R.
Computer Games, self-employed
Used other for 1-2 years
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Very good for creating diagrams quickly and online. It has free and paid plans.
It has several templates with most used diagrams including design, business, marketing and much more. It has a very useful free version for basic use. Can be shared for collaborative use.
Free version has a limited number of diagrams (sheets), currently only 6 and only exports to png format.
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Farming, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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easy to use. used trial and I was productive immediately. great value.
I wish I could share with another developer.
Aaron W.
Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees
Used monthly for 2+ years
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It's always joyful to use Cacoo.
Cacoo is a very useful tool for me to visualize my ideas and concepts. It's more important to "SHOW" something than just "SAY" it. I've used Cacoo for years and I love it's simplicity and diversity. I can always find a chart or a diagram to help me solve problems we faced. Thank you Cacoo!
Although Cacoo was launched as an online App, I still want an offline App which I can install on my PC.
Marta H.
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees
Used monthly for 2+ years
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I always use cacoo when I need to design a diagram or a we prototype
Cacoo is the easiest way to design diagrams and prototypes. The available templates make the user experience much easier. It is very easy to design diagrams in a fast way and there are different components available
The available components should be updated more frequently to provide more options to the user. I don’t like either the projects limitations with free accounts
Maurice U.
Civil Engineering, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for 6-12 months
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Effective response to their customers thereby making it more efficient.
None to complain about yet. Services very exceptional
Misha G.
Computer Games, self-employed
Used daily for less than 6 months
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Flexibility. It allows you to quickly and efficiently solve various problems associated with the development of projects.
I don’t know by how much minus, but I have to reduce the weight of the picture before adding it to the slide. If this is not done, the loading time of the contents of the slide greatly increases when opened from another PC.