Creately vs Lucidchart Comparison

Easy to use and functional. Met all my needs and then some. Nice to be able to easily zoom in and out while creating flow charts.

I wish there were more shortcuts to creating flow charts so I could create them more efficiently and quickly.

I love so much about it that it is hard to pick one thing. I mostly use Lucidchart for ERD's and love the fact you can have the SQL script generated off the ERD that you create. It makes life a whole lot easier.

I wish that you could have the SQL script create the foreign key constraints on the newly created tables & columns.

Lucidchart is very easy to use if you need to create diagrams. You can create a large variety of diagrams. The templates are great, so you don't have to start from scratch. Organising documents is easy, you can simply order your diagrams with folders and share them with others. Collaboration with other users works perfectly!

The number of elements you can create with the free plan is limited. This could be expanded. It may not always be the best option to switch to a paid option if you just want to create a few diagrams. However, if you need to create a lot more diagrams, the paid option is definitely worth considering.

Ease of Use Ease of Access

Difficult to create minor changes at times

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The biggest plus is the ability to use other products (such as supporting Visio files). I also appreciate the option to export or use the web interface.

It took me a while to discover which type of visualization worked best for my projects (flowchart vs. wireframe, etc.).

The most impactful feature is that it is easy to learn and use, and can be integrated with different services. One can easily use the templates provided by it.

Not many complaints for now as I found it supportive. But, some times drawing and connecting lines gets cluttered.

can be accessed anywhere with internet connection

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For anyone who needs to create flow charts or process flows, but finds that PowerPoint doesn't give you enough choice (but you don't want the complex tools like Visio), LucidChart is the perfect fit. It has a large number of different templates that you can use. And it is easy to use through drag and drop. And most importantly, it's web-based so that you can use it from anywhere and share with anyone with ease.

While it is beneficial to have the multiple levels/folders for storing documents created in LucidChart, I do find that it can be complex to search and find for things you have created.

Easy to get started creating flowcharts and embed in other applications.

Somewhat pricey for all features

Easy to use, Has PDF export functionality, Many uses/premade charts, Easy to collaborate with others

Not being able to implement Luccidchart in Microsoft Office products other than Word

Simplicty. Final interface is really clean.

lines and attention to detail in programs when creating charts and lines

Most of the functonaities can easily be recognized with iconic representation. Supports many chart types especially database related drawings.

Trial version expired in a short period of time.

Lucidchart is intuitive and easy to use. You can become productive very fast with this tool, as most of the features are self-explanatory.

There is no free tier, even though most of the competitors have a completely free option.

There are several templates that make it quick and easy to create diagrams. Exporting to pdf or image formats works satisfactorily.

I often had problems changing fonts and font sizes. This took me a lot of time and I did not find any help on the support websites.

I like that Lucidchart is web-based so I can access it from anywhere. It is also easy to use and quick to get started.

Web-based editing has its limitations; client software would be smoother but also more expensive. I'd like a cheaper low-volume plan option that includes all features.

Was pretty quick and easy to get going, and intuitive for simple tasks. Basic layout, and fairly well organized.

While the layout was simple and effective, it was not super attractive. Obviously not a huge deal - clearly function over form based thinking here.

I've used several different products and found that Lucid chart is among the easiest to learn. It's nice that the product is cloud based. While the product is easy to use it also contains a lot of features

I haven't yet found a problem with Lucid chart.

Lucidchart has the basic functionality i need to create basic mockups or flowcharts to get my ideas across. i think it works best when trying too create simple database flows

the lines created between images are very sensitive. often times, i have to delete one that was accidentally created when i was trying to move an object. also, it'd be helpful if there were more predefined objects

Ultimate tool to create wireframes using different features. Use case diagrams we can create with it very effectively. Also workflow can be created to manage the priority tasks.

Cost is the only factor if you are purchasing monthly per user. So try to buy anually

I can comfortably create flowcharts using Lucidcharts. It saves me a lot of time, which otherwise I need to spend on connecting and creating various shapes.

- I cannot integrate the chart into my documents easily. As in, I have to save the flowchart as a picture and I can't actually edit the content of the flowchart in another platform.

Lucidchart is a great app for creating diagrams and flowcharts. It also allows multiple users to work on the same chart at the same time.

Not much negative to say about this app. It would be nice if they added Android compatibility, though.

Lucidchart came with a vast array of templates and object to easily create anything network design, work flow, cloud infrastructure and more. It's very easy to create just about anything you would do in Visio or other similar software.

The only downside I have found so far is the forward engineering scripts created from your ER diagrams. Certain objects that you can create in the ERD (relationships, etc..) simply did not get exported to the MySQL scripts.

I really like how easy it is to collaborate. It is akin to google docs in that way. Lucidcharts looks very clean and slick and I have enjoyed using it so far.

This isn't really a con on Lucidcharts so much as it's a con of creating diagrams, creating diagrams isn't my favorite thing to do. That said Lucidcharts is one of the easier to use programs that I've used.

Lucidchart is a great tool for creating diagrams for all process and workflows on an organization. We rely on Lucidchart to create diagrams on our data flows for our various client projects. This is a great tool for understanding the work flows and process in a project. Also it is helpful for clients to understand the work process by seeing just the diagram.

There are difficult in creating complex diagrams as there is no proper docs available.