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Overview

Microsoft Visio is a cloud-based flowchart and diagram creation tool, designed to aid collaboration and connect real-time...

Google Data Studio is a cloud-based reporting & data visualization solution that allows users to collaborate & share real-time...

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

5

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

Free

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.5

3.2K

5

4

3

2

1

1.9K

1.1K

154

13

7

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
98%
would recommend this app

4.5

325

5

4

3

2

1

183

118

23

0

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
98%
would recommend this app

Pros

Visio has great Product functionality when compared to other software and also it has a very good & strong user community who we can reach out when in need.
Overall I'm glad to have spent the time to learn it and enjoy using Visio very much. It's been very helpful and useful for my day-to-day responsibilities at work.
This program is awesome for developing organizational chart. I love it because it makes it super easy for you to do it as well.

Pros

The ability to combine and view google analytics, google ads and search console data is fantastic and gives you great insights into your business performance.
What I most liked about this tool is that it makes so easy and secure to share reports with people in my organization (we have G-Suite accounts).
I love that is easy to use, it has great customization, and really easy share.

Cons

More than once I had to make the same changes to a diagram cause I misplaced or lost an updated version. That is my biggest pain with visio, and is ultimately why I switched to Lucid Chart.
Formatting is the biggest challenge, especially when you have large projects it is difficult to view all and you loose track.
Using auto-arrange features can result in errors such as wrong diagram arrangement.

Cons

The more complicated your queries are, the more you will dislike this tool.
The only downside for me was that it does not integrate with many other projects yet.
I was not a fan of the additional charges for data connecters. Data from large social media sites or professional websites is often stuck behind a paywall, which is a bit aggravating.
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Key features

  • Total features54
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Auto Update
  • Business Process Automation
  • Charting
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Color Codes/Icons
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Dashboard
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Visualization
  • Design Management
  • Diagramming
  • Document Embedding
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Employee Photos
  • Feedback Management
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • Flowchart
  • Forms Automation
  • Freehand Sketch
  • Graphical Workflow Editor
  • Hierarchical Mapping
  • Ideation
  • Interactive Elements
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Map Exporting
  • Mind Maps
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Network Diagram
  • No-Code
  • Organizational Charting
  • Process Change Tracking
  • Process Modeling & Designing
  • Publishing/Sharing
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Relational Display
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Data Preparation
  • Single Page View
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Task Management
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Version Control
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visual Discovery
  • Visual Workflow Management
  • Workflow Configuration
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features23
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Auto Update
  • Business Process Automation
  • Charting
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Color Codes/Icons
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Dashboard
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Visualization
  • Design Management
  • Diagramming
  • Document Embedding
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Employee Photos
  • Feedback Management
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • Flowchart
  • Forms Automation
  • Freehand Sketch
  • Graphical Workflow Editor
  • Hierarchical Mapping
  • Ideation
  • Interactive Elements
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Map Exporting
  • Mind Maps
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Network Diagram
  • No-Code
  • Organizational Charting
  • Process Change Tracking
  • Process Modeling & Designing
  • Publishing/Sharing
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Relational Display
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Data Preparation
  • Single Page View
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Task Management
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Version Control
  • Visual Analytics
  • Visual Discovery
  • Visual Workflow Management
  • Workflow Configuration
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations6
  • Bitbucket
  • Datadog
  • Dropbox Business
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Google Drive
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Jenkins
  • Jira
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Teams
  • NetSuite
  • PagerDuty
  • ServiceNow
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Trello
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite
  • Total integrations108
  • Bitbucket
  • Datadog
  • Dropbox Business
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Google Drive
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Jenkins
  • Jira
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Teams
  • NetSuite
  • PagerDuty
  • ServiceNow
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Trello
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite

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Jose Eduardo P.

Information Technology and Services, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Visio

Great and Easy

Reviewed 3 years ago

I use a lot of tools like bizagui but visio its more easy and complete tool

Pros

Templates and easy to handled I learn to used in a few hours

Cons

Is a desktop studio, I prefer Online app

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Omkar S.

Computer Software, 10,001+ employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Visio

Good softwre for quick UML diagram

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Easy to create diagram and good integram with other microsoft product like visual studio

Cons

Somtime hard to find tools for drawing the network diagram

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Samuele A.

Investment Banking, 5,001-10,000 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Visio

Reviewed 2 years ago

Complessivamente la mia esperienza complessiva è buona

Pros

Il software è comodo per la creazione di diagrammi e mappe concettuali per lo studio

Cons

Il problema è la difficoltà nell’utilizzo delle funzionalità

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James B.

Insurance, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used monthly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Visio

Useful tool for creating UML diagrams.

Reviewed 7 years ago

Useful tool for quickly creating diagrams (only used for UML, but sure it is useful for all sorts).

Pros

I've only used this product sparingly to create UML diagrams, but it seems very simple to use out of the box. Simple drag and drop interface for creating diagrams. Integrates with visual studio.

Cons

As with all Microsoft products, the pricing is a bit steep. Also, couldn't seem to find icons for class diagrams etc. (perhaps not designed for this specific purpose)

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Hospital & Health Care, 501-1,000 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Visio

I LOVE Visio - SUCH a great product!

Reviewed 6 years ago

Efficient and accurate way to present data from data sources. Great program!

Pros

I love that Visio is actually quite automat-able. I've used Visio for creating org charts from Excel...which my colleague used to do manually (omg!). But Visio has great functionality for streamlining exports and visually creating graphics based on data sources (e.g. Excel).

Cons

It was not the easiest or most intuitive software to use at first. But, once past the initial stages of getting comfortable with the program, it's not a terribly difficult program at all. Just takes some patience and understanding how the program works and needs to be set up.

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Christian S.

Higher Education, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Visio

Great product for Quick Line Drawings

Reviewed 7 years ago

Needs more data.

Pros

What I like about this software is the ease of use to make line drawings for system Installation.

Cons

What I don't like or wish it had is 3D modeling. I wish this could have a way to convert rack elevations and turn it into 3D renderings in an open format that can be transported into CAD.

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esther c.

Computer Software, 201-500 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Visio

The best

Reviewed 5 years ago
Pros

Visio is an standard for diagram tool. It has the most complete set of templates .

Cons

Price and lack of integration with Google suite For instance other tools can be used from Google Drive, but not Visio

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Iris T.

Higher Education, 51-200 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Visio

Meet my expectation

Reviewed 3 years ago

Visio is a Window product so my learning experience is short. It is easy to navigate and get my job done.

Pros

Fast and easy to use. I use Reversed Engineering on most of my database schema diagrams. It is easy to connect to SQL Server and pull tables or views database schema. Snap to the grid join line between tables is easy. Different display options on tables/data types and editing database properties are useful and simplified a lot of complicated joins display.

Cons

When using the "Reserved Engineering" function, Visio does not import SQL Server's data types. It seems only use MS Access data types object. Sometimes, I need to manually edit the number of characters under the data types columns.

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Sandy F.

Railroad Manufacture, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Visio

Visio - quick easy designs

Reviewed 2 years ago

Excellent for quick design or schematic concepts

Pros

Simplistic user interface, similar to other office packages

Cons

Setting up data values can seem overly complicated

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Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Visio

Visio mind maps

Reviewed 3 years ago
Pros

Good tool for mapping complex business processes for employees/audiences who are technical and also non-technical. I liked the ready to use shapes you don't have to reinvent. Automatic links are wonderful.

Cons

The Visio product should be included in google products.

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Sarah B.

Environmental Services, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Visio

Great product!

Reviewed 2 years ago

Great visualization and support team

Pros

Very detailed data visualization makes it easy to keep up with all kinds of data

Cons

A little confusing at first but ha very good support system

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Penny L.

Accounting, 5,001-10,000 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Visio

My Goto Software for Processing Mapping

Reviewed 3 years ago

The templates are my usual starting point for drafting diagrams, as they have some of the main features built in already.

Pros

I use the swim lane template regularly to map workflow processes.

Cons

Visio satisfies most of my data visualization needs now.

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Arshed M.

Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees

Used monthly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Visio

Good to visualise org structure

Reviewed 2 years ago

Good, collaborative tool, best Data Visualization tool

Pros

This is scalable we can add people to the file/change the tiles/reporting and what not.everything will reflect on the diagram by clicking the refresh button

Cons

It is similar to other free software, No good color template options

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Sangam B.

Information Technology and Services, self-employed

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Visio

A Powerful and Great Tool for Data Visualization and Process Modeling

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Visio's data import and export features are a standout feature, allowing users to easily integrate their data into their diagrams and create dynamic, data-driven visuals. Its seamless integration with other Microsoft Office applications, customizable data graphics, and collaboration features make it an ideal tool for businesses looking to streamline their data visualization and analysis processes.

Cons

Pricing of Visio is slightly higher than its peers. Additionally, the learning curve for using Visio for users who are not familiar with diagramming software is steep and it requires time to get acquainted to it, which may make it less accessible for some.

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Crystal B.

Consumer Goods, 201-500 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Visio

Great program!

Reviewed 5 years ago

It’s so great to compile data and share with the entire office staff.

Pros

Easy to use for diagrams and graphics. Easy to display data graphically. Easy to connect/share data.

Cons

It takes a little bit of time to get used to as with any software. Once you get the hang of it you’ll be using it with ease.

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Arthur A.

Pharmaceuticals, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend2/10

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Visio

Great tool!

Reviewed 7 months ago
Pros

Visio is very powerful to create flowchart.

Cons

To import data can be complicated. It should be improved.

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Robert B.

Financial Services, 51-200 employees

Used monthly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend5/10

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Vizio is great but can have issues with other Microsoft Products

Reviewed 5 months ago

Vizio does what we need it to do in creating diagrams, but the restrictions on workstation installations can be a nightmare. As a standalone product it is great.

Pros

Vizio is great for creating data flow diagrams that illustrate the flow of data from one device to another

Cons

Vizio does not play well with other Microsoft applications. If a user already has a Microsoft Office product installed, it is very difficult to install Vizio as well.

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Christine P.

Plastics, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Visio

Visio makes everything so much easier

Reviewed 5 years ago

My company had no process or business mapping. I am utilizing this to organize the business and identify areas we can optimize due to mapping

Pros

The Data Visualization is great. It makes things so much easier being able to combine the data with the mapping.

Cons

There isn't much I can say about this product that isn't positive. It would be nice if it were a little less expensive.

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Umair A.

Education Management, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Ease of use
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  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Visio

Microsoft Visio Experience

Reviewed 2 years ago

I used Visio with Excel to create flow charts and diagrams, organization charts, and process flow diagrams. I found it user-friendly, easy to use, and easily accessible. Overall, I have great experience.

Pros

You can use provided templates/shapes as well as create your own custom shapes and templates to fulfill your needs. It is user-friendly and can easily be deployed. There is no specific requirement of the system.

Cons

Visio should have the option to create a data table that can automatically create the organizational chart based on the inserted data. More other features can be added by integrating Excel.

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Caroline S.

Higher Education, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Visio User Review

Reviewed a year ago

I've loved using Visio and demonstrating data visually to everyone.

Pros

It is the easiest way for me to represent my data and the easiest to view for anyone.

Cons

I've never had an issue with Visio. My only complaint is sometime it is slightly slow when it needs updates.

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Antonia B.

Civil Engineering, 51-200 employees

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Visio

Great

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Easy to learn. Anyone can create a nice flowchart in a short time.

Cons

I am using the online version. Sometimes is slow. I work with google.

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Shubham G.

Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Visio

Great Tool for Diagram Representation

Reviewed 2 years ago

Overall experience is good as for the amount of money it costs it can offer some better UI and more features.

Pros

It is a best tool to visualize data in the form of flowcharts and diagrams. It makes data representation easier and prepares an easy to share file.

Cons

The tool is costly and need to understand before making data representation.

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Gloria T.

Sports, 11-50 employees

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Visio Review

Reviewed 2 years ago

It is a good tool to use overall

Pros

Data visualisation makes it easy to do presentation and layout the report structure

Cons

The cramping of the charts when working with a lot of data.

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Animation, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend4/10

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Visio

Reviewed a year ago
Pros

There are some features are good in business management

Cons

They should improve even you can use without data, should available offline

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Yuriy P.

Computer Software, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Visio

Great Software for Data Visualization

Reviewed 2 years ago

All in all, if you looking for data visualization software then you should use this software.

Pros

I like this software because I can easily visualize my data with diagrams there. It helps me to compare data and develop it.

Cons

I use this software for data visualization only and I so far I have not seen any problems.