--- description: Discover the benefits and disadvantages of Visio. Learn the software price, see the description, and read the most helpful reviews for UK business users. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Visio Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra UK 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Business Process Management Software](/directory/30010/business-process-management/software) > [Visio](/software/201133/visio) # Visio Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/201133/visio Page: 1 / 133\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/201133/visio?page=2) > Microsoft Visio is a diagramming solution that helps visualize data-connected business process flows, empower remote teamwork, and more > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 3281 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Visio? Microsoft Visio is a diagramming solution with a robust library of templates and shapes, data connectivity capabilities, and integrated collaboration tools to empower remote workers and teams anywhere ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 3281 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Microsoft - **Location**: Redmond, US - **Founded**: 1975 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$5.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Visio Online Plan 1: $5/user/month (billed annually) or $6/user/month (billed monthly). Visio Online Plan 2: $15/user/month (billed annually) or $18/user/month (billed monthly). - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish - **Available Countries**: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and 11 more ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Brainstorming - Business Process Automation - Collaboration Tools - Color Codes/Icons - Commenting/Notes - Customisable Dashboard - Customisable Templates - Data Import/Export - Data Linking - Data Management - Data Visualisation - Design Management - Diagramming - Document Management - Drafting - Drag & Drop - Employee Photos - Flowchart - Hierarchical Mapping - Ideation - Map Exporting - Mind Maps - No-Code - Organisational Charting - Process Modeling & Designing - Project Planning - Publishing/Sharing - Real-Time Data - Reporting/Analytics - Search/Filter - Task Management - Templates - Third-Party Integrations - Version Control - Visual Discovery - Workflow Management ## Integrations (10 total) - Microsoft 365 - Microsoft Azure - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft Outlook - Microsoft Power Automate - Microsoft Power BI - Microsoft PowerPoint - Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Word - OneDrive ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Business Process Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30010/business-process-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Business Process Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30010/business-process-management/software) - [Data Visualisation Tools](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30696/data-visualization/software) - [Diagram Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30941/diagram/software) - [Network Mapping Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30978/network-mapping/software) - [Flowchart Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/31060/flowchart/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Lucidchart](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/146136/lucidchart) — 4.5/5 (2251 reviews) 2. [SketchWow](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/1054154/sketchwow) — 4.9/5 (574 reviews) 3. [Miro](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/128955/miro) — 4.7/5 (1684 reviews) 4. [SmartDraw](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/78945/smartdraw) — 4.2/5 (152 reviews) 5. [Creately](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/127628/creately) — 4.4/5 (216 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Solid diagram and process mapping tool" — 4.0/5 > **Stuart** | *16 July 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: It felt familiar after using Microsoft for many years - common menu options were where you would expect to find them and it had all the functionality you needed. > > **Cons**: Sometimes the ability to position things in exactly the right place could become frustrating. Diagrams could get messy quite easily. > > I was introduced to it a business that I was at for a short time and liked it so when I joined another startup I suggested we use it and it was the norm for 3 years. ----- ### "Visio : Your tool for Visualization" — 5.0/5 > **Elizabeth** | *10 December 2024* | Media Production | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I like the most is that it is what I would call user friendly and the templates are very good and saves me a lot of time. > > **Cons**: I do not have anything I like the least at the moment. > > I love using Visio a lot because it helps me to create diagrams and visualization that are well detailed easily. I appreciate that it integrates all other Microsoft office products so importing information from Excel and processing it is as simple as ABC. ----- ### "Process mapping made easy" — 5.0/5 > **David** | *18 October 2025* | Arts & Crafts | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Once mastered, the ability to create flowcharts becomes very easy indeed. Having a degree of Project management and/or process management experience helps significantly in understanding the use of the different icons, although there are some very useful templates to help with creating your visuals. > > **Cons**: Being a Microsoft product, you can't use this software across different platforms, which makes it limited in terms of cross-functionality. > > I found this a very useful tool when working on continuous improvement projects as well as defining processes for several varying projects to keep them on track. ----- ### "Visio for designing diagrams" — 4.0/5 > **Usman** | *5 November 2024* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Visio is a great tool to generate block diagram, flow charts and schematics. I have also used Visio to design System Architectures. the three features of shapes, connectors and text makes this software quite important to design from basic to completed diagrams. > > **Cons**: There are little to no debugging and checking tools available which can debug or find errors in the connection being made. This is very Visio should have developed some additional tools which could identify any gaps or missing connections. Moreover in terms of designing architectures, Visio lacks some features which could help the user in system-level architectural modelling. > > Overall Visio is a great tool for beginners and students to generate schematics and block diagrams nicely. ----- ### "Simple but effective diagram and graphics creation." — 4.0/5 > **Paul** | *1 November 2024* | Government Administration | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Simple to use, easy to create professional graphics for business use. > > **Cons**: Lack of variety in available shapes and connectors. Whilst this does keep a consistency between graphics created by different users, I find it limiting. > > A useful tool for simple and quick graphics that are easy to understand. 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