Microsoft Visio
Microsoft's professional diagramming app for Windows and the web
Microsoft Visio is a diagramming application for flowcharts, floor plans, network diagrams, org charts and engineering schematics, with large stencil libraries and support for standards such as BPMN and UML. The full desktop app runs on Windows, a lighter web version is included with many Microsoft 365 business plans, and diagrams can be co-authored and linked to Excel data.
- features
- 4
- alternatives
- 8
- platforms
- 2
- Updated
- Oct 12, 2026
Features
Our take
Pros
- Extensive stencil libraries with BPMN and UML support
- Diagrams can be linked to Excel data
- Web version included with many Microsoft 365 business plans
Cons
- Full desktop app runs only on Windows
- Expensive for occasional use, with no free plan
- Interface feels heavy compared with modern web tools
Editorial assessment by the Alternatives.tools team, based on what the product is known for. Not a user review.
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