--- description: Learn more about Visio pricing, benefits, and disadvantages for your business in Canada. Read verified software reviews and find tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Visio Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Business Process Management Software](/directory/30010/business-process-management/software) > [Visio](/software/201133/visio) # Visio Canonical: https://www.capterra.ca/software/201133/visio Page: 1 / 132\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/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 3280 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** | 3280 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 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 - Customizable Dashboard - Customizable Templates - Data Import/Export - Data Linking - Data Management Software - Data Visualization Software - Design Management - Diagramming - Document Management Software - Drafting - Drag & Drop - Employee Photos - Flowchart Software - Hierarchical Mapping - Ideation - Map Exporting - Mind Maps - No-Code - Organizational Charting - Process Modeling & Designing - Project Planning Software - Publishing/Sharing - Real-Time Data - Reporting/Analytics - Search/Filter - Task Management Software - Templates - Third-Party Integrations - Version Control - Visual Discovery - Workflow Management Software ## 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 Software - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Business Process Management Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30010/business-process-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Business Process Management Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30010/business-process-management/software) - [Data Visualization Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30696/data-visualization/software) - [Diagram Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30941/diagram/software) - [Network Mapping Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30978/network-mapping/software) - [Flowchart Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31060/flowchart/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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There should be an option to lock items to prevent Visio from creating unnecessary connections. > > It has been very useful to determine the preliminary workflows for the scheduling process and creating work breakdown structures and organizational breakdown structures. ----- ### "Great diagram tool with a very small learning curve" — 5.0/5 > **Richard** | *September 30, 2024* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to use tool with both local and web interface > > **Cons**: Ab bit lock in the whole microsoft environment > > Straight forward tool to realise diagrams for my industry ----- ### "Visio is a great product for Organizational charts" — 5.0/5 > **David** | *May 5, 2025* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very easy to use - part of the 355 office suite. Lots of option for different types of organization charts. Easy to use connectors. > > **Cons**: Would love a basic diagram where you can just use a title only. The default templates don't give this option. Having a "dotted line" to multiple staff would be an asset as well > > I use visio quite a lot for succession planning, org charts and strategy. Printing option isn't amazing but overall a great product which is connected to office 365. ----- ### "Using visio to know the relationships among the modules" — 4.0/5 > **Sreerekha** | *April 25, 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to draw the project rekated graphs and diagrams to relate the project components > > **Cons**: Its a 3rd party software can be connected to any project management tool > > Its easy and can be opted to make diagrams and componenys to better understand the relationships among the modules and functions ----- ### "A powerful tool" — 5.0/5 > **Shweta** | *October 2, 2024* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of use when creating flowcharts and diagrams. It has an amazing collection of templates. > > **Cons**: even though it has wonderful features, some tools are very hard to find. > > I have had a very positive experience using Visio, its very user-friendly and has all the templates I need. ----- Page: 1 / 132\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/201133/visio?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/201133/visio) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | | sv | | ----- ## Structured Data