Lucid Chart

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No matter your role, Lucidchart is the intelligent diagramming solution to help you automate and visualize your processes.

Free, Freemium

Tool Information

Company

Lucidchart (by Lucid Software Inc.)

Founded

2008

Pricing

Free, Freemium

About Lucidchart

Lucidchart is a cloud-based intelligent diagramming and visual collaboration tool. It enables users to collaboratively create, revise, and share process diagrams, flowcharts, org charts, UML diagrams, mind maps, and more, entirely within modern web browsers. It forms part of Lucid Software’s Visual Collaboration Suite alongside Lucidspark and Lucidscale.

Pros

  • ✔️ Real-time collaborative editing with drag-and-drop ease.
  • ✔️ Broad integration ecosystem—Google Workspace, Microsoft Office/Teams, Slack, Atlassian, Salesforce, GitHub, etc.
  • ✔️ AI-enabled features: AI-generated diagrams, prompt refinement, summarization, Lucid Custom GPT, AI Prompt Flow.
  • ✔️ Compatible with Microsoft Visio, Omnigraffle imports, and broad browser support (HTML5-based).
  • ✔️ Non-time-limited free trial with object limit (good to explore)

Cons

  • ✖️ Full-featured access may require subscription (beyond trial limits).
  • ✖️ Some users prefer alternatives like Miro for whiteboarding or cost-effective options.
  • ✖️ Advanced AI/enterprise features may require higher-tier plans or enterprise licensing.

Key Features

✔️ Real-time co-authoring with collaborative cursors and comments.
✔️ Drag-and-drop diagram creation with extensive templates (flowcharts, UML, org charts, mind maps, ERDs).
✔️ Import/export support for Visio, Omnigraffle, draw.io.
✔️ AI diagramming: generate from text prompts, iterate, summarize, AI conditional formatting.
✔️ Lucid Custom GPT plugin for ChatGPT+, AI Prompt Flow for experimenting with LLMs.
✔️ Integrations with major productivity tools (Google, Microsoft, Atlassian, Slack, Salesforce, GitHub).
✔️ Conditional formatting, data linking, auto-visualization of org charts and ERDs.
✔️ Web-based (HTML5), no plugins required—works across platforms.

 

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LucidChart Tutorial For Beginners (2024) | How To Use LucidChart

Ready-to-Use Prompts

Copy and customize these prompts for your specific needs

Flowchart – Customer Service Process

Create a flowchart outlining the typical customer service process for handling product inquiries. Include steps like receiving the inquiry, identifying the issue, offering solutions, and following up with the customer. Specify decision points with clear conditions (e.g., issue resolved? warranty claim?).

Data Flow Diagram (DFD) – Online Shopping Website

Generate a Level 0 DFD for an online shopping website. Show the website as the central process, with external entities like Customers and Payment Gateways. Identify data flows like customer placing an order, payment processing, and order fulfillment.

UML Class Diagram – Social Media App

Create a UML class diagram for a social media application. Include classes like User, Post, Comment, and Like. Define attributes and methods for each class (e.g., User has attributes like username and email, methods like createPost and editProfile). Show relationships between classes (e.g., User can create Posts, Posts can have Comments).

Mind Map – Brainstorming Meeting Notes

Develop a mind map summarizing key ideas and discussion points from a brainstorming meeting on a new product launch. Start with a central theme (e.g., “New Product Launch”) and branch out to subtopics like target audience, features, marketing strategies, and potential challenges. Include keywords, visuals, and connections between ideas.

Network Diagram – Home Network Setup

Generate a network diagram illustrating your home network setup. Include devices like computers, smartphones, router, and printer. Show connections between devices using wired or wireless connections. Label each device and connection type for clarity.

Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD) – Library Management System

Develop an ERD for a library management system. Include entities like Books, Authors, Members, Loans, and Reserves. Define relationships between entities (e.g., a Book has one Author, a Member can borrow multiple Books). Specify cardinalities (e.g., one-to-many, many-to-many) for each relationship.

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Pricing Plans

Free Plan

$0.00 per month GST excluded when billed yearly Includes 1 limited license Products included: Lucidchart Free includes:

3 editable Lucidchart documents

60 shapes per Lucidchart document

100 templates

Basic Visual Activities

Basic data linking

Presentation mode

Commenting

Learning center NEW

Paid Plans

Individual $9.00 per month GST excluded when billed yearly Includes 1 individual license Products included: Lucidchart Everything on Free, plus:

Unlimited editable documents

Unlimited objects per document

Premium Visual Activities

1 GB of storage

Visio import and export

Premium shape libraries

Premium templates

Team $30.00 per month GST excluded when billed yearly Includes 3 team licenses Products included: Lucidchart Everything on Individual, plus:

Developer platform NEW

Visual Activities advanced controls

Revision history with versioning

Call others to me

Password protected publishing

Microsoft 365, Confluence, Jira, LeanIX, and Ardoq integrations

Enterprise $36.50 per month GST excluded when billed yearly Includes 2 enterprise licenses Products included: Lucidchart, Lucidspark Everything on Team, plus:

Team hubs NEW

Universal canvas

Includes Lucidspark for virtual whiteboarding collaboration

Customizable document status

SAML authentication

Enforceable sharing restrictions

Advanced data and automation

Salesforce integration

Enterprise templates NEW

Enterprise Shield add-on NEW

Use Cases

- Process documentation and workflow mapping (flowcharts, process maps).

- Visualizing organizational structure and team planning (org charts).

- Technical diagramming: UML, ERDs, cloud infrastructure visuals.

- Replacing Visio and collaborating cross-platform.

- AI-driven brainstorming, summarization, and ideation.

- Event planning, home projects, vacations using visual tools and templates.

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