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Adobe Illustrator vs Microsoft Visio: What are the differences?

Developers describe Adobe Illustrator as "Create logos, icons, sketches, typography and complex illustrations". The industry-standard vector graphics app lets you create logos, icons, sketches, typography, and complex illustrations for print, web, interactive, video, and mobile. On the other hand, Microsoft Visio is detailed as "Diagramming made simple". Create flowcharts, diagrams, org charts, floor plans, engineering designs, and more, using modern shapes and templates with the familiar Office experience.

Adobe Illustrator can be classified as a tool in the "Graphic Design" category, while Microsoft Visio is grouped under "Diagramming".

Avocode, VisualPharm, and Zenfulfillment are some of the popular companies that use Adobe Illustrator, whereas Microsoft Visio is used by Selligent Marketing Cloud, marcapo GmbH, and Yapi Kredi. Adobe Illustrator has a broader approval, being mentioned in 84 company stacks & 61 developers stacks; compared to Microsoft Visio, which is listed in 5 company stacks and 5 developer stacks.

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Julien DeFrance
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When starting my new role at #Stessa, I needed a solution to start diagramming some of my #Architecture so I'd be able to share my views on #SystemArchitecture with the rest of the team.

Visualization is key. Especially when working with complex/distributed systems. You want to make sure everybody's got the same understanding of your approach, so you can better communicate, and start delegating more.

In the past, I had worked with #VisualParadigm for #UML, in both desktop and #SaaS version of the product. Also worked with #LucidChart We also looked at potential alternatives such as Microsoft Visio for instance.

Ultimately, my recommendation was & we closed on Lucidchart, as it won on couple of key aspects : #Team #Collaboration, #Integrations with #AWS for instance, and certain specific visualizations we were looking for / others didn't have.

This isn't just for #Engineering. I've seen Lucidchart being used by #Product Teams, #Network #Engineers, #IT Departments, #DevOps, or non-Engineering related teams.

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Pros of Adobe Illustrator
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    Vector Creation
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    Libraries allow the quick creation of diagrams

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Cons of Adobe Illustrator
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    Massive disk space usage
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    Adobe Updater to slow you down even more
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    Expensive
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    What is Adobe Illustrator?

    The industry-standard vector graphics app lets you create logos, icons, sketches, typography, and complex illustrations for print, web, interactive, video, and mobile.

    What is Microsoft Visio?

    Create flowcharts, diagrams, org charts, floor plans, engineering designs, and more, using modern shapes and templates with the familiar Office experience.

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    What are some alternatives to Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Visio?
    Adobe InDesign
    The industry's leading page layout and design software enables you to create, proof and publish documents for print and digital media. Ir has everything to create posters, books, digital magazines, eBooks, interactive PDFs and more.
    Adobe Photoshop
    It is the best in the world of graphic design and image processing software that will realize any of your ideas. Create and enhance photos, illustrations and 3D graphic objects.
    Inkscape
    It is professional quality vector graphics software which runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. This software can be used to create or edit vector graphics such as illustrations, diagrams, line arts, charts, logos and complex paintings.
    Sketch
    Easily create complex shapes with our state-of-the-art vector boolean operations and take advantage of our extensive layer styles.
    Affinity Designer
    No bloat, no gimmicks, just all the tools you need, implemented how you always dreamed. It is a stripped back, pro-end workhorse that will always get your job done. It was created to thrive on the electric pace of the latest computing hardware. Live, responsive and incredibly fluid, it’s simply a joy to use.
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