Lucidchart vs. Gliffy
Compare Gliffy diagramming software with Lucidchart, the intelligent diagramming application. See how Lucidchart beats Gliffy on advanced diagramming, collaboration, and more.
Lucid sets the standard for visual collaboration
Lucid saves time and effort
Lucid connects people, ideas, and actions
The most-used visual collaboration platform, Lucid empowers over 70 million users worldwide to collaborate more effectively. Gliffy lacks deeper collaboration features.
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Why teams choose Lucidchart
Lucidchart is a better choice for advanced diagramming, integrations, mobile access, and real-time collaboration.
The most intelligent diagramming solution
With advanced data and automation capabilities, Lucidchart allows you to create visualizations that capture greater complexity and depth. For example, you can use data linking to connect the steps of a process to actual data, or use formulas with custom data fields for calculations. Gliffy, in comparison, has limited features for advanced diagramming.
Integrations that go beyond Atlassian
Like Gliffy, Lucidchart integrates seamlessly with Confluence and Jira to help make building and maintaining documentation effortless. But Lucidchart integrates with a number of other apps that support broader use cases, such as BambooHR, LeanIX, Salesforce, and ServiceNow. Its open API also enables developers to build custom integrations, so opportunities are endless.
Fully functional anytime, anywhere
Lucidchart is cloud-based and built to work across devices, browsers, and operating systems—including Linux, Mac, and Windows. Lucidchart Android and iOS apps allow you to create and access diagrams on the go. Gliffy’s full functionality is limited to the desktop, and it’s more difficult to build diagrams outside of Atlassian products.
Designed to help teams work together
Lucidchart boosts collaboration by allowing entire teams to create and update diagrams simultaneously. With @mention comments and automatic sharing, it’s easy to keep your team on the same page, even when you’re working across zip codes and time zones. Gliffy’s collaborative features are far more basic, especially outside of Confluence and Jira.
“Lucidchart allows us to display content in real time in Confluence. With other software programs, you have to export a diagram and then add and manage it on another file server. With Lucidchart, there is none of that. Utilizing Lucidchart’s integration with Confluence enables us to work very efficiently.”
Byeongok Ha, BP3 Team, LINE Corporation
“I like that Lucidchart allows me to properly align and join objects. There’s a lot of flexibility, and I can create a diagram that looks very nice but was still very easy to make."
Rahul Amin, Fintech Product Manager, Uber
“I think organizations realize that Lucidchart is the tool of choice because of its visual modeling, layering, math functions, and collaboration capabilities. Nothing comes close.”
Dennis Jones, Agile Coach
| Features | Lucidchart | Gliffy |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced diagramming features | ||
| Process diagram | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Hyperlinking | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Templates | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Layers | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Tasks | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Shape actions | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Sticky notes | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Org chart shapes with data and photos | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Org chart group view | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Compare versions | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Compare docs | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Revision history with versioning | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Data overlay | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Data refresh | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Mobile (iOS/Android) mockup shape libraries | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Data and automation features | ||
| Shape libraries | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Basic swimlanes | Feature is included | Feature is included |
| Formulas | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Custom shape data fields | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Conditional formatting | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Data linking | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Data-linked dashboards and reports | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Dynamic shapes | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Smart containers | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Integrations for advanced diagramming use cases | ||
| BambooHR | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| ERD import and export from SQL | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Salesforce shape library or template | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| ServiceNow integration | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| LeanIX integration | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Sharing and collaboration | ||
| Download | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Commenting | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Email and link sharing | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Join ID | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Add passcode / expiration date to share links | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Publish without password | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
Feature is included | Feature is not included | |
| Offline mode | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
| Presentation mode | Feature is included | Feature is not included |
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