Lucid
Lucidchart
Browser-based diagramming app from Lucid Software: you drag shapes and connectors from libraries, write Mermaid on paid plans, or prompt Lucid AI.
- How you draw
- Shapes, Code, Words
- Free for work
- Yes
- Free plan
- Paid from
- $10/user/mo
- Team, billed yearly
- Exports
- SVG, PNG, PDF, VSDX
- Runs on
- Web, iPad / iPhone, Android
- Made by
- Lucid
- United States
Good to know
- The free version can be used for work
- Diagrams as code: Mermaid
Where it stands among 24
Each fact with every app's answer. Lucidchart is outlined.
Main way to draw
Drag shapes
Sketch by hand 5
Drag shapes 13
Write code 4
Describe in words 2
Free for work use
Free version allows work use
Free version allows work use 10
Exports SVG
On every plan
On every plan 15
On paid plans 5
Draws from a text prompt
On every plan
On every plan 14
On paid plans 3
No AI drawing 1
Not stated 6
Diagram code
Mermaid
Works offline
Partly
Open source
Closed source
Plans and prices
In USD, per month, as listed by Lucid. Checked 17 October 2026.
| Plan | Billed yearly | Billed monthly | Seats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free plan3 editable documents, 75 shapes each, 100 templates, 25 MB storage | Work use: allowed | ||
| Individual | Not stated | Not stated | 1 user | Unlimited documents and shapes, 1 GB storage, Visio import and export, premium shape libraries. 7-day free trial. |
| Team | $10/mo$120 a year | Not stated | per user | Adds the developer platform and revision history. 7-day free trial. |
- Free for work use
- YesYes
- One-time licence
- Subscription only
- Enterprise
- Price on request
How you make a diagram
- Ways to draw
- Shapes, Code, Words
- AI from a text prompt
- YesYes Lucid AI on Free and paid plans; Lucid says it may become paid in future
- AI limits
- No usage limit published
- Diagram code
- Mermaid Live Mermaid editor on Individual, Team and Enterprise, not Free
- Diagram types
- Flowcharts, UML, ER / database, BPMN, Network, Cloud architecture, Org charts, Mind maps, Wireframes, Sequence
What you get out
- SVG
- YesYes Free and paid plans
- PNG
- YesYes
- YesYes
- Visio (VSDX)
- Paid plansPaid plans Visio export needs Individual, Team or Enterprise
- Watermark on free exports
- Not statedNot stated The export docs don't mention a watermark
- Imports
- Visio, draw.io, Gliffy, CSV Also OmniGraffle, BPMN/XPDL, Excel, Google Sheets and SQL; free users can import but need a paid plan to edit imports. Mermaid is the separate code editor.
Where it runs and where files live
- Apps
- Web, iPad / iPhone, Android
- Works offline
- PartlyPartly In Chrome, Firefox and Edge you can keep editing documents already open; no opening others; the mobile apps view recent documents offline
- Open source
- NoNo No source code or open-source licence published by the maker
- Self-hosting
- NoNo Cloud service; no self-hosted edition stated
- Where diagrams are stored
- Maker's cloud, Google Drive Lucid's AWS regions; Google Drive can open, store and back up documents
- Works inside
- Confluence, Jira, Notion, Google Workspace, Teams, Microsoft Office, Slack, VS Code, GitHub GitHub is 'Lucid MCP for GitHub'
- Live co-editing
- YesYes On every plan, including Free
- API
- Paid plansPaid plans REST and Extension APIs; developer tools on Team and Enterprise
Who you're trusting
- Company
- Lucid Software Inc.
- Owned by
- Not stated Lucid doesn't name a parent company
- Based in
- United States Headquartered in Utah
- Launched
- 2010 Lucid says Lucidchart has been operating since 2010
- Security reports
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, PCI DSS Level 1 Also states GDPR and CCPA compliance
- Single sign-on
- Enterprise plan SAML on Enterprise (and FedRAMP)
- Data residency
- US (default), EU or Australia on Enterprise
Where we recommend it
Best free diagram app for work
Lucid's terms allow the free plan for internal business use, but it's small: 3 editable documents with 75 shapes each. Enough to try it at work; a real team will end up on Team at $10 per user a month, billed yearly.
Best Visio alternatives
Imports Visio files and exports VSDX on paid plans, so you can keep trading files with Visio users. Browser-based; Team is $10 per user a month billed yearly.
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