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Very versitile diagram tool
What do you like best about the product?
Easy interface, easy to share with others, exports to PDF. For all the basic features it's free for individual users, which is great. It's incredibly intuitive - very little learning is required to use it "right out of the box". I work with many different types of clients, so I am very happy to have all the different features available in the tool because it allows me to use it for my variety of applications and customers' needs.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some of the "advanced" features are rather basic, but paying for them is actually quite expensive. There are a TON of features, too. Tons of capabilities. That's totally fine and great if you want a single tool to do many, many different things. However, sometimes simpler is better.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
My business partner and I have been drawing out the value stream for a customer we're working with. It's actually been fantastic for this. I use this for multiple programs, projects, and customers, for everything from business flows to software use cases, to money management. I've used it to model hardware, software, firmware, and business processes.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Take some time to explore your options before you choose LucidSpark. There are plenty of alternatives. LucidSpark is on the high end, both in terms of price and functionality. That's not necessarily a bad thing at all - Even the Free version is very full-featured. However, there are others that are more simple and may be more of what you're looking for (sometimes too many options is a bad thing).
Good tool for drawing and sharing diagrams
What do you like best about the product?
There are a lot of pre-defined icons and figures available. Easy to use for drawing anything I need.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the lines can get wobbly. Difficult to draw straight lines.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are sharing code diagrams with colleagues. Easy to sketch and share ideas during remote work.
Lucidspark Review
What do you like best about the product?
Multiple ways to design your board. Collaboration/real-time updates. Autosaves content. Templates (though I would say some of the templates could use some upgrading).
What do you dislike about the product?
Since the borders are infinite, it can make it hard to find things on some larger board. Would be nice to see more info on what the different features do/how they can be used. It would also be nice to be able to lock out some features (ie - the drawing pens) that you don't want folks to use during collaboration. It would also be helpful to have the ability to add the person's name to their edits so that the board owner can see who contributed what to the board.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Being able to better collaborate while working from home. We use whiteboards a lot and being able to represent things visually in real-time has helped.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Try the free version and make sure that it fits what your team needs. Take some time to have folks go in and experiment with what Lucidspark can do so that you don't spend meeting time learning the tool.
Process and Design Clarity!
What do you like best about the product?
I love the massive library of symbols and templates to work choose from (and get inspiration from)! We've been able to customize the shapes into our own library to ensure consistent use form person-to-person, project-to-project.This product has been amazing for our team and a great way to provide clarity around process and program design.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wasn't initial clear about the limitations of the "Educational" plan, and thought there would be more options before having to upgrade. There was a little bit of a learning curve having to figure out the symbol library and the ability to create my own symbols, but once I got it down it has been simple to do.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We're mapping resources connections for migrant workers and designing a intake process to get them to the right place!
Lucidspark for System Design in Software Engineering
What do you like best about the product?
The tools available, along with the variety of templates, make Lucidspark very useful. So far, I have used it for System design documentation. Nonetheless, I can see the potentials for usage in my University work, for personal mind maps, flow charts. I think that the UI is very friendly, and it is pretty enjoyable to use the system in general.
Furthermore, the ability to share and collaborate makes the system very attractive. While other primary collaborative tools are based on word processors, Lucidspark provides a valuable alternative for technical collaborations, which are better expressed as diagrams and mind maps rather than textual information.
Furthermore, the ability to share and collaborate makes the system very attractive. While other primary collaborative tools are based on word processors, Lucidspark provides a valuable alternative for technical collaborations, which are better expressed as diagrams and mind maps rather than textual information.
What do you dislike about the product?
In doing my System design documentations, I realized that there were not a lot of Database related diagrams that I could use. I ended up using some images which was suboptimal. It would be nice to have this in the system. Despite not being certain that this is one of the target applications of the software.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am making system design documentation and flow charts for my personal use.
The learning curve is minimal which was a key factor in deciding to use the system in the first place. Moreover, once I started using it i realized it had most tools that I would need for work-related activities as well as some academic documentation.
I believe that the price for the premium system is worth it since the tools packaged in the deal are quite useful and I would definitely encourage usage to friends running startups and companies in general.
The learning curve is minimal which was a key factor in deciding to use the system in the first place. Moreover, once I started using it i realized it had most tools that I would need for work-related activities as well as some academic documentation.
I believe that the price for the premium system is worth it since the tools packaged in the deal are quite useful and I would definitely encourage usage to friends running startups and companies in general.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Include database diagrams etc. that are useful for system design
Lucid spark review
What do you like best about the product?
It helps in discussing ideas at a same place. Multiple people can work simultaneously on it and it provides smooth interface to interact with the whiteboard.
What do you dislike about the product?
Integration with different meeting providers. Zoom integration will be a big plus if present. I know you can still share the screen and do the tasks but would be cool if integration can be done right on the app itself.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Whiteboarding ideas while working from home
It is quite helpful in documenting ideas and at the same time collaborating with others in the team. Making charts and designs is the primary use case for now. As our product is in primary stage we needed such tool to do a lot of whiteboarding and lucid spark has helped a lot so far. Would love to try their full version now. Also was searching for the app for lucidspark but couldnt find any. Would love to see the app for this so that documents can be easily accesses from the mobile devices also
It is quite helpful in documenting ideas and at the same time collaborating with others in the team. Making charts and designs is the primary use case for now. As our product is in primary stage we needed such tool to do a lot of whiteboarding and lucid spark has helped a lot so far. Would love to try their full version now. Also was searching for the app for lucidspark but couldnt find any. Would love to see the app for this so that documents can be easily accesses from the mobile devices also
Recommendations to others considering the product:
You can try once. not recommended though
Easy to Use/Lots of Options
What do you like best about the product?
Lucidspark has been so easy to use and quick to learn. The layout is simple and it's easy to find what you're looking for. It gives me so many options to really customize my Lucidchart for every client.
What do you dislike about the product?
I haven't found anything I dislike at this time.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Lucidspark helps me layout my clients blueprint quickly so they can see their future and current business structure. This has been a huge benefit as it helps me prepare a visual before our calls to help walk them through their business structure.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Practice makes perfect. Take the time to go through all of the options available.
Lucidspark
What do you like best about the product?
It enables the team to do collaborative work. Great tool for diagrammatic representation. We sometimes use it as a whiteboard session to brainstorm ideas. The built in templates are great and helpful.
Also the integration with the Slack and Google drive is really useful.
Also the integration with the Slack and Google drive is really useful.
What do you dislike about the product?
Well, the only annoying thing was having to double-tap a lot of the things to make changes.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are trying to document our architecture using the C4 Model; it is straightforward with lucidspark to integrate the C4 components and use it.
Great tool to write down your ideas
What do you like best about the product?
It's very easy to use it and it's a useful tool to get the ideas out of your head
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing special, I think the design could be a little bit improved, some models look quite vintage
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I have many ideas popping in my head and Lucidspark help me to create links and to have everything visually organized
Handy tool for drawing
What do you like best about the product?
Lines allign themselves to the grid which is very helpful in drawing
What do you dislike about the product?
There should be a button to enable or disable those grids
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I used Lucidspark for drawing block diagrams. It is convenient to use Lucidspark when drawing block diagrams and fflowcharts
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you are drawing a flowchart or block diagram or something like that, Lucidspark is the best option
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