Microsoft Visio vs draw.io
Visio Plan 1, Plan 2 and the 2024 desktop editions compared with draw.io's web, Docker and desktop apps: stencils, BPMN and engineering shapes, offline use, file formats and where diagrams are stored.
Microsoft Visio
Pages for Microsoft Visio users moving diagrams and stencils to draw.io on their own servers or desktops.
Migrate from Microsoft Visio to draw.io
Converting a Visio library to draw.io: .vsdx and .vsd import, stencils as custom libraries, resaving old .vdx files in Visio 2013 or later first, and checking rendering, interactivity and embedded EMF images after import.
Microsoft Visio cost vs self-hosted draw.io
Visio Plan 1 and Plan 2 subscriptions or one-time Visio 2024 licenses compared with draw.io at no license cost: hosting the Docker image, converting files, training and keeping an export server if PDF export with embedded diagrams is needed.
Self-hosted Visio alternative after Visio 2019 end of support
For organizations still on Visio 2016 or 2019 desktop licenses: the choice between buying Visio LTSC 2024 or Visio Plan 2 and moving diagrams to draw.io, with the lifecycle dates that set the deadline.
How to export your diagrams from Microsoft Visio
Getting diagrams out of Visio before licenses lapse: collecting .vsdx, .vsd and stencil files from OneDrive, SharePoint and desktops, what draw.io imports and what it does not, such as .vdx files and embedded EMF images, and checking results.
Offline Visio alternative for air-gapped networks
For teams diagramming inside closed networks: draw.io Desktop and the self-hosted draw.io Docker image, which has no export server so no diagram data leaves it, compared with Visio Plan 2 or LTSC desktop licenses.
