Compare SmartDraw and JBuilder - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 23, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - SmartDraw or JBuilder?

JBuilder is more expensive to implement (TCO) than SmartDraw, and JBuilder is rated higher (91/100) than SmartDraw (83/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Diagrams solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

SmartDraw Vs. Embarcadero

SmartDraw: Since 1994, SmartDraw's purpose has been to expand the ways in which people communicate so that we can clearly understand each other, make informed decisions, and work together to improve our businesses and the world. We accomplish this by creating software and services that make it possible for people to capture and present information as picture...

Embarcadero: Embarcadero is committed to providing the industry’s broadest and deepest set of software tools for developers, DBAs, and architects. Widely recognized for its award-winning products, Embarcadero enables customers to work more efficiently with the industry’s major database platforms, operating systems, frameworks, and programming languages. Embarca...

Who is more expensive? SmartDraw or JBuilder?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Diagrams software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for SmartDraw and JBuilder.

SmartDraw price starts at $5.95 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 SmartDraw is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Diagrams software. JBuilder accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 SmartDraw is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Diagrams software.

Bottom line: SmartDraw cost is around the same cost of JBuilder.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared SmartDraw Vs. JBuilder based on some of the most important and required Diagrams features.

SmartDraw: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

JBuilder: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes hailing from a variety of industries. Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and a wide range of types.

SmartDraw

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $5.95 per user/month

SmartDraw software is a plan and design landscape solution for all sizes of business. The solution offers a number of functions that include an intelligent formatting tool that adds, deletes or moves shapes and...

Categories: Project Management.

JBuilder

ITQlick rating
(3/5)

JBuilder software is a cloud-hosted is a Java IDE (integrated development environment) and project management system that is tailored to serve business entities of any size. Some core features of JBuilder softw...

Categories: Project Management, , Development project.

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SmartDraw: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

JBuilder: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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SmartDraw
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$5.95 per user/month
Functionality
4
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JBuilder
ITQlick rating
3/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
6
Creately
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.8/10
License pricing
$4 per month
Functionality
4
yEd
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
6.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
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Cacoo
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$5 per month
Functionality
5
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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.