Compare yEd and SmartDraw - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 15, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - yEd or SmartDraw?

yEd is more expensive to implement (TCO) than SmartDraw, and SmartDraw is rated higher (83/100) than yEd (62/100). 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:

yWorks Vs. SmartDraw

yWorks : yWorks specializes in the development of professional software solutions that enable the clear visualization of diagrams and networks. yWorks has brought together efficient data structures, complex algorithms, and advanced techniques that provide excellent user interaction. This allows the user to experience highly versatile and sophisticated diag...

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...

Who is more expensive? yEd or SmartDraw?

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 yEd and SmartDraw.

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

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

Which software includes more/better features?

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

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

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

Target customer size

Customers of the software include individual users as well as business. Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes hailing from a variety of industries.

yEd

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

yEd is a graphics editor and diagramming program for personal and commercial use. It offers cross platform support and multi-document interface for diagramming. The software was designed and launched by...

Categories: , Diagrams.

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.

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yEd: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

SmartDraw: 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
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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
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yEd
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
6.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
Review
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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
Creately
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.8/10
License pricing
$4 per month
Functionality
4
Cacoo
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$5 per month
Functionality
5
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Lucidchart
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
56/100
Pricing
6.6/10
License pricing
$9.95 per user/month
Functionality
9

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