Lucidchart
Lucidchart is a cloud-based tool for creating diagrams that help users understand and improve systems and processes.
What Lucidchart is
Lucidchart is a cloud-based tool for creating diagrams that help users understand and improve systems and processes. It supports process maps, flowcharts, organization and team planning, technical diagrams, and system architecture visuals. Lucid AI can turn text prompts into content on the canvas and answer questions. Users can link Google Sheets, Excel, or CSV files to make data visualizations, and collaborate in real time or asynchronously. Integrations listed in Lucid’s marketplace include Jira, Confluence, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Notion, AWS, and Azure. A public API supports creating, reading, and updating Lucidchart and Lucidspark documents. The free plan includes three editable Lucidchart documents, up to 60 shapes per document, and 100 basic templates. The Individual plan is $9 a month and adds unlimited documents, shapes, and lines, along with premium templates, Presentation Mode, 1 GB cloud storage, premium shape libraries, and Visio import and export. It works through existing technology, including Chromebooks, but has no desktop app.
Good
- Collaborate on diagrams in real time or asynchronously
- AI can create canvas content from text prompts
- Link Google Sheets, Excel, or CSV data
- Free plan includes three editable documents
- Exports to PDF, PNG, JPEG, SVG, and more
Watch out
- Free plan limits users to three editable documents
- Free plan limits documents to 60 shapes each
- No desktop app
Who it suits
Lucidchart suits individuals and teams who need to map processes, plan organizations, or visualize technical systems. Its data links, integrations, and API may also suit users connecting diagrams to other tools or data sources.
Verdict
Lucidchart covers process, organizational, and technical diagrams, with collaboration, data links, and AI-assisted canvas content. The free plan has document and shape limits; the Individual plan costs $9 a month.
Plans and prices
From Lucidchart's own pricing page, checked 2 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 3 editable Lucidchart documents · 60 shapes per document · 100 basic templates |
| Individual | $9 a month | Unlimited documents · Unlimited shapes and lines · Premium templates · Presentation Mode · 1 GB cloud storage · Premium shape libraries · Visio import and export |
The facts
Each one read from Lucidchart's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI
- Lucid AI uses text prompts to generate content on the Lucidchart canvas and answer questions.checked 2 Oct 2026
- API
- Lucid offers a public API to programmatically create, read, and update Lucidchart and Lucidspark documents.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Users can collaborate on diagrams in real time or asynchronously.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Lucid lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 42001, and FedRAMP Certified Class C (Moderate) among its certifications and assessments.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Data linking
- Users can link Google Sheets, Excel, or CSV files to create visualizations from a data source.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Diagram types
- Lucidchart is used for process maps and flowcharts, AI-generated diagrams, org and team planning, technical diagrams, and systems and architecture visuals.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Lucid states that it supports TLS 1.2 or 1.3 in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Enterprise uptime
- Lucid offers Enterprise customers a 99.9% uptime guarantee.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Lucid's marketplace lists integrations including Jira, Confluence, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Notion, AWS, and Azure.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Lucidchart creates diagrams with AI, data, and automation to help users understand and optimize systems and processes.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Support access
- Lucid says its support team can access customer documents only when the customer explicitly grants permission via a security PIN.checked 2 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2010checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- South Jordan, Utah, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker history
- Lucid Software was co-founded by Ben Dilts and Karl Sun in 2010.checked 2 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform availability
- Lucidchart is described as a cloud-based product accessible on users' existing technology, including Chromebooks.checked 2 Oct 2026
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