The Visual Paradigm product family has two client products: Visual Paradigm ("VP Desktop") and Visual Paradigm Online ("VP Online"). Visual Paradigm is a traditional desktop application that can be downloaded and run in your operating system, while Visual Paradigm Online is a modern zero-configuration service that runs on a web browser.
Although the two products are fundamentally different, they are related in a way that some of the VP Desktop features rely on the web technologies provided by VP Online in order to function. The table below summarizes the features involved, with respect to the editions of VP Desktop in which they are supported.
| Enterprise | Professional | Standard | Modeler | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team collaboration | ||||
| Cloud-based project repository | ||||
| Task Management * | ||||
| PostMania * | ||||
| Process Map Designer * | ||||
| Scrum Process Canvas | ||||
| User Story Mapping * | ||||
| Customer Journey Map * | ||||
| Business Process Reengineering Canvas | ||||
| Just-in-Time PMBOK | ||||
| Just-in-Time TOGAF | ||||
| Just-in-Time Project Management | ||||
| Just-in-Time Process Map |
Besides, VP Desktop users can also create the type of diagrams supported by VP Online within the VP Desktop environment. The table below lists the type of diagram supported with respect to the available editions.
| Enterprise | Professional | Standard | Modeler | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online UML diagrams tool * | ||||
| Online ERD diagram tool * | ||||
| Online BPMN tool * | ||||
| Online DFD tool * | ||||
| Online organization chart maker * | ||||
| Online floor plan maker * | ||||
| Online logic diagram tool * | ||||
| Online circuit diagram tool * | ||||
| Online wiring diagram tool * | ||||
| Online Process Flow Diagram (PFD) * | ||||
| Online Piping & Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) tool * | ||||
| Online flowchart maker * | ||||
| Online influence diagram tool * | ||||
| Online Venn diagram tool * | ||||
| Online block diagram tool * | ||||
| Online network diagram tool * | ||||
| Online rack diagram tool * | ||||
| Online AWS architecture diagram tool * | ||||
| Online Azure architecture diagram tool * | ||||
| Online Google Cloud Platform diagram tool * | ||||
| Online IBM Cloud architecture diagram tool * | ||||
| Online Oracle Cloud Infrastructure diagram tool * | ||||
| Online Alibaba Cloud architecture diagram tool * | ||||
| Online Tencent Cloud architecture diagram tool * | ||||
| Online ITIL diagram tool * | ||||
| Online business concept diagram tool * | ||||
| Column chart maker * | ||||
| Line chart maker * | ||||
| Pie chart maker * | ||||
| Doughnut chart maker * | ||||
| Bar chart maker * | ||||
| Area chart maker * | ||||
| Online Mind Mapping tool * | ||||
| Scatter chart maker * | ||||
| Bubble chart maker * | ||||
| Radar chart maker * | ||||
| Pictorial chart maker * | ||||
| Pyramid chart maker * | ||||
| Funnel chart maker * | ||||
| Semi doughnut * | ||||
| Gauge chart maker * | ||||
| Radial chart maker * | ||||
| Rose chart maker * | ||||
| Geo map * | ||||
| Heat map tool * | ||||
| Tree map maker * | ||||
| SWOT Analysis * | ||||
| PEST Analysis * | ||||
| Root Cause Analysis * | ||||
| Competitor Analysis * | ||||
| Value Chain Analysis * | ||||
| Five Forces Analysis * | ||||
| Four Corners Analysis * | ||||
| Value Stream Mapping * | ||||
| Online PERT Chart * | ||||
| Online ArchiMate tool * |
When you try to access any of these features in VP Desktop, you will be prompted to connect to VP Online, like this:
By signing up for a free VP Online workspace, you can access all the features available under the running VP Desktop edition at no additional cost.
Note that the features marked * in the table above can operate entirely on a web browser. Users with active software maintenance are granted access to these features in VP Online (via web browser) as well, while users without maintenance can only use these features in VP Desktop.
For more details about Visual Paradigm Online, please visit the official website of VP Online.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our support team. We are more than happy to help.
