Let’s travel back. In 2014, Visio was the 800-pound gorilla, but it was expensive and clunky. Lucidchart was still in its infancy (browser-based editors weren't trusted yet). Then came SmartDraw 2014.
launched, it marketed itself as the "smartest" way to draw. It wasn't just a digital canvas; it was an automation engine. The "hit" features that defined this era included: SmartFormatting
