The built-in lightweight Visio will be available from Office Online and will come with a number of design templates, including basic flowcharts and process diagrams, and is customized to support collaboration.
Microsoft's fine print says early access will be available only for a limited number of tenants and that it is not yet available in the EU. Microsoft is making an early access version of Visio in Microsoft 365 available for those who want to start testing it now. Those with more advanced and specialized diagramming needs will likely need to go with standalone Visio Plan 1 or Visio Plan 2. Office 365, Visio Online for Professionals, 19.46 per year. It can be obtained through Office 365 through a paid subscription. Microsoft Visio Pro makes it easy for IT and business professionals to visualise, explore. Officials said the lightweight version will provide core Visio features, allowing business users to create, edit, and share diagrams. Visio Pro for 365 has same capabilities as the retail Visio Professional 2016.
(Specific plans and licensing details are in Microsoft's blog post). In July, Microsoft plans to make this lightweight Visio web app available to Microsoft 365 Business, Office 365 E1/E3/E5, F3, A1, A3, and A5 users. Up until now, Visio has been available only as a standalone app for purchase.
Microsoft is adding a new 'lightweight' Visio diagramming web app to Microsoft 365 for no additional charge for most business customers, the company announced on June 9.
