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Head-to-head · Cloud Visualization Tools

Arcentry vs Lucidscale

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Arcentry #3 in Cloud Visualization Tools 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Arcentry
Lucidscale #8 in Cloud Visualization Tools 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Lucidscale

Arcentry leads on 1 check, Lucidscale on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreArcentry · 9.0/10
  • Free planonly Arcentry
  • Most featuresLucidscale · 1 of 1

Arcentry scores higher on our rubric for cloud visualization tools: 9.0 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #8.

Arcentry offers free plan; Lucidscale doesn't.

Arcentry is the better fit for collaborative 2D/3D infrastructure diagramming. Lucidscale is the better fit for enterprise teams documenting multi-cloud architecture.

  • Arcentry fits best

    Collaborative 2D/3D infrastructure diagramming

  • Lucidscale fits best

    Enterprise teams documenting multi-cloud architecture

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Side by side

Feature Arcentry 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Lucidscale 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.5
Ranking #3 in Cloud Visualization Tools #8 in Cloud Visualization Tools
Best for Collaborative 2D/3D infrastructure diagramming Enterprise teams documenting multi-cloud architecture
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $9.90/mo Pricing on request
Free plan ✓ (best) —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Docs Docs, Community
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Enterprise
Features Arcentry 0/1 · Lucidscale 1/1
Live resource discovery Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Cloud providers Not checked yet AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
Diagram updates Not checked yet Both
Export formats Not checked yet JSON, anonymized JSON (AWS only)
Deployment options Not checked yet Cloud
Cloud services mapped Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Imports Terraform and CloudFormation into editable architecture diagrams
  • Combines real-time collaboration with REST API updates and live embeds
  • Supports 2D/3D visuals, monitoring views, custom components, and exports
  • Imports AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud data to generate architecture models
  • Schedules data-source updates and syncs documents manually or automatically
  • Offers bulk imports, view filters, and JSON infrastructure snapshots
Cons
  • Free plan limits users to three architectures and 30 items per architecture
  • Standard charges $0.0001 for each API or service request above its quota
  • Enterprise capabilities use a custom plan with self-hosted deployment
  • Requires a Lucid Enterprise account as the Cloud Accelerator add-on
  • Cloud deployment only, with no free plan
  • Anonymized JSON export is limited to AWS
Our verdict

Arcentry is a browser-based diagramming tool for infrastructure and cloud architecture teams. It supports 2D and 3D diagrams built from cloud, on-premises, open-source, and generic components. Teams can create diagrams manually or generate…

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Lucidscale turns cloud-provider data into diagrams of current infrastructure for teams that document, audit, or plan changes to cloud environments. It imports AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud data and generates architecture models that teams…

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  1. ArcentryCloud Visualization Tools 9.0Free plan
  2. LucidscaleCloud Visualization Tools 8.5Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Arcentry — where it wins

    • Imports Terraform and CloudFormation into editable architecture diagrams
    • Combines real-time collaboration with REST API updates and live embeds
    • Supports 2D/3D visuals, monitoring views, custom components, and exports

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan limits users to three architectures and 30 items per architecture
    • Standard charges $0.0001 for each API or service request above its quota
    • Enterprise capabilities use a custom plan with self-hosted deployment

  • Lucidscale — where it wins

    • Imports AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud data to generate architecture models
    • Schedules data-source updates and syncs documents manually or automatically
    • Offers bulk imports, view filters, and JSON infrastructure snapshots

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires a Lucid Enterprise account as the Cloud Accelerator add-on
    • Cloud deployment only, with no free plan
    • Anonymized JSON export is limited to AWS

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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