Fabrik vs Lucidchart for Evacuation Plans

Lucidchart can be used to create floor plan diagrams that function as informational evacuation maps, using its general floor plan shape library. However, it does not include ISO 7010-compliant safety symbols, NFPA occupancy templates, or compliance-specific features. For documents that must satisfy fire code or audit requirements, Lucidchart requires significant manual adaptation compared to a purpose-built tool.

Yes, Lucidchart allows custom shape imports (SVG files). You could theoretically build your own ISO 7010 library by sourcing or creating SVG files and importing them. This takes significant time upfront — the ISO 7010 standard defines 200+ symbols across six categories — and must be maintained. Fabrik ships 250+ safety symbols pre-loaded, including the ISO 7010 evacuation, fire and mandatory families.

Lucidchart is cheaper per user ($7.95/mo Individual vs €49.99/mo for the Fabrik subscription, or €19.99 per building), but the comparison should factor in what is included. Lucidchart's ISO 7010 library does not exist out of the box — you are paying to build and maintain your own. Fabrik includes the symbol library, instruction templates and an automatic pre-export check. For a safety-focused use case, the pricing gap often closes or reverses when time investment is factored in.

Partly. Fabrik lets you invite architects, safety consultants and facility managers by email with four roles (Owner, Admin, Editor, Viewer); plans are shared across the team, and an automatic version history lets you restore earlier versions. Unlike Lucidchart, there is no simultaneous co-editing and no commenting. Everyone works with the same ISO 7010 symbol library.