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Based on 8 reviews and ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Wondershare EdrawMax is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
Creately
84%
2 Ratings
9.6
Wondershare EdrawMax
96%
3 Ratings
Support Rating
5.6
Creately
56%
4 Ratings
8.2
Wondershare EdrawMax
82%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Creately
Very good online option for flowcharts and other purposes; can be quite cost-effective, too, depending on how you use it.
Office Manager
Bates Group LLCFinancial Services, 51-200 employees
Wondershare EdrawMax
As part of the suite of tools from Wondershare, EdrawMax provides a large set of tools found in more expensive proprietary tools, integration with Mind Mapping which is a core workstream for my style, The usability of the interface, and options to utilize templated from other toolsets, import-export to other tool types. The tool is a good cost to function ratio.
Solution Architect
Binz.netInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees
Pros
Creately
- Creately provides the same experience that other similar tools (i.e. Visio) provides, but presents it in a much more colorful, unique manner. The colors are vibrant, and my clients have always been impressed with the quality and feel.
- Creately provides a lot of creative control over how your images look. I can play with the opacity and color scheme, or use what they already provide.
- Creately also allows me to create wireframes for clients to review, whether desktop or mobile. I can create simple, easy to understand frames and concepts in minutes - they're super professional looking and ready to share.
- I like the pricing model. Right now I can pay month-to-month, or pay a one-time fee for a year. It's also less expensive than Visio, which is very nice.
Senior Business Analyst
Southwest Gas CorporationUtilities, 1001-5000 employees
Wondershare EdrawMax
- Great support
- Excellent tool
- Good resources

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 1-10 employeesCons
Creately
- The transition Creately made this year to their new non-Flash platform seems to almost function like a beta release in some instances.
- Customer support sometimes takes a while to return and the responses are not always the best or most helpful. Follow up isn't great, either.
Office Manager
Bates Group LLCFinancial Services, 51-200 employees
Wondershare EdrawMax
- The "perpetual" license expires after three years. That is a Nuisance.
Professor and Director, Propulsion Research Lab
Utah State UniversityResearch, 1001-5000 employees
Pricing Details
Creately
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
6.95
Starting Price
$40 per month
Creately Editions & Modules
On-premise Edition
Creately Desktop | $751 |
---|---|
Creately Server | 6.951 |
- per user
SaaS Edition
Creately Online Personal | 6.951 |
---|---|
Creately Team 5 | $401 |
Creately Team 10 | $801 |
Creately Team 25 | $2001 |
- per month
Additional Pricing Details
We offer deeply discounted prices for non profits, educational institutes and charities.Wondershare EdrawMax
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
$0
Wondershare EdrawMax Editions & Modules
On-premise Edition
Annual Plan | $99.001 |
---|---|
2-year Plan | $169.002 |
Lifetime Plan | $495.003 |
- per year
- per 2 years
- one-time fee
SaaS Edition
Monthly Plan | $14.951 |
---|---|
Half-yearly Plan | $77.702 |
Annual Plan | $138.003 |
Enterprise | Custom Pricing |
- per month
- per 6 months
- per year
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—Support Rating
Creately
Creately 5.6
Based on 4 answers
I haven't used Creately's support. I don't know what to rate this to be honest. If there was an "N/A," I'd use that. I like products where I don't have to do a lot of research or studying to learn how to use the software. Creately allows me to jump in and go.
Senior Business Analyst
Southwest Gas CorporationUtilities, 1001-5000 employees
Wondershare EdrawMax
Wondershare EdrawMax 8.2
Based on 2 answers
Ease of use and reduced cost
Professor and Director, Propulsion Research Lab
Utah State UniversityResearch, 1001-5000 employees
Alternatives Considered
Creately
In terms of pricing and functionality, Creately was the clear winner at the time, although the jury is still out on Creately's new version in terms of how simple it may be to use.
Office Manager
Bates Group LLCFinancial Services, 51-200 employees
Wondershare EdrawMax
Obviously, Visio is considered the Gold standard, But you are locked into the MS ecosystem. Lucidchart felt less polished and cumbersome to use. ConceptDraw UI was a bit more cluttered and the learning curves were a bit step.
Solution Architect
Binz.netInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees
Return on Investment
Creately
- Creately is less expensive and dare I say more professional looking than Visio. It looks great at a fraction of the price.
- Creately allows me to share ideas and processes with my clients. It shows that I understand their business processes, and increases their trust in my abilities to work with them.
Senior Business Analyst
Southwest Gas CorporationUtilities, 1001-5000 employees
Wondershare EdrawMax
- Allowed me to be 100% on Linux.

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 1-10 employees