Creately vs Google Keep

Likelihood to Recommend

Very good online option for flowcharts and other purposes; can be quite cost-effective, too, depending on how you use it.

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Mike Eisenberg

Office Manager

Bates Group LLCFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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As a Customer Experience Trainer, I recommend that all the new members utilize Google Keep for better organization. It also helps with productivity, as our team members are able to write common responses that they may use for common situations. This allows them to easily copy and paste it into their email or live response instead of typing the same response over and over again. Though this tool is great for collaboration, I wouldn't recommend using it for larger projects. In that case, I would recommend Google Docs.

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Rachel Blankenship

CX Trainer

ThirdLoveRetail, 201-500 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Creately

Google Keep

Task Management

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Mobile Access

Search

Visual planning tools

Creately

Google Keep

Notifications

Discussions

Internal knowledgebase

Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts

Creately

Google Keep

Versioning

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

Advanced security features

Integrates with Google Drive

Device sync

Pros

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.

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Richard Crane

Senior Business Analyst

Southwest Gas CorporationUtilities, 1001-5000 employees

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Easy to organize and color coordinate.
Allows for an associated image to be connected with the note.
Alarms set for reminders.
Ability to add others to the note to share and collaborate.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Customer Service

Consumer Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Cons

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.

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Mike Eisenberg

Office Manager

Bates Group LLCFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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The text box check list style notes only allow one indent and it would be useful to allow at least 1 more indent(2 total).
More robust font changes.

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Michael Bufalini

Senior Project Manager

Gordian Energy Systems, LLCConstruction, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

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Google Keep 10.0

Based on 1 answer

It does everything I need it to do. It is easy to organize and categorize what I need and what I want to see.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Customer Service

Consumer Services Company, 51-200 employees

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Usability

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Google Keep 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Google Keep is very easy to use. Currently, the company I work for has employees from different age brackets, and this is one of the easiest apps on G-Suite to explain. Not a lot of people use it, but it is due to personal choice since a lot of people still prefer pen and paper to keep their notes.

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Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Pharmaceuticals Company, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

Creately 5.5

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.

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Richard Crane

Senior Business Analyst

Southwest Gas CorporationUtilities, 1001-5000 employees

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Google Keep 6.6

Based on 11 answers

I never had to request support for Google Keep, all the information I needed is in the online help center. Never have a malfunction.

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Vinicius Andrade

Designer

Qualyteam Gestão da QualidadeComputer Software, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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.

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Mike Eisenberg

Office Manager

Bates Group LLCFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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Task apps built into iOS just don't compete. The only edge these have over Google Keep is Siri can schedule something for you. But the power and flexibility of Google Keep is better.

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Verified User

Manager in Quality Assurance

Computer Software Company, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

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.

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Richard Crane

Senior Business Analyst

Southwest Gas CorporationUtilities, 1001-5000 employees

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Google Keep is free, and for what I need it for I don't need to purchase another tool.
It's handy when it comes to taking quick notes, but so is a piece of paper. This tool won't magically improve your life.

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Vinny Hebert

Owner

Web Help U.S., LLCInternet, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

6.95*

* per user

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.

General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Google Keep Editions & Modules

—

Additional Pricing Details

—

Rating Summary

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Feature Rating Comparison

Task Management

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Mobile Access

Search

Visual planning tools

Notifications

Discussions

Internal knowledgebase

Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts

Versioning

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

Advanced security features

Integrates with Google Drive

Device sync

Pros

Creately

Google Keep

Cons

Creately

Google Keep

Likelihood to Renew

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Google Keep

Usability

Creately

Google Keep

Support Rating

Creately

Google Keep

Alternatives Considered

Creately

Google Keep

Return on Investment

Creately

Google Keep

Screenshots

Creately

Google Keep

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Creately Editions & Modules

On-premise Edition

SaaS Edition

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Google Keep Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

Rating Summary

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