10 Ratings
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7 Ratings
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Feature Set Ratings
Communication
Creately
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

7.0
Lua
70%
Lua ranks higher in 2/2 features
Lua ranks higher in 2/2 features
Chat
N/A
0 Ratings

7.0
70%
1 Rating
Notifications
N/A
0 Ratings

7.0
70%
1 Rating
Attribute Ratings
- Creately is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
Creately
84%
2 Ratings

1.0
Lua
10%
1 Rating
Support Rating
5.6
Creately
56%
4 Ratings

5.0
Lua
50%
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
Lua
I wouldn't recommend Lua because they were recently acquired by another company and will be shutting down. It was unfortunate that we were only given 2 months notice right after signing up for another 1-year term.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employeesPros
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
Lua
- It is easy to communicate in real-time.
- Easy to set up different groups.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 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
Lua
- The application for iPad is not optimized.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employeesPricing 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.Lua
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Required
$2,500
Starting Price
—Lua Editions & Modules
Edition
Lua | 1 |
---|
- Per User per Month
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
Lua
Lua 5.0
Based on 2 answers
They are closing operations, so there's no support to rate

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employeesAlternatives 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
Lua
We chose Lua because of their price point and feature set compared to other tools.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employeesReturn 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
Lua
- It has been great for communication and broadcasts, its a shame that they are closing down.

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Finance and Accounting
Education Management Company, 1001-5000 employees