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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Creately

    Score8.6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Creately is a visual collaboration platform that supports genograms, flowcharts, org charts, mind maps, and UML diagrams. Featuring template-based AI diagram generation, Creately boasts speed and accuracy in visual planning.

    $8

    per month (single user)

    Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AThe Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite empowers teams to ideate, plan, design, build, and launch game-changing solutions from a shared infinite canvas.

    $0

    per month

    Mailfence

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AMailfence is a secure and private email collaboration suite that offers OpenPGP encryption. The solution includes a suite of features such as Mailfence Email, Documents, Calendar, and

    $0

    Pricing
    CreatelyLucid Visual Collaboration SuiteMailfence
    Editions & Modules
    Creately Personal
    $8
    per month
    Creately Team
    $8
    per month per user
    Creately Team
    $60
    per year per user
    Creately Personal
    $60
    per year
    Creately Business
    $149
    per month Unlimited Users
    Creately Business
    $1,068
    per year Unlimited Users
    Free
    $0
    Individual
    $9
    per month per user
    Team
    $10
    per month per user (3 user minimum)
    Enterprise
    .
    per year
    FREE
    $0
    Entry
    $2.50
    per user, per month
    PRO
    $7.50
    per user, per month
    ULTRA
    $25
    per user, per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CreatelyLucid Visual Collaboration SuiteMailfence
    Free Trial
    YesYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscounted prices for non profits, educational institutes, and charities.——
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    Community Pulse
    CreatelyLucid Visual Collaboration SuiteMailfence
    Considered Multiple Products
    Creately
    Chose Creately
    Creately is a more intuitive solution and has better looking elements, shapes etc.
    Incentivized
    Chose Creately
    Creately's folder system is a novel feature that beats its competitors. It helps keep everything organized. In addition, there are many more customization possibilities, especially in the shapes and in the library of templates and drawings. It has an intelligent drawing …
    Incentivized
    Lucid Software
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Creately doesn't offer any integration with other applications, while Lucidchart does.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    We used both solutions before deciding to use LucidChart. Creately works really great and is an excellent option, but their pricing was so outside of our requirements that it did not make sense to continue with our demo. Also, their salespeople did not follow up with us, they …
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Lucidchart in my books is the superior application to the ones I have listed for the specific needs my team used it for. It provided a much easier setup process and the working space is much more clear to newcomers and people who have not used such an application before.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    It gives a big page to design all diagrams and its shapes are also good.
    Incentivized
    Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
    Lucidchart is the first tool that I used with subscription, so yeah, it is on top automatically.
    Incentivized
    Mailfence
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    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    876 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    1118 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    600 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    99%
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    732 Answers
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    User Ratings
    CreatelyLucid Visual Collaboration SuiteMailfence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (1165 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    8.7
    (1134 ratings)
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    Availability
    -
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    9.1
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    Performance
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.8
    (888 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Configurability
    -
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    9.1
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    Ease of integration
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.1
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    User Testimonials
    CreatelyLucid Visual Collaboration SuiteMailfence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Creately
    Creately sells itself as software specializing in a wide variety of areas, which is true in some cases. Visualizing and creating marketing processes, research, user flows, and general flowcharts is an extremely powerful tool. However, in other areas, such as Human Resources, UI/UX prototyping, and Wireframe design, it leaves a little to be desired compared to the competition.
    Incentivized
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    Lucid Software
    Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is effective for process documentation and knowledge sharing across teams. For us, we used it to map out individual roles and specific tasks within each role to create clear and visual workflows that others can follow at any time. A key scenario where it works well in our business for business continuity during absences another colleague can pick up the role by following the process on Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite with minimal disruption. The visual diagrams are easy to understand and a written document.
    Incentivized
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    Mailfence
    This is a great tool for any business that manages a high flow of emails and communications with both employees and also clients or customers. It is also a perfect tool if you manage private or delicate data that needs to be kept safe, like payment details of clients or business transactions with customers, especially if said customers are other big companies. This tool will make sure to have all the company's information and communications in a safe easy to use place
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Creately
    • I like that it supports remote work and that it makes real-time collaboration easy.
    • AI-powered diagramming works well and has been very helpful in explaining complex ideas.
    • It supports data driven workflows.
    • It makes project management easy.
    • It effortlessly boosts team productivity thanks to easy alignment with strategies.
    Incentivized
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    Lucid Software
    • Large number of predefined charts, diagrams, flows
    • A great repository of various symbols and objects
    • The easiness of using and manipulating objects and shapes. There is a lot of auto-editing and adjusting which the software does for you which saves a lot of your time.
    • Easy way of duplicating shapes.
    • While working with the app everything feels organic and natural. You don't get the clunky/limited feeling which happens with some other similar apps.
    Incentivized
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    Mailfence
    • The contact book is easy to use and modify.
    • The calendar allows to share events with coworkers.
    • It encrypts information and keeps it safe.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Lucid Software
    • The sign in page could use some help. When I first signed up, it was really difficult to login, unless I was logged into the perfect Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite software. It doesn’t seem to have a route to get people to the right place if you’re in the wrong place.
    • It’s nearly impossible to move content off of the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite if you’re looking to get your content into a different platform.
    • Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite requires frequent updates and refreshes of the pages (at least daily).
    Incentivized
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    Mailfence
    • The interface is too blank, it could be personalizable.
    • Fonts and size of text could have room to modification.
    • Accessing and sharing documents outside the tool is difficult.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Creately
    Creately is one of its Kind. The software has a straightforward interface and very supportive customer services providers. It is very well suited in diagramming and collaboration.
    Read full review
    Lucid Software
    The usability of Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is bar none and incomparable to any other tool used in the past. There is such a vast offering that covers all the needs of any user in industries far and wide. It is no doubt that this is a firm recommendation for anyone and everyone to utilize this tool for all their needs.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Mailfence
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Creately
    It definitely could be better, but it may also depend on the type of license you are subscribing to.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Lucid Software
    I reached out about being able to access Linear through their new acquisition partner, and they kept pointing me to the same article even though I told them it wasn't giving me the information I needed. I asked for a meeting with a CSM and they didn't reach out to help. I've also tried to contact some PM friends to give feedback, but no one seems to care
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Mailfence
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Creately
    Creately's folder system is a novel feature that beats its competitors. It helps keep everything organized. In addition, there are many more customization possibilities, especially in the shapes and in the library of templates and drawings. It has an intelligent drawing capability superior to all the competition, allowing more customization and detail.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Lucid Software
    Lucidchart is well beyond Microsoft Visio and is constantly improving. Visio is pretty much stagnant and hasn't been improved for several years, Lucid is constantly adding new functionality like AI powered functions and tools. We have no reason to pay for Visio licenses when Lucid can provide so much more for less.
    Incentivized
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    Mailfence
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Creately
    • Helped the team work collaboratively by sharing on the ideas on Canvas
    • Boosted the client engagement whenever this tool is used
    • Made the work easier by providing the predesigned templates
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    Lucid Software
    • Though I can't necessarily provide hard numbers, I can confidently say that Lucidchart has saved countless hours for myself and my teams as we don't need to try to develop some type of complex diagram using markup or any kind of code.
    • I have previously been able to build a complete ERD using Lucidchart in a past position, which the company never had before. It ended up being used by countless teams in the company and ultimately in a large-scale data stack migration effort.
    Incentivized
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    Mailfence
    • It made communication inside the company fluid and easy
    • Less time checking various emails or looking for contact's email addresses means more time of productivity
    • Better organization means more fluid work productivity and better results with clients
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Creately Screenshots

    Screenshot of templated instructions for Creately AIScreenshot of the AI base templates and text promptsScreenshot of real-time collaborationScreenshot of the AI org chart toolScreenshot of certifications

    Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite Screenshots

    Screenshot of how Lucid helps teams to clarify complexity, align their insights.Screenshot of where information can be imported, exported, and shared whenever and wherever it is needed.Screenshot of how Lucidchart offers secure intelligent diagramming that is built for teams.

    Mailfence Screenshots

    Screenshot of Mailfence EmailScreenshot of Mailfence DocumentsScreenshot of Mailfence CalendarScreenshot of Mailfence Contacts