Creately vs. Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite vs. Stack Overflow for Teams

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Creately
Score 6.5 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
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
The Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite empowers teams to ideate, plan, design, build, and launch game-changing solutions from a shared infinite canvas.
$0
per month
Stack Overflow for Teams
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Stack Overflow for Teams is a team knowledge management and Q & A platform for development billed per teammate, featuring roles and permissions, and integrations with popularly used collaboration tools.
$7
per month per teammate (up to 250 teammates)
Pricing
CreatelyLucid Visual Collaboration SuiteStack Overflow for Teams
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
Basic
$7
per month per teammate (up to 250 teammates)
Business
$14
per month per teammate (unlimited)
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CreatelyLucid Visual Collaboration SuiteStack Overflow for Teams
Free Trial
YesYesNo
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.Discount available for annual pricing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
CreatelyLucid Visual Collaboration SuiteStack Overflow for Teams
Considered Multiple Products
Creately
Chose Creately
Creately is a more intuitive solution and has better looking elements, shapes etc.
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 …
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Creately doesn't offer any integration with other applications, while Lucidchart does.
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 …
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.
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
It gives a big page to design all diagrams and its shapes are also good.
Chose Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Lucidchart is the first tool that I used with subscription, so yeah, it is on top automatically.
Stack Overflow for Teams

No answer on this topic

Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.7 out of 10

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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.7 out of 10
Microsoft Visio
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Score 7.8 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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OmniGraffle
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User Ratings
CreatelyLucid Visual Collaboration SuiteStack Overflow for Teams
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(5 ratings)
9.1
(1146 ratings)
9.0
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(1116 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
9.3
(884 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
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9.1
(1 ratings)
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Vendor pre-sale
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9.1
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CreatelyLucid Visual Collaboration SuiteStack Overflow for Teams
Likelihood to Recommend
Cinergix
The software offers simple, intuitive features for diagramming and collaboration. It has an easy-to-learn design and very responsive customer support. Availability of real-time editing features and seamless integration with other systems. Creately software does not have offline use. It depends heavily on a strong internet connection, which is expensive and sometimes unavailable.
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Lucid Software
I personally think that Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is the best visual collaboration software out there. I’ve used Canva, Apple Freeform, and Microsoft whiteboarding software, and none of them really measure up. If you want simple, easy, collaborative, and intuitive, then Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite is the best solution. At the same time, if you’re tight on budget, it’s probably not going to be a solution you can afford.
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Stack Overflow
In my opinion, Stack Overflow for Teams is well suited for an organization that is on a hiring spree for the engineering teams. The reason for it is because instead of catering to doubts of new joinees individually, they can be asked to refer to the Stack Overflow and hence will save a lot of time for both new joiners as well as the existing employees.
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Pros
Cinergix
  • 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.
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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.
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Stack Overflow
  • Sharing technical solutions to problems we encounter in our internal development environment.
  • Sharing best practices we find in external resources.
  • Discussions on design patterns and conventions we can use in our projects.
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Cons
Cinergix
  • It's a bit complicated for a novice to make something that looks professional with no templates.
  • Public no premium workspaces.
  • Performance is not the best when you have a lot of elements.
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Lucid Software
  • I have used the templates before and those are nice! I would like to see more
  • The ONLY complaint I can come up with is that there has been several times that my screen will lock up and i have to fully refresh it, even when it is a fairly fresh load.
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Stack Overflow
  • I would recommend an increased engineering focus on the Microsoft Teams integration.
  • It would be nice to make more medals.
  • Easier ways to earn points.
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Usability
Cinergix
Creately requires a very small investment to get started. Using the software does not require expensive training or experience. The software has reliable interactive tools for both collaboration and creative writing. Creately supports many languages, which makes it diverse and adaptable.
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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.
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Stack Overflow
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cinergix
It definitely could be better, but it may also depend on the type of license you are subscribing to.
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Lucid Software
I would rate the overall support for Lucidchart as a 9. The support provided is generally robust and responsive. Their help center, tutorials, and webinars offer extensive resources for users. The ticket-based support system is effective, providing timely resolutions to most issues. Moreover, they actively gather user feedback, demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement
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Stack Overflow
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Cinergix
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.
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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.
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Stack Overflow
It's easier to use Stack Overflow for Teams Q&A to maintain our knowledge base over time, over the Confluence wikis that we also maintain. You don't need to bother about folders, filenames, templates - just ask a question and answer it or get it answered. It feels less formal, so developers feel more free to add content.
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Return on Investment
Cinergix
  • 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
  • It sure has. It has saved me a lot of time. Think of all the time I could have wasted trying to learn a program that does the same thing, whereas Lucidchart just does it with ease, learn as you go, and be a boss at it.
  • Lucidchart has increased productivity. My diagrams have helped co-workers find connectivity and helped them troubleshoot devices. This has saved time and increased productivity.
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Stack Overflow
  • It makes the search for answers more efficient, so devs can focus in more important things.
  • Knowledge is not lost, even if people leave the company.
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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.