Creately vs. Miro

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Creately
Score 5.7 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Creately aims to provide powerful diagramming features at a very affordable price. The product boasts an intuitive interface so users can quickly and easily come up with professional diagrams. Users can draw flowcharts, organizational charts, wire-frames, SWOT diagrams, Venn diagrams, network diagrams and many other diagrams using Creately.
$5
per month
Miro
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Miro provides a visual workspace for innovation, where distributed teams can build the future together. Miro counts more than 90 million users, who improve product development, speed up time to market, and ensure that new products deliver on customer needs.
$10
per month per user
Pricing
CreatelyMiro
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
1. Free - To discover what Miro can do. Always free
$0
2. Starter - Unlimited and private boards with essential features
$8
per month (billed annually) per user
3. Business - Scales collaboration with advanced features and security
$16
per month (billed annually) per user
4. Enterprise - For work across the entire organization, with support, security and control, to scale
contact sales
annual billing per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CreatelyMiro
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsDiscounted prices for non profits, educational institutes, and charities.Monthly billing also available at $10 per month for the Starter plan, or $20 for the Business plan.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
CreatelyMiro
Considered Both Products
Creately
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 …
Miro
Chose Miro
Miro is super amazing and reliable to use.
I like the efficiency of Miro.
Additionally, Miro is more accurate and more affordable to use.
Chose Miro
Miro's UI is much loved one for me ! no doubt in that . the smoothness that miro offers can be unmatchable. also the navigation options, wiring between the cards , integration was much better to the other softwares that i have used so far. miro also has autosave option when i …
Chose Miro
Overall I really like to use Miro. It has the features and tools that make getting my ideas down far easier than other products that I have used before. I like that it has made teamwork easier and that all members of our team find it easy to use too.
Best Alternatives
CreatelyMiro
Small Businesses
OmniGraffle
OmniGraffle
Score 9.4 out of 10
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Score 8.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Cvent Event Diagramming
Cvent Event Diagramming
Score 9.5 out of 10
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises
Cvent Event Diagramming
Cvent Event Diagramming
Score 9.5 out of 10
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
CreatelyMiro
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(5 ratings)
9.1
(5939 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(179 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(272 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(17 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(16 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
7.8
(59 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(3668 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(11 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(4012 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(16 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(6 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
6.8
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
CreatelyMiro
Likelihood to Recommend
Cinergix
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.
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Miro
Based on my experience, as previously mentioned Miro shines for remote workshop design and facilitation. As a facilitator I value simple but effective tools such as the timer, locking/hiding assets, voting features which remove group bias. Focusing on heat mapping and dot voting features would be beneficial to support facilitators in their practice and remove what feels like manual effort at times. Wireframing is limited but still very accessible for non-designers, at times I have observed increased engagement from non-designers using Miro's wireframing tools vs pen and paper (sketching) which in theory should level the playing field for all disciplines but can make others nervous they are being judged for their drawing skills. I love whiteboarding in person with my team to jump in and problem solve, having a primarily remote team means this isn't always possible and so Miro fills that gap.
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Pros
Cinergix
  • Helps to create wonderful charts.
  • Helps co-worker to work on a similar project.
  • It allows importing multiple templates.
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Miro
  • visual collaboration - easy ways to visualize how work can get done
  • centralizing documentation - I appreciate how I can centralize and expose all documentation in a board for quick accessibility
  • ease of use - I've tried so many other tools that attempt what Miro does, but Miro makes it so easy to create things with its tools available
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Cons
Cinergix
  • Can add more tutorials to guide the users in the tool
  • Tools lags sometimes when a diagram with lot of data is loaded
  • It also gets stuck sometime when an Undo functionality is used
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Miro
  • Leveraging content on one board across multiple boards could be more user-friendly. I believe this is a new feature, so maybe I just hadn't figured it out yet.
  • I wish Miro could use info from another source but (e.g. a document stored in SharePoint) keep the link to that source so that if the source document changes, the doc in Miro would show an out-of-date icon and can be synced (manually or automatically as a preference or action).
  • I wish Miro would allow us to place a watermark on the screen. We'd like to brand our workshops with our company logo (and maybe the client's logo) and/or a custom message (like "proprietary info - do not copy") in a corner or edge of the screen.
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Likelihood to Renew
Cinergix
No answers on this topic
Miro
There is no other tool like Miro for process Mapping in particular. I've tried PowerPoint, Word, and other programs, but when collaborating virtually on how to improve a process, Miro has all of the tools and more to enable successful mapping. The colors, different types of shapes and text books, along with the ability to integrate different documents and other functionality, make it ideal for this purpose. In a virtual world, it's a must-have.
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Usability
Cinergix
No answers on this topic
Miro
I use Miro every day, and it’s extremely intuitive and flexible.It allows me to organize ideas, collaborate with my team in real time, and present projects seamlessly — all in one place.The user interface is clean and easy to navigate, even for people who are new to the tool.It adapts to different needs, from brainstorming to project delivery, which makes it essential to my daily work.
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Reliability and Availability
Cinergix
No answers on this topic
Miro
I only give a 9/10 because of the speed at which it loads. I have never experienced issues with Miro logging me out early, or some other technical issue causing the program to crash, or even it just loading in perpetuity without ever actually coming up (unlike other programs such as SFDC). It take a minute for all of my boards to come up after I click on it in my favorites, but besides that, it's all good.
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Performance
Cinergix
No answers on this topic
Miro
I took the loading quickly to be related to availability which I commented on before, so ditto with those comment on load time here. Although to reemphasize, Miro doesn't crash or just refuse to load like some other programs. The weak point of Miro for me is integration of files like Word, Excel, or PowerPoint (especially the later two). When you embed these, it gets slow, and complicated to bring them up while you're in the application.
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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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Miro
We have never reached out to or contacted support because Miro's platform has been incredibly intuitive and user-friendly. The comprehensive resources available, such as tutorials, documentation, and community forums, have provided all the guidance we needed. The seamless integration with our existing tools and the reliability of the platform have ensured that we rarely encounter issues that require external assistance. This self-sufficiency has allowed us to focus more on our projects and collaboration without interruptions. Overall, our experience with Miro has been smooth and efficient, eliminating the need for additional support
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Online Training
Cinergix
No answers on this topic
Miro
There was a series of webinars which Miro hosted with our organization that went over the basics, then progressively became more advanced with additional sections. The instructors were knowledgeable, and provided examples throughout the sessions, as well as answered peoples' questions. There was ample time and experience on the calls to cover a range of topics. The instructors were also very friendly and sociable, as well as honest. Of course Miro isn't a "God-tool" that does absolutely everything, but the instructors were aware and emphasized the strengths where Miro had them and sincerely accepted feedback.
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Implementation Rating
Cinergix
No answers on this topic
Miro
Easy to learn, Miro has a series of videos on YouTube that effectively taught this program to my team members and me. The program is drag-and-drop and works excellently. People pick up on how to use it efficiently, and it's great for organizing ideas more freely. This product is more challenging for some older audiences who are not accustomed to using a touchpad, but for most, it was very easy to use.
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Alternatives Considered
Cinergix
Creately is a more intuitive solution and has better looking elements, shapes etc.
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Miro
Both are great collaborative tools but Miro has a wide range of templates to chose from. Additionally, its real-time collaborative capabilities allows a large group of participants to engage real-time which is ideal for brainstorming sessions, discussion boards and group projects. Regarding integration with other tool, Miro seamlessly does it with third party apps allowing users to use it maximally.
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Scalability
Cinergix
No answers on this topic
Miro
Maybe is possible now so... Could be useful to manage in some way source code for the projects? not to edit so when we make solutions with different components in MIro, maybe each component could redirect to the source code of this component
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Return on Investment
Cinergix
  • We were able to save a lot of time in visualizing strategic processes.
  • We saved meeting time by simply showing our workflows and keeping our coworkers in the loop.
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Miro
  • We have experienced easy presentation processes since we started using Miro.
  • The product has provided us with more effective collaboration solutions and brainstorming features without extra charges.
  • Miro has helped us to organise ideas and information in an effective and manageable manner.
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ScreenShots

Creately Screenshots

Screenshot of the diagram creation interfaceScreenshot of the diagrams and visual frameworks available to express ideasScreenshot of Creately VIZ's strategic frameworks used to deliver insights.

Miro Screenshots

Screenshot of Miro's design sprint templates, used to solve big challenges, create new products or improve existing ones.Screenshot of the Sprint Planning features in Miro, that assists Development Teams in creating a transparent understanding of what can be built and how. Users can run sprints and turn a team into creative and active participants. Today, many organizations use Agile tools to manage software development and other non-IT projects.Screenshot of the PI Planning Template that brings teams toward one vision of what stories to develop. Used to manage a backlog, increase productivity, and build the foundation for a successful PI Planning event. Miro’s PI Planning Template helps to get an overview of any PI Planning event, with step-by-step frames to guide the process.Screenshot of diagrams, concept maps, and system mapping templates used to communicate complex flows and create a shared understanding. Users can check off all the essential steps of the diagramming process and gain a complete overview of operations with Miro's diagramming templates collection.