Creately vs. Miro

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Creately
Score 6.7 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)
Miro
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Miro is the AI Innovation Workspace that brings teams and AI together to plan, co-create, and build the next big thing, faster. With the canvas as the prompt, Miro's collaborative AI workflows keep teams in the flow of work, scale shifts in ways of working, and drive organization-wide transformation.
$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.
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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.
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User Ratings
CreatelyMiro
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(7 ratings)
9.0
(6304 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(194 ratings)
Usability
7.7
(2 ratings)
8.5
(683 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(21 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(20 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(1 ratings)
7.1
(67 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
3.2
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3661 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(15 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(4003 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(20 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
6.2
(8 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
6.1
(9 ratings)
User Testimonials
CreatelyMiro
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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Miro
Miro is really helpful for team discussions, planning tasks, and visually sharing ideas. I like that multiple people work together at the same time, especially during online meetings. It will be good for creating flowcharts, notes, and project planning boards. Sometimes the large board can be slow, and new users may be confused at first because there are many tools.
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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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Miro
  • Makes internal coordination between admin team and tutors extremely painless. It's like a single place where everyone can drop ideas, get updates and notes without loss of context which usually happens in long email threads.
  • Versioning and board history are handled very well, which drastically reduces the workload. They help me track how a policy or math guideline has evolved, and also make it easy to revert changes if something doesn't work.
  • Comments stick exactly where they are meant to, making internal reviews much clearer. Admins don't have to guess which note refers to which rule or section.
  • Exports are clean, so even non-Miro teammates get it instantly.
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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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Miro
  • It looks somewhat hokey at times and can come off as a little cartoony.
  • Its singular focus can often be its drawback, given that it has multiple use cases, but those are often not explored with its core features.
  • It could be a bit more complex, which somewhat ties into my above point.
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Likelihood to Renew
Cinergix
No answers on this topic
Miro
Miro saves my day. I would spend at least 4x more time on documenting my projects and work without this tool. It support my day to day role and helps me be successful while saving my capacity. It is not only very easy to start working on it without additional training required, but also adapts to any use case that I might need to implement
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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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Miro
This is a hard one.. and totally subjective.. Initially when i started using Miro, i had trouble scrolling here and there.. the canvas was so vast and zoomed out .. Now i have learnt how this works .. I feel we need some kind of indexing at board level, which will give the topics / headings in a concise way .. Like a birds eye view of the components on the board. That might improve usability a bit.
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Reliability and Availability
Cinergix
No answers on this topic
Miro
I have not encountered events where Miro is not available. It is quite nice and reliable to be fair, even on my freemium version (startup) I don't have reliability issues. It does have sometimes where the screen refresh or "freezes" or "consumes a lot of data" and we have to rewind windows and the likes, this instances are very less
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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'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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Miro
We looked at other tools for the freeform communication and collaboration, as well as for tracking timelines and roadmaps, and Miro was just the best overall tool because we can keep everything in one spot and our team only has to learn and one use tool, as opposed to having to log into multiple spots.
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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
  • 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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Miro
  • Miro has helped increase productivity within teams because all the brainstorming, planning, and collaborative tasks can now be done within one tool.
  • Conversations about projects and decision-making processes are now quicker, allowing teams to plan and document their work much faster.
  • Working remotely has become much better because everyone can collaborate through Miro, eliminating communication gaps.
  • It has become easier to create documentation and follow up on meetings, saving time during the process.
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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

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.