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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)

    Whiteboard.chat

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AWhiteboard.chat – an interactive online whiteboard platform designed to support teaching and learning experiences, offering a free tier. Available to educators and students across the USA, the online whiteboard fosters collaborative, immersive learning environments and includes tools for real-time interaction, teachers engage, annotate, and instruct while students actively participate and learn.

    $0

    Free for educators, with ads.

    Pricing
    CreatelyWhiteboard.chat
    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
    Educator Free
    $0
    supported by ads (teacher boards only, 10 class boards)
    Starter
    $3
    per month
    Basic
    $7
    per month
    Gold
    $15
    per month
    Schools/Districts
    $150
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CreatelyWhiteboard.chat
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscounted prices for non profits, educational institutes, and charities.—
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    CreatelyWhiteboard.chat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    CreatelyWhiteboard.chat
    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.
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    Epiphani, Inc.
    Whenever the engineers & architects of my team require a brainstorming session, we normally use a whiteboard, as the enterprise does provide Miro licenses with associated. Hence, a whiteboard comes in handy when troubleshooting or discussing the requirements surrounding an application or technical infrastructure for a project. As it removes the dependency on requesting an additional Miro license, we use it. The board also loads faster than a Miro board.
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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.
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    Epiphani, Inc.
    • Team collaboration feature where multiple users can contribute at the same time.
    • It has wide variety of tools that can be use for creative brainstorming.
    • Whiteboard.chat has no license cost associated with it.
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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.
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    Epiphani, Inc.
    • The UI is lightweight and works well but can be more attractive.
    • The templates available are quite generic and basic; themed templates can be added.
    • Whiteboard navigation is mouse-dominated, but it also has too many hotkeys that make it confusing for the user. They can be easier.
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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.
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    Epiphani, Inc.
    The application, although it loads faster even at slower internet connections, and is a good alternative to Miro boards, still requires some more room for improvement. During live sessions, when multiple users contribute to the board, the updates are openly visible to all. Perhaps a privacy feature that hides text, available to the board admin, would allow me to give a rating. Being from an ersecurity background, I think the app also requires a secure sign-up process with MFA.
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    Support Rating
    Creately
    It definitely could be better, but it may also depend on the type of license you are subscribing to.
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    Epiphani, Inc.
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    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.
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    Epiphani, Inc.
    I'd rate it lower than Miro but higher than draw.io and Lucidchart. The other two do not have a real-time collaborator feature for users; they have limited tools for designing and no provision for syncing with third-party apps. While whiteboard. Chat does provide a provision for the creation of JIRA or Azure DevOps tickets directly from a sticky note, like Miro.
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    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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    Epiphani, Inc.
    • Because the app is lightweight and less expensive, it loads faster, saving time in meetings and when sharing links.
    • Embeds easily with Confluence docs.
    • Templates are more simple and no variety needs some improvements.
    • Standardized custom templates are not saved; adding the save template feature would help.
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    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

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