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    Marvel

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMarvel is a prototyping and wireframing app.N/A

    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.

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    MarvelWhiteboard.chat
    Editions & Modules
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    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
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    MarvelWhiteboard.chat
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    MarvelWhiteboard.chat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.1
    (7 ratings)
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    Usability
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    User Testimonials
    MarvelWhiteboard.chat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MarvelApp
    Marvel is a very strong tool in scenarios where designers seek to quickly create simple prototypes on their desktops using a simple, intuitive interface. It offers “just enough” functionality to create somewhat realistic designs to present to stakeholders and other designers. However, there’s a limit to how “realistic” those designs can be, given that Marvel has somewhat limited functionality around animations. Marvel is not a strong option for those who want to create very complex prototypes with many animations, or for those who want to edit prototypes on their tablet or phone. Marvel is a jewel for simplicity but starts to be difficult to use when creating complicated designs. For creating more complicated prototypes, I would recommend a more robust tool, such as Axure.
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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
    MarvelApp
    • Easy to use with a fast learning curve
    • The handoff option allows developers to extract CSS code to copy design styles
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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
    MarvelApp
    • I really miss being able to duplicate, make a copy of the prototype I'm working on. Sometimes, I want to make a comparison with detail changes and without being able to duplicate it is difficult.
    • Compared to other similar services, I feel the animations could be more fluid and smoother.
    • It could have more free sophisticated icons and images.
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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
    MarvelApp
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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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    MarvelApp
    Ultimately, InVision was just a better fit for our company's needs. It's probably faster to create prototypes using Marvel, but InVision's collaboration features (comments, notes, etc.) are much more robust, which was helpful for our large team spread across multiple continents. InVision also offers more advanced features, and Marvel felt a little too limited for our overall business needs.
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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
    MarvelApp
    • It helped me improve my productivity. It took me lot of time to manually design mockups earlier when I used Adobe Photoshop to do it.
    • Because of quickly creating mockups, now I provide my clients with more than 4-5 options which is welcomed by clients and make them happy.
    • Definitely the ROI and improved, because of time saved and happy clients.
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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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