Whimsical vs. Zenkit

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Whimsical
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Whimsical is a visual workspace application from the company of the same name in Denver, allowing users to create collaborative wireframes, mindmaps, flowcharts, and sticky notes.
$12
per month per editor
Zenkit
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Zenkit is a collaborative SaaS platform for project management, database building and more. This solution enables users to follow their data through its entire lifecycle. Zenkit allows users to manage their data in any way they need to – build their own CRM, reporting system, or financial planner. Users can share their data and assign tasks to colleagues.
$9
per user
Pricing
WhimsicalZenkit
Editions & Modules
Pro
$12
per month per editor
Business
$18
per month per editor
Enterprise
$240
per year per editor
Plus
$9.00
per user
Business
$29.00
per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
WhimsicalZenkit
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$9 per user
Additional Details17% discount for annual billing on Pro and Business plans.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
WhimsicalZenkit
Features
WhimsicalZenkit
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Whimsical
8.0
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Zenkit
8.2
7 Ratings
6% above category average
Task Management7.02 Ratings9.87 Ratings
Resource Management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling6.02 Ratings8.67 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.01 Ratings5.56 Ratings
Team Collaboration8.52 Ratings9.67 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology10.01 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management7.02 Ratings6.26 Ratings
Email integration7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access9.01 Ratings8.37 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management9.01 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Whimsical
8.3
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Zenkit
8.0
5 Ratings
4% above category average
Quotes/estimates9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting8.01 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Integration with accounting software8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
WhimsicalZenkit
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(10 ratings)
9.1
(7 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
5.7
(3 ratings)
8.8
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
WhimsicalZenkit
Likelihood to Recommend
Whimsical
It's extremely well-suited for rapid wire-framing of concepts, as product teams can quickly collaborate on any idea and create a visual blueprint of it. Whimsical could provide more intuitive feature prioritization templates. The current templates lack the necessary detail and could be further enhanced from a UI/UX standpoint.
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Axonic Informationssysteme GmbH
Zenkit is a good tool to manage your own projects and sharing progress with colleagues. If you are looking for a tool to accomplish this use case, Zenkit would be my first recommendation.
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Pros
Whimsical
  • Simple to use
  • Tons of uses
  • Can be customized with themeing
  • Can organize all your boards pretty much however you want
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Axonic Informationssysteme GmbH
  • Multiple Views - Kanban.Cards, Lists, Tables & even Mindmaps
  • Addition of custom fields which included numbers
  • In table view this can be filtered & numbered fields can have totals at the top.
  • Zenkit has handy pre-buitl templates for different kinds of use such a CRM
  • Has the ability to change field content across cards via bulk action. Neat!
  • Can have formulas in Cutom fields
  • Calander syncs to Google calendar
  • Can bulk import Trello lists & cards easily
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Cons
Whimsical
  • It can be a little frustrating trying to line things up exactly right but that's probably more user error than anything
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Axonic Informationssysteme GmbH
  • There are some instances where the dashboard gets laggy and buggy. But goes back to normal in a few minutes
  • Integrations still not that advanced--but there's still room for improvement
  • Not recommended for teams with more than 6 people-- you will need to upgrade your account to Premium.
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Usability
Whimsical
It's fairly intuitive, I rarely have any problems using the app. The layout is pretty user-friendly and easy to adapt to. There's a lot of tooltips to help with the various features and functions, so it's very easy to get self-help for the most part. Overally, I'm pretty happy and satisfied with the usage of Whimsical for mind-mapping.
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Axonic Informationssysteme GmbH
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Whimsical
I reached out to support, as I was interested in possibly investing in the organization, and they quickly and happily informed me they are a bootstrap organization and do not take on investors at this time. The swift response and information readily available for my consumption was extremely helpful and shows how solid the team behind it is.
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Axonic Informationssysteme GmbH
The support is always friendly and offers fast solutions if possible. Bugs were removed in the next hours after contacting the support. They have also a lot of tutorials and great documentation.
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Alternatives Considered
Whimsical
Whimsical is so much easier and has a better interface, so I think it's more suited to our workflow if compared to other tools like Google Charts. I really love this tool and I'm looking to learn and use it even more, as it helps us optimize our time, planning, and delivering more efficiently.
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Axonic Informationssysteme GmbH
As described before, Zenkit adds a lot more flexibility to the things the other applications can do. But this also means that there is no predefined structure which might be helpful for some people. Zenkit is working on that and is releasing some apps building on the core, so that could improve over time.
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Return on Investment
Whimsical
  • No hard numbers I can quote. Other than the free plan has been adequate for my needs.
  • It's my go to mind mapping tool.
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Axonic Informationssysteme GmbH
  • For the price, it is definitely worth a punt.
  • Helped me manage tasks, processes and strategic goals thus saving time & being more efficient.
  • SImple to learn & plenty of tutorials so onboarding was straightforward.
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ScreenShots

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