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Creately brings diagramming, planning, workshops, project management, and research together on an infinite canvas. Its 70 diagramming standards, more than 1,000 shapes, context-specific connectors, and library of over 8,000 templates suit teams that need structured visual work. Real-time editing, comments, tasks, granular sharing permissions, guest collaboration, voting, presentation mode, and integrations with Google Drive, Slack, Confluence, and Microsoft Teams support group workflows. Business and Enterprise plans add spreadsheet sync, project tools, custom templates, self-hosting, API access, and security controls.
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Boardmix
Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5Teams wanting AI tools and broad file interchange — Boardmix adds AI tools and broad import and export formats, while Creately specifies more diagramming standards and templates.
Free plan · paid from $5/user/mo (annual) Visit site - 2
Canva Whiteboards
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2Teams turning whiteboards into presentations or docs — Canva Whiteboards can turn boards into Presentations or Docs and admit collaborators without Canva accounts, while Creately details deeper diagramming and permissions.
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FigJam
Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5Teams running meetings, retrospectives, and sprints — FigJam adds audio conversation, open sessions without login, and AI summaries into action items, while Creately lists more templates and diagramming standards.
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Groupboard
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+5Embedding a persistent whiteboard in web pages — Groupboard centers on embeddable whiteboards with chat, a JavaScript API, and persistent content, unlike Creately's broader visual-work platform.
Free plan · paid from $9.99/mo · 7-day trial Visit site - 5
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Miro
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3Teams wanting AI support across visual workflows — Miro combines AI diagram generation and research synthesis with 7,000+ templates and 250+ integrations, while Creately emphasizes diagramming standards and granular permissions.
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MURAL
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3Facilitators needing access controls and workshop tools — Mural offers facilitator controls, private mode, anonymous voting, and an API for embedding murals, while Creately details richer diagramming standards and templates.
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Lucidspark
Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+2 - 10
Lunacy
Free plan APILinuxMac+3 - 11
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Excalidraw
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Modelo
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb+1 - 15
Figma GIF Maker
Free plan Web - 16
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Pixso
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4 - 18
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Moqups
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Penpot
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb - 22
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tldraw
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb - 24
Whimsical
Free plan LinuxMacWeb+1 - 25
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Microsoft Whiteboard
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb+1 - 27
A different tool may fit better if Creately's limits or cost shape the decision. The free plan caps canvases at 45 items, one folder, and two imports; SVG and PDF exports require premium plans. While Creately supports web, desktop, Linux, API, and self-hosted use, it has no listed mobile platforms. Its paid plans start at $5 per month on annual billing, but amounts for several tiers are not shown, and the trial lasts seven days. Compare mobile access, AI features, facilitation options, creative media workflows, integrations, deployment, and sharing needs before switching.
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