Creately

Creately is a professional visual collaboration tool that enables anyone to quickly create a wide variety of business visual assets, including flowcharts, mind maps, UML diagrams, project and organization charts, and others.



Available both as a cloud-powered webapp and local app for Windows PC, Mac, and Linux, Creately has empowered teams, companies, and organizations of all sizes to supercharge their innovation by mixing the features of a whiteboard, database, and seamless project visualization for use in an incredible variety of workflows in fields of operations, strategy, education, marketing, IT & networking, engineering, product development, and more.

The core features of Creately are centered on the streamlined presentation editor that can create virtual workspaces with the dynamic and reactive environment, fully plugged into custom databases that are synced between presentations and currently active projects. This enterprise-grade SaaS service features a wide set of tools for task management and collaboration, enabling teams of all sizes to work on a large project, quickly learn and come to innovative solutions. Both cloud and local app versions feature a streamlined user interface that has a wide variety of tools for modeling and diagramming, data integration, multi-perspective views, and the ability to quickly visualize any form of data.

Project Management

• Kanban Board
• PERT Chart Maker
• Timeline Maker
• Milestone Chart
• Roadmap Maker
• Table Chart Maker
• Gantt Chart Maker
• WBS Software
• Impact Mapping

HR & People

• Hierarchy Chart
• HR Software
• Skill Will Matrix
• OKR Software
• Organogram Maker
• Org Chart Software
• Talent Mapping
• SMART Goals
• Employee Journey Map

Process Management

• Strategy Mapping Software
• Process Mapping Software
• Flowchart Maker
• Mind Map Maker
• SWOT Analysis Creator
• BPM Software Online
• Decision Tree Maker
• Process Documentation Tools
• Impact Effort Matrix

Software & Design

• Wireframe Tool
• ER Diagram Tool
• Website Sitemap Creator
• Network Diagram Software
• Visio For Mac
• UML Diagram Tool
• Class Diagram Tool
• Design Database Online
• Sequence Diagram Tool
• AWS Architecture Diagram Tool
• Draw Use Case Diagrams online
• Flowchart Software For Mac OSX

Marketing & Sales

• Business Diagram Software
• Brand Identity Prism
• Meddic Sales Process
• DMAIC Tools
• BCG Matrix
• Account Maps
• STP Model
• Brand Essence Wheel
• USP Analysis
• Buyer Utility Map
• Sales Funnel Chart
• Supply & Demand Graph Maker

Visualization & Collaboration

• Storyboard Software
• Data Flow Diagrams
• SOAR Analysis
• Cladogram Maker
• Infographic Maker
• Family Tree Maker
• Online Scrum Board
• Concept Map Maker
• Venn Diagram Maker
• Graphic Organizer Maker
• Phylogenetic Tree Maker
• Community Assest Mapping

While users are encouraged to experiment and find new ways to visualize their projects inside workspace and canvas environments, new projects can also be finalized quickly with help of built-in professional templates. Creately features integrations with some external apps and services (Google Drive, Dropbox, Slack, MS Teams, GitHub, and Confluence).

The local version of the app for Windows PC is called Creately Desktop, and it features the full capability of the cloud-powered web app, enabling professionals to quickly design new diagrams and business visual assets either alone or in a collaborative environment.

Pricing

Free Plan

• 3 Canvases (60 items max)
• 1 Folder
• Limited storage
• Basic integrations
• Raster image only exports

Starter Plan - $5/mo

• Unlimited Canvases
• Unlimited items per Canvas
• 20 Active Folders
• 5GB storage
• 30 day version history
• Unlimited Imports
• All export formats
• Basic collaboration
• Email Support

Business Plan - $89/mo

• Everything in Starter plus:
• Unlimited Databases
• 5000 items per Database
• Project Management tools
• HR, Product, IT, Process toolkits
• Advanced collaboration
• Most integrations
• 100 GB storage
• One Account Admin
• Email + Chat support

Creately is offered to users both in freemium and premium subscription packages. The free version unlocks access to the basic set of tools and features that are not covering any integration with databases, 3rd party apps, admin and security, and more. Premium tiers include Starter, Business, and Enterprise, all with varying access to premium tools, cloud storage for active and legacy projects, and more.

PROS

Creately is a professional collaboration tool that offers a wide variety of visual assets for different fields. It features a streamlined user interface, templates, and integrations with external apps.

CONS

Creately's free version offers limited storage, basic integrations, and raster image only exports. The premium plans can be costly for some users, and some may find the number of features overwhelming.