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Creately is an AI-powered diagramming and visual collaboration platform for creating flowcharts, org charts, mind maps, genograms, whiteboards, workflows, and diagrams online with your team. - creately.com

· 1 month ago

Buy if your team regularly builds flowcharts, org charts, or process docs together and wants an affordable, security-certified tool. Skip if you only make occasional one-off diagrams — free options like draw.io cover that.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources (reviews, comparison sites, pricing and security pages). Several review excerpts were truncated in the source data.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support-quality evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Personal$8/user/mo (~$4/mo annual reported)

Best for

  • Teams co-creating flowcharts and process docs
  • IT teams mapping AWS or network architectures
  • Security-conscious orgs wanting ISO 27001 tooling
  • Therapists and counselors building genograms

Not for

  • One-off diagram makers — free suffices
  • Whiteboard-first teams already living in Miro
  • Budget buyers needing unlimited free collaboration

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Per-seat billing swings: Personal plan ~$8/mo monthly vs ~$4/mo annual

medium

Enterprise extras like data residency are pitched at higher tiers — expect paywalls

low

Free plan limits aren't detailed in sources — verify before relying on it

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free tier available
  • Competitive pricing from ~$4/user/month
  • Users praise the intuitive interface
  • ISO 27001 certified with data residency options
  • TechRadar calls it 'an excellent' tool overall

Cons

  • Some Reddit users hunt free alternatives, citing cost
  • Only a 'C' grade for API quality per Supergood
  • One reviewer flags a notable limitation — trial before committing

Sources & method

- 14 sources - ISO 27001 certified, Microsoft 365 app certified, offers data residency options. No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x9security x2news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free tier; reviewers call pricing competitive
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Users praise the intuitive interface
  • Feature depth: 4/5. AI diagramming plus many diagram and workflow types
  • Support quality. No support-quality evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 4/5. ISO 27001, Microsoft 365 certified, data residency options
  • $4/user/mo Starting price annual billing; ~$8/mo monthly reported
  • Yes Free tier basic plan available
  • 10M+ Claimed users sources conflict: 6M–10M
  • $5.1M Est. ARR (2025) GetLatka estimate

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Basic diagramming
  • Limits apply — verify before committing

Personal

$8/user/mo (~$4/mo annual reported)

  • Individual diagramming
  • Cheaper on annual billing

Security

ISO 27001 certified, Microsoft 365 app certified, offers data residency options.

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reviews are broadly positive — users praise the intuitive, versatile tooling — though some hunt for cheaper or free alternatives.

“Overall, Creately is an excellent…”
TechRadar review
“Creately is a great platform for bu…”
Trustpilot reviewer
“I really liked the intuitive…”
Software Advice reviewer
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources (reviews, comparison sites, pricing and security pages). Several review excerpts were truncated in the source data.

Solid, competitively priced team diagramming with a free tier and ISO 27001 certs; skip if you just need one-off charts.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources (reviews, comparison sites, pricing and security pages). Several review excerpts were truncated in the source data.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Creately — Visual Collaboration & Diagramming Platformcreately.com
    official
  2. Creately Plans & Pricingcreately.com
    official
  3. Creately Security Practicescreately.com
    security
  4. Creately — Microsoft 365 App Certificationlearn.microsoft.com
    security
  5. Creately Reviews — G2g2.com
    review
  6. Creately Reviews — Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  7. Creately review — TechRadartechradar.com
    review
  8. Creately Review — WebsitePlanetwebsiteplanet.com
    review
  9. Creately Pricing — TrustRadiustrustradius.com
    review
  10. Creately vs EDraw Max vs Mermaid Chart — SpotSaaSspotsaas.com
    review
  11. Best Creately Alternatives — Lucidlucid.co
    review
  12. Diagram API Report Card — Supergoodsupergood.ai
    review
  13. Free Creately alternatives? — Reddit r/mindmappingreddit.com
    review
  14. Creately Revenue 2025 — GetLatkagetlatka.com
    news

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