Comparison

Excalidraw vs G2

Excalidraw lands on Worth it, and G2 lands on Depends.

Excalidraw

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy the free, open-source version for quick diagrams and sketches . it costs nothing and reviewers love it.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buyers shortlisting B2B software should use G2 free as one input, cross-checked against Capterra or TrustRadius.

Excalidraw versus G2
Compare	Excalidraw	G2
Verdict	Worth it	Depends
Best for	Quick sketches and wireframes	B2B software buyers shortlisting tools
Who it's not for	Enterprises wanting Miro-style workshop templates and facilitation	Vendors without five-figure budgets
Privacy	Open-source with past medium-severity XSS CVEs; Excalidraw+ adds SOC 2 certification and E2E encryption.¹⁰	No public security page found; UpGuard reports no phishing; G2's own DPA references a past data breach.
Support quality	No support evidence in sources	Trustpilot and BBB complaints about G2's service
Public sentiment	Users love Excalidraw for quick, effortless sketching and rate it around 4/5, with minor gripes about scaling and drawing-tool limits.^⁴	Buyers find G2 useful for breadth, but sentiment on G2's own service skews negative on Trustpilot and Redditors weigh it against Capterra and Trustpilot.
Biggest gotcha	Excalidraw+ ($7/mo) needed for team persistence and workspaces; free version stores locally^⁶	Vendor contracts are negotiated and opaque; budget five figures annually before committing.