Creately vs Moqups (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Creately grades higher than Moqups: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Creately grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Creately
Visual workspace for diagrams, whiteboards and planning
Moqups
Wireframes, diagrams and whiteboards in one browser app
Which one is for you
Pick Creately if
- Fits if you draw flowcharts, mind maps and org charts and want them all on one canvas
- Works for one person who needs PDF or SVG export, at $4 an editor a month billed annually
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, because a diagram stops at 40 shapes and can't be exported
- Skip it if you want a desktop or phone app, as Creately only runs in a browser
- Pricey if all you need is admin controls and roles for a few people, since those start at Business, $89 a month
- Watch out: SAML SSO, SCIM and data residency are Enterprise only, on a price quoted by sales
- Watch out: Starter and Team are gone from the plans page, though existing subscribers keep them
Pick Moqups if
- Fits if you sketch wireframes and diagrams in one browser app
- Works for a small team that wants Jira and Confluence links
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, since 2 projects and 400 objects per project is the limit
- Watch out: team roles, live collaboration and SSO need Business
- Watch out: SAML and SCIM need the $103 Unlimited plan
- Watch out: the page shows crossed-out prices with no end date for the discount
- Skip it if you want a desktop or phone app, as none is listed
How we grade them
| 2.6GPACreatelyGood | 2.2GPAMoqupsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPro is $4 an editor a month billed annually, so $48 a year, against a category whose middle is $8.33 a month. That's the cheaper quarter, and it buys unlimited shapes and diagrams with PDF, SVG, PNG and JPEG export. Business jumps to $89 a month for the whole organization. | C$7 a month for one seat billed annually, between the category's cheaper quarter at $5 and its middle at $8. Business is $18 for 3 seats and Unlimited is $103. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree forever, with every diagram type, an infinite canvas, real-time collaboration and link sharing. The caps bite quickly, though: 40 shapes per diagram, and no PNG, JPEG, PDF or SVG export, no private links and no email invitations. | CThe free plan gives 1 seat, 2 projects and 400 objects per project, with no card needed. |
| Features | BThe whole job on one canvas: flowcharts, mind maps, org charts, UML, ERDs, BPMN and freeform whiteboards, more than 70 diagram types, with live cursors, comments and version history. AI drafts a first version from a description, and paid plans connect a data source. | CWireframes, prototypes, diagrams, mind maps and an MCP server for AI tools. Gap the listing shows: live collaboration and team roles need Business. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Nothing to install, and the AI will hand you a rough first draft rather than a blank page, but this is still a canvas you build yourself, with 70-odd diagram types and a shape library to find your way around. | CNo store rating on record. You design each wireframe or diagram yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or mobile apps on the vendor's pages. It connects to Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Drive, Confluence, Jira, GitHub, Azure DevOps and Google Sheets, and there's an on-premise version for organizations that must host it themselves. | BWeb only, with Jira, Confluence, Cursor and VS Code connections listed. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | flowcharts, mind maps and org charts on one canvas | wireframes, diagrams and whiteboards in one browser app |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Creately and Moqups. How we grade
Price against what you get
Creately starts at $4 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Moqups starts at $7 a month and scores 2.3.
Creately scores higher and starts $3 a month lower. Of the other whiteboard and mind map tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Creately for less, and 12 score higher than Moqups for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Creately is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Creately also covers templates and mind mapping.
At a glance
| Creately | Moqups | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4 per editor / month, billed annually ($48 a year) | $7 per month for 1 seat, billed annually ($11 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Every diagram type on an infinite canvas, up to 40 shapes per diagram, real-time collaboration and team link sharing. No PNG, JPEG, PDF or SVG export, private links or email invitations. | 2 projects with 400 objects each, 150+ templates, synced components and 20+ icon sets. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Cinergix Pty Ltd | Moqups |
| Price read from | creately.com | moqups.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Creately
- The Free plan stops at 40 shapes per diagram and has no PNG, JPEG, PDF or SVG export, private links or email invitations.
- Admin controls, roles and the audit log start at Business; SAML SSO, SCIM, SLAs and data residency are limited to Enterprise.
- The vendor's pages list no desktop or mobile apps; Creately is used in a web browser.
- Starter and Team are no longer on the plans page. Creately says existing subscribers keep their current plan and price unless they choose to switch.
Moqups
- The Free plan stops at 2 projects and 400 objects per project.
- Team roles, live collaboration and SSO need the Business plan; SAML and SCIM need Unlimited.
- The pricing page shows discounted prices with the regular ones crossed out and gives no end date for the discount.
- It runs in a browser; the pricing and homepage pages list no desktop or mobile app.
Key features
Creately
- Canvas for diagrams and whiteboards
- One canvas handles flowcharts, mind maps, org charts, UML, ERDs, BPMN and freeform whiteboards. The workspace page counts more than 70 diagram types, and every plan includes all of them.
- AI diagram drafts
- Describe a process, structure or set of ideas and the AI lays out a first version made of editable shapes and connectors.
- Real-time collaboration
- Several people edit a canvas together with live cursors and comments, and version history shows earlier work. Real-time collaboration and team link sharing are on every plan.
- Connected data sources
- Pro connects one data source that refreshes daily, and Business removes the limit. The Free plan is limited to static imports.
- Basic tier of Creately's other products
- Every plan includes the Basic tier of Atlas for org charts, Process for process maps and Clinical for genograms. Their Advanced tiers are sold on Enterprise, one product at a time.
- Enterprise and on-premise options
- Enterprise offers data residency in the United States, Australia, the EU and the Middle East, and Creately On-Prem runs inside a customer's private infrastructure.
Moqups
- Wireframes and prototypes
- Pages can be linked with interactions to make clickable prototypes, with templates and icon sets to start from.
- Diagrams and mind maps
- Flowcharts, mind maps, sitemaps, user journeys, org charts, network diagrams and UML or ERD diagrams are all drawn in the same app.
- Synced components
- Elements can be created once and kept in sync across every instance inside a project.
- Team roles and live collaboration
- The Business plan adds Admin, Manager, Member and Reviewer roles and live collaboration; Starter allows unlimited guests.
- MCP server for AI tools
- Connected AI tools such as Cursor and VS Code can read and edit projects, with monthly call limits that rise by plan.
Plans
Creately
Free$0
Every diagram type on an infinite canvas with up to 40 shapes per diagram, real-time collaboration and team link sharing. No image, PDF or SVG export.
Pro$4
per editor / month, billed annually at $48 ($5 billed monthly)
Unlimited shapes and diagrams, export to PDF, SVG, PNG and JPEG, private links and email invitations, and one connected data source refreshed daily.
Business$89
per organization / month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
Everything in Pro plus unlimited connected data sources, admin controls and roles, an audit log and priority support. Billed annually at $1,068.
EnterpriseCustom
Annual agreement quoted by sales: the Advanced tier of Creately's other products, granted per product, plus SAML SSO, SCIM, SLAs and data residency.
Moqups
Free$0
1 seat, 2 projects, 400 objects per project, no credit card needed.
Starter$7
per month for 1 seat, billed annually ($11 billed monthly)
Unlimited projects and objects, unlimited guests and exports, premium templates, 500 MCP calls per month. Shown crossed out from $9 and $12.
Business$18
per month for 3 seats, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)
Seats are chosen in steps (3, 5 or 9 plus 1 bonus). Adds team roles, live collaboration, SSO, Jira and Confluence integration. Crossed-out price $21 and $27.
Unlimited$103
per month for unlimited seats, billed annually ($139 billed monthly)
Multiple teams, SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning and 10,000 MCP calls per month per seat. Crossed-out price $129 and $169.
Ways to pay less
Creately
- Annual discount
Save $12 a year per editor with annual billing
Pro is $48 per editor billed annually against $5 a month, which the plans page labels as saving $12 a year. Business is $1,068 billed annually against $149 a month.
- Education
Discounted plans for educational institutions
Creately's plans FAQ says it offers discounted plans for educational institutions, arranged by contacting the company. The size of the discount is not stated.
- Nonprofit
Discounted plans for nonprofits
The same FAQ says nonprofits can get discounted plans by contacting Creately with their details. The size of the discount is not stated.
Moqups
- Annual discount
Lower prices with annual billing
Starter is $7 per month billed annually against $11 billed monthly; Business is $18 against $24 and Unlimited is $103 against $139.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Creately or Moqups?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Creately starts at $4 per editor / month, billed annually ($48 a year), and Moqups starts at $7 per month for 1 seat, billed annually ($11 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Creately or Moqups?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Creately and Moqups have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.