Creately
Visual workspace for diagrams, whiteboards and planning
What is Creately?
Creately is a browser-based visual workspace for diagramming, whiteboarding and planning, made by Cinergix. Its canvas covers flowcharts, mind maps, org charts and UML, and its AI can draft a first version of a diagram from a description. The Business plan is a flat price for unlimited users and adds databases and two-way data sync. Creately also sells separate products for org planning, process documentation and clinical genograms.
Creately has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5 per month, billed annually ($60 a year). See every plan
Good for
- Teams that mix flowcharts, mind maps and whiteboards on one canvas
- Larger groups that want a flat price for unlimited users on Business
- Organizations that need on-premise hosting or regional data residency
- Teachers and students, who can request discounted pricing
Worth knowing
- The Free plan allows 45 items per canvas, 1 folder and 2 imports.
- Starter and Team cap a canvas at 1,000 and 1,500 items; databases, guest access, custom templates and the Microsoft Teams integration start at Business.
- The vendor's pages list no desktop or mobile apps; Creately is used in a web browser.
- Enterprise and on-premise deployment have no public price and are quoted by sales.
Key features
- Canvas for diagrams and whiteboards
- One canvas handles flowcharts, mind maps, org charts, UML, ERDs and freeform whiteboards. The free plan lists 50 professional diagram types and paid plans list 70.
- 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. AI Diagrams is listed from Starter up.
- Real-time collaboration
- Several people edit a canvas together with live cursors and comments. Version history covers 30 days on Starter and Team and 1 year on Business.
- Databases and data sync
- Business adds 50 databases with 500 items each, two-way sync with Excel and Google Sheets, and project management tools.
- Template library and toolkits
- Premium templates and shape libraries come with paid plans, and Business adds HR, product, IT and process toolkits plus custom templates.
- 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.
Creately pricing
- Starts at
- $5 per month, billed annually ($60 a year)
- Free plan
- Unlimited canvases and collaborators, 45 items per canvas, standard shape libraries, 1 folder, 2 imports and basic collaboration controls.
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial of the Business plan, on request
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Unlimited canvases and collaborators with 45 items per canvas, standard shape libraries, 1 folder and 2 imports. |
| Starter | $5per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly) | For one professional: 1,000 items per canvas, premium shape libraries and templates, 20 folders, AI Diagrams, PDF and SVG export, and 30-day version history. |
| Team | $5per user / month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly) | Multiple named users with 1,500 items per canvas, 30 folders, advanced collaboration, chat support and an account management portal. |
| Business | $89per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly) | Flat price for unlimited users: 3,000 items per canvas, 100 folders, 50 databases, guest access, Microsoft Teams integration and 1-year version history. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Quoted by sales, with an on-premise option for organizations that need to host Creately on their own infrastructure. |
Read from creately.com on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Creately before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave $36 a year with annual billing
Starter and Team cost $5 a month when billed annually against $8 billed monthly, which the pricing page labels as saving $36 a year. Business drops from $149 to $89 a month.
Stated on creately.com - EducationDiscounted pricing for teachers and students
Creately's pricing FAQ says teachers and students can request discounted pricing with a school or college email address. The size of the discount is not stated.
Stated on creately.com
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Common questions
Is Creately free?
Creately has a free plan. Unlimited canvases and collaborators, 45 items per canvas, standard shape libraries, 1 folder, 2 imports and basic collaboration controls. Paid plans start at $5 per month, billed annually ($60 a year).
How much does Creately cost?
Creately lists 5 plans. Free: $0. Starter: $5 per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly). Team: $5 per user / month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly). Business: $89 per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly). Enterprise: custom pricing. Prices were read from creately.com on Oct 6, 2026.
What platforms does Creately work on?
Creately is available on Web.
Does Creately offer any discounts?
Creately publicly lists the following: Save $36 a year with annual billing; Discounted pricing for teachers and students.
Does Creately have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Creately is listed for Web.
Does Creately have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Creately is listed for Web.
Is Creately open source?
Creately is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.
Can Creately be self-hosted?
Yes. Creately's own site says it can be run on a server of your own.
What does Creately integrate with?
Creately's listing names Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Drive, Confluence, Jira, GitHub, Azure DevOps and Google Sheets. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Does Creately have a student discount?
Discounted pricing for teachers and students. Creately's pricing FAQ says teachers and students can request discounted pricing with a school or college email address. The size of the discount is not stated.
Does Creately have a free trial?
Yes. 7-day free trial of the Business plan, on request.
Who makes Creately?
Creately is made by Cinergix Pty Ltd. It dates from 2008.
What are the alternatives to Creately?
The closest alternatives to Creately in our directory are Lucidchart, Miro, draw.io, Microsoft Visio and SmartDraw. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Creately.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026.