# Creately

> Visual workspace for diagrams, whiteboards and planning

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.

- **Category:** Whiteboards & Mind Maps
- **Made by:** Cinergix Pty Ltd (since 2008)
- **Website:** https://creately.com
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Creately has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5 per month, billed annually ($60 a year).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **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 | $5 per 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 | $5 per 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 | $89 per 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 https://creately.com/plans/ on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Creately before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save $36 a year with annual billing** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://creately.com/plans/
- **Discounted pricing for teachers and students** (Education): 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. Source: https://creately.com/plans/

## 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.

## 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.

## Works with

Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Drive, Confluence, Jira, GitHub, Azure DevOps, Google Sheets

**Tags:** Diagrams, Whiteboard, Mind mapping, Real-time collaboration, AI features, Templates, Self-hostable

## Alternatives

- [Lucidchart](https://toolgpa.com/tools/lucidchart): Browser-based diagramming for flowcharts, org charts and systems. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/creately-vs-lucidchart)
- [Miro](https://toolgpa.com/tools/miro): Online whiteboard for team brainstorming, diagrams and planning. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/creately-vs-miro)
- [draw.io](https://toolgpa.com/tools/draw-io): Free diagram editor that saves files to storage you choose. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/creately-vs-draw-io)
- [Microsoft Visio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-visio): Diagramming software for flowcharts, org charts and floor plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/creately-vs-microsoft-visio)
- [SmartDraw](https://toolgpa.com/tools/smartdraw): Floor plans, scaled layouts and business diagrams in the browser. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/creately-vs-smartdraw)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://creately.com/plans/
- https://creately.com/static/js/pricing-3-8cecbf0f48.js
- https://creately.com/
- https://creately.com/workspace/
- https://creately.com/integrations/
- https://creately.com/enterprise/
- https://creately.com/about-us/

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