Compare yEd and Creately - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 15, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - yEd or Creately?

yEd is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Creately, and Creately is rated with the same score (62/100) as yEd (62/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Diagrams solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

yWorks Vs. Cinergix Pty Ltd

yWorks : yWorks specializes in the development of professional software solutions that enable the clear visualization of diagrams and networks. yWorks has brought together efficient data structures, complex algorithms, and advanced techniques that provide excellent user interaction. This allows the user to experience highly versatile and sophisticated diag...

Cinergix Pty Ltd: Cinergix is a Melbourne, Australia based startup with its own Research and Development Center in the sunny island of Sri Lanka. It was founded by Chandika Jayasundara, Nick Foster and Charanjit Singh in 2007. Chandika started working on the concepts that led to Cinergix in mid 2007 and got Charan and Nick onboard soon after. Cinergix launched...

Who is more expensive? yEd or Creately?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Diagrams software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for yEd and Creately.

yEd accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 yEd is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Diagrams software. Creately price starts at $4 per month , When comparing Creately to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Diagrams software cost.

Bottom line: yEd is more expensive than Creately.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared yEd Vs. Creately based on some of the most important and required Diagrams features.

yEd: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Creately: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include individual users as well as business. and Creately's target customer size include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business.

yEd

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

yEd is a graphics editor and diagramming program for personal and commercial use. It offers cross platform support and multi-document interface for diagramming. The software was designed and launched by...

Categories: , Diagrams.

Creately

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $4 per month

Creately is a growing cloud-based Processes software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Creately received a rating of 4.5 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered afford...

Categories: Processes.

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yEd: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Creately: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
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yEd
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
6.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
Review
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Creately
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.8/10
License pricing
$4 per month
Functionality
4
SmartDraw
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$5.95 per user/month
Functionality
4
Cacoo
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$5 per month
Functionality
5
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Lucidchart
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
56/100
Pricing
6.6/10
License pricing
$9.95 per user/month
Functionality
9

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