Creately
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What both publish
| Fact | Creately | Mermaid |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | The integrations page lists Google Drive, Slack, Confluence, and Microsoft Teams integrations. | Listed integrations include VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Confluence, Jira, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint. |
Creately plans
- FreeFree
- Starter—
- Team—
- Business—
- Enterprise—
- Business$89 a month
Mermaid plans
- BasicFree
- Plus$10 a month
- Premium$20 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Creately if…
Creately suits teams that need a shared canvas for diagrams, planning, workshops, or research. Its self-hosted option may suit organizations seeking deployment within their own network or data center.
Pick Mermaid if…
Mermaid suits teams and visual thinkers, including developers, analysts, educators, technical writers, and project managers. It can also suit users who want to work with diagram text definitions or share diagrams through live links.