Business Model Fiddle vs LivePlan

Business Model Fiddle is a free tool for capturing and sharing ideas with canvases and other structured templates. Its library includes Business Model Canvas, Value Proposition Canvas, Lean Canvas, Product Canvas, Personal Canvas, SWOT Analysis, Empathy Map, and Simple Kanban Board. Canvas items can hold text, images, or sketches; users can color code, order, search, drag, and move items between blocks and the Stack. Snapshots let users review earlier canvas states, restore one, or delete it. Fiddles can be shared by link with chosen access permissions, while private Fiddles are limited to authorized email addresses after sign-in. Without an account, the current Fiddle is stored in the browser; an account is needed to save and share Fiddles. The application supports English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, and Dutch. Some templates are also available in Chinese and Russian, though not every template is offered in each language. It runs on the web and lists Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows support. The maker recommends recent browsers; Chrome provides full feature support, including file uploads and drawing. The service uses an SSL-encrypted connection.

LivePlan is a web-based service for creating business plans and monitoring financial performance. Its income statement, cash flow, and balance sheet forecasts are connected, so changing an assumption updates them together. The service includes AI-based idea validation and geography-specific market research that LivePlan says draws on more than 50 verified sources. Users can turn plans into presentations, edit them in LivePlan, and export them as PDF or PowerPoint files. QuickBooks Online and Xero connections bring accounting data into forecasts and dashboards, and the service includes more than 550 sample plans. Standard and Premium each list one active company, five contributors, and unlimited guests; only one company may be active at a time. LivePlan works on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows, but requires an internet connection for all functions and has no mobile app. It lists chat and weekday email support. There is no free trial; LivePlan advertises a 35-day money-back guarantee. Standard is $20 a month and Premium is $40 a month, both billed monthly.