Creately vs Padlet Sandbox
Creately
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| Figure | Creately | Padlet Sandbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | €20/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 5 |
| Spec score · Online Whiteboard Tools | 9.4 (#2) | 8.9 (#10) |
| Spec score · Online whiteboards | 9.4 (#4) | 8.8 (#12) |
| Collaboration | Features include real-time editing, comments and tasks, and folder- and workspace-level sharing permissions with role-based permissions down to item fields. | People can contribute to a sandbox together and see contributions in real time. |
| Company legal name | Creately is the product of Cinergix Pty. Ltd.; the Terms of Service identify Cinergix Pty Ltd as an Australian company. | The maker is Wallwisher, Inc., doing business as Padlet, a Delaware corporation incorporated on December 10, 2012. |
| Company size | LinkedIn lists Creately as privately held with 51–200 employees and headquarters in Melbourne, Victoria. | LinkedIn lists Padlet as privately held with 51–200 employees. |
| Founded | 2008 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.4 out of 5 from 216 reviews. | 4.9 out of 5 from 323 reviews. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.4 out of 5 from 1,394 reviews. | 4.9 out of 5 from 338 reviews. |
| Rating on Gartner Peer Insights | 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings. | 4.9 out of 5 from 36 reviews. |
| Rating on Trustpilot | 1.8 out of 5 from 56 reviews. | 4.7 out of 5 from 204 reviews. |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 8.5 out of 10 from 31 reviews and ratings. | 7.4 out of 10 from 4 reviews. |
| Security | Creately says it completed a SOC 2 Type 2 audit and is ISO 27001 certified, HIPAA compliant, and committed to GDPR compliance. | Padlet says it is SOC 2 Type 1 certified and encrypts data at rest with AES 256-bit encryption and data in transit with SSL/TLS 1.2 by default. |
| Self-hosting | Enterprise customers can host Creately in private infrastructure through an on-premise deployment option. | Padlet’s public documentation describes a hosted service and provides no self-hosting option. |
| Support | The pricing page lists email support for Starter and email/chat support for Team; its help center says support is available 24x7. | Padlet lists a knowledge base, email, WhatsApp, webinars and 24/7 support coverage for education customers. |
| What it does | Creately is a visual collaboration platform for diagramming, whiteboarding, planning, project work and knowledge management on shared visual workspaces. | Padlet Sandbox is a collaborative digital canvas for drawing, writing, media, lessons, presentations and interactive activities. |
Plans
Creately
- FreeFree
- StarterPrice not published
- TeamPrice not published
- Business$89 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Padlet Sandbox
- FreeFree
- Platinum€23 a month
- Team€29.99 a month
- Classroom€240 a year
- School & District€1,500 a year
In their own words
Padlet Sandbox
Padlet Sandbox is a collaborative digital canvas for drawing, writing, and adding media. People can contribute together and see one another’s additions in real time. Add cards and play them in sequence as a slideshow for a lesson, presentation, or storybook, or connect card content to build branching activities, interactive documents, and games. The product page describes more than 25 tools, including breakout rooms, keyboard shortcuts, object linking, granular permissions, and automatic content moderation. Sandbox supports diagramming, workshop templates, guest collaboration, presentation mode, and voting, but it is not an infinite canvas. It runs on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and the web, with support for major browsers. Google options include sign-in, Classroom sharing, and Drive files; Padlet also supports importing Jamboards. The Free plan is free and includes 3 padlets, 20MB uploads, 1 user, 2-minute videos, and 5-minute audio. After June 30, 2026, free accounts are limited to 3 total Sandboxes and boards; additional Sandboxes become read-only unless the user upgrades.