Creately vs Structurizr
Creately
creately.com
Structurizr
structurizr.comSide by side
| Figure | Creately | Structurizr |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | £25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 23 |
| Spec score · Diagramming Software | 9.3 (#1) | 8.7 (#13) |
| Spec score · Diagram Software | 9.3 (#1) | 8.7 (#7) |
| Spec score · Diagramming tools | 9.3 (#3) | 9.0 (#7) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia | Jersey, Channel Islands |
| License | The desktop EULA says the software is licensed rather than sold, prohibits redistribution and reverse engineering, and reserves intellectual-property rights to Cinergix. | The public Structurizr repository is released under the Apache-2.0 license. |
| Self-hosting | Enterprise customers can host Creately in private infrastructure through an on-premise deployment option. | The server can be built from source for free or run from licensed prebuilt Docker and WAR binaries. |
| Slack integration | The Slack integration can create Creately documents from channels, send document notifications, and let users review or reply to comments in Slack. | The paid Slack integration exposes slash-command full-text search for one workspace and returns up to ten results. |
| Support | The pricing page lists email support for Starter and email/chat support for Team; its help center says support is available 24x7. | Support for server licenses is available through the GitHub issue tracker. |
| What it does | Creately is a visual collaboration platform for diagramming, whiteboarding, planning, project work and knowledge management on shared visual workspaces. | Structurizr is a models-as-code tool for creating multiple C4 software-architecture diagrams from one model. |
Plans
Creately
- FreeFree
- StarterPrice not published
- TeamPrice not published
- Business$89 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Structurizr
- 1–20 unique users£300 a month
- 21–50 unique users£600 a month
- 51–100 unique users£900 a month
- 101–250 unique users£1,200 a month
- 251–500 unique users£1,500 a month
- 501–1000 unique users£1,800 a month
- 1001+ unique users£2,400 a month
- Open core/build from sourceFree
- Self-hosted server open coreFree
- Self-hosted server, 1–20 unique users£300 a year
In their own words
Structurizr
Structurizr is a models-as-code tool for creating software architecture diagrams from one C4 model written in Structurizr DSL. A model can produce system landscape, system context, container, component, code, dynamic, deployment, custom, filtered and image views. Its C4 diagrams are interactive and animatable, can be embedded, and include an automatically generated key or legend. Users can work in a browser playground, use a local diagram viewer and layout editor, or run a self-hosted server. The CLI exports workspace views to PlantUML, Mermaid or a static HTML site; supported imports include Structurizr DSL and Structurizr JSON. Version history is available. The product has API, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, web and Windows availability. Structurizr offers a free plan and a 14-day trial. Paid server licenses start at £300/mo (annual) for 1–20 unique users per installation; higher user bands cost more. The self-hosted open core is free when built from source, but has no authentication and public workspaces. Structurizr is headquartered in Jersey, Channel Islands. Its cloud service runs in AWS US-East-1 and describes AES encryption and optional client-side encryption for paid workspaces.