| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 3 |
| Spec score · Online Whiteboard Tools | 9.4 (#2) | 7.6 (#42) |
| Spec score · Design Collaboration Software | 9.5 (#1) | 7.5 (#24) |
| Spec score · Online whiteboards | 9.4 (#4) | 8.0 (#24) |
| Spec score · Collaborative Whiteboard Software | 9.3 (#2) | 7.7 (#23) |
| Collaboration | Features include real-time editing, comments and tasks, and folder- and workspace-level sharing permissions with role-based permissions down to item fields. | The sync library supports simultaneous editing, live cursors, viewport following, and cursor chat. |
| Founded | 2008 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia | London, United Kingdom |
| Integrations | The integrations page lists Google Drive, Slack, Confluence, and Microsoft Teams integrations. | The SDK can use other real-time data backends; the docs name Liveblocks as one example. |
| Product | Creately describes itself as a visual collaboration platform with an infinite canvas for brainstorming, diagramming, planning, workshops, project management, and research. | tldraw is a React SDK for building infinite-canvas apps such as whiteboards, diagrams, and canvas tools. |
| Security | Creately says it completed a SOC 2 Type 2 audit and is ISO 27001 certified, HIPAA compliant, and committed to GDPR compliance. | The SDK sanitizes SVG files pasted or dropped into the canvas using an allowlist-based sanitizer. |
| Self-hosting | Enterprise customers can host Creately in private infrastructure through an on-premise deployment option. | For production, tldraw sync can be hosted on Cloudflare or integrated into a JavaScript backend that supports WebSockets. |
| Support | The pricing page lists email support for Starter and email/chat support for Team; its help center says support is available 24x7. | The pricing page says support is available, and the company directs developers to its Discord community for help. |
