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draw.io vs Whimsical

Updated December 23, 2025

draw.io vs Whimsical: Which is best for you?

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Starting Price
5.00

per month

$10.00

per month

Free Trial
Free Version
Screenshots
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Top Rated
  Features
Flowchart
4.84
Diagramming
4.68
Drag & Drop
4.61
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Brainstorming
4.89
Wireframe Creation
4.86
Drag & Drop Editor
4.83
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Integrations
OneDrive
OneDrive
Google Drive
Google Drive
Dropbox Business
Dropbox Business
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GitHub
GitHub
Coda
Coda
Jira
Jira
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Pros / Cons
  • Allows me to create all the diagrams I could ever need for our projects.
  • Large diagrams may slow down performance, and integrations beyond Google Drive or OneDrive are somewhat limited.
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  • We've been using Whimsical at my workplace for many years, and it is a core internal tool.
  • Whimsical is free of complications, but sometimes when the canvas contains a lot of text boxes, shapes, and arrows, the system becomes slow and this may pose some difficulties in linking and coordinating the components as required.
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Ease-of-Use
4.5/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.8/ 5
Value for Money
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.7/ 5
4.6/ 5
Customer Support
4.2/ 5
Highest performing feature
in the comparison
4.7/ 5
Functionality
4.4/ 5
4.4/ 5
Support Options
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Email/Help Desk
FAQs/Forum
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
24/7 (Live Rep)
Chat
Training Options
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
In Person
Live Online
Webinars
Documentation
Videos
FrontRunners
N/A
N/A
Advisor
  Recommendations
N/A
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Ideal Customer Size
Small
Medium
Large
Small
Medium
Large
Deployment Options
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad
Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
Desktop - Mac
Desktop - Windows
Desktop - Linux
Desktop - Chromebook
On-Premise - Windows
On-Premise - Linux
Mobile - Android
Mobile - iPhone
Mobile - iPad