Comparison

Creately vs yEd Graph Editor

On the evidence we track, Creately leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Creately56
yEd Graph Editor38
Score
vioscaleAI score
Creately56 / 100medium · 51%
yEd Graph Editor38 / 100low · 26%
Pricing
Free tier
Creately✓
yEd Graph Editor✓
Model
Createlyfreemium
yEd Graph Editorcommercial
Price level
Createlylow
yEd Graph Editorunknown
Transparent
Creately✗
yEd Graph Editor✗
Integrations
Count
Creately16
yEd Graph Editor4
Security
Certifications
yEd Graph Editor–
Gdpr
Creately✓
yEd Graph Editor✓
Hipaa
Creately✓
yEd Graph Editor–
Iso27001
Creately✓
yEd Graph Editor–
Soc2
Creately✓
yEd Graph Editor–
Market
Availability
Creately–
Content
Faq
Creately5 items
yEd Graph Editor7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for diagramming. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Deployment model
CreatelyCloud saas
yEd Graph EditorNative desktop
Uml and erd logic enforcement
Creately✓
yEd Graph Editor-
Bpmn business process modeling standard
Creately✓
yEd Graph Editor-
Aws azure automated cloud architecture import
Creately-
yEd Graph Editor-
Data linked shapes excel sync
Creately✓
yEd Graph Editor-
Visio vsdx file import export
Creately✓
yEd Graph Editor✓
Collaborative multiplayer real time editing
Creately✓
yEd Graph Editor-
Confluence jira atlassian embeds
Creately-
yEd Graph Editor-
Google workspace office 365 sync
Creately-
yEd Graph Editor-
Slack ms teams chat embeds
Creately-
yEd Graph Editor-
SOC2 type ii
Creately✓
yEd Graph Editor-
ISO 27001
Creately✓
yEd Graph Editor-
Pricing model
Creately-
yEd Graph Editor-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Creately

Leader

A diagram and visualization platform that connects business data and processes, enabling AI agents to understand relationships while keeping humans in control of decisions.

Independently observed

yEd Graph Editor

yFiles is a developer toolkit for building interactive diagram applications, network graphs, and visual data editors that connect to various data sources and support multiple programming platforms.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Creately

Leader
freemiumFree tier
as of verify ↗

yEd Graph Editor

Subscription60-day trial

Paid yearly subscription, renewed annually. Pricing varies by tier.

  • Single Developer-
  • Enterprise-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Creately✓
yEd Graph Editor✓
macOS
Creately✗
yEd Graph Editor✓
Windows
Creately✗
yEd Graph Editor✓
Linux
Creately✗
yEd Graph Editor✓
Deployment
Self-hosted
Creately✗
yEd Graph Editor✓
On-premise
Creately✓
yEd Graph Editor✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Creately

Leader
13 total
  • Google Workspace
  • Workday
  • HiBob
  • Okta
  • Linear
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Google Docs
  • Confluence
  • Notion
  • Visio
  • draw.io
  • Camunda
Independently observed

yEd Graph Editor

6 total
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Neo4j
  • Kuzu
  • RDF
  • React
  • Jupyter
Independently observed
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