# Creately vs Mermaid

| Attribute | Creately | Mermaid |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 58 (45% (low)) | 54.6 (22% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 13,441 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 89,952 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | - |
| description.long | A cloud-based platform that combines diagramming, whiteboarding, and data visualization to help teams plan, design, and organize work. Includes support for UML, BPMN, cloud architecture diagrams, and custom databases with 2-way sync capabilities. | A tool that lets users quickly create detailed diagrams, flowcharts, and visualizations by writing simple text-based syntax, accessible to both programmers and non-technical users. |
| features.capabilities | `{"iso_27001":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"deployment_model":"cloud_saas","data_linked_shapes_excel_sync":true,"uml_and_erd_logic_enforcement":true,"bpmn_business_process_modeling_standard":true,"collaborative_multiplayer_real_time_editing":true}` | - |
| integrations.count | - | 1 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"GitHub"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"freemium","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://creately.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T12:05:07.118Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://mermaid.js.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:34:53.875Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/mermaid%4011.17.2","date":"2026-08-25T11:37:31Z","type":"stable","version":"mermaid@11.17.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/%40mermaid-js/tiny%4011.17.2","date":"2026-08-25T11:37:34Z","type":"stable","version":"@mermaid-js/tiny@11.17.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/mermaid%4011.17.1","date":"2026-08-24T13:04:43Z","type":"stable","version":"mermaid@11.17.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/%40mermaid-js/tiny%4011.17.1","date":"2026-08-24T13:04:46Z","type":"stable","version":"@mermaid-js/tiny@11.17.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/mermaid%4011.17.0","date":"2026-08-19T09:05:01Z","type":"stable","version":"mermaid@11.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/%40mermaid-js/tiny%4011.17.0","date":"2026-08-19T09:05:10Z","type":"stable","version":"@mermaid-js/tiny@11.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/%40mermaid-js/parser%401.2.1","date":"2026-08-19T09:05:04Z","type":"stable","version":"@mermaid-js/parser@1.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/%40mermaid-js/layout-elk%400.2.3","date":"2026-08-19T09:05:07Z","type":"stable","version":"@mermaid-js/layout-elk@0.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/%40mermaid-js/examples%401.4.0","date":"2026-08-19T09:04:58Z","type":"stable","version":"@mermaid-js/examples@1.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/v10.9.8","date":"2026-08-04T15:30:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.9.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/mermaid%4011.16.1","date":"2026-08-04T15:06:00Z","type":"stable","version":"mermaid@11.16.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/%40mermaid-js/tiny%4011.16.1","date":"2026-08-04T15:06:03Z","type":"stable","version":"@mermaid-js/tiny@11.16.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/mermaid%4011.16.0","date":"2026-06-25T11:30:46Z","type":"stable","version":"mermaid@11.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/%40mermaid-js/tiny%4011.16.0","date":"2026-06-25T11:30:55Z","type":"stable","version":"@mermaid-js/tiny@11.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/%40mermaid-js/parser%401.2.0","date":"2026-06-25T11:30:49Z","type":"stable","version":"@mermaid-js/parser@1.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/%40mermaid-js/layout-elk%400.2.2","date":"2026-06-25T11:30:52Z","type":"stable","version":"@mermaid-js/layout-elk@0.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/%40mermaid-js/examples%401.3.0","date":"2026-06-25T11:30:43Z","type":"stable","version":"@mermaid-js/examples@1.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/v10.9.6","date":"2026-05-11T17:34:28Z","type":"stable","version":"v10.9.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/mermaid%4011.15.0","date":"2026-05-11T11:15:13Z","type":"stable","version":"mermaid@11.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/%40mermaid-js/parser%401.1.1","date":"2026-05-11T15:28:21Z","type":"stable","version":"@mermaid-js/parser@1.1.1"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.7 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":16,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=mermaid&per_page=100","last_12m":9,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Diagramming)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:46:29.797Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*