# Creately vs PlantUML

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Creately

| Attribute | Creately | PlantUML |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 58 (45% (low)) | 6 (11% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 168 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"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. | An open-source, browser-based application that converts simple text syntax into visual diagrams, supporting multiple diagram types including UML, sequences, flowcharts, and data visualizations. |
| 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}` | - |
| language.primary | - | Perl |
| 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","summary":"Free and open-source under Eclipse Public License 2.0","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://plantuml.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T16:33:56.871Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=debian&package_name=iso-flags-svg&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Diagramming)

| Capability | Creately | PlantUML |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T16:34:12.765Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*