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Best Diagramming Whiteboard · head-to-head

Creately vs FigJam (Figma)

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for diagramming whiteboard. Creately has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.

Creately has the lower entry price — Creately starts at $0/mo, FigJam (Figma) at $0/mo. Free tier: Creately Yes, FigJam (Figma) Yes. HIPAA: Creately Yes, FigJam (Figma) —.

As of 2026-09-05 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

Creately

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)Yes
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forHealthcare and life sciences teams requiring HIPAA-compliant visual collaboration

FigJam (Figma)

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Starter)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best forProduct and design teams already using Figma for UI/UX work

Sources — Creately: creately.com (verified 2026-09-05) · FigJam (Figma): figma.com (verified 2026-09-02)

Key features

Creately: HIPAA compliant with BAA available for enterprise partners — only vendor in this vertical with confirmed BAA; Visual work management platform: data-linked canvases that sync the same item across multiple diagram contexts simultaneously; SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified with regional data residency (US, EU, AU); 1,000+ templates spanning product, software, IT, HR, and marketing use cases; 2-way data sync with Google Sheets and Excel for live-updating diagrams

FigJam (Figma): Tight Figma design file integration — jump from FigJam brainstorm directly to Figma prototypes; FedRAMP Authorized (US government cloud), ISO 27001/27017/27018/27701 certified; AI-powered sticky note clustering and diagram generation; Tiered Collab seat ($3–$5/month) lowers per-viewer cost for large teams; SOC 2 Type 2 and SOC 3 reports available

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