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== Possible solutions  ==
== Comparison Table ==
 
(extracted from Knowledge Graph tools)
 
Comparison table containing most (not all) relevant apps that meet most criteria
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====Legend====
X = Criteria fulfilled
X = Criteria fulfilled
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|[https://miro.com/app/dashboard/ Miro]
|[https://miro.com/app/dashboard/ Miro]
|Yes
|Yes
|
| -
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn0mMzC1AR0 X]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn0mMzC1AR0 X]
|X
|X
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|[https://www.figma.com/signup?locale=en FigJam (Figma)]
|[https://www.figma.com/signup?locale=en FigJam (Figma)]
|Yes
|Yes
|
|Not as good as Miro
|[https://www.loom.com/share/9f736d9f6ad44a04877f284475bfd26f X]
|[https://www.loom.com/share/9f736d9f6ad44a04877f284475bfd26f X]
|X
|X
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|-
|-
|[https://xmind.works/ xMind]
|[https://xmind.works/ xMind]
|Maybe
|NO
|
|Compared with Miro the workflow is not as good, and so is the outcome.
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfcKM-pxabA X]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfcKM-pxabA X]
|X
|X
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|-
|[https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/ Lucidchart]
|[https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/ Lucidchart]
|Maybe
|NO
|
|Good app, but in comparison to Miro the workflow is not as good nor is the way it was designed.
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMuys5DyunE X]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMuys5DyunE X]
|X
|X
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|-
|-
|[https://www.mindmeister.com/ Mindmeister]
|[https://www.mural.co/ Mural]
|No- unable  to add notes between items, therefore can't create Yes No scenarios
|NO
|
|Pricier and not as fun to work with as Miro, FigJam
|~ (only able to use 4 shapes)
|X
|X
|~ (3 free mindmaps/user. Unlimited mindmaps €6/month/user)
|X
|X
|? (50 employees)
|$10/month/user, can also try free plan for now
| -
|~ (cannot edit if sent the document's link)
|Strong? (700 employees)
|[https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/20/mural-raises-50m-series-c-after-tripling-its-arr-in-the-last-year/ 2 billion]
|Good
|Good
|No
|[https://developers.mural.co/public/changelog Yes, but very unmaintained]
|Yes
|close to High
|Fast (2 sec)
|Medium (4-5 sec)
|[https://www.loom.com/share/24f6b521204b45bfb67398464b4810dc?sid=02dfbdc5-371e-4029-9dc2-cdc606c66dea Loom]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ8AjY-npOQ Youtube]
|X
| --
|X
|X
|X
|X
|X
|X
|X
|X
|Large?
|X
|X
|~ / X
|X
|X
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[https://www.canva.com/ Canva]
|[https://zapier.com/canvas Zapier Canvas]
|Maybe
|waiting for early acess email
|
|waiting for early acess email
|[https://youtu.be/k2OFY1dxIXw?si=xJo_eBOypRfwqSGU ~ (not best-looking interface)]
|waiting for early acess email
|X
|waiting for early acess email
|free
|free, early access
|X ( can edit via link with no account)
|waiting for early acess email
|Strong (2k+ employees)
|Strong (500 employees)
|[https://www.afr.com/street-talk/iconiq-coatue-join-canva-register-at-us-25-5bn-valuation-20230808-p5duqs 39 billion]
|[https://fortune.com/2023/08/11/zapier-ceo-wade-foster-fully-remote-work-advantages-amid-rto-mandates/ 5 billion]
|Good
|waiting for early acess email
|Not updated as of 2021
|[https://community.zapier.com/product-updates Yes]
|Low
|waiting for early acess email
|Fast (3 sec)
|waiting for early acess email
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5uWpynffIU Youtube]
|waiting for early acess email
|<nowiki>--</nowiki>
|waiting for early acess email
|X
|waiting for early acess email
|X
|waiting for early acess email
|~
|waiting for early acess email
|<nowiki>-- (more like PowerPoint, with multiple slides)</nowiki>
|waiting for early acess email
|X
|waiting for early acess email
|~ / X
|waiting for early acess email
| X
|waiting for early acess email
|
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|
|-
|-
|[https://www.smartdraw.com/?id=104640&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm66pBhDQARIsALIR2zA-kC1b2iqnYjb8B_njMhWeOh337Jp14REGybQHeNw6ANf1qAZ9CsYaAipzEALw_wcB SmartDraw]
|[https://www.zenflowchart.com/ Zen Flowchart]
|
|NO
|
|Doesn't offer as much as other apps like Miro. Bad design, not fun to work with.
|X (with templates)
|~ (no log-in for creating. Needed to view via link)
|$10/month/user
|only paid plans
|? (42 employees)
|  -
|Ok
|[https://www.smartdraw.com/whats-new/ Yes]
|Low
|Medium (4-6sec)
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCHksG-YqdI Youtube]
|X
|X
|X
|X
|$6.3/user/month
|~ (can only invite editors via email)
|?
|  -
|?
|No
|Medium / High
|Medium (4-5 sec)
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCEYN8kV1BQ Youtube]
| --?
|  --?
|  --
|~
|Good
|X
|X
|~
|~
|Decent
| --?
|only paid plans
| -- / ~
|X
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[https://whimsical.com/ Whimsical]
|[https://whimsical.com/ Whimsical]
|
|NO
|
|No dedicated mobile app. Cannot collaborate unless you are subscribed. A worse version of better apps such as Miro
|[https://whimsical.com/8Gs9RrwtoanvoCtQJCVp1t X]
|[https://whimsical.com/8Gs9RrwtoanvoCtQJCVp1t X]
|X
|X
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|[https://creately.com/ Creately]
|[https://www.mindmeister.com/ Mindmeister]
|NO
|Unable  to add text between items -> can't create Yes-No scenarios
|~ (only able to use 4 shapes)
|X
|~ (3 free mindmaps/user. Unlimited mindmaps €6/month/user)
|X
|? (50 employees)
|  -
|Good
|No
|Yes
|Fast (2 sec)
|[https://www.loom.com/share/24f6b521204b45bfb67398464b4810dc?sid=02dfbdc5-371e-4029-9dc2-cdc606c66dea Loom]
|X
|X
|X
|X
|X
|X
|X
|X
|
|
|
|
|-
|[https://creately.com/ Creately]
|NO
|Doesn't offer as much as other apps at the same price. Not the best design compared to others either
|X
|X
|X
|X
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|Fast (3 sec)
|Fast (3 sec)
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx4iIhiTK94 Youtube]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx4iIhiTK94 Youtube]
| --
| --
|X
|X
|X
|X
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|-
|-
|[https://zapier.com/canvas Zapier Canvas]
|[https://www.edrawmax.com/ eDrawMax]
|waiting for early acess email
|NO
|
|Design not great. Working on the tools not too easy nor fun.
|waiting for early acess email
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8qW4-45N7g X]
|waiting for early acess email
|X
|free, early access
|$198/user one time
|waiting for early acess email
|~ (requires log-in to edit doc recevied with link)
|Strong (500 employees)
|?
|[https://fortune.com/2023/08/11/zapier-ceo-wade-foster-fully-remote-work-advantages-amid-rto-mandates/ 5 billion]
|  -
|waiting for early acess email
|?
|[https://community.zapier.com/product-updates Yes]
|[https://www.edrawsoft.com/whats-new/edrawmax.html Yes]
|waiting for early acess email
|Medium
|waiting for early acess email
|Medium (5-6sec)
|waiting for early acess email
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IivOHc7LNtA Youtube]
|waiting for early acess email
|X
|waiting for early acess email
| --?
|waiting for early acess email
|X
|waiting for early acess email
|~
|waiting for early acess email
|Good
|waiting for early acess email
|X
|waiting for early acess email
|~
|waiting for early acess email
|X
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|[https://venngage.com/ Venngage]
|[https://www.smartdraw.com/?id=104640&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm66pBhDQARIsALIR2zA-kC1b2iqnYjb8B_njMhWeOh337Jp14REGybQHeNw6ANf1qAZ9CsYaAipzEALw_wcB SmartDraw]
|NO
|Mediocre design. Not too easy nor fun to work with and high price compared to bettter apps
|X (with templates)
|~ (no log-in for editing your own work, but needed to view docs recieved via link)
|$10/month/user
|only paid plans
|? (42 employees)
|  -
|Ok
|[https://www.smartdraw.com/whats-new/ Yes]
|Low
|Medium (4-6sec)
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCHksG-YqdI Youtube]
|X
|X
|X
|~
|Decent
|only paid plans
|  -- / ~
|X
|
|
|
|
|-
|[https://www.canva.com/ Canva]
|NO
|There are better options available, making Canva useless
|[https://youtu.be/k2OFY1dxIXw?si=xJo_eBOypRfwqSGU ~ (not best-looking interface)]
|X
|free
|X ( can edit via link with no account)
|Strong (2k+ employees)
|[https://www.afr.com/street-talk/iconiq-coatue-join-canva-register-at-us-25-5bn-valuation-20230808-p5duqs 39 billion]
|Good
|Not updated as of 2021
|Low
|Fast (3 sec)
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5uWpynffIU Youtube]
|<nowiki>--</nowiki>
|X
|X
|~
|<nowiki>-- (more like PowerPoint, with multiple slides)</nowiki>
|X
|~ / X
| X
|
|
|
|
|-
|[https://venngage.com/ Venngage]
|NO
|Focused on Infographics, not flowcharts.
|[https://infograph.venngage.com/ps/tzMvsrjUo0g/testing-venngage-flowcharts X, but not too good]
|X
|$10/month/user
|$10/month/user
|
|~ (only on paid plans)
|Strong ( [https://venngage.com/about rapid growth], +100 employees?
|Strong ( [https://venngage.com/about rapid growth], +100 employees?
|  -
|  -
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|[https://help.venngage.com/hc/en-us/categories/9738522368141-Release-Notes Yes, kind of]
|[https://help.venngage.com/hc/en-us/categories/9738522368141-Release-Notes Yes, kind of]
|Medium / Low
|Medium / Low
|
|Slow (7 sec)
|
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNQxvM0c57Q Youtube]
| --
| --
|~ (not much information offered)
|~ (not much information offered)
| --
| --
|~
|~
|Decent ( more for infographics)
|Decent ( more for infographics)
|
|~ ( paid plans only)
|
| -- / ~
|
|
|
|-
|[https://www.mural.co/ Mural]
|
|
|
|
|$10/month/user, can also try free plan for now
|
|Strong? (700 employees)
|[https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/20/mural-raises-50m-series-c-after-tripling-its-arr-in-the-last-year/ 2 billion]
|Good
|[https://developers.mural.co/public/changelog Yes, but very unmaintained]
|
|
|
|
|X
|X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|[https://www.zenflowchart.com/ Zen Flowchart]
|
|
|
|
|$6.3/user/month
|
|?
|  -
|
|No
|
|
|
|
| --?
| --?
| --
|
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|-
|-
|[https://www.gliffy.com/ Gliffy]
|[https://www.gliffy.com/ Gliffy]
|
|NO
|
|Pricy compared to better tools, such as FigJam
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8asK8iCaRk X]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8asK8iCaRk X]
|  -- (unless you are a user)
|  -- (unless you are a user)
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|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E9d3sGn8Dk Youtube]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E9d3sGn8Dk Youtube]
|  --
|  --
| -- (only with monday.com?)
| -- (only with monday.com?)
| --
| --
|~ / X
|~ / X
|Good
|X
|~
|X
|
|
|-
|[https://www.edrawmax.com/ eDrawMax]
|
|
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8qW4-45N7g X]
|X
|$198/user one time
|~ (requires log-in to edit via link)
|?
|  -
|
|[https://www.edrawsoft.com/whats-new/edrawmax.html Yes]
|Medium
|Medium (5-6sec)
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IivOHc7LNtA Youtube]
|X
| --?
|X
|~
|Good
|Good
|X
|X
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|-
|[https://www.visme.co/?ref=cuong51&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm66pBhDQARIsALIR2zBzMmiwEecQx92L3xhghUmMATBDo9pn4INtBwTuEDb9FcV5tds3VKcaAkOOEALw_wcB Visme]
|[https://www.visme.co/?ref=cuong51&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm66pBhDQARIsALIR2zBzMmiwEecQx92L3xhghUmMATBDo9pn4INtBwTuEDb9FcV5tds3VKcaAkOOEALw_wcB Visme]
|
|NO
|
|Harder to use and not as fun as other tools which offer better features
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve3JZtWrFh0&t=214s X]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve3JZtWrFh0&t=214s X]
|X
|X
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|~
|~
|X
|X
|
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|-
|[https://miro.com/marketplace/nifty/ Nifty with Miro]
|
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|free (paid plan probably not needed)
|
|? (20 employees)
|  -
|
|[https://changelog.niftypm.com/ Yes]
|
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|-
|[https://freehandapp.com/ InVision]
|[https://freehandapp.com/ InVision]
| Probably not (limited free plan)
| NO
|
|More suited for UI / UX design
|[https://youtu.be/xbkDA7kPgYA?si=Fp51S6xtw42r5aDD X(free version only 3 docs)]
|[https://youtu.be/xbkDA7kPgYA?si=Fp51S6xtw42r5aDD X(free version only 3 docs)]
|  -- / ~
|  -- / ~
|limited to 30 users for free plan
|free or $4/user/month
|~ ( can only view if logged in after opening link)
|~ ( can only view if logged in after opening link)
|Strong? (900+ employees)
|Strong? (900+ employees)
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|-
|[https://app.diagrams.net/ draw.io]
|[https://app.diagrams.net/ draw.io]
|NO ( too simple
|NO
|
|Doesn't offer enough features in comparison to others
|X
|X
|  - / ~ (2)
|  - / ~ (2)
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|[https://nulab.com/cacoo/ Cacoo]
|[https://nulab.com/cacoo/ Cacoo]
|NO
|NO
|Why?
|Lacks dedicated mobile app, cannot edit on phone. Bad design and not too fun or easy to use
|~(connection line between elements not flexible)
|~(connection line between elements not flexible)
|X
|X
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|~ / X
|~ / X
|~ (mostly for paid plans)
|~ (mostly for paid plans)
| --
| --
| X
| X
|
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|-
|[https://www.conceptdraw.com/ ConceptDraw]
|[https://www.conceptdraw.com/ ConceptDraw]
|NO, hard to access  
|NO
|
|Only as desktop app, making it too hard to access
|N/A
|N/A
|  -- (no web version)
|  -- (no web version)
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|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
| --
| --
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
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|[https://online.visual-paradigm.com/ Visual Paradigm Online]
|[https://online.visual-paradigm.com/ Visual Paradigm Online]
|NO
|NO
|Why?
|Not very focused on Flowcharts, bad design
|X ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdfdR5cam8k link])
|X ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdfdR5cam8k link])
|~ (sign-up required)
|~ (sign-up required)
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|Medium (5-6sec)
|Medium (5-6sec)
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjKYPAiFh0I Youtube]
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjKYPAiFh0I Youtube]
| --
| --
|
|~ (only found few)
|X
|X
| --
| --
|~ ( not very focused on Flowcharts)
|~ ( not very focused on Flowcharts)
|X
|X
| --
| --
|X
|X
|
|
|-
|[https://www.flowmapp.com/ FlowMapp]
|NO
|Made for UX design. This can be seen when using the app and makes it harder to work with and less fun than other apps
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
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== Comments and recommendations ==
== Comments and recommendations ==
=== Personal recommendation ===
Miro comes in a bit pricier than FigJam, but offers better collaboration and a slightly better interface.It's workflow is also better, as for example, the connection line between elements are very flexibile and easy to work with. It's also faster than FigJam when loading documents.
=== Comments ===
Miro - cool that the lines (connections) between elements are very flexible and allow for text to be integrated within them, making it very easy to create decision trees. Lines can also be made rounded or with 90 degree angles. Very easy to add new shapes (elements for the decision tree) by copy-pasting an existing one and changing it's text afterwards, making it very fast. Here's a [https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVMohq3zY=/?share_link_id=729554753204 document] to see what you can achieve in Miro.
Miro - cool that the lines (connections) between elements are very flexible and allow for text to be integrated within them, making it very easy to create decision trees. Lines can also be made rounded or with 90 degree angles. Very easy to add new shapes (elements for the decision tree) by copy-pasting an existing one and changing it's text afterwards, making it very fast. Here's a [https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVMohq3zY=/?share_link_id=729554753204 document] to see what you can achieve in Miro.


xMind - really cool workflow (watch video linked to Flowchart tab)
FigJam - good workflow and quite similar to Miro but Miro just gets the upper hand by the way it was designed and the workflow that it offers.


eDrawMind - good overall and attractive pricing


FigJam (Figma) - you have to install a plugin and the workflow is a bit more complicated I'd say
xMind - It can be seen that at it's core xMind is a mind mapping tool and that is what it's best for. It can also be used for flowcharts, but it's just not as enjoyable or specifically created for this reason, giving it a disadvantage when compared to apps like Miro.


Miro - good interface
Lucidchart - Very good. It can do what all other apps do, but at the cost of a poorer design.


Lucidchart - Very good. It can do what all other apps do, but at the cost of a poorer design.
Mural - relationships (lines) are not flexible


InVision - cannot add text on relationship lines.
InVision - cannot add text on relationship lines
I would say that the best app is either xMind or Miro


Also tested FlowMapp but did not include it as it is a tool for UX designers, and didn;t have enough in common with the rest of the tools to be worth including it.
Also tested FlowMapp but did not include it as it is a tool for UX designers, and didn;t have enough in common with the rest of the tools to be worth including it.
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