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Creately VIZ vs Miro AI

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Miro AI publishes a starting price ($8); Creately VIZ does not. Both have a free tier. Only Miro AI ships a public API.

Creately VIZThe AI layer inside Creately's canvas: describe a process and get a flowchart, mind map or org chart you can keep editingMiro AIAI layer inside Miro's whiteboard: agents that read the canvas, cluster stickies and run prebuilt playbooks.

Side by side

FactCreately VIZMiro AI
CategoryDiagramming & WhiteboardsDiagramming & Whiteboards
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at—$8 seat_month
Public APINoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, API
CompanyCinergix Pty LtdMiro
Launched20082011
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Creately VIZ

The point of VIZ over a standalone diagram generator is that the output lands as editable Creately shapes on a canvas your team already collaborates on, not as a picture you have to redraw. The frustration is commercial: the vendor will not show a price without a browser session, and the free plan's 45-item ceiling kills anything past a toy diagram.

Pros

  • Generated diagrams arrive as editable canvas shapes, not flat images
  • Covers flowcharts, mind maps, concept maps, ER, BPMN, UML, org charts, wireframes and cloud architecture in one product
  • Shapes are data-linked, so diagrams carry notes and records rather than just geometry
  • Exports include PDF and SVG, and enterprise buyers get regional data storage and an on-prem edition

Cons

  • The plans page would not render prices for us, so cost is unknowable without signing up
  • The free plan caps a canvas at 45 items, one folder and two imports
  • No public API for generating diagrams programmatically

Miro AI

The reason Miro AI beats a bolted-on chat box is context: the canvas is the prompt, so clustering, summarising and drafting land back on the board where the team already works. The cost model is the catch — AI credits are small on every tier and reset monthly, so real use pushes you upward. If your team is not already in Miro, none of this justifies a switch.

Pros

  • Uses existing board content as context, not a blank prompt
  • Prebuilt Playbooks for planning, prototyping and research
  • 250+ integrations plus a developer platform and MCP server
  • Free tier still includes 10 AI credits a month

Cons

  • AI credits are tightly capped: 25 per member on the $8 tier
  • Enterprise requires a 30-member minimum
  • Only worth paying for if the team is already on Miro

Which one fits

Choose Creately VIZ if you need

  • Teams already on Creately who want a first-pass diagram instead of a blank canvas
  • Process and org documentation where the diagram needs to stay editable and data-linked
  • Groups needing many notations — BPMN, UML, ER, network — in one workspace

Choose Miro AI if you need

  • teams that already run workshops in Miro
  • summarising and clustering sticky-note sessions
  • turning board content into briefs or PRDs

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