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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Cacoo
Star Rating
(236)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansPencil
Star Rating
(20)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PencilCacoo vs Pencil
- Reviewers felt that Cacoo meets the needs of their business better than Pencil.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Cacoo is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Cacoo over Pencil.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cacoo
Free
Free
For small projects
Unlimited users
- Unlimited users
- 6 sheets
- Templates & shapes
Pencil
No pricing availableFree Trial
Cacoo
Free Trial is available
Pencil
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.8
218
8.1
13
Ease of Use
9.1
221
8.5
13
Ease of Setup
9.2
99
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
8.8
70
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.5
132
6.9
6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
50
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
216
5.9
20
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
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Productivity Tools
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Design Tools
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Communication Tools
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Integrations
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Software Offering
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.3
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
Hardware
8.8
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
Security
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Visual Collaboration Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cacoo and Pencil are categorized as Diagramming
Unique Categories
Pencil has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cacoo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Pencil
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
22.8%
Information Technology and Services
11.4%
Marketing and Advertising
5.7%
Education Management
3.9%
Higher Education
3.5%
Other
52.6%
Information Technology and Services
30.0%
Computer Software
20.0%
Internet
15.0%
Design
10.0%
Program Development
5.0%
Other
20.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
Where can I see gallery or videos with examples ?
2 Comments
ZA
Hi,
You can find tutorials in this link
https://cacoo.com/resources/tutorials/
greetingsRead more
How can I make an online architecture diagram?
1 Comment
Official Response from Cacoo
Hello, you can use Cacoo for making online architecture diagrams and much more. Please read the following article where you will find details about how to...Read more
How do you make a beautiful diagram?
1 Comment
Official Response from Cacoo
Hello, you can use Cacoo to make beautiful diagrams and much more. Cacoo has more than 100 pre-made templates and shapes that you can use to make diagrams....Read more
Pencil has no discussions with answers
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