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At a Glance
Excalidraw
Excalidraw
Star Rating
(29)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Figma
Figma
Star Rating
(1,375)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (56.9% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Figma

Excalidraw vs Figma

  • Reviewers felt that Figma meets the needs of their business better than Excalidraw.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Excalidraw is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Figma over Excalidraw.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Excalidraw
No pricing available
Figma
No pricing available
Free Trial
Excalidraw
Free Trial is available
Figma
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
28
9.2
1,079
Ease of Use
9.9
28
9.0
1,086
Ease of Setup
10.0
5
9.2
385
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.6
157
Quality of Support
8.9
20
8.8
813
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.0
144
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
29
9.4
1,031
Features by Category
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Communication
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Content Management
Not enough data
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Productivity Tools
Not enough data
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Administration
Not enough data
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Collaborative WhiteboardHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
8.7
21
Not enough data
Design Tools
9.4
19
Not enough data
9.3
19
Not enough data
9.3
19
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
9.6
19
Not enough data
Communication Tools
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
Integrations
8.2
11
Not enough data
9.4
16
Not enough data
Software Offering
9.8
18
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.6
13
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
Not enough data
8.3
411
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.8
380
Not enough data
8.8
379
Not enough data
8.8
375
Not enough data
9.2
394
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
388
Not enough data
7.6
330
Not enough data
8.8
374
Not enough data
8.6
370
Agentic AI - Prototyping
Not enough data
7.5
55
Not enough data
7.6
53
Not enough data
7.8
51
Not enough data
7.5
54
Not enough data
7.4
52
Not enough data
8.8
414
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.6
376
Not enough data
9.0
393
Not enough data
8.7
370
Not enough data
8.7
365
Not enough data
9.0
381
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
377
Not enough data
8.8
374
Not enough data
8.8
372
Software Design PlatformsHide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
Not enough data
8.7
365
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.0
343
Not enough data
8.8
332
Not enough data
8.5
330
Not enough data
8.8
328
Not enough data
8.7
331
Not enough data
8.9
337
Platform Basics - Software Design Platforms
Not enough data
8.4
72
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
8.0
72
Not enough data
9.1
74
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
348
Not enough data
9.2
346
Not enough data
8.8
330
Not enough data
7.9
301
Platform Additional Functionality - Software Design Platforms
Not enough data
9.1
74
Not enough data
8.7
72
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.8
72
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Excalidraw
Excalidraw
Figma
Figma
Excalidraw and Figma share no categories
Unique Categories
Excalidraw
Excalidraw is categorized as Collaborative Whiteboard and Diagramming
Figma
Figma is categorized as Wireframing, Prototyping, and Software Design Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Excalidraw
Excalidraw
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
41.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
51.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
6.9%
Figma
Figma
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
56.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
12.1%
Reviewers' Industry
Excalidraw
Excalidraw
Computer Software
44.8%
Information Technology and Services
10.3%
Education Management
10.3%
Publishing
3.4%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
3.4%
Other
27.6%
Figma
Figma
Computer Software
21.0%
Information Technology and Services
15.8%
Design
15.4%
Marketing and Advertising
6.9%
Financial Services
5.0%
Other
35.9%
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Excalidraw
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Figma
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Discussions
Excalidraw
Excalidraw Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Excalidraw has no discussions with answers
Figma
Figma Discussions
What is Figma used for?
8 Comments
Danielle F.
DF
UX/UI designing, prototyping, wireframing. Really easy UI and cloud-based. Read more
Is Figma a free software?
7 Comments
Richard S.
RS
Figma has a limited free plan. For more complex projects a premium plan would be needed though as you may need multiple pages. Figma makes it easy to share...Read more
Should I use Figma?
6 Comments
Santosh K.
SK
Figma is a fantastic collaboration tool that will assist you in working as a team and easily identifying who is working on what. The prototyping...Read more