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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Excalidraw
Star Rating
(29)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ExcalidrawPencil
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 PencilExcalidraw vs Pencil
- Reviewers felt that Excalidraw meets the needs of their business better than Pencil.
- 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 Excalidraw over Pencil.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Excalidraw
No pricing availablePencil
No pricing availableFree Trial
Excalidraw
Free Trial is available
Pencil
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
28
8.1
13
Ease of Use
9.9
28
8.5
13
Ease of Setup
10.0
5
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.9
20
6.9
6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
29
5.9
20
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
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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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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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Excalidraw and Pencil are categorized as Diagramming
Unique Categories
Excalidraw is categorized as Collaborative Whiteboard
Pencil has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Excalidraw
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
44.8%
Information Technology and Services
10.3%
Education Management
10.3%
Publishing
3.4%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
3.4%
Other
27.6%
Information Technology and Services
30.0%
Computer Software
20.0%
Internet
15.0%
Design
10.0%
Program Development
5.0%
Other
20.0%
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Discussions
Excalidraw has no discussions with answers
Pencil has no discussions with answers
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