Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Excalidraw
Excalidraw clearly comes out ahead of Visily on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $7/mo for Excalidraw and $14/mo for Visily.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | ai tool |
| Company | Excalidraw | Visily |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DesignDevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSec | DesignDevelopmentAI & Machine Learning |
| Categories | collaboration | design-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | excalidraw | visily |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Infinite Scene | ||
| 2 Boards Per Team | ||
| Access Management | ||
| 2,500 Elements Per Board | ||
| Comments | ||
| 30-Day Version History | ||
| E2Ee (End-To-End Encryption) Locally In Your Browser | ||
| 7-Day Version History | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Access To Core Design And Ai Features | ||
| Export To .Png, .Svg Or 'Save To File' | ||
| Advanced Security And Control | ||
| Extended Ai | ||
| Custom Fonts | ||
| Full Editor Functions | ||
| Custom Pricing | ||
| Libraries | ||
| Custom Team Management | ||
| Notion, Obsidian, And Other Integrations | ||
| Everything In Pro | ||
| Open-Source Software | ||
| Everything In Starter | ||
| Presentations | ||
| No Watermark On Exports | ||
| Read-Only Non-Collaborative Links & Embeds | ||
| Priority Support | ||
| Securely Saved On Cloud | ||
| Private Folders And Boards | ||
| Sharing With Edit/View Rights | ||
| Saml Sso |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Excalidraw comes out ahead overall, though Visily can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Excalidraw's paid plans start at $7/mo and Visily's start at $14/mo, so Excalidraw is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Excalidraw and Visily offer a free tier.
Excalidraw scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Excalidraw is open source, and Excalidraw exposes a public API. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
