Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Tldraw
tldraw clearly comes out ahead of Whimsical on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Whimsical's paid plans start at $10/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | tldraw | Whimsical |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DesignDevelopment | DesignDevelopment |
| Categories | collaborationdesign-tools | collaborationdesign-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | tldraw | whimsical |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Support | ||
| 1-Year Version History | ||
| Drawing And Annotation Tools | ||
| 10 Guests | ||
| Everything In Commercial | ||
| 100 Ai Actions / Editor / Total | ||
| Full Sdk Feature Access | ||
| 100 Guests | ||
| Infinite Canvas | ||
| 1000 Ai Actions / Editor / Month | ||
| Media Embeds | ||
| 2000 Ai Actions / Editor / Month | ||
| Multiplayer Sync | ||
| 3 Team Boards | ||
| Non-Commercial Use | ||
| 3 Teams | ||
| Production Use | ||
| 50 Guests | ||
| Real-Time Collaboration | ||
| 500 Ai Actions / Editor / Month | ||
| Requires 'Made With Tldraw' Watermark | ||
| 6 Teams | ||
| Scale-Based Pricing | ||
| 7-Day Version History | ||
| 90-Day Version History | ||
| Advanced Security Controls | ||
| Dedicated Success Manager | ||
| Everything In Business | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Everything In Pro |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, tldraw comes out ahead overall, though Whimsical can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both tldraw and Whimsical offer a free tier.
tldraw scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
tldraw is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
