EssentialPIM vs. Whimsical

EssentialPIM

Whimsical

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
EssentialPIM	Score 0.0 out of 10	Small Businesses (1-50 employees)	EssentialPIM can serve as a holistic solution in terms of data storage, cross-linking and synchronization; be it of contacts, emails, passwords, notes, tasks and appointments.	$39.95 Per License
Whimsical	Score 8.5 out of 10	N/A	Whimsical is a visual workspace application from the company of the same name in Denver, allowing users to create collaborative wireframes, mindmaps, flowcharts, and sticky notes.	$12 per month per editor

Pricing

EssentialPIM

Whimsical

Editions & Modules

EssentialPIM Pro (Desktop/Portable): $39.95
Per License
EssentialPIM Pro Business: $59.95
The number of licenses should equal to the number of program installations. I.e. if you have 10 installations, you need to purchase 10 licenses.
EssentialPIM Pro lifetime license: $79.95
Lifetime license allows you to pay for the program once and get all new versions for FREE for lifetime.
EssentialPIM Pro Business lifetime license: $99.95
The number of licenses should equal to the number of program installations. I.e. if you have 10 installations, you need to purchase 10 licenses. Lifetime license allows you to pay for the program once and get all new versions for FREE for lifetime

Pro: $12
per month per editor
Business: $18
per month per editor
Enterprise: $240
per year per editor

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
EssentialPIM	Whimsical
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

$39.95 Per License

No setup fee

Additional Details

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17% discount for annual billing on Pro and Business plans.

More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	EssentialPIM	Whimsical

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Enterprises	Whimsical Score 8.5 out of 10	InEight Score 8.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
	EssentialPIM	Whimsical
Likelihood to Recommend	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (9 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	5.7 (3 ratings)

User Testimonials
	EssentialPIM	Whimsical
Likelihood to Recommend	Astonsoft No answers on this topic	Whimsical It's extremely well-suited for rapid wire-framing of concepts, as product teams can quickly collaborate on any idea and create a visual blueprint of it. Whimsical could provide more intuitive feature prioritization templates. The current templates lack the necessary detail and could be further enhanced from a UI/UX standpoint. Incentivized TB Tehleel Bashir Product Manager Read full review
Pros	Astonsoft No answers on this topic	Whimsical Simple to use Tons of uses Can be customized with themeing Can organize all your boards pretty much however you want Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Astonsoft No answers on this topic	Whimsical It can be a little frustrating trying to line things up exactly right but that's probably more user error than anything Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Astonsoft No answers on this topic	Whimsical It's fairly intuitive, I rarely have any problems using the app. The layout is pretty user-friendly and easy to adapt to. There's a lot of tooltips to help with the various features and functions, so it's very easy to get self-help for the most part. Overally, I'm pretty happy and satisfied with the usage of Whimsical for mind-mapping. Incentivized Vincent Po MD & Head of Global Marketing Read full review
Support Rating	Astonsoft No answers on this topic	Whimsical I reached out to support, as I was interested in possibly investing in the organization, and they quickly and happily informed me they are a bootstrap organization and do not take on investors at this time. The swift response and information readily available for my consumption was extremely helpful and shows how solid the team behind it is. Incentivized Brianne Matthias Member Services Administrator Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Astonsoft No answers on this topic	Whimsical Whimsical is so much easier and has a better interface, so I think it's more suited to our workflow if compared to other tools like Google Charts. I really love this tool and I'm looking to learn and use it even more, as it helps us optimize our time, planning, and delivering more efficiently. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Astonsoft No answers on this topic	Whimsical No hard numbers I can quote. Other than the free plan has been adequate for my needs. It's my go to mind mapping tool. Incentivized Vincent Po MD & Head of Global Marketing Read full review
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