Milanote vs. Whimsical

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Milanote
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Milanote, from the company of the same name in Melbourne, is a presented as an easy tool to organize creative ideas and projects into visual boards.
$9.99
per month
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
MilanoteWhimsical
Editions & Modules
Pay per person billed annually
$9.99
per month
Pay per person billed monthly
$12.50
per month
Upgrade your team for up to 10 people
$49
per month
Upgrade your team for up to 50 people
$99
per month
Use Milanote for free
Free
Pro
$12
per month per editor
Business
$18
per month per editor
Enterprise
$240
per year per editor
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MilanoteWhimsical
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details17% discount for annual billing on Pro and Business plans.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
MilanoteWhimsical
Features
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Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Milanote
8.0
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Whimsical
-
Ratings
Task Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation5.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology9.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access3.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management7.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Milanote
6.0
1 Ratings
23% below category average
Whimsical
-
Ratings
Project & financial reporting6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
MilanoteWhimsical
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.7
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
MilanoteWhimsical
Likelihood to Recommend
Milanote
Milanote works great for scheduling work-related trips, events and/or photoshoots. Photoshoots in particular are easier to coordinate with Milanote because of the ability to build a board that functions like a calendar with multiple boards and links inside. The level of collaboration helps my team to organize events and check items off of our checklists in a timely manner.
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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.
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Pros
Milanote
  • Mindmapping
  • Creative Presentations
  • Marketing Plans
  • Moodboards
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Whimsical
  • Simple to use
  • Tons of uses
  • Can be customized with themeing
  • Can organize all your boards pretty much however you want
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Cons
Milanote
  • More visually appealing (color + recommended options)
  • Sound desktop notifications when a new task is assigned
  • Slack integration
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Whimsical
  • It can be a little frustrating trying to line things up exactly right but that's probably more user error than anything
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Usability
Milanote
Milanote is extremely user friendly and easy to learn. I have been able to add new users to our plan with little to no training and they were able to easily integrate themselves into the program. Once a user has been able to navigate through the software in its entirety, they are able to use it with little to no training.
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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.
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Support Rating
Milanote
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.
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Alternatives Considered
Milanote
I think Milanote stacks pretty well. Lucidchart is great for outlining processes, whereas Milanote is excellent for creative mind-mapping and marketing presentations.
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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.
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Return on Investment
Milanote
  • The positive impact is the ability to outline projects that I share with the team as it saves time from having to use PowerPoint.
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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.
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