SwiftKanban vs. Whimsical

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SwiftKanban
Score 5.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
SwiftKanban is a web-based electronic enterprise/portfolio Kanban and visual management app for both co-located and distributed teams and enterprises. SwiftKanban combines Scrum, Kanban, and visual management into a tool for Lean/Agile software development, visual project management, and business collaboration and improvement. SwiftKanban connects teams using popular productivity and office tools like Outlook, GSuite, and 1000s of others using…
$7
per user 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
SwiftKanbanWhimsical
Editions & Modules
Group
$7
per user per month
Enterprise
$15
per user per month
Pro
$12
per month per editor
Business
$18
per month per editor
Enterprise
$240
per year per editor
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SwiftKanbanWhimsical
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$7 per user per monthNo setup fee
Additional Details17% discount for annual billing on Pro and Business plans.
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Community Pulse
SwiftKanbanWhimsical
User Ratings
SwiftKanbanWhimsical
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
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8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.7
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SwiftKanbanWhimsical
Likelihood to Recommend
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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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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Whimsical is overall very easy to learn and remember. One issue with the usability occurs when you attempt to move connected boxes around the workspace. Frequently connections break or do not add easily, causing further disconnects. You can manually fix these issues, but it's a oprobem that seems would have an easy fix
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Support Rating
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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
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ClickUp's mind mapping tool was very basic and hard to use from my perspective. Whimsical was by far easier and did what I wanted for a SaaS/cloud-based mind mapping tool. Xmind is fine as a desktop app, but updating the app was a pain whereas, with Whimsical I don't have to worry about that. Also, I wanted to continue working on a mind map wherever I was, even if I didn't have my laptop or device with me and Whimsical allows me to do that.
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Return on Investment
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  • We've been using free version, so it's a no brainer.
  • As it helps us focus on the information organization process, we don't lose time redoing work due to the lack of planning before doing design or code.
  • We can collaborate on the same project, so it's easier to get things done as we're working from home as well.
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ScreenShots

SwiftKanban Screenshots

Screenshot of Kanban BoardScreenshot of Kanban MetricsScreenshot of Kanban Portfolio BoardScreenshot of Card Hierarchy