Milanote vs. Whimsical

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Milanote
Score 9.1 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
Ratings
4% above category average
Whimsical
-
Ratings
Task Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation5.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology9.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration4.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access3.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking9.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
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Milanote
6.0
Ratings
23% below category average
Whimsical
-
Ratings
Project & financial reporting6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
MilanoteWhimsical
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.7
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MilanoteWhimsical
Likelihood to Recommend
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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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
  • Mindmapping
  • Creative Presentations
  • Marketing Plans
  • Moodboards
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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
  • More visually appealing (color + recommended options)
  • Sound desktop notifications when a new task is assigned
  • Slack integration
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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
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 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
No answers on this topic
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
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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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
  • Increased productivity
  • Ease of collaboration
  • Visual representation of team and individual goals
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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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