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As of 30 August 2026, Whimsical has a free plan and paid plans start at $10/month. Whimsical is a unified workspace for thinking and collaboration. Softwr lists it under Technology. Whimsical is made by Whimsical Inc, launched in 2017, available on Web.
Overview
What Whimsical does
Whimsical is a unified workspace for thinking and collaboration. Teams use Whimsical to align on projects with wireframes, flowcharts, mind maps, and sticky notes—all in one place. Built for speed and clarity.
What people use it for
- Product planning
- UI/UX design
- Brainstorming
- Process documentation
- Project visualization
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Where it falls short
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- The free plan is capped at 3 team boards, 3 teams and 10 guest seats
- File uploads are limited to 5MB per file and 1GB in total on the free plan
- Version history on the free plan goes back 7 days
- Voting, the timer, private teams, the GitHub integration, password-protected files and watermark removal all need Pro at $10 per editor per month
- SSO and SAML are Business tier only at $20 per editor per month
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Pricing
What Whimsical costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Starter
Free
- Up to 4 boards
- Unlimited viewers
- 7-day version history
- Basic integrations
- PNG export
Pro
$10 /mo
- Unlimited boards
- Unlimited version history
- Advanced permissions
- PDF & SVG export
- Priority support
Org
$20 /mo
- Everything in Pro
- SSO
- User management
- Shared team spaces
- Advanced security
Capabilities
Features
Flowcharts
Wireframes
Mind maps
Sticky notes
Docs
Real-time collaboration
Templates
Keyboard shortcuts
Notion
Integration with Notion
GitHub
Integration with GitHub
Slack
Integration with Slack
Figma
Integration with Figma
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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What are Whimsical's pricing tiers?
Whimsical offers three plans: Free at 0 dollars per month per editor, Pro at 10 dollars per month per editor, and Business at 20 dollars per month per editor.
SourceWhat is included in the Free plan?
The Free plan allows creation of up to 50 board objects and 50 doc blocks per month, includes watermarked exports, and provides 7-day version history. Storage is limited to 1GB.
SourceWhat features unlock in the Pro plan?
The Pro plan removes the object creation limits, provides unlimited board objects and doc blocks, removes watermarks from exports, extends version history to 90 days, and offers 100GB of storage.
SourceWhat security and team features come with Business?
The Business plan adds private teams, SAML single sign-on, SCIM and advanced security controls, unlimited version history, priority support, and a dedicated success manager. Storage starts at 2TB.
SourceDo discounts apply for annual billing?
Yes, annual billing offers a 17 percent discount compared to monthly rates. Additionally, nonprofits receive a 20 percent discount and students and teachers get full access.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Whimsical
- Company
- Whimsical Inc
- Based in
- Denver, Colorado, USA
- Founders
- Kaspars Dancis
Timeline
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