Creately vs Xmind

The templates are well thought-out and actually helps you get started. Not like many other sites where the details are already filled in.

Consist with an example diagram which we can use to draw the diagram.
Most required diagrams are available.

Does not require flash.

Easy to use drag and drop interface and a contextual toolbar that shows you all the important actions when you select an object. The automatic creation and connecting of next object alone saves tons of time.

You can invite anyone by their email addresses to collaborate with your diagram. You can see others' changes to the diagram real time with the Creately Online and Desktop app.

You can't edit diagram using the apps but provides a nice clean interface to view, share and comment on them.

Creately supports SVG (Scalar Vector Graphics) import and export to make your diagrams more attractive. It allows you to re-size your diagram as much as you want without getting it messed up.

XMind's interface is uncluttered and easy to overview. It allows for quick, intuitive navigation and use. For example, Enter adds more items to a node, Tab adds a child node, all commonly used shortcuts works as expected, etc.

XMind, except for Plus and Pro features, is open source with code available on GitHub.

XMind has preset templates available that allow getting started quickly. There are templates for project planning, status reports, dashboards, organizational charts, swot analysis, timelines, decision trees, weekly plans, among others.

XMind is capable of displaying information in a multitude of ways (classic mindmaps, charts, timelines, decision trees, etc), it can add labels, clip-art, notes, files, audio recordings, it can then take the project and export it in a variety of ways including an synced gantt chart.

XMind has a build-in Gantt chart view and with the pro version, XMind allows synchronizing it.

XMind allows quickly copying over structure of the mindmap as a tab-indented list starting at the node selected. It can also take a tab-indented list and create a mindmap from it.

The app is incredible complete, flexible, and fast.

Works on Windows, OS X and Linux.

XMind Plus & Pro can export to Word, PowerPoint, PDF, SVG & MindManager.