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There is no free tier, though they offer a 14-day trial. Draw.io, by contrast, is completely free with no limitations."},{"question":"Can I use Draw.io offline?","answer":"Yes, Draw.io provides a desktop application that works completely offline without internet. Whimsical requires an active internet connection and cloud account to access your diagrams."},{"question":"Which tool is better for team collaboration?","answer":"Whimsical excels in real-time team collaboration with unlimited concurrent users, live cursors, and seamless Slack/Jira integration. Draw.io's collaboration is manual (shared links) and does not offer live updates, making it less suitable for large teams working simultaneously."},{"question":"Does either tool have AI features?","answer":"Whimsical includes AI-powered diagram generation and text-to-diagram capabilities that can create flowcharts and wireframes from natural language prompts. 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