Excalidraw+ is freemium — a usable free tier with paid plans above it. Microsoft Designer is freemium — a usable free tier with paid plans above it. Both are listed under Presentations & Design, so this is a like-for-like comparison. Neither is ranked above the other — Flocci carries no sponsored placement.
Excalidraw+ is freemium — a usable free tier with paid plans above it and is listed for core editor is fully free, open-source and runs locally in-browser with no signup. Microsoft Designer is freemium — a usable free tier with paid plans above it and is listed for free AI image generation (DALL-E/Copilot-powered) bundled into templated social/poster/flyer design. Both sit in Presentations & Design.
Neither — Excalidraw+ and Microsoft Designer are both freemium, so the choice comes down to capability rather than cost. Both entries list what they uniquely do above.
Choose Excalidraw+ if you need core editor is fully free, open-source and runs locally in-browser with no signup; choose Microsoft Designer if you need free AI image generation (DALL-E/Copilot-powered) bundled into templated social/poster/flyer design. Flocci AI Tools does not rank one above the other — it shows both feature sets side by side and lets the requirement decide.
| Excalidraw+ | Microsoft Designer | |
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| Pricing tier | Free tier + paid plans | Free tier + paid plans |
| Free to start | Yes | Yes |
| Category | Content & Media Generation | Content & Media Generation |
| Type | Presentations & Design | Presentations & Design |
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| Tags | excalidraw, hand drawn whiteboard, wireframe to code ai, open source diagram tool, free whiteboard app, ai sketch to html | microsoft designer, bing image creator, ai poster maker, social media graphics ai, copilot design, free ai graphic design |
| Website | excalidraw.com | designer.microsoft.com |
| Full page | Excalidraw+ details → | Microsoft Designer details → |
| Alternatives | Excalidraw+ alternatives → | Microsoft Designer alternatives → |