A: Hi Sumoling 84!

Thanks for the warm welcome :)

I've never tried cogency but it looks like the common point between the three tools you mentioned is that they are based on an infinite whiteboard and they look fantastic for sketching and drawing!

Although we're currently working on a whiteboard/sketching feature, ExcelWay's approach has been quite different.

In the workshop module, it has always been for us about 2 things in priority:

1) Ease of use: to avoid hiccups and onboard ANYONE quickly. Most of our users we've talked to, find it difficult to onboard participants on a whiteboard if the person has never used one before.

2) Data driven: we offer the tools to analyse hundreds of sticky notes on a workshop, categorize them with a label, vote and measure consensus, filter them with different criteria, send them in bulk to a task management board or another activity. And I believe that the tools you mentioned don't get into that level of precision when it comes to the text data entered on a brainstorm.

The second thing that makes ExcelWay different from other whiteboard tools is the fact that it includes task management boards (in List and kanban view) with customizable dashboards and status reports straight to your inbox (and more features are on they way!).

As per your second question, it seems that the deal as it is, is pretty fair, but we'll definitely think about it!

I hope that answers your question :)

Best,