What are the best whiteboard software?

The best whiteboard software depends on your use case (team collaboration, teaching, design, or quick personal sketching), but leading options include **Miro, Mural, FigJam, Microsoft Whiteboard, Stormboard, Canva Whiteboard, and OpenBoard**.[1][2][5][6][7]

Below are top choices by scenario, so you can pick quickly.

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### 1. Best overall for teams & remote collaboration

**Miro**

- **Best for:** General-purpose online whiteboard for distributed teams.[1][5]

- **Why it stands out:**

- Infinite canvas with templates for brainstorming, retros, roadmaps, workshops.[1]

- Strong integrations (Slack, Jira, Asana, Microsoft 365, etc.).[1]

- Real-time multi-user collaboration, comments, timers, voting, etc.[1]

- **Pricing:** Free tier (3 editable boards); paid from about $10/user/month.[1]

**Mural**

- **Best for:** **Large remote workshops and facilitation-heavy meetings**.[1]

- **Why it stands out:**

- Multiple whiteboard areas, facilitation tools (timers, voting, private mode).[1]

- Role/permission controls for big sessions.[1]

- **Pricing:** Free for 3 murals; paid plans from around $12/user/month.[1]

**Stormboard**

- **Best for:** **Structured brainstorming with many smaller boards (“storms”) in one session**.[1][5]

- **Why it stands out:**

- Sticky-note–style ideation with templates and reporting.[1][5]

- Easy to spin up multiple boards in the same meeting.[1]

- **Pricing:** Free for up to 5 “storms”; paid from about $10/user/month.[1]

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### 2. Best for product & UX design teams

**FigJam (by Figma)**

- **Best for:** **Designers and product teams**, especially those already using Figma.[1]

- **Why it stands out:**

- Tight integration with Figma: embed designs, flows, components.[1]

- Includes whiteboard basics: sticky notes, shapes, reactions, cursors, templates.[1]

- **Pricing:** Free for 3 FigJam files; paid via Figma plans starting around $5/editor/month.[1]

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### 3. Best if you’re in the Microsoft or Google ecosystem

**Microsoft Whiteboard**

- **Best for:** Organizations on **Microsoft 365 / Teams**.[2][4]

- **Why it stands out:**

- Integrated into Teams meetings and Office apps.[2]

- Infinite canvas, sticky notes, templates, collaboration and inking support.[2][4]

- **Pricing:** Included with most Microsoft 365 subscriptions.[2]

**Google Jamboard** *(legacy but still used)*

- **Best for:** Simple collaborative boards within Google Workspace.[5]

- **Why it stands out:**

- Very simple, minimal toolset; integrated with Google accounts.[5]

- **Note:** Development is largely frozen; some organizations are migrating to other tools.[5]

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### 4. Best for education & teaching

**Explain Everything**

- **Best for:** **Interactive teaching**, recording lessons, and explainer videos.[5]

- **Why it stands out:**

- Record your voice + actions on the board to create tutorials.[5]

- Good for flipped classrooms and asynchronous teaching.[5]

**OpenBoard**

- **Best for:** **Schools and universities** looking for an open-source interactive whiteboard.[7]

- **Why it stands out:**

- Open source and cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux).[7]

- Designed specifically for classroom use with interactive whiteboards and projectors.[7]

**ShowMe Interactive**

- **Best for:** Quick **teacher–student sharing** on tablets.[5]

- **Why it stands out:**

- Simple, mobile-focused whiteboard with sharing.[5]

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### 5. Best free / low-cost general-purpose options

**Canva Whiteboard**

- **Best for:** Visual, non-technical users who already use Canva.[6]

- **Why it stands out:**

- Free, with drag‑and‑drop editor, flowcharts, timers, shapes, and real-time collaboration.[6]

- Access to Canva’s large library of icons, images, and templates.[6]

**Weje**

- **Best for:** **Note-taking + whiteboard hybrid**.[5]

- **Why it stands out:**

- Combines mind maps, Kanban, and whiteboarding.[5]

Many “project management” tools also embed whiteboards (e.g., ClickUp, monday.com, Wrike), which may be attractive if you want whiteboards tightly linked to tasks and docs.[8]

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### How to choose quickly

Ask yourself:

- **Do you need deep integrations and advanced facilitation?**

→ **Miro** or **Mural**.[1]

- **Are you a design/product team in Figma?**

→ **FigJam**.[1]

- **Is your company standardized on Microsoft 365?**

→ **Microsoft Whiteboard**.[2]

- **Are you a teacher or school on a budget?**

→ **OpenBoard** (open source) or **Explain Everything**.[5][7]

- **Need something free and visually rich for light collaboration?**

→ **Canva Whiteboard**.[6]

If you tell me your main use case (e.g., “remote sprint planning with 15 people,” or “math teaching on an iPad”), I can recommend a very specific short list.