BitPaper vs Whiteboard.fi (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Whiteboard.fi grades higher than BitPaper: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Whiteboard.fi grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
BitPaper
Collaborative online whiteboard with built-in video calls
Whiteboard.fi
Classroom whiteboard where every student gets their own board
Which one is for you
Pick BitPaper if
- Fits if you run paid online lessons with students
- Works for organisations that want an embeddable, white-labelled whiteboard
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need a free plan to create anything, as free accounts only join
- Pricey if you're a company: $50 a month plus $1.00 per paper and $0.20 per call hour
- Watch out: papers become read-only if you cancel
- Watch out: no desktop or mobile app is listed
Pick Whiteboard.fi if
- Fits if you want to see every student's work at once
- Works for math teachers who need equation and graph tools
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: sessions expire after 2 hours, with 20 students and 1 active session
- Pricey if you need PDF upload, co-teachers or assignments, as those are Pro at $4.99 and up
- Skip it if you're not teaching, as it's built for classrooms
- Watch out: the monthly-billing prices weren't shown on the page we read
How we grade them
| 2.0GPABitPaperFair | 2.6GPAWhiteboard.fiGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$15 a month billed monthly for Individual, which is above the category's dearer quarter at $10.95 but below its dearest tenth at $24.90. | BLite is $2.49 a month on yearly billing and Pro $4.99. But PDF upload, co-teachers and assignments need Pro, which is just under the category's $5 cheaper-quarter start. |
| Free plan and trial | DThe free plan can't create papers or calls. A 30-day Individual trial exists, and paid plans are billed by card; whether the trial needs one isn't stated. | BFree for 20 students, 1 active session and 2-hour sessions. A teacher can live on that, and a 14-day Premium trial is offered. |
| Features | CMulti-page papers, import, audio, video, screen share and an API. It does the tutoring job, but papers turn read-only if a paid plan is cancelled. | CIndividual student boards, classroom controls, math tools and saving. It does the classroom job fully, but it's a narrower one than a general whiteboard. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You set up papers and share links with students. | CNo store rating on record. Students join by link, code or QR, though the teacher sets up each session. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but it has an API and white-labelling. | BWeb only, but it signs in through Clever, Kahoot and Google. |
| Best for | online tutoring on a shared paper | giving every student their own whiteboard |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: BitPaper and Whiteboard.fi. How we grade
Price against what you get
BitPaper starts at $15 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Whiteboard.fi starts at $2.49 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Whiteboard.fi starts $12.51 a month lower. Of the other whiteboard and mind map tools on the chart, 27 score higher than BitPaper for less, and 3 score higher than Whiteboard.fi for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- BitPaper also covers video calls.
- Whiteboard.fi also covers templates.
At a glance
| BitPaper | Whiteboard.fi | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $15 per month, billed monthly | $2.49 per month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | Join papers and calls created by others, but not create your own. | 20 students per session, 1 active session and 2-hour session expiration. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of the Individual plan | 14-day free trial of the Premium plan for teachers |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Bitpaper Ltd | Digital Teaching Tools Finland Ltd |
| Price read from | bitpaper.io | whiteboard.fi |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
BitPaper
- The free plan cannot create papers or calls; it only joins existing ones.
- If a paid plan is cancelled, existing papers stay but become read-only.
- Company accounts pay $1.00 per paper and $0.20 per call hour on top of $50 per month.
- BitPaper runs in a browser; no desktop or mobile app is listed on the pages read.
Whiteboard.fi
- Free sessions expire after 2 hours and allow 20 students and one active session.
- PDF upload, co-teachers, the library and assignments need the Pro plan or higher.
- Prices are listed with yearly billing; the monthly-billing prices were not displayed in the page text read.
- Vendor says data can be stored in the United States or the European Union and is deleted after the room closes.
Key features
BitPaper
- Multi-page papers
- Each paper has multiple pages and unlimited whiteboard space, shared by link with as many people as needed in real time.
- Document and image import
- PDFs and images can be dragged onto a paper, then moved, resized and exported with the work drawn on top as a PDF.
- Audio, video and screen share
- Calls with chat and screen sharing run inside the paper, so a lesson or meeting needs no separate conferencing tool.
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Drawing tools can be switched with keyboard shortcuts, which the vendor highlights for speed.
- API and white-labelling
- The Company plan adds API access and white-labelling for organizations that embed the whiteboard in their own service.
Whiteboard.fi
- Individual student whiteboards
- Each student draws, writes, annotates images and adds math on their own board, and the teacher sees all of them live.
- Students join without an account
- Students enter through a link, room code or QR code on any device, with no login, download or installation required.
- Classroom controls
- A waiting lobby, a room lock after class starts, and a Focus Mode that pauses student boards so they follow the teacher.
- Math and drawing tools
- A math editor with a symbol keyboard, graphs, angles, pie charts, measurement tools, shapes and more than 1,000 emojis.
- Assignments and saving
- Assignment sessions collect and grade submissions, and student boards can be saved as a PDF or downloaded as a ZIP on paid plans.
Plans
BitPaper
Free$0
Join papers and calls that other people have created.
Individual$15
per month, billed monthly
Create unlimited papers and calls, aimed at tutors and other individual users.
Company$50
per month, billed monthly
Pay as you go for multiple users, plus API access and white-labelling. Usage is billed extra.
Whiteboard.fi
Free$0
20 students per session, 1 active session, 2-hour expiration, waiting lobby and Clever sign-in.
Lite$2.49
per month, billed yearly ($29.88)
30 students and 2 active sessions, 12-hour expiration, ZIP download of student work and Focus Mode.
Pro$4.99
per month, billed yearly ($59.88)
40 students, 30-day expiration, PDF upload, co-teachers, library, assignments and feedback.
Premium$12.99
per month, billed yearly ($155.88)
100 students and 100 active sessions, 365-day expiration and priority support.
Ways to pay less
BitPaper
No public discounts listed.
Whiteboard.fi
- Education
Organisation license for schools
The pricing section offers a Purchase organisation license option for schools and other organizations; terms are not shown on the page.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, BitPaper or Whiteboard.fi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Whiteboard.fi is cheaper to start with: $2.49 a month, against $15 a month for BitPaper. BitPaper starts at $15 per month, billed monthly, and Whiteboard.fi starts at $2.49 per month, billed yearly.
Which has a free plan, BitPaper or Whiteboard.fi?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both BitPaper and Whiteboard.fi have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.