Educreations vs Ziteboard (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Ziteboard grades higher than Educreations: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Ziteboard grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Educreations
Record voice and whiteboard lessons on an iPad for students
Ziteboard
Lightweight online whiteboard for tutoring and live teamwork
Which one is for you
Pick Educreations if
- Fits if you teach on an iPad and want to record lessons with your voice
- Works for teachers who share lesson videos with a class link
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as Basic keeps 1 saved draft and 50 MB
- Watch out: video export and document import need a Pro plan
- Not for you if you use Android or Windows to record, as recording is in the iPad app
- Pricey if you teach a big school, as Pro School starts at $995 a year for 10+ teachers
Pick Ziteboard if
- Fits if you run live lessons and need math tools on the board
- Works for tutors who share a board link
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with 3 owned boards and public boards only
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $9 against $85 for the year
- Watch out: letting people in without registration needs a paid add-on on top of Pro
- Watch out: payment is through PayPal, with bank transfer only on request
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAEducreationsFair | 2.2GPAZiteboardFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$8.25 a month for one teacher billed yearly is the middle of the category's prices. | CMonthly Pro is $9, or $85 a year, which is about $7.08 a month. That's around the middle of what whiteboards charge. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree Basic plan with 1 saved draft and 50 MB, a cap most teachers hit quickly. | CA free Starter plan with 3 owned boards, public boards only and limited data traffic. |
| Features | CRecording, classes and sharing do the job, but it is narrow, and video export and document import need Pro. | CFreehand drawing, shape recognition, math tools, import and live chat. Private boards, full PDF import and backup export are Pro. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you build each lesson yourself. | CNo store rating on record. The homepage and the FAQ disagree about whether there are native apps. |
| Platforms and integrations | CiPad recording with web viewing, and Dropbox, Google Drive and YouTube links. | BWeb, iOS and Android plus a Chrome extension, WordPress and an enterprise API. No desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | recording a voice-over lesson on an iPad whiteboard | a simple tutoring 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: Educreations and Ziteboard. How we grade
Price against what you get
Educreations starts at $8.25 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Ziteboard starts at $9 a month and scores 2.3.
Ziteboard scores higher, and starts $0.75 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other whiteboard and mind map tools on the chart, 40 score higher than Educreations for less, and 18 score higher than Ziteboard 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
- Educreations also covers screen recording and file sharing.
At a glance
| Educreations | Ziteboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $8.25 per month, billed annually ($11.99 billed monthly) | $9 per month, billed monthly ($85 billed yearly) |
| Free plan | Basic plan: record and share lessons, basic whiteboard tools, 1 saved draft and 50 MB of storage. | Starter plan: 3 boards owned, unlimited shared boards and collaborators, 3 basic colors, low-resolution images and first-page PDF import. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Educreations, Inc | Ziteboard |
| Price read from | educreations.com | ziteboard.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Educreations
- Recording happens in the iPad app; the pricing page lists web only for viewing recordings.
- The free plan keeps a single saved draft and 50 MB of storage.
- Video export and document import need a Pro plan.
- Pro Classroom covers 40 students; further student upgrades are bought at checkout.
Ziteboard
- The Starter plan allows 3 owned boards, public boards only, and limits data traffic unless a Pro user is on the board.
- Inviting people to a board without registration needs a paid anonymous whiteboard add-on on top of a Pro plan.
- The homepage mentions apps for iPad and Android, while the FAQ says no native app is needed; the Android listing is on Google Play.
- Payment is currently through PayPal, with bank transfer available on request.
Key features
Educreations
- Recorded lessons
- Record your voice and your writing on an iPad whiteboard to produce a video lesson that can be replayed at any time.
- Sharing
- Share a lesson with a class, by link or embed code, and on Pro export the video to store elsewhere.
- Classes
- Teachers create classes with unlimited students and can replay student recordings to see how they explained a concept.
- Imported content
- Images, backgrounds and web pages can be imported on every plan; PDF, PPT, Keynote and Google Doc files and custom maps are Pro.
- School management
- Pro School adds teacher and student management, school-wide feature settings and a central billing account.
Ziteboard
- Realtime collaboration
- Unlimited people can share a board live. An integrated chat adds text, audio and video, and the video runs peer to peer.
- Math tools
- A formula editor takes LaTeX or a virtual keyboard, and a graph plotter and interactive compass cover functions and geometry.
- Drawing helpers
- Freehand strokes are smoothed, and rough circles and other shapes are recognized and redrawn. Sticky notes are included.
- Image and PDF import
- Images can be dragged in, and PDF pages or page ranges imported. Free accounts get lower-resolution images and the first PDF page.
- Export
- Boards export as PNG, SVG or PDF; a backup export is a paid feature.
Plans
Educreations
Basic$0
Record and share lessons, create and join classes, 1 saved draft at a time, 50 MB of storage.
Pro Classroom$8.25
per month for 1 teacher, billed annually ($11.99 billed monthly)
One teacher and 40+ students on Pro: video export, document import, unlimited drafts, 5 GB per user.
Pro School$995
per year and up, for 10+ teachers, sold through sales
Pro for all teachers and students, user management, central billing, unlimited storage.
Ziteboard
Starter$0
3 owned boards, unlimited collaborators, public boards only, limited data traffic, low-resolution image import.
One Week Pro$5
one-time payment for one week
All Pro features for a week: unlimited boards, private boards, audio and video chat, custom colors.
Monthly Pro$9
per month, billed monthly
Unlimited boards, private boards, custom colors, highlighter pens, HQ images, full PDF import, backup export and audio and video chat.
Annual Pro$85
per year
The Monthly Pro features, billed once a year.
Teams$8
per user / month for 2-5 users, billed monthly
Pro features for the whole team. Per-user price falls with team size and period: $4.50 at 21-100 users billed yearly.
EnterpriseCustom
Quoted by email: REST API, white label license, single sign-on, encryption and a dedicated server.
Ways to pay less
Educreations
- Annual discount
Annual billing on Pro Classroom
Pro Classroom is $8.25 a month when billed annually, against $11.99 month to month.
Ziteboard
- Other savings
Team discounts for longer periods
The team price per user drops with team size and with 6-month, 1-year or 2-year periods, from $8 to $4.50 per user a month on the page's table.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Educreations or Ziteboard?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Educreations is cheaper to start with: $8.25 a month, against $9 a month for Ziteboard. Educreations starts at $8.25 per month, billed annually ($11.99 billed monthly), and Ziteboard starts at $9 per month, billed monthly ($85 billed yearly).
Which has a free plan, Educreations or Ziteboard?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Educreations and Ziteboard have a free plan.
Which platforms do Educreations and Ziteboard run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Ziteboard lists an Android app and a browser extension. Both list a web app and an iOS app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.