Explain Everything vs Klaxoon (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Explain Everything grades higher than Klaxoon: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Explain Everything grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Explain Everything
Teaching whiteboard with slides, video recording and collaboration
Klaxoon
Visual collaboration platform for meetings and workshops
Which one is for you
Pick Explain Everything if
- Fits if you record whiteboard lessons from an iPad or a browser
- Works for a school that hands out assignments through Canvas, Moodle or Blackboard
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: one slide per project and 3-minute videos run out fast
- Skip it if you want a Mac or Windows app, as none is named
- Watch out: free collaboration is one person for 15 minutes at a time
- Watch out: the $69 educator plan covers one educator account, and schools get custom quotes
- Watch out: deployment through MDM and group settings need the Team plan
Pick Klaxoon if
- Fits if you run workshops and want voting and a facilitator view
- Works for a team already on Wrike, Teams or Jira
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are one person, since Starter starts at $24.90 a month
- Tight if you stay free, with 1 open activity and 50 ideas per board
- Watch out: Starter covers 1 to 4 Pro users, and 5 or more needs Enterprise with no public price
- Watch out: Klaxoon says paid amounts are not refunded unless the law requires it
- Skip it if you want a desktop or phone app, as none is named
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAExplain EverythingFair | 2.0GPAKlaxoonFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $7.49 a month billed yearly, between the category's cheaper quarter at $5 and the dearer quarter at $9.99. Education Advanced is $69 a year. | D$24.90 a host a month billed annually for up to 4 Pro users sits at the start of the category's dearest tenth. One person pays all of it, and 5 or more users go to a sales quote. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free plan has 3 projects, 1 slide each, 3-minute videos, 500 MB and 15-minute sessions with one collaborator. No card is needed. | CThe free plan is 1 open activity, 5 contributors per activity, 50 ideas per board and 500 MB. The page calls it a trial with limited access. |
| Features | CInfinite canvas, video recording and classroom tools. Gaps the listing shows: the free tier's size limits, and larger collaboration needs Team or a school plan. | CBoards, voting, questions, a timer and screen sync. Gaps the listing shows: 200-plus templates and co-facilitation need Starter, and Jira sync too. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build lessons slide by slide. | CNo store rating on record. You set up each activity yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Canvas, Schoology, Moodle and Blackboard listed. No Mac or Windows download is named. | BWeb only, with Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Wrike and Jira listed. |
| Best for | teachers recording lessons on a whiteboard | facilitated workshops with voting and a timer |
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: Explain Everything and Klaxoon. How we grade
Price against what you get
Explain Everything starts at $7.49 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Klaxoon starts at $24.90 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Explain Everything starts $17.41 a month lower. Of the other whiteboard and mind map tools on the chart, 13 score higher than Explain Everything for less, and 24 score higher than Klaxoon 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
- Explain Everything also covers screen recording and presentations.
- Klaxoon also covers templates and mind mapping.
At a glance
| Explain Everything | Klaxoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $7.49 per month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly) | $24.90 per host / month, billed annually (up to 4 Pro users) |
| Free plan | Up to 3 projects with 1 slide each, 3-minute videos, 500 MB storage and 15-minute sessions for 1 collaborator. | 1 open activity at a time, 5 contributors per activity, 50 ideas per Board, 500 MB storage. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Promethean | Klaxoon (by Wrike) |
| Price read from | explaineverything.com | klaxoon.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Explain Everything
- The Free plan allows 3 projects with a single slide each, 3-minute videos and 15-minute collaboration sessions.
- Group-wide settings, license deployment through MDM and larger collaboration need the Team plan or a custom school plan.
- The pricing page lists iPads, iPhones, Chromebooks, Android devices and a browser app, with no separate Mac or Windows download named.
- Schools buy custom plans with volume pricing; the $69 Advanced plan covers one educator account.
Klaxoon
- Starter covers 1 to 4 Pro users; a larger group needs Enterprise, which starts at 5 Pro users and has no public price.
- The Free plan allows one open activity and 5 contributors per activity.
- Klaxoon says amounts already paid are not refunded unless the law requires it.
- The pages read name no desktop or mobile apps, and the vendor is rebranding the product as Klaxoon by Wrike.
Key features
Explain Everything
- Infinite-canvas whiteboard
- All plans include the whiteboarding tools and an infinite canvas that takes PDFs, documents, images, presentations, audio and video.
- Video recording
- A project can be recorded as a video tutorial. Length is capped at 3 minutes on the free plan and unlimited on paid plans.
- Collaboration
- People can work in one project at the same time or at different times. Session length and group size depend on the plan.
- Classroom tools
- Education plans add polling, a timer and a spinner, and school plans can hand out assignments through Canvas, Schoology, Moodle and Blackboard.
- Projection and broadcast
- The whiteboard can be shown on a second display or shared into a video meeting app.
Klaxoon
- Board whiteboarding
- The Board holds ideas, diagrams and shapes, mind maps with connectors, free-hand drawing and imported files, with filters, multiple views and an icon library.
- Voting and questions
- Dot-voting and question activities collect input from participants, who can join with limited Audience rights.
- Facilitation tools
- A facilitator can sync all participant screens, run a timer and pause, and manage who has access. Co-facilitation is listed from the Starter plan.
- Templates
- A library of free templates, with 200+ in total on Starter. Creating your own templates is listed on the paid plans.
- Jira sync and integrations
- Starter lists integrations with Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Wrike and Jira.
- Data residency
- Customers can choose EMEA or US data centers for their data, included from the Starter plan up at no extra cost.
Plans
Explain Everything
Free$0
Up to 3 projects, 1 slide per project, 3-minute videos, 500 MB cloud storage, 1-on-1 collaboration for up to 15 minutes.
Pro$7.49
per month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly)
Unlimited projects and slides, unlimited video length, 20 GB storage, up to 8 people collaborating with no time limit, email support.
Team$7.49
per user / month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly)
Pro limits for a company, plus team settings, shared folders, 20 GB pooled storage per person and a choice of data region.
Education Advanced$69
per year
For educators: unlimited projects, slides and video length, Promethean polling, timer and spinner, 7.5 GB storage, 30-minute collaboration.
Klaxoon
Free$0
One open activity, 5 contributors per activity, 50 ideas per Board, 500 MB storage and the free templates. The page calls it a trial with limited access.
Starter$24.90
per host / month, billed annually, up to 4 Pro users
Unlimited open activities, 20 contributors per activity, 200+ templates, 10 GB storage and Jira sync. Monthly billing is offered on this plan, but its price is not shown.
EnterpriseCustom
Starts at 5 Pro users and is priced through sales. Adds SSO (SAML 2.0), admin and governance controls, 1 TB storage, a dedicated customer success manager and AI features in beta.
Ways to pay less
Explain Everything
- Education
Education plans for teachers and schools
The pricing page has a separate Plans for Education view with an Advanced plan at $69 per year and custom pricing for schools and districts.
Klaxoon
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Explain Everything or Klaxoon?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Explain Everything starts at $7.49 per month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly), and Klaxoon starts at $24.90 per host / month, billed annually (up to 4 Pro users). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Explain Everything or Klaxoon?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Explain Everything and Klaxoon have a free plan.
Which platforms do Explain Everything and Klaxoon run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Explain Everything lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web 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.