GroupMap vs Stormboard (2026): which should you pick?

Pick GroupMap if

• Fits if you facilitate workshops and want anonymous voting
• Works for teams that need a written record of how a decision was reached

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you need the AI grouping or custom templates: Professional is $60 a month
• Tight if you're on Basic: 1 map creator and 10 participants
• Skip it if you want a free plan, as there isn't one
• Watch out: there's no pause option, and data goes 12 months after an unconverted trial

Pick Stormboard if

• Fits if your workshops need to end in a written report people can edit
• Works for sprint planning in Jira, Rally or Azure DevOps with changes synced back

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're staying free, with 5 open Storms of 5 users and view-only Office and Google files
• Skip it if you want the AI on a regular plan, as StormAI on Business is a 30-day trial before an Enterprise upgrade
• Not for you if you want a desktop app on a Mac, because only a Windows one is listed
• Watch out: the 30-day trial needs a card and covers monthly plans only, and annual plans aren't refundable
• Too light for work on a phone, as the vendor calls its phone app a companion with limited features

GroupMap

• Only map creators and facilitators need a license; participants join free, within each plan's cap.
• Basic has 1 map creator, 10 participants and no AI grouping, guest facilitators or custom templates.
• There is no free plan and no pause option; a subscription can be cancelled and restarted later.
• Data is deleted 12 months after a trial ends if you do not subscribe.

Stormboard

• The Personal plan allows 5 open Storms with 5 users each, and Microsoft Office and Google Drive files are view-only on it.
• Substorms, idea grouping, folders, and the Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Google reports all need the Business plan.
• SAML single sign-on, audit logs and the Surface Hub app are Enterprise-only, and StormAI on Business is a 30-day trial before an Enterprise upgrade.
• The vendor lists apps for Windows, iOS and Android but no Mac app, and describes the phone app as a companion with limited features.

GroupMap

Guided activity design

Build a session from step-by-step activities (brainstorm, group, vote, position, rate, action) with instructions and timers.

Anonymity controls

Set a map to off, partial or full anonymity so participants can add and rate ideas without their names attached.

Templates

Over 130 brainstorming templates in four styles, including retrospectives, SWOT-style matrices and canvases.

Atlas AI facilitator

AI-suggested idea grouping and summaries of results. Both are included on Professional and Enterprise, not on Basic.

Facilitator controls

Lock stages, move participants to a stage and sync screens. These controls are limited on the Basic plan.

Reports and exports

Generate PDF reports, save the map as an image, and export map data to Excel or CSV on every plan.

Stormboard

Storms built from sticky notes

A workspace, called a Storm, holds text, image, video, file and whiteboard sticky notes on an infinite canvas divided into sections. Index card notes open a Substorm on paid plans.

Templates and section types

More than 250 templates are included. On Business and Enterprise, a section can become a calendar, spreadsheet or matrix, and customized templates can be saved for reuse.

Reports and exports

A Storm exports as an editable Word, PowerPoint or Excel report, or as Google Docs, Slides or Sheets. These need Business; Personal has word cloud, votes and tasks exports.

Two-way agile integrations

Integrations with Jira, Rally and Azure DevOps mirror changes made in Stormboard back to the tracker, for backlog and sprint planning and for showing dependencies.

Voting, tasks and timer

Participants can vote on ideas, comment, and assign a task to a sticky note, and an assigned-tasks report lists owners and due dates. A timer is included on every plan.

StormAI

StormAI builds a template from a stated goal, suggests ideas, and summarizes sticky notes or groups them by theme or sentiment. Business customers get a 30-day trial of it.

GroupMap

• Basic$20

  per month, billed monthly ($16.67 billed annually)

  1 map creator, 10 free participants per map, unlimited maps; basic process design, facilitator controls and reporting.

• Professional$60

  per month, billed monthly ($50 billed annually)

  50 free participants per map, 100 and 200 participant plans available; workspaces, AI grouping and advanced reporting.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom participant limits and several map creators, plus white-labeling, SSO, custom domain and shared templates.

Stormboard

• Personal$0

  5 open Storms, 5 users per Storm, one administrator per Storm, pre-made templates, and word cloud, votes and tasks exports.

• Business$8.33

  per user / month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)

  Unlimited Storms, Substorms, idea grouping, folders, custom templates, Office and Google reports, and live co-editing of Office and Google files.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds SAML single sign-on, a single-tenant option, audit logs, the Surface Hub app, volume pricing, priority support and a dedicated account manager.

GroupMap

• Annual discount

  Save about 17% with annual billing

  The pricing page offers annual billing at $200 a year for Basic and $600 a year for Professional, against $20 and $60 billed monthly.

Stormboard

• Annual discount

  2 months free with annual billing

  Business is $8.33 per user a month billed annually ($100 a seat per year) against $10 billed monthly. Annual subscriptions are non-refundable and do not include the free trial.

• Nonprofit

  25% off annual plans for nonprofits

  Certified non-profit organizations get 25% off annual plans by choosing a plan and then contacting Stormboard. The discount does not apply to monthly billing.