Klaxoon vs Stormboard (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Stormboard grades higher than Klaxoon: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Stormboard grades higher on value for money, features and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Klaxoon
Visual collaboration platform for meetings and workshops
Stormboard
Sticky-note digital whiteboard with built-in reports
Which one is for you
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
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
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAKlaxoonFair | 2.6GPAStormboardGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CBusiness is $8.33 a user a month billed annually ($100 a year), or $10 monthly, which is the exact middle of this category. Annual subscriptions are non-refundable and skip the free trial, and StormAI on Business is a 30-day trial before an Enterprise upgrade. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CPersonal is free with no credit card, with pre-made templates, voting, tasks and a timer. But 5 open Storms of 5 users each is a cap you'll hit, Office and Google files are view-only, and the Word, PowerPoint and Excel reports are left out. |
| Features | CBoards, voting, questions, a timer and screen sync. Gaps the listing shows: 200-plus templates and co-facilitation need Starter, and Jira sync too. | BText, image, video, file and whiteboard sticky notes sorted into template sections, with voting, comments, tasks and a timer, and more than 250 templates. A Storm exports as an editable Word, PowerPoint, Excel or Google report, and changes mirror back to Jira, Rally and Azure DevOps. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You set up each activity yourself. | CNo store rating on record, and the work here is building the board itself: sections to lay out, notes to sort, a template to pick from more than 250. The free plan at least needs no credit card, so you can poke at it before deciding. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Wrike and Jira listed. | AWeb, Windows, iOS and Android, with Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, Google Drive and Zapier hooked in. There's no Mac app, and Stormboard itself calls the phone app a companion with limited features. |
| Best for | facilitated workshops with voting and a timer | workshops that have to end in a written report |
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: Klaxoon and Stormboard. How we grade
Price against what you get
Klaxoon starts at $24.90 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Stormboard starts at $8.33 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
Stormboard scores higher and starts $16.57 a month lower. Of the other whiteboard and mind map tools on the chart, 24 score higher than Klaxoon for less, and 2 score higher than Stormboard 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
- Klaxoon also covers mind mapping.
- Stormboard also covers tasks and reports.
At a glance
| Klaxoon | Stormboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $24.90 per host / month, billed annually (up to 4 Pro users) | $8.33 per user / month, billed annually ($100 a year) |
| Free plan | 1 open activity at a time, 5 contributors per activity, 50 ideas per Board, 500 MB storage. | Personal plan: 5 open Storms with up to 5 users in each, pre-made templates, basic reports and exports, and view-only Microsoft Office and Google Drive files. No credit card is needed. |
| Free trial | None listed | 30-day free trial on monthly subscriptions only; a credit card is required |
| Web | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Klaxoon (by Wrike) | Stormboard |
| Price read from | klaxoon.com | help.stormboard.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
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.
Key features
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.
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.
Plans
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.
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.
Ways to pay less
Klaxoon
No public discounts listed.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Klaxoon or Stormboard?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Stormboard is cheaper to start with: $8.33 a month for each person, against $24.90 a month for each person for Klaxoon. Klaxoon starts at $24.90 per host / month, billed annually (up to 4 Pro users), and Stormboard starts at $8.33 per user / month, billed annually ($100 a year).
Which has a free plan, Klaxoon or Stormboard?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Klaxoon and Stormboard have a free plan.
Which platforms do Klaxoon and Stormboard run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Stormboard lists Windows, 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.