Milanote vs Padlet (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Milanote grades higher than Padlet: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Milanote grades higher on features and ease of use. Padlet grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Milanote
Visual boards for organizing creative projects
Padlet
Boards and sandboxes for sharing ideas in classrooms and teams
Which one is for you
Pick Milanote if
- Fits if you collect references and ideas for design, film or writing projects
- Works for moodboards or storyboards a client needs to view or comment on
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, because 100 notes, images or links and 10 uploads don't last
- Not for you if you want boards wired into your other work tools, as no integrations or API are listed
- Pricey if you pay month to month on your own, at $12.50 against $9.99 billed annually
- Watch out: team plans are billed annually only, and over 50 people means a quote from sales
- Watch out: there's no Pro trial, so the free plan is the only way to try it
Pick Padlet if
- Fits if you run a classroom board where students post without much setup
- Works for a school that wants LMS links and single sign-on
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, since 3 padlets and 1 user is the limit
- Watch out: SSO, LMS integrations and invoice billing are on School and District only
- Watch out: individual, team and classroom prices are not recorded and differ by region
- Watch out: the pages read name no integrations by product
- Skip it if you need long recordings free, as the free plan caps video at 2 minutes and audio at 5
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAMilanoteGood | 2.4GPAPadletFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $9.99 a person a month billed annually, the dear end of this category, and $12.50 if you pay month to month. Team plans are a flat $49 a month for up to 10 people, or $99 for up to 50, annual billing only. | CThe listing records only School and District, from $300 a year for 10 teachers, and the pricing page in this region shows ringgit, so one person's price is not on record. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree has no time limit, every feature of the paid plans and unlimited shared boards. The cap is what gets you: 100 notes, images or links, and 10 file uploads. One full moodboard can use most of that in an afternoon. | CThe free plan is 3 padlets, 1 user, 20 MB uploads and short recordings, with no card needed. A trial of Team and Classroom is listed, length unstated. |
| Features | BIt covers the job for visual work: boards mixing notes, images, videos, links, files and sketches, templates for moodboards, storyboards, briefs and shot lists, a web clipper that saves from any page, mind maps on the same canvas, and clients who can edit, comment or only view. | CBoards, sandboxes, uploads and classroom safety tools. Gaps the listing shows: the free tier's 3-board cap, with LMS links, SSO and analytics on paid plans. |
| Ease of use | A4.71 from 3,921 App Store ratings. You drag things onto a board and move them about, and the templates mean you rarely start from nothing. | CNo store rating on record. You set up each board and its permissions yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad and Android, plus a web clipper for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge and Opera. What keeps it off top marks is the wiring: the listing shows no integrations at all and no API, so boards don't talk to your other tools. | AWeb, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android, an API from Platinum up, and LMS integrations on the school plan. |
| Best for | moodboards and storyboards for creative work | classroom boards where everyone posts |
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: Milanote and Padlet. How we grade
Price against what you get
Milanote starts at $9.99 a month for each person and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Padlet starts at $25 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7.
Milanote scores higher and starts $15.01 a month lower. Of the other whiteboard and mind map tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Milanote for less, and 12 score higher than Padlet 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
- Milanote also covers notes, web clipper and mind mapping.
At a glance
| Milanote | Padlet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.99 per person / month, billed annually | $300 per year for 10 teachers (School & District plan) |
| Free plan | Free plan with no time limit: 100 notes, images or links, 10 file uploads and unlimited shared boards. Images are limited to 10MB each and other files to 50MB. | 3 padlets, 1 user, 20 MB uploads, 2-minute video and 5-minute audio recordings. |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial offered on the Team and Classroom plans (length not stated) |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Milanote | Wallwisher, Inc. |
| Price read from | milanote.com | padlet.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Milanote
- The Free plan stops at 100 notes, images or links and 10 file uploads, with images capped at 10MB each.
- Team plans are billed annually only; monthly billing exists only on the per-person plan at $12.50 a month.
- Teams of more than 50 people need a custom enterprise plan arranged through sales.
- There is no separate Pro trial: the vendor points people to the Free plan to try the product.
Padlet
- The Free plan allows only 3 padlets and one user account.
- Read from India, the pricing page showed Philippine pesos, so the individual, team and classroom prices are not recorded; check the page for your region.
- SSO, LMS integrations and invoice billing are limited to the School & District plan.
- The pages read name no integrations by product, so none are listed.
Key features
Milanote
- Freeform visual boards
- A board combines notes, images, videos, links, files and sketches, arranged freely, so a project's research and plans sit in one view.
- Moodboards and storyboards
- Templates and guides cover moodboards, storyboards, creative briefs, character profiles, shot lists and other formats used in creative work.
- Web clipper
- A browser extension saves text, images, links and video from any page to a board. It is offered for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge and Opera.
- Sharing and collaboration
- Invite clients or teammates to edit, comment on or just view a board, and work together in real time. Shared boards are unlimited on every plan.
- Mind maps and whiteboarding
- The same boards work as an online whiteboard on an infinite canvas and as a mind mapping tool for brainstorming sessions.
- Desktop and mobile apps
- Desktop apps for Mac and Windows open Milanote outside the browser with live notifications, and mobile apps cover iPhone, iPad and Android.
Padlet
- Boards
- Boards collect posts of text, files, video and audio, and can be shared with a group.
- Sandboxes
- Digital canvases for whiteboards, lessons and activities, offered alongside boards.
- Paid-tier limits lifted
- Paid plans remove the 3-padlet cap and raise upload size to 500 MB on Platinum and 1 GB on Team, with longer video and audio recordings.
- Team controls
- The Team plan adds role-based permissions, user management and an analytics dashboard, with API access from Platinum up.
- Classroom and school tiers
- Classroom includes 100 free student accounts and content safety features. School & District adds unlimited students, LMS integrations and SSO.
- Apps
- The App Store listing covers iPhone, iPad and Mac, and the vendor's homepage cites a Google Play rating.
Plans
Milanote
Free$0
100 notes, images or links, 10 file uploads and unlimited shared boards, with no time limit.
Pro (pay per person)$9.99
per person / month, billed annually ($12.50 billed monthly)
Unlimited notes, images, links and file uploads, with images up to 100MB and other files up to 5GB each.
Team (up to 10 people)$49
per month for the team, billed annually
Unlimited content for up to 10 people under one team admin. Annual billing only.
Team (up to 50 people)$99
per month for the team, billed annually
Unlimited content for up to 50 people under one team admin. Annual billing only; larger teams are quoted an enterprise plan.
Padlet
Free$0
3 padlets, 20 MB file uploads, 2-minute video and 5-minute audio recordings, no credit card needed.
School & District$300
per year, starting at, for 10 teachers
Unlimited padlets and students, 1 GB uploads, role-based permissions, analytics, content safety features, LMS integrations, SSO and invoice billing. Sold through a quote.
Ways to pay less
Milanote
- Annual discount
About 20% less with annual billing
The per-person plan costs $9.99 a month when billed annually against $12.50 billed monthly, a saving of about 20%.
- Other savings
Flat team price for 5 or more people
The team plan costs $49 a month for up to 10 people or $99 a month for up to 50, billed annually. The plans page labels the two sizes "Save 50%" and "Save 80%".
- Education
Student and academic discount
Milanote's help centre says students and academics get a discount by emailing its education address with details of their institution or course.
- Nonprofit
Discount for NGOs and not-for-profits
Milanote says it generally discounts plans for NGOs and not-for-profits, decided case by case after contacting support.
Padlet
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Milanote or Padlet?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Milanote starts at $9.99 per person / month, billed annually, and Padlet starts at $300 per year for 10 teachers (School & District plan). 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, Milanote or Padlet?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Milanote and Padlet have a free plan.
Which platforms do Milanote and Padlet run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Milanote lists a Windows app and a browser extension. Both list a web app and macOS, iOS and Android apps. 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.