Twiddla vs Ziteboard (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Twiddla grades higher than Ziteboard: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Twiddla grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Twiddla
Browser whiteboard for web meetings and tutoring
Ziteboard
Lightweight online whiteboard for tutoring and live teamwork
Which one is for you
Pick Twiddla if
- Fits if you want a quick shared canvas without anyone signing up
- Works for marking up a website or image live with a client
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 20-minute meetings and 10 participants
- Pricey if you need many seats: Team is $99 a month for 10 and Business $349 for 50
- Watch out: voice conferencing minutes are capped on every paid plan
- Watch out: the page doesn't say whether $14 is billed monthly or yearly
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
| 2.4GPATwiddlaFair | 2.2GPAZiteboardFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPro is $14 a month for 1 named user, between the category's dearer quarter at $10.95 and its dearest tenth at $24.90. The page doesn't say if that's billed monthly. | 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 | CGuest meetings are free with no sign-up, but limited to 20 minutes and 10 people. A 30-day trial covers the paid plans. | CA free Starter plan with 3 owned boards, public boards only and limited data traffic. |
| Features | CShared canvas, co-browsing, voice and an API. It does the meeting-whiteboard job, with voice minutes capped from 600 to 12,000 a month. | CFreehand drawing, shape recognition, math tools, import and live chat. Private boards, full PDF import and backup export are Pro. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record, but a guest can start a meeting with no sign-up and nothing to set up. | CNo store rating on record. The homepage and the FAQ disagree about whether there are native apps. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but it has API access and needs no plug-ins. | BWeb, iOS and Android plus a Chrome extension, WordPress and an enterprise API. No desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | quick shared canvases in web meetings | 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: Twiddla and Ziteboard. How we grade
Price against what you get
Twiddla starts at $14 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Ziteboard starts at $9 a month and scores 2.3.
Twiddla scores higher, and starts $5 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, 12 score higher than Twiddla 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
- Twiddla also covers video calls.
At a glance
| Twiddla | Ziteboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $14 per month (billing period not stated) | $9 per month, billed monthly ($85 billed yearly) |
| Free plan | Guest: free meetings with up to 10 participants and a 20-minute meeting limit, no sign-up needed. | Starter plan: 3 boards owned, unlimited shared boards and collaborators, 3 basic colors, low-resolution images and first-page PDF import. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Twiddla | Ziteboard |
| Price read from | twiddla.com | ziteboard.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Twiddla
- Free guest meetings stop at 20 minutes and 10 participants.
- The pricing page does not say whether the $14 Pro price is billed monthly or annually, only that annual billing takes 25% off.
- Voice conferencing is capped per month on every paid plan, from 600 to 12,000 minutes.
- A Teacher 3-Pack of Pro plans is sold for educators at $4.99 per user per month ($19.95 total).
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
Twiddla
- Shared whiteboard canvas
- Participants draw on a blank canvas or mark up websites, graphics and photos together in real time, with chat alongside.
- Co-browsing
- A meeting can load a web page that everyone sees and marks up, which the vendor pitches for tutoring and website feedback.
- No account for participants
- Guests can start a new whiteboard without registering, and people invited to a meeting do not see a login screen.
- Voice conferencing
- Voice is included in paid plans with a monthly minute allowance that grows with the plan.
- API access
- The site links a separate API reference and API plans for embedding Twiddla in other products.
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
Twiddla
Guest$0
1 meeting at a time, up to 10 participants, 20-minute limit and email support.
Pro$14
per month for 1 named user
No meeting time limit, unlimited storage and 600 voice minutes per month. Annual billing is 25% off.
Team$99
per month for 10 named users
10 simultaneous meetings, 2,400 voice minutes per month and priority email support.
Business$349
per month for 50 named users
50 simultaneous meetings, 12,000 voice minutes per month, email and phone support.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited accounts and meetings, 24/7 technical support and a support contract.
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
Twiddla
- Education
Teacher 3-Pack of Pro plans
Educators can buy three Pro plans for $4.99 per user per month ($19.95 total), with 25% off for annual billing.
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, Twiddla or Ziteboard?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Ziteboard is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $14 a month for Twiddla. Twiddla starts at $14 per month (billing period not stated), and Ziteboard starts at $9 per month, billed monthly ($85 billed yearly).
Which has a free plan, Twiddla or Ziteboard?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Twiddla and Ziteboard have a free plan.
Which platforms do Twiddla and Ziteboard run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Ziteboard lists iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. 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.