Whiteboard.fi vs Ziteboard (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Whiteboard.fi grades higher than Ziteboard: 2.6 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
Whiteboard.fi grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Whiteboard.fi
Classroom whiteboard where every student gets their own board
Ziteboard
Lightweight online whiteboard for tutoring and live teamwork
Which one is for you
Pick Whiteboard.fi if
- Fits if you want to see every student's work at once
- Works for math teachers who need equation and graph tools
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: sessions expire after 2 hours, with 20 students and 1 active session
- Pricey if you need PDF upload, co-teachers or assignments, as those are Pro at $4.99 and up
- Skip it if you're not teaching, as it's built for classrooms
- Watch out: the monthly-billing prices weren't shown on the page we read
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
| 2.6GPAWhiteboard.fiGood | 2.2GPAZiteboardFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BLite is $2.49 a month on yearly billing and Pro $4.99. But PDF upload, co-teachers and assignments need Pro, which is just under the category's $5 cheaper-quarter start. | 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 | BFree for 20 students, 1 active session and 2-hour sessions. A teacher can live on that, and a 14-day Premium trial is offered. | CA free Starter plan with 3 owned boards, public boards only and limited data traffic. |
| Features | CIndividual student boards, classroom controls, math tools and saving. It does the classroom job fully, but it's a narrower one than a general whiteboard. | CFreehand drawing, shape recognition, math tools, import and live chat. Private boards, full PDF import and backup export are Pro. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Students join by link, code or QR, though the teacher sets up each session. | CNo store rating on record. The homepage and the FAQ disagree about whether there are native apps. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but it signs in through Clever, Kahoot and Google. | BWeb, iOS and Android plus a Chrome extension, WordPress and an enterprise API. No desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | giving every student their own whiteboard | 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: Whiteboard.fi and Ziteboard. How we grade
Price against what you get
Whiteboard.fi starts at $2.49 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Ziteboard starts at $9 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Whiteboard.fi starts $6.51 a month lower. Of the other whiteboard and mind map tools on the chart, 3 score higher than Whiteboard.fi 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
- Whiteboard.fi also covers templates.
At a glance
| Whiteboard.fi | Ziteboard | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $2.49 per month, billed yearly | $9 per month, billed monthly ($85 billed yearly) |
| Free plan | 20 students per session, 1 active session and 2-hour session expiration. | Starter plan: 3 boards owned, unlimited shared boards and collaborators, 3 basic colors, low-resolution images and first-page PDF import. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the Premium plan for teachers | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Digital Teaching Tools Finland Ltd | Ziteboard |
| Price read from | whiteboard.fi | ziteboard.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Whiteboard.fi
- Free sessions expire after 2 hours and allow 20 students and one active session.
- PDF upload, co-teachers, the library and assignments need the Pro plan or higher.
- Prices are listed with yearly billing; the monthly-billing prices were not displayed in the page text read.
- Vendor says data can be stored in the United States or the European Union and is deleted after the room closes.
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
Whiteboard.fi
- Individual student whiteboards
- Each student draws, writes, annotates images and adds math on their own board, and the teacher sees all of them live.
- Students join without an account
- Students enter through a link, room code or QR code on any device, with no login, download or installation required.
- Classroom controls
- A waiting lobby, a room lock after class starts, and a Focus Mode that pauses student boards so they follow the teacher.
- Math and drawing tools
- A math editor with a symbol keyboard, graphs, angles, pie charts, measurement tools, shapes and more than 1,000 emojis.
- Assignments and saving
- Assignment sessions collect and grade submissions, and student boards can be saved as a PDF or downloaded as a ZIP on paid plans.
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
Whiteboard.fi
Free$0
20 students per session, 1 active session, 2-hour expiration, waiting lobby and Clever sign-in.
Lite$2.49
per month, billed yearly ($29.88)
30 students and 2 active sessions, 12-hour expiration, ZIP download of student work and Focus Mode.
Pro$4.99
per month, billed yearly ($59.88)
40 students, 30-day expiration, PDF upload, co-teachers, library, assignments and feedback.
Premium$12.99
per month, billed yearly ($155.88)
100 students and 100 active sessions, 365-day expiration and priority support.
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
Whiteboard.fi
- Education
Organisation license for schools
The pricing section offers a Purchase organisation license option for schools and other organizations; terms are not shown on the page.
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, Whiteboard.fi or Ziteboard?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Whiteboard.fi is cheaper to start with: $2.49 a month, against $9 a month for Ziteboard. Whiteboard.fi starts at $2.49 per month, billed yearly, and Ziteboard starts at $9 per month, billed monthly ($85 billed yearly).
Which has a free plan, Whiteboard.fi or Ziteboard?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Whiteboard.fi and Ziteboard have a free plan.
Which platforms do Whiteboard.fi 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.