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The Collaboard Insider’s Guide

Everything we know about Collaboard in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.

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ToolGPANovember 2026

Collaboard

The Insider’s Guide

Swiss online whiteboard with regional cloud hosting options

Collaboard, as pictured on collaboard.app

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among whiteboard and mind map tools, read from Collaboard’s own pages.

Made by BOC Information Technologies Consulting GmbH · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.2GPA

Contents

  1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
  2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
  3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
  4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
  5. 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
  6. 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
  7. 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Collaboard’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Collaboard’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.2

GPA, above 23 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade

Collaboard is an online whiteboard for workshops, meetings and project planning, with sticky notes, mind maps, drawing tools, frames and tables on a shared canvas. It can be hosted in the Netherlands, Switzerland or Germany, or on a customer's own servers on the Enterprise plan.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Collaboard, taken from its own pages and our grades.

No store rating on record, and facilitation boards take building.
From our grade for ease of use
  1. 1

    Best for workshop whiteboards with a choice of hosting country

    Collaboard is an online whiteboard for workshops with sticky notes, mind maps and tables, hosted in the Netherlands, Switzerland or Germany.

  2. 2

    Paid plans start at $6 a month for each person

    As its pricing page puts it: $6 per user / month, billed yearly ($7.20 billed monthly).

  3. 3

    There is a free plan

    Up to 3 whiteboards, 5 participants per board and access to 200+ templates.

  4. 4

    It runs on Web

    Web.

  5. 5

    Core whiteboard tools

    Sticky notes, text, shapes, connectors, drawing pens, mind maps, frames, tables and chat on the board.

  6. 6

    Workshop facilitation

    Voting and ratings, a timer, presentation and focus modes and a way to bring participants to your position (Advanced and up).

  7. 7

    Guest access

    Guests can view and edit a board without logging in: up to 20 on Basic, unlimited on Advanced.

  8. 8

    A 2.2 GPA, above 23 of 98

    That is against the other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

  9. 9

    Keep it

    The plain part of Collaboard you could make: mind mapping and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.

Collaboard at a glance

Pricing
Free plan, from $6 per user / month, billed yearly ($7.20 billed monthly)
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
None stated
Runs on
Web
Made by
BOC Information Technologies Consulting GmbH
Category
Whiteboards & Mind Maps
Our grade
2.2 GPA, fair

The report card

Best for workshop whiteboards with a choice of hosting country

Collaboard is an online whiteboard for workshops with sticky notes, mind maps and tables, hosted in the Netherlands, Switzerland or Germany. The free plan is 3 boards with 5 people each, voting and timers need Advanced, and Enterprise has no published price.

ToolGPA report cardCollaboardGraded Nov 13, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyC$6 per user a month billed yearly sits between the category's cheaper quarter at $5 and its middle at $8.25.
Free plan and trialCFree plan with 3 whiteboards and 5 participants per board, which most teams will outgrow.
FeaturesCCore whiteboard tools, templates and guests, but voting, timers and presentation mode need Advanced at $11.50 a seat.
Ease of useCNo store rating on record, and facilitation boards take building.
Platforms and integrationsBWeb only, with Teams, Webex, Pexip, Nextcloud and Rocket.Chat integrations.
Grade point averageFair, out of 4.02.2

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Collaboard is for

  • Fits if your data has to stay in Switzerland, Germany or the Netherlands
  • Works for workshop facilitators who need an MCP server or self-hosting

Who it is not for

  • Tight if you stay free, as it is 3 boards and 5 participants per board
  • Watch out: voting, timers, presentation mode and the icon library need Advanced
  • Watch out: hosting in Germany costs extra and is not in the listed price
  • Watch out: single sign-on, SCIM, LDAP and audit logs are Enterprise only, with no published price

Good to know

Good for

  • European teams and public bodies with data-location requirements
  • Workshop facilitators who need voting, timers and presentation mode
  • Schools and agencies that want guests to join without accounts

Worth knowing

  • The free plan is limited to 3 whiteboards and 5 participants per board.
  • Voting, timers, presentation mode and the icon library need Advanced.
  • Hosting in Germany is available for an additional charge and is not part of the listed price.
  • Single sign-on, SCIM, LDAP and audit logs are Enterprise only, and Enterprise has no published price.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$6

A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too

Collaboard has a free plan. Paid plans start at $6 per user / month, billed yearly ($7.20 billed monthly).

  • Free

    $0

    Up to 3 whiteboards, 5 participants per board, core whiteboard features and templates.

  • Basic

    $6

    per user / month, billed yearly ($7.20 billed monthly)

    Unlimited boards, 50 participants per board, up to 20 guests who can edit without a login, exports.

  • Advanced

    $11.50

    per user / month, billed yearly ($13.80 billed monthly)

    Unlimited participants and guests, facilitation tools, custom templates, branding, cloud region choice.

  • Enterprise

    Custom

    Self-hosting, single sign-on, SCIM and LDAP, audit logs and a dedicated customer success manager.

The free plan

Up to 3 whiteboards, 5 participants per board and access to 200+ templates.

Read from collaboard.app on Nov 13, 2026.

Ways to pay less

  • Annual discount

    Save 17% with yearly billing

    The pricing page shows a yearly option labelled as a 17% saving over monthly billing, in dollars, euros or Swiss francs.

    Stated on collaboard.app

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

1

Place it runs: Web

Swiss online whiteboard with regional cloud hosting options. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, real-time collaboration, whiteboard, templates, mind mapping.

Web only, with Teams, Webex, Pexip, Nextcloud and Rocket.Chat integrations.
From our grade for platforms and integrations
Core whiteboard tools
Sticky notes, text, shapes, connectors, drawing pens, mind maps, frames, tables and chat on the board.
Workshop facilitation
Voting and ratings, a timer, presentation and focus modes and a way to bring participants to your position (Advanced and up).
Guest access
Guests can view and edit a board without logging in: up to 20 on Basic, unlimited on Advanced.
Templates
The vendor lists over 250 templates, and Advanced adds personal and organization templates.
Hosting choice
Cloud hosting in the Netherlands, Switzerland or Germany, with self-hosted and private deployment on Enterprise.
MCP server
A beta MCP server connects AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Mistral to whiteboards on the Advanced plan.

Where it runs

  • Web

What it works with

  • Microsoft Teams
  • Cisco Webex
  • Pexip
  • Nextcloud
  • Rocket.Chat
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • Stashcat

Collaboard is made by BOC Information Technologies Consulting GmbH.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

23/98

Other whiteboard and mind map tools it is graded above

Collaboard's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 23 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 19.

It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 35 of 98) and worst on features (C, above 0).

Its paid plans start at $6 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 20 of the 69 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 99 whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Collaboard’s own letter is outlined.

  • CValue for moneyAbove 11 of 98
  • CFree plan and trialAbove 10 of 98
  • CFeaturesAbove 0 of 98
  • CEase of useAbove 1 of 98
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 35 of 98

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 88 whiteboard and mind map tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Collaboard is the marked dot.

C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$2$5$10$20$50$100$200$500More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessCollaboardMiroXmindMicrosoft Whiteboarddraw.ioStructurizr

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

The plain part of Collaboard you could make: mind mapping and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.

That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 56 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools grade higher. It costs $72 a year.

What you could make

  • Mind mapping and templates: an app builder makes these well.

What you could not

  • An endless canvas that stays smooth with hundreds of things on it.
  • Several people working in it at the same moment.
  • It plugs into other products, Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex and Pexip among them, and has an API.

What this rests on. Collaboard’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Miro, Mural, Microsoft Whiteboard, Conceptboard and Klaxoon

The 5 tools Collaboard is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

14

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Collaboard free?

Collaboard has a free plan. Up to 3 whiteboards, 5 participants per board and access to 200+ templates.

How much does Collaboard cost?

Collaboard lists 4 plans. Free: $0.

What platforms does Collaboard work on?

Collaboard is available on Web.

Does Collaboard offer any discounts?

Collaboard publicly lists the following: Save 17% with yearly billing.

Does Collaboard have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Collaboard is listed for Web.

Does Collaboard have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Collaboard is listed for Web.

Is Collaboard open source?

Collaboard is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.

Does Collaboard have an API?

Yes. Collaboard offers a public API, according to its own site.

What does Collaboard integrate with?

Collaboard's listing names Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex, Pexip, Nextcloud, Rocket.Chat, Jira, Confluence and Stashcat.

Who makes Collaboard?

Collaboard is made by BOC Information Technologies Consulting GmbH.

What are the alternatives to Collaboard?

The closest alternatives to Collaboard in our directory are Miro, Mural, Microsoft Whiteboard, Conceptboard and Klaxoon.

How does Collaboard compare with other whiteboard and mind map tools?

Collaboard's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 23 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 19.

Is Collaboard good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Collaboard C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $6 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 20 of the 69 others that charge start lower.

Could I make my own version of Collaboard?

The plain part of Collaboard you could make: mind mapping and templates.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Collaboard’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Collaboard's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by BOC Information Technologies Consulting GmbH. Prices change, so check collaboard.app before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.

Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

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