The Excalidraw Plus Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Excalidraw Plus 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.
Excalidraw Plus
The Insider’s Guide
Paid workspace for Excalidraw with cloud scenes and team access
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among whiteboard and mind map tools, read from Excalidraw Plus’s own pages.
Made by Excalidraw · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Excalidraw Plus’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Excalidraw Plus’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
Excalidraw Plus is the paid workspace built around the open-source Excalidraw whiteboard. It adds cloud-saved scenes and folders, access management, comments, presentations, voice hangouts and a higher daily allowance of AI requests to the hand-drawn style canvas.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Excalidraw Plus, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No store rating on record, and you draw everything yourself.
- 1
Best for hand-drawn whiteboards saved to the cloud
It has no free plan, takes cards only, and workspace libraries are listed as coming soon.
- 2
Paid plans start at $6 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $6 per user / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial of Plus
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Cloud scenes and folders
Scenes are saved to the vendor's cloud with no limit on their number and can be organized into folders and collections.
- 6
Access management
Share with edit or view rights, send read-only links and embeds, and manage team members in a workspace.
- 7
Presentations and export
Frames can be shown as slides, including live presentations, and exported to PDF and PPTX.
- 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
Keep it
Nothing Excalidraw Plus does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 5 things listed below take a company.
Excalidraw Plus at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $6 per user / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of Plus
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Excalidraw
- Category
- Whiteboards & Mind Maps
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for hand-drawn whiteboards saved to the cloud
Excalidraw Plus adds cloud-saved scenes, folders, sharing, comments and presentations to the hand-drawn Excalidraw whiteboard, at $6 a seat billed yearly. It has no free plan, takes cards only, and workspace libraries are listed as coming soon.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | $6 a seat billed yearly sits between the category's cheaper quarter at $5 and its middle at $8.25. |
| Free plan and trial | C | 14-day free trial of Plus; the card requirement is not stated, and the free editor is a separate product with local storage. |
| Features | C | Cloud scenes, sharing, comments, presentations and 100 AI requests a day, but workspace libraries are coming soon and the API and MCP server are in beta. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record, and you draw everything yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, with Notion and Obsidian links and a beta API. |
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 Excalidraw Plus is for
- Fits if you already use the free Excalidraw and want scenes saved and shared
- Works for teams that want comments and presentations on a simple canvas
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want a free plan for Plus, as there is only a 14-day trial
- Watch out: payment is by credit card only, and bank transfer is not supported
- Watch out: workspace libraries and library search are marked coming soon
- Watch out: the MCP server and REST API are in public beta
Good to know
Good for
- Teams that already sketch in Excalidraw and want scenes stored centrally
- Workshops that need comments, voice and presentations on one canvas
- Buyers who want a SOC 2 Type 2 whiteboard vendor
Worth knowing
- Plus has no free plan; the free Excalidraw editor is a separate product with local, browser-based storage.
- Payment is by credit card only; the pricing FAQ says bank transfer is not supported.
- Workspace libraries and library search are marked as coming soon.
- The MCP server and REST API are in public beta.
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
Excalidraw Plus is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $6 per user / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly).
Plus
$6
per user / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly)
Unlimited scenes and folders saved to the cloud, sharing with edit or view rights, comments, 100 AI requests a day.
Trying it first
14-day free trial of Plus
Read from plus.excalidraw.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 14% with annual billing
The pricing page lists $6 per user a month billed annually against $7 billed monthly, and labels the annual option as a 14% saving.
Stated on plus.excalidraw.com
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
Paid workspace for Excalidraw with cloud scenes and team access. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, real-time collaboration, whiteboard, diagrams.
Web only, with Notion and Obsidian links and a beta API.
- Cloud scenes and folders
- Scenes are saved to the vendor's cloud with no limit on their number and can be organized into folders and collections.
- Access management
- Share with edit or view rights, send read-only links and embeds, and manage team members in a workspace.
- Presentations and export
- Frames can be shown as slides, including live presentations, and exported to PDF and PPTX.
- Voice hangouts and comments
- Collaborators can talk and share screens on the canvas and leave comments on a scene.
- AI requests
- Text to diagram and wireframe to code run at 100 requests a day on Plus, or with your own API key.
- MCP and REST API
- A public beta MCP server lets an AI agent draw into a workspace, and a REST API is also in public beta.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Notion
- Obsidian
Excalidraw Plus is made by Excalidraw.
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
Excalidraw Plus'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. Excalidraw Plus’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. Excalidraw Plus is the marked dot.
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
Nothing Excalidraw Plus does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 5 things listed below take a company.
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 not
- An endless canvas that stays smooth with hundreds of things on it.
- A diagram editor.
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
- It plugs into other products, Notion and Obsidian among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Excalidraw Plus’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
Excalidraw, tldraw, Miro, Whimsical and Eraser
The 5 tools Excalidraw Plus is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Excalidraw
Free plan · from $6/mo
Open-source whiteboard for hand-drawn style sketches and diagrams.
- Excalidraw has a free plan. Excalidraw Plus does not, though it has a free trial.
- Excalidraw is open source, self-hostable and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- 3.2GPA
tldraw
Free
Free online whiteboard with a local desktop app.
- tldraw has a free plan. Excalidraw Plus does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only tldraw lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- 3.0GPA
Miro
Free plan · from $8/mo
Online whiteboard for team brainstorming, diagrams and planning.
- Miro has a free plan. Excalidraw Plus does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Miro lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps.
- Miro also covers templates and mind mapping.
- 2.4GPA
Whimsical
Free plan · from $10/mo
Whiteboard for flowcharts, wireframes, mind maps and docs.
- Whimsical has a free plan. Excalidraw Plus does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Whimsical lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Whimsical also covers templates, documents and mind mapping.
- 2.4GPA
Eraser
Free plan · from $45/mo
AI diagramming and docs canvas for engineering teams.
- Eraser has a free plan. Excalidraw Plus does not, though it has a free trial.
- Excalidraw Plus also covers whiteboard.
- Eraser also covers Markdown and documents.
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 Excalidraw Plus free?
No, Excalidraw Plus is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial of Plus.
How much does Excalidraw Plus cost?
Excalidraw Plus lists one plan. Plus: $6 per user / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly).
What platforms does Excalidraw Plus work on?
Excalidraw Plus is available on Web.
Does Excalidraw Plus offer any discounts?
Excalidraw Plus publicly lists the following: Save 14% with annual billing.
Does Excalidraw Plus have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Excalidraw Plus is listed for Web.
Does Excalidraw Plus have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Excalidraw Plus is listed for Web.
Is Excalidraw Plus open source?
Excalidraw Plus is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Excalidraw Plus have an API?
Yes. Excalidraw Plus offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Excalidraw Plus integrate with?
Excalidraw Plus's listing names Notion and Obsidian. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Excalidraw Plus?
Excalidraw Plus is made by Excalidraw.
What are the alternatives to Excalidraw Plus?
The closest alternatives to Excalidraw Plus in our directory are Excalidraw, tldraw, Miro, Whimsical and Eraser.
How does Excalidraw Plus compare with other whiteboard and mind map tools?
Excalidraw Plus'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 Excalidraw Plus good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Excalidraw Plus 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 Excalidraw Plus?
Nothing Excalidraw Plus does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 5 things listed below take a company.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Excalidraw Plus’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 Excalidraw'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 Excalidraw. Prices change, so check plus.excalidraw.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
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.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Excalidraw Plus, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/excalidraw-plus
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
Quoting this guide?
Please name ToolGPA and link to the live page, so readers can check the figures for themselves:
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- Whiteboards & Mind Maps Insider's GuideEvery one of the 99 whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, compared
- Microsoft Whiteboard Insider's GuideFree collaborative canvas built into Microsoft 365 and Teams3.4 GPA
- draw.io Insider's GuideFree diagram editor that saves files to storage you choose3.2 GPA
- tldraw Insider's GuideFree online whiteboard with a local desktop app3.2 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Excalidraw Plus’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Excalidraw Plus is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Excalidraw. Prices and plans change: check plus.excalidraw.com before you buy.