Sketchboard review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Online whiteboard for diagrams, sketches and team planning
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Sketchboard report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for diagrams and retros on an infinite canvas
Sketchboard is a browser whiteboard with an infinite canvas, shape libraries and real-time editing. The free plan allows 3 editable boards and 5 users, extra editors cost $5 or $6 each, and SSO and team access rights are on Business only. It has no desktop or phone apps.
Who Sketchboard is for
- Fits if your team draws system and UML diagrams together
- Works for small teams that want a cheap whiteboard with free viewers
Who Sketchboard is not for
- Tight if you stay free: 3 editable boards and 5 users
- Skip it if you need SSO or team-level access rights, which are Business only
- Pricey if your team grows: extra editors cost $5 or $6 a month each
- Skip it if you want apps, as only the browser version is listed
Why Sketchboard gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$6 a month for 1 editor ($60 yearly), and $20 for 5 editors on Team, which is about $4 a head. The category's cheaper quarter starts at $5.
- CFree plan and trialThe free plan has 3 editable boards and up to 5 users. You'll hit the board cap.
- BFeaturesInfinite canvas, shape libraries, real-time collaboration, templates and sharing controls. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core whiteboard job.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. It's a web app where the work is drawing the board.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, but it connects to Teams, Slack, GitHub, Webex and Google Drive.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sketchboard's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/sketchboard#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/sketchboard.svg" alt="Sketchboard: 2.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Sketchboard stands among whiteboard and mind map tools
Sketchboard's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 58 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 16.
It stands best on features (B, above 77 of 98) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $6 a month, 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 2.7 out of 4. 5 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. Sketchboard’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 59 of 98, level with 14
- CFree plan and trialAbove 10 of 98, level with 60
- BFeaturesAbove 77 of 98, level with 17
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 98, level with 77
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 35 of 98, level with 55
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 88 whiteboard and mind map tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Sketchboard, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Sketchboard you could make: mind mapping. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $72 a year.
What you could make
- Mind mapping: an app builder makes this well.
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, Microsoft Teams, Slack and GitHub among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Sketchboard’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.
What is Sketchboard?
Sketchboard is a browser-based collaborative whiteboard with an infinite canvas, a large shape library and automatic connectors. Teams use it for software diagrams, flowcharts, retrospectives and mind maps. Everyone's edits appear in real time, and boards can be shared by link.
Worth knowing
- The free plan stops at 3 editable boards and 5 users.
- Plans are priced by editor; extra editors cost $5 or $6 a month each.
- SSO and team-level access rights are on Business only.
- Yearly billing includes two months free compared with monthly billing.
Key features
- Infinite canvas
- A freeform board for sketching, notes and diagrams, with freehand drawing that can sit on top of pasted screenshots.
- Shape libraries
- Over 1,000 shapes on paid plans, including AWS and Google Cloud icons, with connectors that recalculate when shapes move.
- Real-time collaboration
- Edits and cursor movements show live, and a comment box doubles as a mini chat.
- Templates for common work
- The site describes boards for UML and flowcharts, retrospectives, UX flows, roadmaps and mind maps.
- Sharing controls
- Boards share by link; Team and Business add unlimited free viewers and board password sharing.
- Integrations
- Connects to Microsoft Teams, Slack, GitHub, Webex and Google Drive.
Sketchboard pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Sketchboard has a free plan, and paid plans start at $6 per month for 1 editor, billed monthly ($60 billed yearly).
- Starts at
- $6 per month for 1 editor, billed monthly ($60 billed yearly)
- Free plan
- Free plan with 3 editable boards and up to 5 users; boards are backed up daily on every plan.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 3 editable boards and up to 5 users. |
| Starter | $6per month for 1 editor, billed monthly ($60 billed yearly) | Unlimited boards, 1 private team, PDF and SVG export, 1 GB storage; extra editors are $6 each a month. |
| Team | $20per month for up to 5 editors, billed monthly ($200 billed yearly) | 5 editors, unlimited free viewers, board password sharing, comments and Slack; extra editors $5 each a month. |
| Business | $39per month for up to 10 editors, billed monthly ($390 billed yearly) | 10 editors, unlimited private teams, SSO, team-level access rights and business admin; extra editors $5 each. |
Read from sketchboard.io on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Sketchboard before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountTwo months free with yearly billing
Yearly billing is $60 for Starter, $200 for Team and $390 for Business, which the page says includes two months free.
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Common questions
Does Sketchboard have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Sketchboard is listed for Web.
Does Sketchboard have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Sketchboard is listed for Web.
Is Sketchboard open source?
Sketchboard is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.