Ziteboard review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Ziteboard report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for a simple tutoring whiteboard
Ziteboard is a browser whiteboard with live chat, a formula editor and a graph plotter, aimed at tutors. The free plan gives 3 boards, public only, and Pro is $9 a month. Skip it if you want private boards for nothing.
Who Ziteboard is for
- Fits if you run live lessons and need math tools on the board
- Works for tutors who share a board link
Who Ziteboard is not for
- 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
Why Ziteboard gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyMonthly Pro is $9, or $85 a year, which is about $7.08 a month. That's around the middle of what whiteboards charge.
- CFree plan and trialA free Starter plan with 3 owned boards, public boards only and limited data traffic.
- CFeaturesFreehand drawing, shape recognition, math tools, import and live chat. Private boards, full PDF import and backup export are Pro.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. The homepage and the FAQ disagree about whether there are native apps.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iOS and Android plus a Chrome extension, WordPress and an enterprise API. No desktop app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Ziteboard's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Ziteboard's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 12 of the 61 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 12.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 22 of 61) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $9 a month, against a middle price of $7.49 for the category: 29 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 16 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 62 whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Ziteboard’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 7 of 61, level with 30
- CFree plan and trialAbove 7 of 61, level with 40
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 61, level with 42
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 61, level with 44
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 22 of 61, level with 31
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 55 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 Ziteboard, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Ziteboard does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 37 of the 61 other whiteboard and mind map tools grade higher. It costs $108 a year.
What you could not
- An endless canvas that stays smooth with hundreds of things on it.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
What this rests on. Ziteboard’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 Ziteboard?
Ziteboard is a browser-based whiteboard with freehand drawing, shape recognition, image and PDF import, and live collaboration with chat and video. It leans toward tutoring, with a formula editor, graph plotter and compass among its math tools. Paid plans lift the free plan's limits on boards and file quality.
Worth knowing
- 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
- 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.
Ziteboard pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Ziteboard has a free plan, and paid plans start at $9 per month, billed monthly ($85 billed yearly).
- Starts at
- $9 per month, billed monthly ($85 billed yearly)
- Free plan
- Starter plan: 3 boards owned, unlimited shared boards and collaborators, 3 basic colors, low-resolution images and first-page PDF import.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $0 | 3 owned boards, unlimited collaborators, public boards only, limited data traffic, low-resolution image import. |
| One Week Pro | $5one-time payment for one week | All Pro features for a week: unlimited boards, private boards, audio and video chat, custom colors. |
| Monthly Pro | $9per 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 | $85per year | The Monthly Pro features, billed once a year. |
| Teams | $8per 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. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Quoted by email: REST API, white label license, single sign-on, encryption and a dedicated server. |
Read from ziteboard.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Ziteboard before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savingsTeam 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.
Stated on ziteboard.com
Works with
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Common questions
Does Ziteboard have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Ziteboard is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Ziteboard have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Ziteboard is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Ziteboard open source?
Ziteboard is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.