Boardmix vs Excalidraw
Boardmix
boardmix.com
Excalidraw
excalidraw.comSide by side
| Figure | Boardmix | Excalidraw |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | $3/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 13 | 4 |
| Spec score · Online whiteboards | 9.5 (#1) | 8.2 (#18) |
| Spec score · Online Whiteboard Tools | 9.5 (#1) | 8.0 (#26) |
| Spec score · Collaborative Whiteboard Software | 9.4 (#1) | 8.0 (#15) |
| Collaboration | Teams can work on a shared board and discuss ideas using mentions, comments, and emojis. | Users can collaborate in real time by sharing a link, and Excalidraw+ adds voice hangouts and screensharing. |
| Integrations | An official guide says Boardmix integrates with Jira, Figma, Slack, Zoom and Microsoft Teams. | The pricing page lists Notion, Obsidian, and other integrations for Free users. |
| Security | The privacy policy says Boardmix provides reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security controls for personal information. | Excalidraw+ customer data is encrypted with AES-256 at rest and TLS in transit; the company states it is SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 compliant. |
| Support | The Help Center offers FAQs, user guides, video tutorials, and support by email, Discord, or Telegram. | The terms direct users with service concerns to [email protected]. |
| What it does | Boardmix is an AI-powered online whiteboard combining an infinite canvas with mind maps, flowcharts, diagrams, presentations and templates. | Excalidraw is an online whiteboard for sketching diagrams with a hand-drawn feel. |
Plans
Boardmix
- FreeFree
- Starter$5 a month
- AI Starter$10 a month
- AI Business$20 a month
- Lifetime 1$99, paid once
- Lifetime Plan 1$99, paid once
- Lifetime 2$399, paid once
- Lifetime Plan 2$399, paid once
- Lifetime 3$699, paid once
- Lifetime Plan 3$699, paid once
In their own words
Boardmix
Boardmix is a collaborative online whiteboard for brainstorming, diagrams, planning and team discussions. Its infinite canvas includes mind mapping, flowcharting, smart formatting, chat and presentation mode. Teams can share boards and discuss ideas through mentions, comments and emojis. Listed AI tools cover art, presentations, mind maps, flowcharts, and AI chat or writing. Import and export formats include PDF, PNG, JPG, Word, Excel, JSON, CSV, Xmind, Visio and BDX. Boardmix presents itself for project management, sales, marketing, IT, and UX and design teams. The free plan includes three editable boards, 100 objects per board, 1 GB of storage, standard-definition export and 10 version-history records. Starter is listed at $5 per member per month when billed annually, or $12 with monthly billing. Organizations can deploy it in intranet, private cloud or public cloud environments. When users choose AI features, reference images or original documents may be sent to AI models for processing.
Excalidraw
Excalidraw has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.