Groupboard vs Scribble Together

Groupboard is a shared online whiteboard with real-time chat and a message board. People can open it through a supplied link, and its contents remain after all users log off. It works in HTML5-capable browsers, including iOS and Android browsers, without plugins or downloads. Paid hosted plans allow embedding the board in web pages and use of a JavaScript API to control and customize it; self-hosted versions can be installed on a customer's server. The interface is translated into Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Finnish, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, and Arabic. It also works with graphics tablets such as Wacom and Huion. The Free Groupboard plan costs nothing and allows five users per whiteboard, 20 saved pictures, and 10 background images; it includes ads and limited support. Hosted plans cost $9.99 a month for up to 15 users per whiteboard or $19.99 a month for up to 50 users. Groupboard was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada. Its privacy statement says its servers are in Quebec and personal data is not transmitted outside Canada.

Scribble Together is an online whiteboard for handwriting equations, drawing diagrams and annotating PDFs. Users can import PDF files, add marks and export the annotated documents. Boards provide an infinite canvas, and users can create unlimited whiteboards. Owners can allow guests to scribble and navigate on a shared board; guests join by link or temporary four-digit code without registration or passwords. Background choices include graph, lined, dot-grid and music staff paper. A Zoom app gives meeting participants access to whiteboards created in the meeting. The help guide describes PDF import and export through Google Drive using the iOS file picker and PDF export feature. Its Free plan provides an offline personal notebook for iOS, unlimited whiteboards and guest joining. The Member plan costs $4.16 a month and includes web board creation, access across devices and unlimited guests. First-time web sign-ins receive a three-day trial; memberships include 14 or 30 free days depending on monthly or annual membership. The project began in 2017.