Microsoft Whiteboard vs Cardsmith Comparison

91% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

Microsoft Whiteboard

Whiteboard Software

4.3 79 user ratings

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88% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

Cardsmith

Whiteboard Software

4.7 3 user ratings

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Overview

Description	Microsoft Whiteboard is a collaborative digital canvas in Microsoft 365 for engaging learning and effective meetings. The tool helps users run effective meetings, visualize ideas, and work creatively with notes, shapes, templates, and more. It facilitates distance learning, maximizes learning outcomes with ink, notes, stickers, run collaborative lessons, and more. The tool lets the user stay connected with their colleagues from anywhere with the freeform infinite digital canvas. Microsoft Whiteboard enables users to brainstorm ideas, solve problems, plan projects, and organize tasks with more structure. The tool assists the users to make their handwriting more legible. Users can also convert pictures of drawings to digital ink easily. The tool enables users to customize their board background and export their boards via email summary or to Teams, whenever required. It offers a variety of pen shapes, thicknesses, and colors to keep everything organized. Users can copy a hyperlink from a browser and paste it directly on the whiteboard; it will convert into a URL's clickable preview. Read more	Cardsmith is a flexible online visual collaboration tool that enables you to easily develop visual systems that operate the way you want them to. It makes it simple to design story maps, idea maps, mind maps, and any other unique work flows and procedures you'd like to share with your team or clients. It helps the team to organize their thoughts and get right into making a strategy after an interactive brainstorming session. With Cardsmith, you get a Kanban board, a scrum board, a monthly or quarterly plan, and a project overview board to provide the most effective visual foundation for the task at hand. It enables everyone on the team to exchange ideas at any time, from anywhere in the globe and all changes are immediately visible to the team with real-time collaboration. To get a better picture, you can zoom out or open a card to acquire the specifics. You can toggle between freeform and grid views. Additionally, you can add text, lists, photos, and links to any card to keep track of what matters to your team. Read more
Pricing Options	Free Trial Not Available Offers Free-forever plan.	Free Trial Available Starts at $9.00. Offers Free-forever plan.
SW Score & Breakdown	91% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more 97% Reviews 85% Momentum 62% Popularity 67%	88% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more 96% Reviews 68% Momentum 64% Popularity 79%
SaaSworthy Awards	# 5 Fastest Growing	Not Available

Features

Total Features	16 Features	16 Features
Common Features for All	Annotation and Markup Tools Aides to highlight and comment with freehand drawing tools Brainstorming Allows team members and others coming together to encourage new idea/solution generation within a group Built-in Templates It has bundle of predefined templates that can be used for creating a design Collaboration Tools Interactive tools meant to make the application highly collaborative and encourage teamwork Content Management Helps you to create and customize your contents to make user and SEO friendly Diagramming Allows to create professional diagrams through intuitive diagramming tools Discussion Boards Provides a virtual discussion site where team members can interact through posted messages or by leaving comments Document Management Ability to store and manage various information and documents in electronic format. Drag and drop Builder Has a pick-and-drop feature for easier designing Guest users Users are allowed to join a conference without requiring to sign-in or download the application Mind Map Helps in creating mind maps to enable one capturing the thoughts and bringing them into reality in the visual form Multi-language Support Available in multiple languages to support global customers Project Management Helps in managing the projects necessary for streamlining and enhancing the customer relationship management tasks. Real-time Editing Facility to make changes with other users in real-time, without any technical limitations Reporting (Analytics) Provides insightful reports and important business metrics to track and measure the outcomes and progress. Task Management Task management is the process of managing a task through its life cycle, including planning, testing, tracking, and reporting. Version Control It gives the team the ability to recall specific versions of a document, code, content, file, or folder that records changes over time. Zoom (Pan) Helps changing the angle of view or allows enlarging a certain portion of the displayed data for better and prominent view + 13 More - Show Less	Annotation and Markup Tools Aides to highlight and comment with freehand drawing tools Brainstorming Allows team members and others coming together to encourage new idea/solution generation within a group Built-in Templates It has bundle of predefined templates that can be used for creating a design Collaboration Tools Interactive tools meant to make the application highly collaborative and encourage teamwork Content Management Helps you to create and customize your contents to make user and SEO friendly Diagramming Allows to create professional diagrams through intuitive diagramming tools Discussion Boards Provides a virtual discussion site where team members can interact through posted messages or by leaving comments Document Management Ability to store and manage various information and documents in electronic format. Drag and drop Builder Has a pick-and-drop feature for easier designing Guest users Users are allowed to join a conference without requiring to sign-in or download the application Mind Map Helps in creating mind maps to enable one capturing the thoughts and bringing them into reality in the visual form Multi-language Support Available in multiple languages to support global customers Project Management Helps in managing the projects necessary for streamlining and enhancing the customer relationship management tasks. Real-time Editing Facility to make changes with other users in real-time, without any technical limitations Reporting (Analytics) Provides insightful reports and important business metrics to track and measure the outcomes and progress. Task Management Task management is the process of managing a task through its life cycle, including planning, testing, tracking, and reporting. Version Control It gives the team the ability to recall specific versions of a document, code, content, file, or folder that records changes over time. Zoom (Pan) Helps changing the angle of view or allows enlarging a certain portion of the displayed data for better and prominent view + 13 More - Show Less

Technical Details

Organization Types Supported	Individuals Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business	Individuals Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business
Platforms Supported	SaaS/Web/Cloud Mobile - Android Mobile - iOS Installed - Windows	SaaS/Web/Cloud Mobile - Android Mobile - iOS Installed - Windows
Modes of Support	Business Hours Online	Business Hours Online

Reviews & Ratings

User Rating	4.3/5 79 user ratings	4.7/5 3 user ratings
Rating Distribution	Excellent 55.7% Very Good 30.4% Average 6.3% Poor 3.8% Terrible 3.8%	Excellent 66.7% Very Good 33.3% Average 0% Poor 0% Terrible 0%
User Sentiments	Easy to use, Collaborative Features, Seamless Microsoft Integrations, Useful Templates Performance Issues, Limited Mobile Functionality, Occasional Syncing Errors, Lack of Advanced Features	Not Available
Review Summary	Users appreciate Microsoft Whiteboard's user-friendly interface, real-time collaboration capabilities, and wide range of features, including infinite canvas, sticky notes, shapes, and integration with other Microsoft products. However, some users have reported issues with the app's performance, stability, and lack of certain advanced features found in competing products. Overall, reviewers find Microsoft Whiteboard to be a solid choice for basic whiteboarding and collaboration needs, but it may not be the best option for users requiring more advanced functionality.	Not Available
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Pricing

Pricing Options	Free Trial Not Available Offers Free-forever plan.	Free Trial Available Starts at $9.00. Offers Free-forever plan.
Pricing Plans Monthly Plans Annual Plans	Microsoft Whiteboard Free	Basic Free Professional $9.00 $12.00 per month Team $9.00 $12.00 per month
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