Microsoft Whiteboard vs Groupboard Comparison

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Microsoft Whiteboard

Whiteboard Software

4.3 79 user ratings

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Groupboard

Whiteboard Software

4.9 8 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	Groupboard is an advanced collaborative web conferencing and whiteboard software for online education. Schools, institutions, universities, online tutors across the globe find the software beneficial and reliable for their daily job execution. The particular comes equipped with a variety of modules like rich API, session record or playback, optional math tutoring tools besides HTML 5 support. Users can embed the particular within their websites and get going with daily business. Advanced whiteboard features offered by Groupboard include options like, drag and drop, undo, pan or zoom, document upload etc. Educators using the solution can generate multiple rooms, besides sharing their screens with the attendees. They can also record individual sessions and use them as a knowledge base. Groupboard is available in multiple languages like French, Dutch, Chinese, Finnish, Korean and more. Users also get access to optional AES, TLS and SSL level encryption for the data shared within the solution. Read more
Pricing Options	Free Trial Not Available Offers Free-forever plan.	Free Trial Available Starts at $19.99. 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%	89% 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 93% Reviews 77% Momentum 63% Popularity 77%
SaaSworthy Awards	# 5 Fastest Growing	# 3 Most Worthy # 3 Most Popular

Features

Total Features	16 Features	15 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. Session Recording Enables one to record remote access, support sessions, and meetings Task Management Task management is the process of managing a task through its life cycle, including planning, testing, tracking, and reporting. 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. Session Recording Enables one to record remote access, support sessions, and meetings Task Management Task management is the process of managing a task through its life cycle, including planning, testing, tracking, and reporting. Zoom (Pan) Helps changing the angle of view or allows enlarging a certain portion of the displayed data for better and prominent view + 12 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 Installed - Mac	SaaS/Web/Cloud Mobile - Android Mobile - iOS Installed - Windows Installed - Mac
Modes of Support	Business Hours Online	Business Hours Online
API Support	NA	Available

Reviews & Ratings

User Rating	4.3/5 79 user ratings	4.9/5 8 user ratings
Rating Distribution	Excellent 55.7% Very Good 30.4% Average 6.3% Poor 3.8% Terrible 3.8%	Excellent 87.5% Very Good 12.5% 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 $19.99. Offers Free-forever plan.
Pricing Plans Monthly Plans Annual Plans	Microsoft Whiteboard Free	Groupboard Free Groupboard Designer $19.99 $19.99 per month Groupworld $24.99 $24.99 per month
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