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Collaborative Online Whiteboard Tools in AI answers

Data as of Oct 18, 2026Based on 546 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

AI summary

Miro holds a clear lead, most frequently recommended for general online whiteboarding and automatic AI sticky note clustering. For self-hosted setups and fully open-source environments, Excalidraw is the usual answer.

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Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5

#	Brand	Recommended for	Mentioned in
1	Miro 60% complex, large-scale brainstorming and automatic AI note clustering	complex, large-scale brainstorming and automatic AI note clustering	60%
2	Figma FigJamFigma product line 49% playful, fast collaboration tightly integrated with design files	playful, fast collaboration tightly integrated with design files	49%
3	Excalidraw 47% lightweight, open-source whiteboards running on local servers without internet	lightweight, open-source whiteboards running on local servers without internet	47%
4	Mural 38% structured workshops and research synthesis with built-in facilitation tools	structured workshops and research synthesis with built-in facilitation tools	38%
5	Microsoft WhiteboardMicrosoft product line 29% embedding directly into chat canvases and Copilot note grouping	embedding directly into chat canvases and Copilot note grouping	29%
6	Figma 25% product and design teams wanting native whiteboard integrations	product and design teams wanting native whiteboard integrations	25%
7	LucidsparkLucid product line 20% structured ideation and converting brainstorms into organized diagrams	structured ideation and converting brainstorms into organized diagrams	20%
8	Microsoft TeamsMicrosoft product line 12% initiating and embedding shared canvases directly inside meeting chats	initiating and embedding shared canvases directly inside meeting chats	12%
9	Whitebophir 12% lightweight self-hosted whiteboarding across private local networks	lightweight self-hosted whiteboarding across private local networks	12%
10	AFFiNE 12% local-first, open-source canvases combining documents and whiteboards	local-first, open-source canvases combining documents and whiteboards	12%
11	Canva WhiteboardCanva product line 12%		12%
12	tldraw 10%		10%
13	Microsoft 365Microsoft product line 10%		10%
14	Slack · salesforce.comSalesforce product line 10%		10%
15	Microsoft 9%		9%
16	Poll Everywhere 8%		8%
17	Mentimeter 8%		8%
18	Zoom WhiteboardZoom product line 8%		8%
19	Zoom · zoom.us 7%		7%
20	Slido 7%		7%
21	ClickUp 7%		7%
22	Canva 7%		7%
23	Vibe 6%		6%
24	Diagrams.net 5%		5%
25	Wooclap 5%		5%
26	Kahoot!5%		5%
27	Nextcloud WhiteboardNextcloud product line 5%		5%
28	Top Hat 5%		5%
29	SMART Technologies 5%		5%
30	ViewSonic 4%		4%
31	Microsoft 365 AppsMicrosoft product line 4%		4%
32	WBO (Whiteboard Online) · ophir.devOphir product line 4%		4%
33	OpenBoard 4%		4%
34	SMART Board MX SeriesSMART Technologies product line 4%		4%
35	Promethean 4%		4%
36	Vevox 4%		4%
37	Collaboard 3%		3%
38	tldraw Offlinetldraw product line 3%		3%
39	BenQ 3%		3%
40	Stormboard 3%		3%
41	Samsung 3%		3%
42	Jeda.ai 3%		3%
43	Penpot 2%		2%
44	Drawnix 2%		2%
45	ViewSonic ViewBoardViewSonic product line 2%		2%
46	iClicker 2%		2%
47	Lucidchart 2%		2%
48	Promethean ActivPanelPromethean product line 2%		2%
49	BenQ BoardBenQ product line 2%		2%
50	Slack · slack.comOwned by Salesforce 2%		2%
51	Conceptboard 2%		2%
52	Google JamboardAlphabet product line 2%		2%
53	Boardmix 2%		2%
54	WBO (Whiteboard Online)1%		1%
55	Atlassian 1%		1%
56	Zoom · zoom.com 1%		1%
57	Slack CanvasSalesforce product line 1%		1%
58	Notion 1%		1%
59	Samsung FlipSamsung product line 1%		1%
60	Zoom WorkplaceZoom product line 1%		1%
61	Nextcloud TalkNextcloud product line 1%		1%
62	Nextcloud HubNextcloud product line 1%		1%
63	Microsoft SurfaceMicrosoft product line 1%		1%
64	Excalidraw PlusExcalidraw product line 1%		1%
65	Clusterizer 1%		1%
66	Apple Freeform 1%		1%
67	Sketchboard 1%		1%
68	SMART Learning SuiteSMART Technologies product line 1%		1%
69	Whimsical 1%		1%
70	Box CanvasBox product line 1%		1%
71	Promethean ActivInspirePromethean product line 1%		1%
72	Whiteboard.fi 1%		1%
73	ExcaliDash 1%		1%
74	Lark 1%		1%
75	Asana 1%		1%
76	CryptPad 1%		1%
77	Lucid 1%		1%
78	myViewBoard 1%		1%
79	Monday 1%		1%
80	Azure DevOpsMicrosoft product line 1%		1%
81	Socrative 1%		1%
82	Limnu 1%		1%
83	Nextcloud 1%		1%
84	Vibe CanvasVibe product line 1%		1%
85	Workcanvas 1%		1%
86	Discord 1%		1%
87	Conceptboard Data Center EditionConceptboard product line <1%		<1%
88	Canva for NonprofitsCanva product line <1%		<1%
89	Ink <1%		<1%
90	Explain Everything <1%		<1%
91	alswl/excalidraw-collaboration <1%		<1%
92	Online Whiteboard <1%		<1%
93	tldraw self-hosted <1%		<1%
94	WebexOwned by Cisco <1%		<1%
95	Drawpile <1%		<1%
96	Fullscreen <1%		<1%
97	NginxOwned by F5 <1%		<1%
98	Whitebird <1%		<1%
99	ClassFlow <1%		<1%
100	OurBoard <1%		<1%

Recommendations by AI engine

ChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Widest split: AFFiNE, 6% on ChatGPT Search and 20% on Google AI Mode.

Mentioned in on each AI engine, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
Miro	59%	54%
Figma FigJam	48%	44%
Excalidraw	44%	47%
Mural	32%	38%
Microsoft Whiteboard	29%	18%
Figma	27%	19%
Lucidspark	16%	21%
Microsoft Teams	14%	10%
Whitebophir	16%	10%
AFFiNE	6%	20%

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