Zoom Whiteboard vs other whiteboard solutions

Why choose Zoom Whiteboard?

Full feature functionality

From dynamic mind mapping to interactive presentations, Zoom Whiteboard delivers a robust visual collaboration experience with the features your teams need to succeed.

Seamless platform integrations

Experience the freedom of creating a whiteboard in a fully connected ecosystem where your entire team can collaborate across Zoom's platform without wrestling with multiple logins or links.

More value and more access

Built into your Zoom Workplace plan, Zoom Whiteboard delivers the core collaboration tools and features your entire team needs without requiring extra subscriptions.

The whiteboard solution you expect — and much more

Everything you want in an online whiteboard tool, except the cost of paying for a separate whiteboard platform.

Create flowcharts, diagrams, and more with AI-first workflows.
Document ideas with sticky notes, comments, and live reactions.
Keep branding consistent with organization-wide shared asset libraries.

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See how Zoom Whiteboard stacks up against Miro

See how Zoom Whiteboard goes beyond Miro’s basic tools and simple visual workspace by offering core whiteboard capabilities as well as advanced diagramming tools in an all-in-one collaborative platform.

	Zoom Whiteboard	Miro
Pricing	Whiteboard Basic is included in Zoom Workplace Basic (free) and Pro plans Whiteboard Unlimited is included with Zoom Workplace Business, Business Plus, and Enterprise Essentials Whiteboard Plus, our most comprehensive plan, is included in Enterprise Plus or as a separate add-on	Free tier $8-$16/month/seat (billed annually)
Edit permissions	Zoom Workplace free and paid plans allow invited users to edit boards they are granted access to	Enterprise free users are restricted to view and comment access only
Whiteboarding and creation tools	Digital whiteboard tools like annotations, text, notes, shapes, lines, and images
Advanced diagramming functionality	Create meaningful whiteboards with extensive icon and shape libraries, connectors, alignment and snapping functionality, and layers
	Manage custom organization-wide shape libraries	Miro does not support organization-wide shape libraries
Project management and agile tools	Create tables, mind maps, cards, Kanban, and flowcharts
	Integrate with 3rd-party project management tools (Jira, Asana, Azure DevOps)
Templates	Create a whiteboard quickly with access to 250+ customizable templates
Content import and export	Import PDFs, PPTs, and docs directly from OneDrive and Google Drive
	Embed whiteboards in Zoom Docs and other doc apps like Coda and Confluence
	Export whiteboards as a PDF, PPT, CSV, or image file
AI-first tools	Use text prompts to jumpstart whiteboard creation — generate text, tables, notes, mind maps, and flowcharts
	Use AI to organize and classify notes
Content organization and recovery	Create multi-page boards	Miro does not support pages
	Access version history, advanced grouping and sorting, and live activity logs
Presentation and facilitation tools	Engage audiences with intuitive tools like presentation mode, follow-along, frames, laser pointer, timer, and voting sessions
Hardware integrations & Zoom Room devices	Quickly and easily share a whiteboard to a Zoom Room device	Miro does not support a process to quickly share a whiteboard from a shared hardware device
	Quickly create a whiteboard and easily assign ownership of it on a Zoom Room device	Miro does not support a process to easily assign ownership of a whiteboard from a shared hardware device
	Support for most digital touch displays
Built-in collaboration tools	Collaborate fully within Zoom — no need to switch between apps	Miro only integrates as a 3rd-party application
	Access host controls for advanced in-meeting permission management, and meeting participant temporary access	Miro does not support meeting-specific permission controls
	Create and share a whiteboard in-meeting
	Launch Zoom Meetings with whiteboard participants
Sharing controls, guest and visitor management	Manage access to whiteboards, including co-owners, locking, sharing restrictions, and visitor links

*Feature comparisons based on publicly available information as of April 2025.

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See how Zoom Whiteboard stacks up against Mural

Mural is an additional cost that adds up as your team grows. Zoom Whiteboard is bundled with the workplace productivity tools you already use in your Zoom subscription, providing a budget-friendly collaborative solution that grows with your organization.

	Zoom Whiteboard	Mural
Pricing	Whiteboard Basic is included in Zoom Workplace Basic (free) and Pro plans Whiteboard Unlimited is included with Zoom Workplace Business, Business Plus, and Enterprise Essentials Whiteboard Plus, our most comprehensive plan, is included in Enterprise Plus or as a separate add-on	Free tier $9.99-$17.99/month/user (billed annually)
Basic whiteboarding tools	Digital whiteboard tools like annotations, text, notes, shapes, lines, and images
Advanced collaboration objects	Involve whiteboard participants with action buttons, code blocks, cards, and stamps
Advanced diagramming functionality	Create meaningful whiteboards with extensive icon and shape libraries, connectors, alignment and snapping functionality, and layers
	Manage custom organization-wide shape libraries
Project management and agile tools	Create tables, mind maps, cards, Kanban, and flowcharts
	Integrate with 3rd-party project management tools (Jira, Asana, Azure DevOps)
Templates	Create a whiteboard quickly with access to 250+ customizable templates
Content import and export	Import PDFs, PPTs, and docs directly from OneDrive and Google Drive
	Embed whiteboards in Zoom Docs and other doc apps like Coda and Confluence	Mural does not support editable embed views in other doc apps
	Export whiteboards as a PDF, PPT, CSV, or image file	Mural does not support export as PPT files
AI-first tools	Use Zoom AI Companion for advanced diagram creation — generate tables, mind maps, and flowcharts	Mural does not support advanced diagram creation using AI
	Use Zoom AI Companion to generate notes and text, as well as organize and classify notes
Content organization and recovery	Create multi-page boards
	Access version history, advanced grouping and sorting, and live activity logs
Importer tools	Use migration tools to import whiteboard content from Miro, Mural, Lucid, and Visio
Presentation and facilitation tools	Engage audiences with intuitive tools like presentation mode, follow-along, frames, laser pointer, timer, and voting sessions
Collaboration platform integrations	Stay in sync on team projects with Zoom Team Chat, tightly woven into Zoom Workplace	Mural’s 3rd-party integration does not support Zoom Team Chat
	Integrate with 3rd-party communication tools like Microsoft Teams and Slack
Hardware integrations & Zoom Room devices	Quickly and easily share a whiteboard to a Zoom Room device	Mural does not support a process to quickly share a whiteboard from a shared hardware device
	Quickly create a whiteboard and easily assign ownership of it on a Zoom Room device	Mural does not support a process to easily assign ownership of a whiteboard from a shared hardware device
	Support for most digital touch displays
Built-in collaboration tools	Collaborate fully within Zoom — no need to switch between apps	Mural is a standalone app/website
	Access host controls for advanced in-meeting permission management, and meeting participant temporary access	Mural does not support meeting-specific permission controls
	Create and share a whiteboard in-meeting
	Launch Zoom Meetings with whiteboard participants
Live embed	Embed live whiteboards in Zoom Docs	Mural does not support embedding in Zoom Docs
	Embed live whiteboards in 3rd-party tools Coda and Confluence	Mural does not support live editing embed
Sharing controls, guest and visitor management	Manage access to whiteboards, including co-owners, locking, sharing restrictions, and visitor links
Projects and organization	Make collaborative projects easy to manage by tagging favorite whiteboards
	Find whiteboards easily with dashboard search, sort and filter, or title and content search
Enterprise-level access controls	Enhance security and access with SSO, 2FA, sharing policies, account sharing settings, and admin roles
Encryption and data residency	Encryption, Customer Managed Keys, data in transit, and residency controls
Compliance and content management	Webhooks and APIs, archiving tools, activity logs, content management tools, data retention policies, custom disclaimers, analytics dashboards
	Zoom Compliance Manager powered by Theta Lake, provides data governance, information protection, risk management, and communications compliance across the Zoom platform	Mural does not offer a custom Theta Lake integration

*Feature comparisons based on publicly available information as of April 2025.

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See how Zoom Whiteboard stacks up against Lucidchart

Are you paying for complex diagramming functionality you don’t need? See cost savings add up with a bundled Zoom plan that includes access to a versatile whiteboarding and diagramming solution designed to support your team’s key workflow needs, without the burden of extra subscriptions and seats.

	Zoom Whiteboard	Lucidchart + Lucidspark
Pricing	Whiteboard Basic is included in Zoom Workplace Basic (free) and Pro plans Whiteboard Unlimited is included with Zoom Workplace Business, Business Plus, and Enterprise Essentials Whiteboard Plus, our most comprehensive plan, is included in Enterprise Plus or as a separate add-on	Free tier $13.50-$15/month/user (bundle with Lucidchart and Lucidspark)
Edit permissions	Zoom Workplace free and paid plans allow invited users to edit boards they are granted access to	Limited to paid users
Basic whiteboarding tools	Digital whiteboard tools like annotations, text, notes, shapes, lines, and images
Basic diagramming functionality	All of the tools you need for online whiteboarding, including shape and icon libraries, connectors, and alignment and snapping functionality
Advanced diagramming functionality	Create advanced diagrams with layers, extensive line types, and containers
	Manage custom organization-wide shape libraries
Project management and agile tools	Create tables, mind maps, cards, Kanban, and flowcharts
	Integrate with 3rd-party project management tools (Jira, Asana, Azure DevOps)
	Create a whiteboard quickly with access to 250+ customizable templates
Content import and export	Import PDFs, PPTs, and docs directly from OneDrive and Google Drive
	Embed whiteboards in Zoom Docs and other doc apps like Coda and Confluence
	Export whiteboards as a PDF, PPT, CSV, or image file
AI-first tools	Use text prompts to jumpstart whiteboard creation — generate text, tables, notes, mind maps, and flowcharts
	Use AI to organize and classify notes
Content organization and recovery	Create multi-page boards
	Access version history, advanced grouping and sorting, and live activity logs
Importer tools	Use migration tools to import whiteboard content from Miro, Mural, Lucid, and Visio
Presentation and facilitation tools	Engage audiences with intuitive tools like presentation mode, follow-along, frames, laser pointer, timer, and voting sessions
Collaboration platform integrations	Stay in sync on team projects with Zoom Team Chat, tightly woven into Zoom Workplace	Lucidchart does not support Zoom Team Chat
	Integrate with 3rd-party communication tools like Microsoft Teams and Slack
Hardware integrations & Zoom Room devices	Quickly and easily share a whiteboard to a Zoom Room device	Lucidchart does not support a process to quickly share a whiteboard from a shared hardware device
	Quickly create a whiteboard and easily assign ownership of it on a Zoom Room device	Lucidchart does not support a process to easily assign ownership of a whiteboard from a shared hardware device
	Support for most digital touch displays
Built-in collaboration tools	Collaborate fully within Zoom — no need to switch between apps	Lucidchart is a standalone app/website
	Access host controls for advanced in-meeting permission management, and meeting participant temporary access	Lucidchart does not support meeting-specific permission controls
	Create and share a whiteboard in-meeting
	Launch Zoom Meetings with whiteboard participants
Live embed	Embed live whiteboards in Zoom Docs
	Embed live whiteboards in 3rd-party tools Coda and Confluence
Sharing controls, guest and visitor management	Manage access to whiteboards, including co-owners, locking, sharing restrictions, and visitor links
Projects and organization	Make collaborative projects easy to manage by tagging favorite whiteboards
	Find whiteboards easily with dashboard search, sort and filter, or title and content search
Enterprise-level access controls	Enhance security and access with SSO, 2FA, sharing policies, account sharing settings, and admin roles
Encryption and data residency	Encryption, Customer Managed Keys, data in transit, and residency controls
Compliance and content management	Webhooks and APIs, archiving tools, activity logs, content management tools, data retention policies, custom disclaimers, analytics dashboards
	Zoom Compliance Manager, powered by Theta Lake, provides data governance, information protection, risk management, and communications compliance across the Zoom platform	Lucidchart does not offer a custom Theta Lake integration

*Feature comparisons based on publicly available information as of April 2025.

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How to switch to Zoom Whiteboard from another whiteboard platform

We know migrations take work, and that’s why we’re here to assist you along the way. Choose the migration option that works best for you and your teams.

Option 1

Import files manually
Option 2

Automate migration using an API importer [Coming soon]
Option 3

Work directly with an official Zoom partner to meet your specific migration needs with a white-glove approach

Why customers choose Zoom Whiteboard over the competition

Why choose Zoom Whiteboard?

Full feature functionality

Seamless platform integrations

More value and more access

All the best whiteboard features you want, plus the collaboration tools you love

The whiteboard solution you expect — and much more

Choose cross-team accessibility without the extra costs

Choose a collaboration-friendly solution over a basic canvas for online workshops

Choose easy-to-use and modern over complex and outmoded

See how Zoom Whiteboard stacks up against Miro

See how Zoom Whiteboard stacks up against Mural

See how Zoom Whiteboard stacks up against Lucidchart

How to switch to Zoom Whiteboard from another whiteboard platform

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