# OpenBoard Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

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 OpenBoard Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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OpenBoard

## What is OpenBoard?

OpenBoard is open source interactive whiteboard software for schools and universities. This cross-platform application can be used with interactive whiteboards or with a dual monitor setup using a touchscreen device and secondary display. Originally a fork of Open-Sankoré 2.0, OpenBoard was created to refocus the software on classroom use by teachers while emphasizing ease of use. The software continues to be developed by an open source community on GitHub.

## What is OpenBoard used for?

[Whiteboard](https://www.capterra.com/whiteboard-software/)

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Overall rating

Based on 7 user reviews

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### OpenBoard

4.6 (7)

VS.

[4.7 (383)](https://www.capterra.com/p/211643/LucidSpark/reviews/)

Starting Price

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Starting Price

$7.95

Flat Rate, Per Month

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.0 (7)

Ease Of Use

4.5 (574)

Value For Money

4.4 (5)

Value For Money

4.4 (546)

Customer Service

3.8 (5)

Customer Service

4.5 (486)

## OpenBoard alternatives

[4.6 (14,520)](https://www.capterra.com/p/144037/Zoom-Video-Conferencing/reviews/)

Starting price

$14.99

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

96%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[4.7 (561)](https://www.capterra.com/p/144020/Aha/reviews/)

Starting price

$59.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

96%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

Highest Rated

[SketchWow](https://www.capterra.com/p/10012993/SketchWow/)

[4.9 (574)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10012993/SketchWow/reviews/)

Starting price

$39.00

Per User, Per Month

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

99%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/10012993/SketchWow/)

[Microsoft Whiteboard](https://www.capterra.com/p/203470/Microsoft-Whiteboard/)

[4.4 (157)](https://www.capterra.com/p/203470/Microsoft-Whiteboard/reviews/)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

User Rating

89%

of reviewers

rated it above 4 stars

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/203470/Microsoft-Whiteboard/)

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## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Digital Canvas

4.3 (3)

100.00% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Canvas that can be used to create and collaborate in person and online.

Sketching and Annotation Tools

4.7 (3)

100.00% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Create, draw, and annotate graphical content directly within the software application

Collaboration Tools

5.0 (2)

100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Data Import/Export

4.5 (2)

100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Import and export data to and from software applications

Presentation Tools

4.0 (2)

100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Share and present designs

Content Management

5.0 (1)

100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important

Handles digital content throughout its lifecycle, from creation and storage to distribution and archiving

OpenBoard 15 features

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Organize and group data or items based on various criteria

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Handles digital content throughout its lifecycle, from creation and storage to distribution and archiving

Import and export data to and from software applications

Canvas that can be used to create and collaborate in person and online.

Store, manage, and track all electronic documents in a centralized location

Store and organize documents in a centralized system

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

Store and manage images

Share and present designs

Create, draw, and annotate graphical content directly within the software application

Attach digital tags to documents and assets for identification, search, or monitoring purposes

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Allows multiple users to simultaneously annotate on a digital whiteboard

Features

4.0 (7)

4.0

Based on 7 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.4 (5)

### Starting price

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Free trial  
available

Value for money

4.4 (5)

4.4

Based on 5 reviews

## Integrations

[

Google Maps](https://www.capterra.com/p/227511/Google-Maps/)

## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

3.8 (5)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

3.8 (5)

3.8

Based on 5 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.6

Based on 7 reviews

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5(5)

4(1)

3(1)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

Prudhvi Raj M.

Software Dev

Computer Software

### " OpenBoard for Easy Note-Taking & Sharing"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

March 4, 2024

It is the best software for taking notes and sharing we can add pictures and images export the notes in PDF format and share it

Pros

OpenBoard's color-changing pens help categorize key points while adding pictures enhances understanding.

Cons

pressure sensitivity issue while making the pen strike for the first time makes bold

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Rishi G.

Software Engineer

Computer Software

### "Lightweight and Powerful Whiteboarding Software!"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

December 24, 2022

I've been using Openboard for a long time, and it's one of my favorite productivity software when it comes to taking notes and sharing/storing them either in PDF/video format. It's fast and has all the features I need when I'm learning something and need a place to brainstorm.

Pros

A few things that I really like in Openboard are - 1. I use it on my Ubuntu machine and it works flawlessly. It's light on the CPU and almost never lags, it takes less than a second to fire up and it's ready to work.2. Openboard's interface is not bombarded with features and that keeps the UI/UX clean and minimal.3. The Podcast option is straightforward. It comes with almost all the options required to share the screen and lets you share everything in a few clicks. 4. The library is diverse and has the vast majority of features (eg. adding audio, video, and shapes) needed to take notes (even the technical ones). 5. One of my favorite features in Openboard is how easy it is to add images from the web without leaving the application. Takes a couple of clicks and it's done!

Cons

The unavailability of shortcuts. I use Openboard for taking notes through my touchpad, and it'd be nice if the application also had keys assigned to various tools through which a user could switch between them. For example - if I have selected a pen, I could choose an eraser with the key "a" and then switch back to using the pen with the key "s" or anything else. The same goes for other tools as well. This will make using Openboard even easier and highly efficient. It's such an important feature that the software lacks.

Switched from

[Google Classroom](https://www.capterra.com/p/186631/Google-Classroom/)

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FR

Fernando R.

Docente de Ciencias Sociales

Primary/Secondary Education

### "Mi aliado en mis clases escolares"

3.0

Overall Rating

3.0

3.0

Ease of Use

3.0

3.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

3.0

3.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

December 23, 2021

Para mi a sido fantástico, me ha servido demasiado para mis clases.

Pros

Tener a la mano Open Board, es tener la posibilidad de tener un tablero EXTRA que no se pierde, que puedo mirar el tablero de atrás o de adelante las veces que sea. Es una super ayuda con el lápiz,. Me parece genial poder ver un documento o guía de trabajo y resaltar partes de ella, es fundamental.

Cons

Le faltan muchos recursos didácticos, AGREGAR BIbmoji hoy es fundamental para los chicos, Agregar más aplicaciones interactivas, Integrar geogebra, o programas de este tipo, Kahoor, Quizizz, etc AGREGAR UN CRONOMETRO SIEMPRE EN PANTALLA es vital para controlar el tiempo.

Reasons for choosing OpenBoard

Es gratis y es fundamental para el tema escolar

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AJ

Anitta j.

AP

Civil Engineering

### "Openboard"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

July 26, 2021

Good and I am much satisfied. I suggested this to all my colleague

Pros

Digital canvas is good. Ease of use and good handwriting. Can be used for digital painting if interested

Cons

Glitters are not available.difgicult to export notes in pdf format.it takes time and often the software gets crashed

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RF

Rinnet F.

Assistant Professor

Education Management

### "Openboard"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

2.0

2.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

May 28, 2021

I love this application. It helps me to teach students through online and has also a facility to record the videos

Pros

It gives the platform for writing on screen. It acts similar as a blackboard. Provides different colours of pencil and facility for using lines

Cons

It does not have facility to draw different shapes like polygons rectangle circle etc

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MA

Margaret A.

Assistant professor

Education Management

### "Open board "

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

May 12, 2021

I have been using this application for teaching during these corona days and it is an effective teaching materials. I love this application.

Pros

Best way to teach the student. It is similar to the conventional blackboard which is much more better possibilities for teaching. It has different colours of pen and contains facilities to include slides and figures and also can be recorded.

Cons

It doesn't contain figures like circles and triangle. It would be better if audio facility is incorporated.

Review source

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CM

Christian M.

Pr

Education Management

### "Full featured whiteboard"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

March 26, 2021

I have been using manu other whiteboards, usually shipping with interactive whiteboards, and this one really suits my needs.

Pros

You can write on a standard whiteboard or scribble on top of your desktop, to overlay on your documents and software. This is really nice to setup with a tablet or interactive whiteboard. Unobstrusive icons let you switch from normal use to overlay scribbling.

Cons

Ideal for videoconferences to whether explain something on a board or to add to a document that you are sharing on your screen.

Switched from

[Miro](https://www.capterra.com/p/128955/Miro/)

eBeam is nice but works only with their hardware. Jamboard, Miro and the like don't do overaly on your desktop, they just allow you to write on a whiteboard. OpenBoard allows to write on top of your desktop and this is really an interesting feature.

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[View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/203472/OpenBoard/reviews/)

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