Best Jamboard Alternatives in 2026

Miro is the closest full replacement for most Jamboard teams. It offers an infinite canvas, sticky notes, shapes, frames, voting, timers and a template library covering brainstorming, retrospectives, mapping and planning. Google named Miro as one of its Jamboard partners, and Miro supports bringing Jam content across, which eases the move for teams with old boards.

Pricing starts free, with three editable boards on the free plan in recent summaries, then Starter at $8 per member per month billed annually, or $10 monthly, and Business higher. That per-member pricing matters for large teams, since viewers and editors are treated differently across plans, so check who counts as a paid member before rolling it out to a whole department.

Miro's breadth is also its drawback for classrooms that only need a quick board. A teacher running a ten-minute brainstorm may find the menus and permissions heavier than Jamboard ever was. For product teams, workshops and cross-functional planning, though, Miro is the most capable direct replacement here.

FigJam, from Figma, is the most Jamboard-like in feel among the partner tools. The canvas is friendly, sticky notes and shapes are quick to add, and sections help organize a session without the heavier project features of Miro. Google also pointed Jamboard users toward FigJam, and it can open inside Google Meet, which keeps a classroom or meeting workflow close to the old Jamboard pattern.

Pricing is a strength for small teams. FigJam offers a free Starter tier, with a Collab seat reported from $3 per editor per month, since viewers do not count as editors in that model. Design teams already on Figma get extra value, since a FigJam board can hand off directly to Figma design files.

The limit is scope. FigJam feels light once you leave brainstorming and early design work, and teams that need advanced diagramming, workshop facilitation controls or enterprise admin may prefer Miro, Lucidspark or Mural. For teachers and design teams who loved Jamboard's simplicity, FigJam is the natural first try.

Lucidspark suits teams whose brainstorming needs to become a diagram. You can start with freeform sticky notes and sketches, then organize them into flows, frameworks and structured diagrams without switching tools. Its pairing with Lucidchart gives technical and process teams a path from rough ideas to exact diagrams, which Jamboard never offered.

Google named Lucidspark as a Jamboard partner, and it supports importing Jam content, which helps teams with archived boards. The free plan covers three editable documents with object limits in recent summaries, while paid plans start around $9 per user per month for Individual, with Team higher and a bundle option with Lucidchart.

The interface is heavier than FigJam or Excalidraw, and onboarding takes longer, so it fits teams that already diagram or plan to. For a quick classroom brainstorm, a simpler tool will be faster. For a team that brainstorms on Monday and needs a clean process diagram by Friday, Lucidspark is a strong pick.

Mural is built for facilitated sessions rather than casual sketching. Facilitators get timers, private mode so participants work without seeing each other's notes, voting, and structured frameworks for design thinking, retrospectives and planning. That control matters when a workshop has twenty participants and a tight agenda, since an open canvas can quickly become chaos.

Pricing starts free, with three murals on the free plan in recent summaries, and paid plans from about $9.99 to $12 per user per month depending on source and billing. Check the pricing page for the current plan, since Mural has changed its tiers, and confirm whether your facilitators and participants count differently.

Mural's diagramming is weaker than Lucidspark, and its price is higher than FigJam for casual use, so it is not the best general Jamboard replacement. For trainers, facilitators and design-thinking teams who run structured workshops, its facilitation tools justify the cost and the learning curve.

Microsoft Whiteboard is the zero-extra-cost pick for schools and companies already on Microsoft 365. It is free with a Microsoft account, included in many Microsoft 365 plans, and runs inside Teams meetings, so a class or team can open a board without a new account, a new login or a new subscription. Sticky notes, inking, shapes and images cover the core Jamboard jobs.

The trade is depth. Microsoft Whiteboard has fewer templates and workshop controls than Miro or Mural, and it feels basic once you leave the Microsoft stack. Teams that use Google Workspace will also find its Google integrations weaker than FigJam, Miro or Lucidspark.

For a Microsoft-centered school or company, that trade is worth making, since the board is already paid for and already inside the meeting tool. For a Google-centered team, FigJam or Miro will fit the existing workflow better, even though they cost more at scale.

Excalidraw is the fastest Jamboard replacement for a single sketch. Open the site, draw, add shapes and text, and share a link, with no account needed for a quick board. The hand-drawn style suits diagrams, wireframes and classroom explanations, and the tool stays fast because it does not load a large template or app ecosystem.

The open-source model is a further strength for technical teams and privacy-minded schools, since Excalidraw can be self-hosted. A paid Plus tier, reported at $6 per user per month billed annually, adds team features, but the free browser tool covers most solo and small-group sketching.

Excalidraw is not a workshop platform. It offers few templates, light facilitation controls and limited enterprise admin, so large facilitated sessions belong on Miro or Mural. For quick, free, no-signup whiteboarding, though, nothing here beats it for speed.

Whiteboard.fi is designed for the classroom job Jamboard did well: a teacher leading a class where each student needs a board. The teacher creates a room, shares a code, and students join without an account, while the teacher can view every student board at once. That structure prevents the common shared-board problem where students draw over each other's work.

The free tier covers classroom use with limits, and paid plans add features for larger classes and schools. Check the pricing page for current limits against your class size, since free plans often cap simultaneous participants.

For general team brainstorming, Whiteboard.fi is too narrow, and Miro or FigJam will serve better. For teachers who need individual student boards, quick checks and no account friction, it is the most classroom-ready pick on this list, and it preserves the simplicity that made Jamboard popular in schools.

Whimsical suits teams whose whiteboard work quickly becomes a flowchart, wireframe or mind map. Its boards look clean by default, shapes snap into place, and the learning curve is short, which makes it a good fit for product teams documenting a flow after a brainstorm. It is faster than Miro for structured diagrams, and simpler than Lucidspark for everyday use.

Pricing starts free, with Pro reported at $10 per editor per month billed annually. That is higher than FigJam's editor price, so check whether your team needs Whimsical's diagram focus or would be served by FigJam's cheaper editor seat.

Whimsical is less freeform than Miro, and it lacks Mural's facilitation depth, so it is not the best pick for open brainstorming or large workshops. For teams that brainstorm to reach a diagram, and want that diagram to look presentable without extra formatting, Whimsical is a strong, focused alternative.