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Zoom Whiteboard is designed primarily for use within Zoom meetings and works best as a companion to live video calls. It offers basic drawing tools, sticky notes, shapes, and text, with the ability to share and co-edit boards during a Zoom session. The integration with Zoom means participants can jump into a whiteboard directly from a meeting, which is convenient for in-meeting brainstorming. However, outside of Zoom meetings, the whiteboard feels limited and disconnected, and the requirement for a Zoom account creates a barrier for anyone not already in the Zoom ecosystem.

Zoom Whiteboard is best suited for teams that primarily collaborate through Zoom and want a quick whiteboarding option during their video calls. If your workflow revolves around Zoom meetings and you need a basic drawing surface to illustrate ideas in real time during calls, the built-in whiteboard serves that narrow purpose. For any use case beyond live meetings — asynchronous collaboration, classroom teaching, project planning, or standalone brainstorming — Zoom Whiteboard falls short.

Jotboard works independently of any video conferencing platform and can be shared with anyone via a simple link, making it far more versatile for both synchronous and asynchronous collaboration. You do not need a Zoom account, a Microsoft account, or any specific software — just open Jotboard and start creating. With a slide-based interface, sticky notes, pens, shapes, text boxes, images, backgrounds, real-time collaboration, and up to 5 free collaborators, Jotboard is a complete whiteboarding solution that stands on its own. Unlimited free boards and paid plans starting at $4/month make it a more capable and affordable choice than Zoom’s $13.33/user/month.