Collaboard
Swiss whiteboard hosted in Germany, Switzerland or the Netherlands, or air-gapped on-premises
Quick Overview
| Company | IBV Informatik, Beratungs und Vertriebs AG |
|---|---|
| Category | Online Whiteboards |
| Headquarters | Bonstetten, Switzerland |
| EU Presence | Switzerland (outside the EU, covered by an EU adequacy decision) |
| Data Location | Microsoft Azure in the Netherlands by default; Microsoft Azure Switzerland or Open Telekom Cloud in Germany on the Advanced plan (Germany at an additional charge); on-premises, private cloud and air-gapped installs on Enterprise |
| Open Source | No |
| Pricing | Basic USD 6 per user per month billed yearly (USD 7.50 billed monthly); Advanced USD 11.50 per user per month billed yearly (USD 14 billed monthly); Enterprise with self-hosting at a custom price. The pricing page also offers EUR and CHF as currencies. |
| Free Option | Free plan with up to 3 whiteboards and 5 participants per board, no credit card required |
| Replaces | Miro, Microsoft Whiteboard, Mural |
Detailed Review
Collaboard is an online whiteboard developed by IBV Informatik, Beratungs und Vertriebs AG, a Swiss software company in Bonstetten that describes itself as family-owned and active since 1981.
Collaboard includes voting and rating, a timer, a presentation mode in which participants follow the presenter, and more than 150 templates according to its features page. Boards can be exported as PDF, image or CSV. Collaboard integrates with Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex, Jira, Nextcloud, Pexip, Rocket.Chat and Confluence and has a public API, and desktop and mobile apps are offered alongside the browser version.
The contracting party for Collaboard is the Swiss AG, Swiss law applies and the imprint also lists a German office, IBV GmbH in Loerrach. Switzerland is outside the EU. Collaboard stands out for deployment choice: Microsoft Azure in the Netherlands as standard, Microsoft Azure Switzerland or Open Telekom Cloud in Germany on the Advanced plan, and on-premises, private cloud, confidential cloud or air-gapped installs for Enterprise customers. No certification of Collaboard itself is named on the hosting or legal pages.
Collaboard Basic costs USD 6 per user per month billed yearly or USD 7.50 billed monthly, with 50 participants per board and hosting in the Netherlands. Collaboard Advanced costs USD 11.50 yearly or USD 14 monthly and unlocks the Swiss and German hosting options, the German one at an additional charge.
Enterprise, with SSO, SCIM, audit logs and self-hosting, is priced individually. The free plan covers 3 whiteboards with 5 participants each. Collaboard suits buyers for whom location and isolation outweigh price; teams that simply want a European provider under the hood should note that two of the three public clouds are Microsoft Azure.
What Collaboard does well
- Collaboard can be hosted on Open Telekom Cloud in Germany, on Azure in Switzerland or on Azure in the Netherlands.
- Collaboard Enterprise supports on-premises, private cloud and air-gapped deployment.
- IBV, the company behind Collaboard, describes itself as a Swiss family-owned software company operating since 1981.
- The free Collaboard plan includes 3 whiteboards with 5 participants per board and needs no credit card.
- Collaboard integrates with Nextcloud, Rocket.Chat and Pexip in addition to Microsoft Teams, Webex, Jira and Confluence.
Where Collaboard falls short
- Collaboard uses Microsoft Azure for its standard Netherlands hosting and for its Swiss hosting.
- German hosting on Open Telekom Cloud requires the Collaboard Advanced plan and carries an additional charge that is not published.
- SSO, audit logs and self-hosting are limited to Collaboard Enterprise, whose price is not published.
- The Collaboard hosting and legal pages name no ISO 27001 or similar certification of the vendor.
Standout feature. Collaboard publishes more deployment routes than any other tool here: three public cloud locations, private and confidential cloud, and an air-gapped on-premises installation.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Collaboard can be hosted on Open Telekom Cloud in Germany, on Azure in Switzerland or on Azure in the Netherlands.
- Collaboard Enterprise supports on-premises, private cloud and air-gapped deployment.
- IBV, the company behind Collaboard, describes itself as a Swiss family-owned software company operating since 1981.
- The free Collaboard plan includes 3 whiteboards with 5 participants per board and needs no credit card.
- Collaboard integrates with Nextcloud, Rocket.Chat and Pexip in addition to Microsoft Teams, Webex, Jira and Confluence.
Cons
- Collaboard uses Microsoft Azure for its standard Netherlands hosting and for its Swiss hosting.
- German hosting on Open Telekom Cloud requires the Collaboard Advanced plan and carries an additional charge that is not published.
- SSO, audit logs and self-hosting are limited to Collaboard Enterprise, whose price is not published.
- The Collaboard hosting and legal pages name no ISO 27001 or similar certification of the vendor.
Alternatives to Collaboard
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Collaboard?
Collaboard is an online whiteboard developed by IBV Informatik, Beratungs und Vertriebs AG, a Swiss software company in Bonstetten that describes itself as family-owned and active since 1981.
Collaboard includes voting and rating, a timer, a presentation mode in which participants follow the presenter, and more than 150 templates according to its features page. Boards can be exported as PDF, image or CSV. Collaboard integrates with Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex, Jira, Nextcloud, Pexip, Rocket.Chat and Confluence and has a public API, and desktop and mobile apps are offered alongside the browser version.
Where is Collaboard based?
Collaboard operates from Bonstetten, Switzerland, which places it under Switzerland (outside the EU, covered by an EU adequacy decision).
What does Collaboard cost?
Basic USD 6 per user per month billed yearly (USD 7.50 billed monthly); Advanced USD 11.50 per user per month billed yearly (USD 14 billed monthly); Enterprise with self-hosting at a custom price. The pricing page also offers EUR and CHF as currencies.. Free plan with up to 3 whiteboards and 5 participants per board, no credit card required.
Who is Collaboard best for?
Regulated organisations that must choose the hosting country or run the whiteboard inside their own network. Collaboard publishes more deployment routes than any other tool here: three public cloud locations, private and confidential cloud, and an air-gapped on-premises installation.
What are the drawbacks of Collaboard?
Collaboard uses Microsoft Azure for its standard Netherlands hosting and for its Swiss hosting.. German hosting on Open Telekom Cloud requires the Collaboard Advanced plan and carries an additional charge that is not published.. SSO, audit logs and self-hosting are limited to Collaboard Enterprise, whose price is not published.. The Collaboard hosting and legal pages name no ISO 27001 or similar certification of the vendor..
Is Collaboard a good alternative to Miro?
Collaboard is built as a European alternative to Miro: Swiss whiteboard hosted in Germany, Switzerland or the Netherlands, or air-gapped on-premises. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.
How does Collaboard compare to other Online Whiteboards tools?
Collaboard is one of several European Online Whiteboards tools we cover. It is most often compared with Miro, Microsoft Whiteboard, Mural.