Excalidraw+ review

Excalidraw+ is the paid, hosted version of Excalidraw, the open-source whiteboard known for its hand-drawn look. The free version gives you the full editor, one infinite scene, unlimited collaborators, 10 generative AI requests a day, PNG and SVG export, and end-to-end encryption locally in your browser. Plus costs $6 a month per user with annual billing, which Excalidraw says saves 14 percent, and comes with a 14-day free trial. It adds unlimited scenes and folders saved to the cloud, access management with edit and view rights, read-only links and embeds, comments, presentations, PDF and PPTX export of frames, and voice hangouts with screensharing so a group can talk while drawing. Plus also includes 100 AI requests a day or your own key, a public beta MCP and REST API, and SOC 2 Type 2. It is fast and calm to use, but it is a sketching tool: there are no voting, timer or workshop templates in its feature list.

Who it is for

Engineering and product teams that sketch architecture and ideas quickly and want a low price.

Price

Free plan with 1 scene; Plus $6 per user per month with annual billing, 14-day free trial.

Plus $6 a month per user Try for free 14 days of free trial
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Infinite canvas with a hand-drawn visual style
• Voice hangouts and screensharing on Plus
• Presentations and PDF and PPTX export of frames on Plus
• Comments and team management on Plus
• Text to diagram AI, with 100 AI requests a day on Plus

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Plus costs $6 per user per month, among the lowest prices here
• Strength: Free version is open source with unlimited collaborators
• Strength: SOC 2 Type 2 and encryption at rest and in transit on Plus
• Weakness: Free version keeps a single scene
• Weakness: No templates, voting or structured workshop activities listed
• Weakness: Workspace libraries are still marked as coming soon

Key facts

• Free plan: 1 infinite scene, unlimited collaborators
• Plus: $6 a month per user
• Free trial: 14 days
• AI requests: 10 a day free, 100 a day on Plus

Where it ranks

Excalidraw+ is No. 6 in our Best Online Whiteboards verdict.