Switchboard is a collaborative online whiteboard and digital workspace for creative teams combining sticky notes, images, live websites, videos, and documents on an infinite canvas. It emphasizes persistent, real-time workspaces that teams keep returning to — rather than one-time whiteboarding sessions. Switchboard is particularly popular with product and design teams for running asynchronous workshops, maintaining living research boards, and collaborating across time zones with multimedia content.
Switchboard
Collaborative canvas for async work.
Best for: Remote teams collaborating on shared documents and tools who want a shared, always-open workspace.
- Free plan
- $49 / month
4.2/5 ratingEditorial score 79/100switchboard.app
The editorial note
What to know about Switchboard
Is it right for you?
Who Switchboard suits
Choose it if
- Remote teams collaborating on shared documents and tools who want a shared, always-open workspace.
Look elsewhere if
- Teams needing the most mature whiteboarding tool with extensive templates and integrations — Miro's larger template library, integrations, and enterprise features make it safer for large organizations standardizing on a whiteboard platform
What you get
Key features
- Infinite canvas workspace
- Live website and app embedding
- Video and audio calls
- Sticky notes and drawing
- Document and image embedding
- Persistent rooms
- Real-time collaboration
- Templates
Works with
Integrations8
What it costs
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $49 / monthBilled monthly | Visual collaboration workspace, 5 users, 3 canvases, basic integrations |
| Growth | $129 / monthBilled monthly | 15 users, unlimited canvases, advanced integrations, team analytics |
| Enterprise | CustomBilled monthly | SSO, custom branding, dedicated support, advanced security, API access |
Prices are recorded from the vendor's public pricing page and can change. Check before you buy.
The trade-off
Pros and cons
Pros
- Embeds live websites, Figma files, videos, and Google Docs directly on the canvas
- Persistent rooms stay updated as linked content changes — not static snapshots
- Video and audio built in — collaborate live without switching to a separate video tool
- Familiar sticky notes and drawing tools with much richer media embedding than Miro
- Better async collaboration support than Miro for distributed teams across time zones
Cons
- Less widely adopted than Miro or Mural — smaller template library and community
- Feature set is still growing — lacks some advanced diagramming capabilities of Miro
- Performance can slow on canvases with many embedded live content frames
- Pricing less established than Miro — fewer case studies for enterprise procurement
Quick read
At a glance
- Category
- Remote Work
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Entry plan
- $49 / month
- Free plan
- Available
- Free trial
- Not listed
- Website
- switchboard.app
The verdict
Our take on Switchboard
Switchboard is the right choice for remote teams collaborating on shared documents and tools who want a shared, always-open workspace. Persistent room state means no wasted time re-sharing context at the start of meetings, making it one of the stronger options in its category. The main caveat: newer product with a smaller integration library. It is free to start with paid upgrades, so factor that into your evaluation.
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