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DrawSplat vs Explain Everything
Both stand on online whiteboard tools. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
DrawSplat offers a broad, free toolkit with flexible hosting and storage choices for education. Districts should review the technical requirements and the whiteboard accessibility limitations before deployment.
Visit DrawSplat Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2
Explain Everything combines whiteboard, video creation, and collaboration features across web and mobile platforms. The free plan has firm project, video, and storage limits; Pro and Team plans are listed with monthly pricing.
Visit Explain EverythingThe facts
| DrawSplat | Explain Everything | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | No |
| Runs on | API, Self-hosted, Web | Android, iPhone, Mac, Web, Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | Free or on request | See the plans |
| Plans published | 1 | 6 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | drawsplat.org | explaineverything.com |
| On online whiteboard tools | #12 of 56 | #8 of 56 |
DrawSplat: what it does well
- Free browser whiteboard and tool collection
- Includes diagramming, guest collaboration, and voting
- Offers hosted and self-hosted deployment
- Provides browser, Google, and MySQL storage options
- Does not require student accounts for the static app
What to know first
- MySQL deployment requires Docker or Node.js 22+
- MySQL deployment requires MySQL 8 and public HTTPS API
- Provider hosting costs are separate
- Pointer input is required for whiteboard drawing
Explain Everything: what it does well
- Infinite canvas supports varied media.
- Recordings can include narration and board activity.
- Collaboration works synchronously or asynchronously.
- Integrates with named cloud services and LMS platforms.
- Available on Android, iOS, and web.
What to know first
- Free plan limits users to three projects.
- Free projects allow one slide each.
- Free videos are limited to three minutes.
- Free cloud storage is 500 MB.
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