I have tried quite a few online whiteboards during the pandemic WFH. IMHO nothing comes close to https://excalidraw.com
No signup needed, clean interface, fast load times and an option to self host makes it an excellent product.
No signup needed, clean interface, fast load times and an option to self host makes it an excellent product.
- Excalidraw is superb if you want to draw something freestyle.
- Ourboard seems to focus more on creating boxes (notes) which you can group and connect. If I understand it correctly, you can even load Github issues into your board.
At the start of the pandemic, I searched for Whiteboards where I could draw things freestyle (installed MS Whiteboard), but over time I noticed, that I used MS Powerpoint most of the time, because it was so much better at handling boxes in collaborative environments. I think OurBoard could be even better at this job.
Then, there was one meeting where it was particularly effective in running a “sticky note” exercise and my opinion on it flipped that day from around -7 to +3 [on a -10 to +10 scale]. It’s grown slightly on me since then as well; I might be a +5 on it right now.