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Is there a free whiteboard without a board limit?
Yes. Freero is a free, open-source (MIT) online whiteboard with no paid plan, so there is no free tier capped at three editable boards: each account can own up to 5,000 boards by default, with as many editors, commenters and viewers as you like. AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT can work on those boards too, proposing changes that people accept.
The facts
- Can: Up to 5,000 boards per account by default, across all your workspaces. It is a fair-use limit, not a plan: whoever runs the server can raise it.
- Can: No seats: invite as many editors, commenters and viewers as you like, and let guests join a shared link without an account to view and comment.
- Can: Every feature is included: kanban, mind maps, diagrams, retros, planning poker, tracker sync, SSO, SCIM and the MCP server for AI agents.
- Can: 1 GB of uploads per account and 300 API or MCP requests a minute per connection by default; reaching a limit refuses only the action that would pass it, and nothing you have is touched.
- Can: Start from any of 586 templates, and export boards as images, PDF, SVG, CSV, Markdown or JSON.
- Can: Host it yourself and you set every limit: Freero is MIT licensed and runs from one Docker image.
More, each with where to check it: Freero key facts.
Free plans and what they cost after, compared
What each whiteboard’s free plan allows, and what its paid plans are.
| Product | Free plan | Paid plans |
|---|---|---|
| Mirochecked | Partly · 3 editable boards [1] | Paid plans · Starter $8 and Business $20 per member a month, billed annually; Enterprise by quote [1] |
| Muralchecked | Partly · the 3 most recent murals stay editable, older ones become view-only; no Mural AI [2][3] | Paid plans · Team+ $9.99 per member a month billed annually ($12 monthly), Business $17.99 billed annually, Enterprise by quote [2] |
| FigJamchecked | Partly · Starter: 3 FigJam files per team, plus personal drafts [4] | Paid plans · a Collab seat covers FigJam: $3 a month on Professional, $5 on Organization or Enterprise (billed annually) [5] |
| Confluence whiteboardschecked | Partly · up to 10 users, 3 active whiteboards each [6][7] | Paid plans · part of the Confluence Cloud seat: Standard listed at $5.78 and Premium at $11.16 per user a month (average for 300 users) [6] |
| Excalidraw and Excalidraw+checked | Yes · excalidraw.com: no account, live sessions, local saving [8] | Paid plans · Excalidraw+ at $6 per user a month, for cloud workspaces, sharing controls, comments and more [9] |
| Freero | Yes · every feature; up to 5,000 boards per account by default [docs] | No · no paid plans or licence fees; self-hosting costs your own servers [docs] |
Sources and dates
- Miro: Pricing, checked (in Freero vs Miro)
- Mural: Pricing, checked (in Freero vs Mural)
- Mural: Product release notes, checked (in Freero vs Mural)
- Figma Help Center: Starter plan overview, checked (in Freero vs FigJam)
- Figma: Pricing, checked (in Freero vs FigJam)
- Atlassian: Confluence pricing, checked (in Freero vs Confluence whiteboards)
- Atlassian Support: Understand Confluence whiteboards plans and features, checked (in Freero vs Confluence whiteboards)
- Excalidraw README, checked (in Freero vs Excalidraw)
- Excalidraw+: Pricing, checked (in Freero vs Excalidraw)
How to start
Sign up
Create a free account. There is no trial and no card to enter.Make boards
Start blank or from a template, in your personal space or a team workspace.Bring your team
Invite people by email with a role, or share a link that guests can open without an account.Connect an assistant, if you like
Frequently asked questions
How many boards can I make in Freero for free?
Up to 5,000 boards per account by default, across all your workspaces, with every feature. That is a fair-use limit of the server, not a plan: there is nothing to upgrade to, and the operator of a server can raise it.
Is there a limit on editors or viewers?
No. Freero has no seats: invite as many editors, commenters and viewers as you like, and let visitors join a shared link as guests without an account, if the board’s workspace allows public links.
What happens if I reach a limit?
The action that would go over it is refused with a clear message, and nothing you already have is touched. Rate limits reset within the minute or hour they apply to.
Why is Freero free?
Freero is an open-source project under the MIT licence with no paid tier behind the free one. Running a server costs something: if you host Freero yourself, you pay for your own infrastructure, and the default limits keep a shared server fair.
Bring your team and your agents to one board
Free to use, open source, and yours to host. No credit card, no seat count.