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Excalidraw vs Ziteboard: catalog facts
Excalidraw	Ziteboard
Freemium The editor is free and open source. Excalidraw Plus is a paid subscription.	Free Drawing can start straight from the homepage; the page excerpt does not detail paid plans.
Web, Self-hosted	Android, Web
The sketchy style keeps diagrams feeling provisional rather than final End-to-end encrypted collaboration rooms, and self-hostable	Infinite zoomable canvas Real-time collaboration on any device
Not built for precise technical diagrams Some team features belong to the paid Excalidraw Plus	Pricing and plan limits are not clear from the homepage Browser-based, so it depends on a network connection
Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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