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Collaboard vs Conceptboard
As of 1 Nov 2026, the panel rates Collaboard 3.5/5 and Conceptboard 3/5 in Online Whiteboard. Weighted by what each judge cares about, 6 of the 6 judges pick Collaboard and 0 pick Conceptboard. Collaboard scores higher on 4 of 7 criteria (Sharing, permissions & administration, Canvas, templates & content, Integrations, import & export, plus 1 more). Conceptboard scores higher on 2 of 7 criteria (Security, AI controls & deployment and Pricing transparency). Provenance — Collaboard: UK / wider Europe; Conceptboard: EU-Made. Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: how scores are made.
The short answer
Collaboard is ahead on canvas and content (6.3 versus 4.5), integrations and export (6.0 versus 4.3) and access and administration (6.8 versus 4.8) — six judges lean Collaboard and zero lean Conceptboard on those criteria — and on facilitation (6.2 versus 5.8), which leans 2 to 0 with four ties. Conceptboard is ahead on security and deployment (6.5 versus 6.0; three lean its way, three tie) and pricing transparency (6.2 versus 5.7; two leans to Collaboard's one, three ties). Sovereignty ties at 8.0 on six tied judges. Conceptboard's pricing score rests on published tiers and free-plan limits set against 'additional fee' add-ons; Collaboard's 5.7 reflects 'Custom pricing' on the tier carrying single sign-on and self-hosting, and captured pages giving different figures for currency. Judge weightings give 6.3 to 5.3 (workshop facilitator) and 6.7 to 6.4 (works-council member). The leans differ by criterion; that split is the answer.
Choose Collaboard if
- You need SCIM provisioning documented in depth and tenant-wide audit logs with stated retention: access and administration runs 6.8 to 4.8, with six judges leaning Collaboard.
- Your boards depend on canvas basics such as sticky notes, freehand drawing and connectors: canvas and content runs 6.3 to 4.5 with six judges leaning Collaboard.
- You must export board content in named formats or integrate through a documented API rather than a promise of full export with no formats named: integrations and export leans six to zero for Collaboard.
- You run facilitated workshops: facilitation sits at 6.2 versus 5.8, though only two judges lean Collaboard and four tie.
Choose Conceptboard if
- Your security review requires certifications: Conceptboard's verdict lists ISO 27001, 27017 and 27018, while the bench found no public information on certifications such as ISO 27001 or SOC 2 for Collaboard.
- You need published tier prices and concrete free-plan limits for budgeting, rather than 'Custom pricing' on the tier carrying single sign-on and self-hosting: pricing transparency leans 2 to 1 toward Conceptboard (6.2 versus 5.7).
- You must contract with a German entity and host in Germany on named infrastructure — Conceptboard Cloud Service GmbH of Halle (Saale), IONOS and AWS in the Frankfurt region — noting sovereignty ties at 8.0.
- Your team weighs security and deployment heaviest: three judges lean Conceptboard and zero lean Collaboard (6.5 versus 6.0).
Read this comparison as one judge. Each weighs the same scores by what they care about.
The bench's picks
Same scores, different priorities: each judge's weighting applied to both products. The split is the finding.
- The Workshop Facilitator Collaboard Conceptboard picks Collaboard
- The Product Team Lead Collaboard Conceptboard picks Collaboard
- The Microsoft 365 Admin Collaboard Conceptboard picks Collaboard
- The Works Council Member Collaboard Conceptboard picks Collaboard
- The Public-Sector Project Lead Collaboard Conceptboard picks Collaboard
- The Skeptic Collaboard Conceptboard picks Collaboard
Criterion by criterion
| Criterion | Collaboard | Conceptboard |
|---|---|---|
| Canvas, templates & content | 3 of 5 | 2.5 of 5 |
| Workshop facilitation & participation | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Integrations, import & export | 3 of 5 | 2 of 5 |
| Sharing, permissions & administration | 3.5 of 5 | 2.5 of 5 |
| Security, AI controls & deployment | 3 of 5 | 3.5 of 5 |
| European sovereignty | 4 of 5 | 4 of 5 |
| Pricing transparency | 3 of 5 | 3 of 5 |
| Criterion | Collaboard | Conceptboard | The bench leans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canvas, templates & content | Collaboard, 6 of 6 judges | ||
| Workshop facilitation & participation | Collaboard, 2 of 6 judges | ||
| Integrations, import & export | Collaboard, 6 of 6 judges | ||
| Sharing, permissions & administration | Collaboard, 6 of 6 judges | ||
| Security, AI controls & deployment | Conceptboard, 3 of 6 judges | ||
| European sovereignty | split 0–0 | ||
| Pricing transparency | Conceptboard, 2 of 6 judges |
Stars show the bench average per criterion; the lean counts which product each judge scored higher. Open a judge's tab for their reasoning on both sides.
Sovereignty, side by side
| Dimension | Collaboard | Conceptboard |
|---|---|---|
| Legal entity | Not determined | Not determined |
| Hosting location | Not determined | Not determined |
| Hosting options | Not determined | Not determined |
| Open source | Not determined | Not determined |
| Data processing agreement | Not determined | Not determined |
| Transfer impact assessment | Not determined | Not determined |
Facts, side by side
Only facts both products carry under the same definition — anything else would not be a fair row.
| Compliance · 2FA | yes1 | 2-factor authentication and encryption2 |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance · DPA | yes3 | yes4 |
| Compliance · Encryption | TLS5 | 256-bit AES data-at-rest encryption2 |
| Compliance · Encryption at rest | 256-bit AES5 | symmetric · AES2566 |
| Compliance · GDPR | yes · yes5 | yes7 |
| Hosting · Options | /Global · Germany · Switzerland8 | yes9 |
| Integrations · Microsoft teams | Microsoft Teams integration; supports all hosting options incl. on-premises1 | yes9 |
| Integrations · Webex | Cisco Webex integration1 | yes9 |
| Legal · Contracting entity | IBV Informatik, Beratungs und Vertriebs AG · Stallikerstrasse 1a, 8906 Bonstetten, Switzerland8 | IT.NRW · Govdigital10 |
| Legal · Entity | Collaboard by IBV Informatik, Beratungs und Vertriebs AG11 | Conceptboard Cloud Service GmbH · Mansfelder Str. 56, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany · Germany12 |
| Pricing · Advanced price | Most popular · yearly · 11.513 | Advanced · 102 |
| Pricing · Free trial | 3 · yes · 55 | free trial offered14 |
| Pricing · Trial | 14 · 3 · 53 | yes · yes4 |
| Pricing · VAT | no3 | prices subject to VAT at statutory rate · yes2 |
| Product · Access control | Roles for reading, editing, moderation, ownership; password-protected boards5 | Need-to-know principle; access rights regularly checked and withdrawn6 |
| Product · Access management | directory sync and permission management15 | yes16 |
| Product · Authentication | yes · yes · yes · yes5 | yes · yes · yes4 |
| Product · Free trial | yes · 3 · 515 | free trial offered ("Kostenfrei testen")17 |
| Product · Self hosting | yes8 | Data Center Edition · yes · yes7 |
| Product · SSO | yes · yes · yes15 | SAML 2.0 · OAuth 2.04 |
| Product · Templates | Over 250 templates18 | templates for workshops, meetings, and brainstorming sessions14 |
| Product · Updates | yes3 | regularly secured update packages, customer-controlled timing and scope7 |
Questions about Collaboard and Conceptboard
Which is better, Collaboard or Conceptboard?
As of 1 Nov 2026, the panel rates Collaboard higher: 3.5/5 against 3/5. Weighted by what each judge cares about, 6 of the 6 judges pick Collaboard and 0 pick Conceptboard. Which one fits depends on the criteria that matter to you; the table on this page shows both side by side, and each judge’s reading has its own page. Both were scored by the same AI bench under the same rubric, from public evidence only, as the methodology describes.
Is Collaboard or Conceptboard European?
Collaboard is European (UK / wider Europe). Conceptboard is European (EU-Made). Provenance is read from each company’s own legal pages: who builds it and who owns it.
Where do Collaboard and Conceptboard store customer data?
Per the vendors’ own pages as captured — Collaboard: its pages as captured do not say. Conceptboard: Default not stated; pages mention Germany.
Do Collaboard and Conceptboard have a free plan?
As of 1 Nov 2026, both vendors’ own pages state a free plan. Each product page links the pricing page it was read from.