| | Groupboard | Groupworld |
|---|
| Cost | Free for 5 users | From US$14.99/month |
| Can be copied into your own webpage using an iframe and customized using a control panel | ✔ | ✔ |
| Real-time whiteboard and chat | ✔ | ✔ |
| Works with graphics tablets such as Wacom/Huion | ✔ | ✔ |
| Optional TLS/SSL/AES encryption on all data sent to/from server | ✔ | ✔ |
| Persistent whiteboard (contents remain after all users have logged off) | ✔ | ✔ |
| User interface translated into Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Finnish, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew and Arabic | ✔ | ✔ |
| Full HTML5 client - no plugins required | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advert free | | ✔ |
| Rich API | | ✔ |
| Infinite whiteboard area | | ✔ |
| Ability to import powerpoint ppt/pptx, Excel xls/xlsx, word doc/docx, tiff and pdf documents into the whiteboard, annotate them, and save as pdf | | ✔ |
| Optional math tutoring tools: graph plotter, protractor, graph paper, equation editor, ruler | | ✔ |
| Advanced whiteboard features: select/move/delete, pan, zoom, undo, multiple pages | | ✔ |
| Real-time collaborative graph plotter using Desmos | | ✔ |
| Optional username/password authentication: create a list of users who can login to your web conference rooms, with different usernames and passwords | | ✔ |
| Copy/paste and drag/drop with external applications, pdf export, and ability to edit text on the whiteboard | | ✔ |
| Web conferencing features: video, audio, screen sharing, polling and synchronized youtube video sharing | | ✔ |
| Shared rich-text editor and code editor with syntax highlighting | | ✔ |
| Record the entire conferencing session for later playback | | ✔ |
| Create multiple separate web conferencing rooms simply by changing one html parameter | | ✔ |
| Optional integration with TutorCruncher scheduling/payment system | | ✔ |
| Front-end source code supplied, so you can completely customize the look and feel, and some of the functionality | | Enterprise version only |
| Technical support | Limited support | Unlimited technical support |
| Free trial | Free Board | Free Trial |
| Demo | Live Demo | Live Demo | Live Demo |