--- title: "Excalidraw vs Microsoft Whiteboard: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Excalidraw or Microsoft Whiteboard more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online whiteboard platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/excalidraw-vs-microsoft-whiteboard" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Excalidraw vs Microsoft Whiteboard: Which is searched more? Is Excalidraw or Microsoft Whiteboard more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online whiteboard platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Excalidraw and Microsoft Whiteboard - **Competitive set**: Online whiteboard platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Excalidraw Share of Search**: 14.1% - **Microsoft Whiteboard Share of Search**: 1.3% ## Is Excalidraw or Microsoft Whiteboard more popular in search? - In September 2026, Excalidraw had more branded searches than Microsoft Whiteboard among online whiteboard platforms worldwide. Excalidraw had about 823,000 branded searches, while Microsoft Whiteboard had 74,000. Excalidraw made up 14.1% of all online whiteboard platform searches we track, and Microsoft Whiteboard accounted for 1.3%. - Excalidraw was ahead of Microsoft Whiteboard in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Excalidraw’s share of searches among online whiteboard platforms worldwide moved from 8.8% to 14.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 823K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Microsoft Whiteboard’s share of searches among online whiteboard platforms worldwide moved from 1.8% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110K to 74K. ## Top online whiteboard platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Whiteboard appeared in all five answers. Excalidraw was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Microsoft Whiteboard was listed before Excalidraw in four out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Miro | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | FigJam | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Microsoft Whiteboard | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Mural | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Excalidraw | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Lucidspark | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Lucidchart | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | draw.io | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Whimsical | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about online whiteboard platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which online whiteboard platform should I use?": 1. Miro, 2. FigJam, 3. Microsoft Whiteboard, 4. Mural, 5. Excalidraw - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best online whiteboard platforms?": 1. Miro, 2. FigJam, 3. Excalidraw, 4. Mural, 5. Microsoft Whiteboard, 6. Lucidspark, 7. Lucidchart - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best online whiteboard platform for team brainstorming?": 1. Miro, 2. FigJam, 3. Mural, 4. Microsoft Whiteboard, 5. Excalidraw - Searched Google, AI Overview "online whiteboard platform": 1. Miro, 2. FigJam, 3. Microsoft Whiteboard - Searched Google, AI Overview "best whiteboard app": 1. Miro, 2. FigJam, 3. Microsoft Whiteboard, 4. Excalidraw Not named in any answer: draw.io and Whimsical. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for online whiteboard platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Excalidraw lost share of searches among online whiteboard platforms worldwide, from 16.5% to 14.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Microsoft Whiteboard worldwide fell 32.7% over 12 measured months, from 110K to 74K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Excalidraw estimated searches | Excalidraw Share of Search | Excalidraw rank | Microsoft Whiteboard estimated searches | Microsoft Whiteboard Share of Search | Microsoft Whiteboard rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 550K | 8.8% | 4 | 110K | 1.8% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 550K | 9.7% | 4 | 90.5K | 1.6% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 550K | 11.8% | 3 | 74K | 1.6% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 550K | 11.7% | 3 | 90.5K | 1.9% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 550K | 11.6% | 3 | 74K | 1.6% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 673K | 11.7% | 3 | 90.5K | 1.6% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 673K | 11.8% | 3 | 74K | 1.3% | 6 | | May 2026 | 673K | 12.8% | 3 | 74K | 1.4% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 673K | 14.2% | 3 | 60.5K | 1.3% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 673K | 16.8% | 3 | 60.5K | 1.5% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 673K | 16.5% | 3 | 60.5K | 1.5% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 823K | 14.1% | 3 | 74K | 1.3% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Excalidraw’s and Microsoft Whiteboard’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Excalidraw**: Measured on the search term “excalidraw”. - **Microsoft Whiteboard**: Measured on the search term “microsoft whiteboard”. - [Excalidraw profile](/demand/global-en/brands/excalidraw) - [Microsoft Whiteboard profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microsoft-whiteboard) - [All online whiteboard platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/online-whiteboard-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Excalidraw or Microsoft Whiteboard more popular in search? In September 2026, Excalidraw had more branded searches than Microsoft Whiteboard among online whiteboard platforms worldwide. Excalidraw had about 823,000 branded searches, while Microsoft Whiteboard had 74,000. Excalidraw made up 14.1% of all online whiteboard platform searches we track, and Microsoft Whiteboard accounted for 1.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Excalidraw vs Microsoft Whiteboard: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/excalidraw-vs-microsoft-whiteboard This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/excalidraw-vs-microsoft-whiteboard. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.