Google Jamboard Shutdown: Best Alternatives in 2026

Google Jamboard was officially shut down in late 2024, and many teams, especially those embedded in Google Workspace, have been looking for a replacement ever since. Jamboard was never the most powerful whiteboard tool, but it was free, simple, and right there in the Google Apps menu. That combination made it a default choice for a lot of teams who did not need anything fancy.

If you are still figuring out what to move to, or if the tool you switched to has not been working out, here is a practical look at the best alternatives available in 2026.

What Made Jamboard Work (and What to Look For)

Before comparing alternatives, it is worth understanding why Jamboard worked for so many teams despite its limitations. It was simple, it loaded fast, it was free with Google Workspace, and it required zero onboarding. People could open it and start using sticky notes in seconds.

When evaluating replacements, consider what you actually used Jamboard for:

• Quick brainstorming sessions with sticky notes and simple drawing
• Classroom activities where students needed to contribute to a shared space
• Meeting notes where a visual canvas was easier than a document
• Simple diagramming for explaining concepts during a call

Your replacement does not need to do everything. It needs to do the things you actually did in Jamboard, reliably and without friction.

The Best Alternatives

Google FigJam (Formerly Jamboard’s Spiritual Successor)

Google partnered with Figma to offer FigJam as a Jamboard replacement, and for many Google Workspace teams, this is the most natural transition. FigJam has a clean interface, good real-time collaboration, and a generous free tier.

Pros: Familiar feel, easy onboarding, good free plan, active development with regular feature additions.

Cons: Deeper features are tied to Figma’s paid plans. Less integration with Google Workspace than Jamboard had. The Google Workspace integration is present but not as seamless as having a tool natively in the Google Apps menu.

Best for: Teams that want the closest experience to Jamboard’s simplicity with room to grow into more advanced features.

Miro

Miro is the most feature-complete option on this list. If your needs have outgrown what Jamboard offered, Miro gives you structured workshops, extensive templates, integrations with project management tools, and facilitation features like voting and timers.

Pros: Enormous feature set, huge template library, excellent for structured workshops, strong enterprise controls.

Cons: Can feel overwhelming if you just want simple sticky notes. The free plan limits you to three editable boards. Pricing gets expensive for larger teams.

Best for: Teams that want to move beyond basic brainstorming into structured facilitation and complex visual collaboration.

Microsoft Whiteboard

If your organization is on Microsoft 365, Whiteboard is the closest equivalent to what Jamboard was for Google Workspace, a free, built-in whiteboard that lives inside your existing ecosystem. It integrates with Teams and the Microsoft 365 suite.

Pros: Free with Microsoft 365, integrated with Teams, simple interface, good for quick sketches and brainstorms.

Cons: Feature set is relatively basic. Performance and reliability have been inconsistent. Less active development compared to competitors.

Best for: Microsoft 365 organizations that want a free, no-setup option similar to what Jamboard was for Google.

Lucidspark

Lucidspark is part of the Lucid suite, which also includes Lucidchart for diagramming. It handles brainstorming well and has useful features like voting, tagging, and a built-in timer. The transition from brainstorming to formal diagramming in Lucidchart is smooth.

Pros: Good brainstorming features, integrates with Lucidchart for turning ideas into diagrams, collaborative and responsive.

Cons: Paid plans are required for most team features. The free tier is limited. Not as widely adopted as Miro or FigJam.

Best for: Teams that also need diagramming and want a unified platform for both ideation and structured visual documentation.

MyCanva

MyCanva takes a different angle. It is an infinite canvas with real-time collaboration, similar to the tools above, but it adds native AI image and text generation. If your team’s whiteboard use goes beyond sticky notes into creating visual content, mood boards, storyboards, or concept exploration, the built-in AI generation fills a gap that other tools leave open.

Pros: AI image generation built in with access to multiple models, AI Workflows for chaining operations, clean and fast interface, embeddable boards.

Cons: Smaller ecosystem and fewer integrations than Miro. Fewer structured facilitation features. Newer product.

Best for: Teams that want a collaborative canvas with built-in AI generation for visual content creation, not just organization.

Migration Tips

Regardless of which tool you choose, a few things will make the transition smoother:

Export what you can. If you saved your Jamboard files before the shutdown, most were convertible to PDF. If you did not, check whether any team members have local copies or screenshots.

Start with one use case. Do not try to migrate everything at once. Pick the most common thing your team used Jamboard for, run it in the new tool, and expand from there.

Give it three sessions. Any new tool feels awkward at first. Commit to using it for at least three real sessions before deciding whether it works for your team.

Do not over-buy. Most of these tools have free tiers that cover basic brainstorming and collaboration. Start there and only upgrade when you hit a real limitation, not a theoretical one.

The good news is that every tool on this list is more capable than Jamboard was. The challenge is just finding the one that fits your team’s workflow without adding unnecessary complexity.