- Interactive Boards: Create visual boards with flexible layouts for brainstorming, discussions, and idea mapping.
- Sandbox Whiteboards: Open-ended digital canvases for lessons, diagrams, games, and collaborative activities.
- Real-Time Collaboration: Multiple users can post, edit, and comment simultaneously on the same board.
- Multimedia Support: Add text, images, videos, audio recordings, links, and file uploads to posts.
- Role-Based Permissions: Control who can view, comment, or edit boards with granular access settings.
- Templates for Quick Start: Pre-built board and sandbox templates for education and creative teamwork.
- Analytics Dashboard: Track participation and activity across team or classroom boards.
- LMS Integrations: LTI 1.3 support for Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, Google Classroom, and more.
- Content Safety Controls: Moderation and safety features for classroom and school deployments.
Padlet
Interactive digital boards and canvases for real-time collaboration.
Updated August 3, 2026
Padlet Overview
Padlet is a collaborative whiteboard software that enables teams, educators, and students to create interactive digital boards and canvases. Users can post text, images, videos, audio, and files on flexible layouts designed for brainstorming, lessons, and creative projects.
With real-time collaboration, role-based permissions, and LMS integrations, Padlet supports both casual ideation and structured classroom or team collaboration at scale.
Key Features
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Featured |
|---|---|---|
| Neon | $0 | 3 padlets, unlimited posts, all formats, 20 MB uploads and 2-minute video recordings |
| Gold | $10/month or $80/year | 20 padlets and 100 MB uploads |
| Platinum | $15/month or $120/year | Unlimited padlets and 500 MB uploads |
| Team Gold | $19.99/month per Maker or $149.99/year per Maker | Unlimited team padlets, role permissions and analytics |
| Classroom | $160/year | Unlimited padlets, 100 student accounts and content safety tools |
| Padlet for Schools | Starting at $1,000/year | Unlimited students, LMS integrations and SSO; request a quote for current terms |
Pricing source: https://padlet.com/site/subscriptions
Pros
Competitor |
Pros |
|---|---|
| Miro | Padlet supports many post formats, including files, video, audio, and links, so it works well for classroom collections and community boards. Its Neon, Gold, Platinum, and team plans make the product usable across individual and group settings. |
| Google Classroom | Padlet gives educators a more visual, flexible wall for collecting and presenting student work. The ability to combine media formats in one board is useful when a simple assignment stream is not enough. |
| Trello | Padlet is more presentation- and discussion-oriented than a task board. Teams can publish ideas and media in a shared space without forcing every contribution into a rigid project-management card structure. |
Cons
Competitor |
Cons |
|---|---|
| Miro | Miro is stronger for formal workshop facilitation, diagrams, and enterprise workspace controls. Padlet’s post-and-wall model may feel less precise for complex project planning. |
| Google Classroom | Padlet’s plan limits and storage rules need to be matched to class size and media volume. Schools wanting a tightly integrated assignment, grading, and roster workflow may prefer Classroom. |
| Trello | Trello is better for task ownership, due dates, and workflow automation. Padlet is optimized for publishing and discussion, so teams may need another tool for operational project tracking. |
Reviews
- Software Advice Review (Rating: 4.9/5): Padlet gets students involved in classroom discussions who might otherwise stay quiet, and one teacher said weekly use on “Padlet Walls” keeps lessons from ever feeling boring. Unlimited access lets them post interactive questions instead of handing out blank worksheets. A few drawbacks came up: the features can feel a bit simplistic, like “stickynotes on a corkboard,” and monitoring inappropriate posts takes vigilance, though tools like “require approval” help.
- G2 Review (Rating: 4.9/5): Padlet feels effortless to roll out in big groups since sharing a link or QR code takes seconds, and adding a passcode keeps boards private. One student uses it daily and loves seeing everyone’s thoughts in one place, though crowded boards have caused lags at times. Another reviewer relies on it for discussion boards and mind maps to organize notes but struggles with weak PowerPoint connections and a poorly structured PDF feature, even though quick screenshot downloads help.
