Head-to-head · Whiteboard Animation Software
Explideo vs Whiteboard Video Maker
Explideo leads on 0 checks, Whiteboard Video Maker on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreExplideo · 8.4/10
- Free planboth
- Most featuresExplideo · 3 of 4
Explideo scores higher on our rubric for whiteboard animation software: 8.4 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #7 and #8.
On voiceover tools, Whiteboard Video Maker gives you Text_to_speech where Explideo offers None.
Explideo is the better fit for AI doodle creators on a moderate budget. Whiteboard Video Maker is the better fit for budget users converting documents into videos.
- Explideo fits best
AI doodle creators on a moderate budget
- Whiteboard Video Maker fits best
Budget users converting documents into videos
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Side by side
| Feature | Explideo 8.4/10 Visit ↗ | Whiteboard Video Maker 8.3/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.4 | 8.3 |
| Ranking | #7 in Whiteboard Animation Software | #8 in Whiteboard Animation Software |
| Best for | AI doodle creators on a moderate budget | Budget users converting documents into videos |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Free plan + paid |
| Starting price | $19/mo | $99.99/yr |
| Free plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, macOS | Web |
| Support | Email, Docs | |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market | Solo, Small business, Mid-market |
| Features Explideo 3/4 · Whiteboard Video Maker 2/4 | ||
| Drawing animation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Character library | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Scene templates | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| Commercial use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Specs | ||
| Voiceover tools | None | Text_to_speech |
| Export resolution | Not checked yet | 1080p |
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| Our verdict | Explideo is a browser-based whiteboard animation maker for creators, educators, marketers, YouTubers, and course creators. It supports hand-drawn explainer videos from a blank canvas, scene templates, uploaded voiceovers, or video files.… Read the review → |
Whiteboard Video Maker is a web-based AI tool for creating whiteboard and doodle animation videos from prompts, scripts, PDFs, Word documents, images, and URLs. It generates scripts, custom hand-drawn illustrations, narration, background… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Explideo — where it wins
- AI turns prompts, photos, audio, and video into doodle assets
- Free plan includes unlimited browser exports
- Cloud-rendered MP4 export works across web, Windows, and macOS
Where it doesn't
- Free exports include a watermark
- Server exports are limited by plan
- All current plans bill monthly
Whiteboard Video Maker — where it wins
- Accepts prompts, PDFs, Word files, images, and URLs
- AI voiceover supports more than 30 languages
- 1080p export in landscape and portrait formats
Where it doesn't
- Runs as a web-only platform
- Commercial-use rights depend on the selected plan
- No verified integrations are listed
- Explideo8.4/10 · Free plan
A focused whiteboard animation tool with AI features and a usable free plan.
Visit ExplideoFull verdict → - Whiteboard Video Maker8.3/10 · Free plan
A budget-friendly web tool for converting documents and URLs into narrated videos.
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
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