
Padlet Sandbox
Padlet Sandbox is a collaborative digital canvas for drawing, writing, and adding media.
What Padlet Sandbox is
Padlet Sandbox is a collaborative digital canvas for drawing, writing, and adding media. People can work together on a sandbox and see contributions in real time. Users can arrange cards into a slideshow for lessons, presentations, or storybooks, or connect cards to build branching activities, interactive documents, and games. The product page lists more than 25 tools, along with breakout rooms, keyboard shortcuts, object linking, granular permissions, and automatic content moderation. It includes diagramming, workshop templates, guest collaboration, presentation mode, and voting tools, but does not have an infinite canvas. Google features include signing in with Google, sharing to Google Classroom, and adding files from Google Drive; Padlet also supports importing Jamboards. Sandbox runs on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and web, including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge. Free accounts are limited to three total Sandboxes and boards after June 30, 2026; additional Sandboxes become read-only unless the user upgrades. The free plan costs nothing and lists three padlets, 20MB uploads, one user, two-minute videos, and five-minute audio.
Good
- Collaborators see contributions in real time.
- Cards can form slideshows or branching activities.
- Supports Google Classroom and Google Drive.
- Available on mobile, desktop, and web.
- Free plan is available.
Watch out
- Free accounts are limited to three Sandboxes and boards after June 30, 2026.
- Free plan lists 20MB uploads and one user.
- No infinite canvas.
- Card limits vary by plan.
Who it suits
It suits teachers, presenters, and groups looking to make collaborative lessons, activities, brainstorms, or interactive stories. Google Classroom and Drive users can connect those services to their work.
Verdict
Padlet Sandbox combines live collaboration with card-based activities, presentations, and storybooks. Check the free-account and card limits against your intended use before choosing a plan.
Plans and prices
From Padlet Sandbox's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 3 active padlets · 20MB uploads · 2-minute video · 5-minute audio · 20 cards per Sandbox |
| Platinum | €23 a month | Unlimited padlets · 500MB files · 15-minute video · 30-minute audio · API access · monthly (or $180/year) |
| Team | €29.99 a month | Unlimited padlets · 1GB files · 30-minute video · 60-minute audio · API · roles · user management · analytics · per Maker monthly (or $229.99/year) |
| Classroom | €240 a year | Unlimited padlets · 1GB files · 100 free student accounts · API · roles · user management · analytics · content safety · annual; 2 teachers |
| School & District | €1,500 a year | Unlimited padlets · 1GB files · unlimited students · API · LMS integrations · SSO · invoice billing · content safety · starting annual price for 10 teachers |
The facts
Each one read from Padlet Sandbox's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API authentication
- API requests require an x-api-key generated in Developer settings, available only to paying users and restricted to boards where the user is an administrator.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Breakout rooms
- Breakout rooms let groups work on separate cards while collaborators remain in the same Sandbox.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Card limit
- The help article lists a limit of 20 cards per Sandbox for Neon and 100 for Platinum, Team, Classroom, and Padlet for Schools.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Card limits
- Free Sandboxes allow 20 cards; Platinum, Team, Classroom and Padlet for Schools allow 100 cards per Sandbox.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Cards and slideshows
- Users can add multiple cards and play them in order as a slideshow for lessons, presentations, and storybooks.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- People can contribute to a sandbox together and see contributions in real time.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Data hosting
- Padlet says its service is hosted on Google Cloud in the United States, with offices in San Francisco and Singapore.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Google ecosystem
- Sandbox supports Google login, Google Drive attachments, Google Classroom sharing and Jamboard importing.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Google integrations
- Users can log in with Google, share to Google Classroom, and add files from Google Drive.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The Sandbox page presents the product for whiteboarding, lessons, and activities, with examples including class activities, brainstorming, lessons, quizzes, interactive documents, and storybooks.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Interactive content
- Users can link content between cards to create branching activities, interactive documents, and games.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Interactive linking
- Objects can link to other cards, enabling branching documents, games, quizzes and storybooks.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Jamboard
- Padlet says Sandbox has all Jamboard features and supports importing Jamboards into Padlet.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Licence
- Padlet is proprietary; its terms reserve Padlet intellectual property and provide no open-source licence.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: editing and layout
- Reviewers mention limited text editing, clutter when many posts appear, and requests for tables, voting and better document export.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser support
- Sandbox works in Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge, with mobile apps recommended for phones and tablets.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company funding
- Crunchbase lists Padlet as a private Series A company with three funding rounds and 16 investors, but amounts are not publicly shown.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- Padlet lists San Francisco, California as headquarters and Singapore as a regional office.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- The maker is Wallwisher, Inc., doing business as Padlet, a Delaware corporation incorporated on December 10, 2012.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Padlet as privately held with 51–200 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2012checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free account limit
- The help article says free accounts are limited to 3 total Sandboxes and boards after June 30, 2026, and additional Sandboxes become read-only unless the user upgrades.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Limit: free quota
- Reviewers criticize the small free allowance of three padlets and limited free storage.checked 15 Oct 2026
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