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Padlet Sandbox

Padlet Sandbox is a collaborative digital canvas for drawing, writing, and adding media.

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#9 of 56
Score
8.1
Padlet Sandbox's website

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.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
FreeFree3 active padlets · 20MB uploads · 2-minute video · 5-minute audio · 20 cards per Sandbox
Platinum€23 a monthUnlimited padlets · 500MB files · 15-minute video · 30-minute audio · API access · monthly (or $180/year)
Team€29.99 a monthUnlimited padlets · 1GB files · 30-minute video · 60-minute audio · API · roles · user management · analytics · per Maker monthly (or $229.99/year)
Classroom€240 a yearUnlimited padlets · 1GB files · 100 free student accounts · API · roles · user management · analytics · content safety · annual; 2 teachers
School & District€1,500 a yearUnlimited 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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