Collaborative vs Gopher for Groups — Google Workspace

Collaborative Whiteboard vs Gopher for Groups

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Collaborative Whiteboard

4.2·138reviews·3,261,688+installs

Present your drawings, designs and diagrams to your team.

google_workspaceFree of charge

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1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

	Collaborative Whiteboard	Gopher for Groups
Tagline	“Present your drawings, designs and diagrams to your team. ”58 chars	“Dig into your Google Groups settings and root out the hidden risks. Adds Google Groups administrative mojo to any Google Sheet.”127 chars
Description	2908 / 16000 chars18% used	1315 / 16000 chars8% used
Screenshots	4 images	5 images
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Platforms	Google Workspace	Google Workspace
Developer	Devfortress	Amplified Labs
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Last updated	—	—

2. Categories & rankings

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Feature comparison between Collaborative Whiteboard and Gopher for Groups
Metric	Collaborative Whiteboard	Gopher for Groups
Rating	4.2 ★	★ 5.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 138	3
Active installs	3,261,688+	672,035+
Free plan	★ Yes	—
Pricing	Free of charge	Not available

Keyword	Collaborative Whiteboard	Gopher for Groups
chatbots	#53	Not ranked
project	#55	Not ranked

4. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Collaborative Whiteboard

This Collaborative Whiteboard is an advanced digital tool designed to enhance teamwork, brainstorming, project planning, and remote collaboration. It mimics the traditional physical whiteboard but incorporates digital features that allow real-time interaction and advanced functionalities, making it ideal for modern-day teams, educators, designers, and professionals working remotely or in office environments. Core Functionalities: Drawing and Sketching Tools: Pen and Marker Tools: Users can freely draw lines, shapes, or diagrams with pen tools that have customizable sizes and colors. These tools simulate traditional marker drawing but offer more precision and flexibility. Shape Recognition: Some platforms offer smart recognition of freehand shapes like circles, squares, arrows, or triangles, making it easier to create clean diagrams and visuals. Highlighter Tool: The ability to emphasize important sections of the board by using a highlighter tool. Text Editing and Formatting: Text Boxes: Users can add text boxes anywhere on the whiteboard to label ideas, provide context, or add titles and headings. Text Formatting: Basic text formatting tools (bold, italics, underline, color changes, font sizes) to ensure clarity and structure in the written content. Shapes, Images, and Diagrams: Basic and Custom Shapes: Users can insert geometric shapes like rectangles, circles, and arrows to help visualize processes or create structured layouts. Image Upload: Ability to import images, screenshots, or logos to annotate, discuss, or integrate into the whiteboard. Diagrams and Flowcharts: Tools to build detailed flowcharts, process diagrams, or network diagrams with auto-align features for professional-grade visuals. Sticky Notes: Post-it Style Notes: Users can add sticky notes to the board to highlight ideas, assign tasks, or keep track of individual elements in a project. These can be customized with different colors to differentiate between tasks or topics. Sorting and Clustering: Sticky notes can be easily dragged and dropped to group related ideas or tasks together, a popular technique in brainstorming sessions and design thinking. File Attachment and Annotation: File Upload: Users can upload files (PDFs, documents, presentations) directly onto the whiteboard to share with the group or annotate live during meetings. Annotation Tools: Users can annotate over images, diagrams, or documents with drawing or text tools, allowing direct interaction with the content. Version History and Undo/Redo: Change Tracking: The whiteboard keeps a record of all changes made, allowing users to go back to previous versions if needed. This is particularly useful when tracking contributions and ensuring no important ideas are lost. Undo/Redo Functionality: Users can quickly undo mistakes or redo actions to experiment with different ideas without worrying about permanent changes.

Top keywords

users8×1.92%
diagrams7×1.68%
text6×1.44%
whiteboard6×1.44%
ideas5×1.20%
shapes5×1.20%
notes4×0.96%
add3×0.72%
annotate3×0.72%
changes3×0.72%
drawing3×0.72%
formatting3×0.72%

Gopher for Groups

Google Groups are a very powerful permissions, communications, and collaboration tool in G Suite for EDU districts, but auditing and managing their access settings can be a challenge at scale. Gopher for Groups lets you gain visibility and control of critical Google Groups access and permissions settings that impact the security of domain resources and communications. Group owners sometimes make risky edits to critical settings like “Who can join” or “Who can post” in ways admins can’t easily discover. Default settings for new groups are likely too permissive for a typical school environment. Group settings are overwhelmingly many, and are extremely time-consuming to update at scale via Google’s user interface. How Gopher for Groups boosts your administrative game: - Quickly import all Google Groups settings available via Google’s APIs. - Filter for key privacy or online safety risks, such as permissive join or posting settings. - Perform advanced group membership analysis to account for all owners and managers, identify nested groups, and look for groups with membership set to “all in domain.” - Make all your group settings right in the sheet. Use the power of Sheets filters to limit which groups you want to update. - Preview all changes before bulk-committing them to Google’s APIs

Top keywords

groups9×4.29%
settings8×3.81%
google6×2.86%
group4×1.90%
google groups3×1.43%
access2×0.95%
apis2×0.95%
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Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Is Collaborative Whiteboard or Gopher for Groups cheaper?

Collaborative Whiteboard is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free of charge). Gopher for Groups starts at Not available. Both publish their pricing on the Google Workspace Marketplace; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.

Which has better reviews, Collaborative Whiteboard or Gopher for Groups?

Gopher for Groups has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 3 reviews) compared to Collaborative Whiteboard (4.2★ from 138 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Collaborative Whiteboard or Gopher for Groups?

Gopher for Groups holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.2★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Collaborative Whiteboard or Gopher for Groups?

Both apps are one-click installs from the Google Workspace Marketplace. Collaborative Whiteboard has the deeper published review base (138 vs 3), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large Google Workspace Marketplace admins?

Collaborative Whiteboard typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (138 reviews). Gopher for Groups typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (3 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Collaborative Whiteboard and Gopher for Groups?

Migration support varies by app and category. Collaborative Whiteboard and Gopher for Groups both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Gopher for Groups" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Collaborative Whiteboard vs Gopher for Groups

Collaborative Whiteboard

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Gopher for Groups

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Frequently asked

Is Collaborative Whiteboard or Gopher for Groups cheaper?

Which has better reviews, Collaborative Whiteboard or Gopher for Groups?

Should I choose Collaborative Whiteboard or Gopher for Groups?

Which is faster to set up, Collaborative Whiteboard or Gopher for Groups?

Which works better for small vs large Google Workspace Marketplace admins?

Can I migrate data between Collaborative Whiteboard and Gopher for Groups?

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