Alternatives to Etherpad
Other Document collaboration vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that Etherpad does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 25 that differ from Etherpad on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
Etherpad has 11 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, Certifications named, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change, Named privacy contact. The column “publishes and Etherpad does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and Etherpad does not | Etherpad publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FigJamfigma.com | 87/100 | 10 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +7 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Createlycreately.com | 70/100 | 7 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +4 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Stormboardstormboard.com | 52/100 | 6 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Public pricing, +3 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Cacoonulab.com | 48/100 | 6 Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, +3 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Gliffygliffy.com | 48/100 | 6 Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, +3 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Conceptboardconceptboard.com | 52/100 | 5 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Certifications named, +2 | nothing | Compare |
| Lucidchartlucid.co | 43/100 | 5 Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, +2 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Muralmural.co | 43/100 | 5 Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, +2 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Beautiful.aibeautiful.ai | 39/100 | 5 Data location stated, Public pricing, Certifications named, +2 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Ayoaayoa.com | 43/100 | 4 Data location stated, Public pricing, Certifications named, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Collaboardcollaboard.app | 43/100 | 4 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Public pricing, +1 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
| Collaboracollaboraonline.com | 35/100 | 4 Data location stated, Public pricing, Certifications named, +1 | 1 No third-party tracking before consent | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.