Diagrams and whiteboards
Excalidraw privacy rating
An open-source virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn style diagrams in the browser. Drawings are stored locally, and shared links and live collaboration are end-to-end encrypted. A paid hosted workspace, Excalidraw+, is also offered.
Summary
Excalidraw scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the diagrams and whiteboards criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: open source. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in Czechia: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR).
Score 65 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
MIT. The paid Excalidraw+ service is closed source.
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Partial
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
No third-party ad trackers, but excalidraw.com loads Simple Analytics and sends error reports to Sentry by default.
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Partial
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by Excalidraw+ subscriptions with no ads in the app, but the privacy notice says marketing cookies and third parties may be used for targeted advertising.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Excalidraw+ has SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 reports and yearly penetration tests, with reports provided through its trust center rather than published.