What it does
Pencil Spaces is an education-focused virtual classroom with a persistent collaborative whiteboard, freehand drawing and annotation, document annotation, an equation editor, sticky notes, private student boards, video calling, and teaching resources. Its pricing page offers a free Starter tier and paid usage-based plans billed by session hour, with monthly minimums.
Pencil Spaces makes the whiteboard part of a teaching session: tutors can draw, annotate a document, use the equation editor, or give students private boards while video and classroom resources remain available. This can support remote instruction better than a general-purpose workshop canvas, but the subscription is tied to session use and participant count. The vendor says Starter is free; paid plans use per-session-hour rates and a 10-hour monthly minimum. It also says the first participant in a Space is free and billing starts when a second person joins. Enterprise is custom-priced. I reviewed the official classroom and pricing pages but did not host a class.
Strengths
- Combines a persistent whiteboard with video, document annotation, equation tools, and private student boards.
- The free Starter plan and usage-based paid rates are published.
- The pricing page explains the session-hour minimum and when participant billing begins.
Watch out for
- Whiteboarding is part of a broader virtual-classroom platform, not a standalone canvas.
- Paid plans have monthly session-hour minimums, and Enterprise is custom-priced.
Best for
- Tutors and teachers running remote lessons with shared drawing or document markup
- Education teams that need private student boards and video in one classroom
Sources
- Virtual Classroom Platform | Pencil Spaces (Oct 25, 2026)
- Compare Plans & Pricing | Pencil Spaces (Oct 25, 2026)