Stormboard
Zeplin
| Feature | Stormboard | Zeplin |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $10/mo | Free / from $12/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.1 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | facilitators, meeting-leaders, teams, consultants | design-teams, developers, agencies, product-teams |
| Founded | 2011 | 2014 |
| Sticky Notes | ✓ | ✗ |
| Templates | ✓ | ✗ |
| Voting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ai Reports | ✓ | ✗ |
| Video Conferencing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Integrations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Design Handoff | ✗ | ✓ |
| Style Guide | ✗ | ✓ |
| Components | ✗ | ✓ |
| Code Snippets | ✗ | ✓ |
| Measurements | ✗ | ✓ |
| Version History | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Stormboard Pros
- Good for brainstorming
- Meeting templates
- AI report generation
- Easy to use
✗ Stormboard Cons
- Limited free tier
- Less polished than Miro
- Fewer integrations
✓ Zeplin Pros
- Great handoff tool
- Developer-friendly
- Design system support
- Multi-platform
✗ Zeplin Cons
- Figma reducing need
- Limited design editing
- Fewer updates
The Verdict
Stormboard is built for facilitators and meeting leaders, with a focus on sticky-notes and templates. Zeplin targets design teams and developers and leads with design-handoff and style-guide.
Pricing is close: Stormboard starts at $10/mo versus $12/mo for Zeplin — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.