Bluescape
Collaborative whiteboard software
Visual collaboration platforms
Team collaboration software
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- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
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$10 per user per month
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- Media and communications
- Public sector and nonprofit organizations
- Energy and utilities
What is Bluescape
Bluescape is a collaborative visual workspace used to create and share whiteboards that combine sticky notes, images, documents, and web content. It supports distributed teams running workshops, brainstorming, planning, and review sessions in a shared canvas. The product emphasizes persistent spaces that can be revisited over time and used across meetings, rather than single-session whiteboards. It is typically used by project teams, product/design groups, and facilitators who need visual collaboration with content aggregation.
Persistent visual workspaces
Bluescape centers on ongoing spaces that teams can return to across multiple sessions. This supports long-running initiatives where artifacts need to stay organized beyond a single meeting. It also reduces the need to recreate boards for recurring workshops and reviews.
Rich content aggregation
The canvas supports mixing multiple content types (for example images, documents, and links) alongside freeform collaboration. This makes it practical for review workflows where teams need to reference source materials in-context. It can function as a shared “project wall” rather than only a drawing surface.
Facilitation-friendly collaboration model
The product is designed for group sessions such as ideation, planning, and retrospectives where many participants contribute simultaneously. It provides a visual structure that helps facilitators guide participants through activities. This aligns with common workshop-style use cases in visual collaboration platforms.
Smaller ecosystem footprint
Compared with the most widely adopted visual collaboration suites, Bluescape has a smaller third-party template, integration, and community footprint. That can affect how quickly teams can standardize on prebuilt assets and established best practices. Organizations may need to invest more in internal enablement and templates.
Less broad work management
Bluescape focuses on visual collaboration rather than end-to-end task and project management. Teams that want deep issue tracking, dependencies, and reporting may need to connect it to separate work management tools. This can introduce additional administration and workflow handoffs.
Adoption and governance overhead
As with many whiteboard-style tools, large canvases and many contributors can create sprawl without clear conventions. Teams often need facilitation standards (naming, archiving, permissions) to keep spaces navigable over time. Without governance, content can become difficult to search and reuse.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Go | $0 per user/month | 3 workspaces; 300 MB storage; Unlimited video meetings up to 15 participants; Unlimited editors; Unlimited anonymous users; Personal meeting link; 200+ templates; Integrations (Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Adobe, Webex); Community support. |
| Team | $10 per user/month | Unlimited workspaces; 25 GB storage; Unlimited voice & video meetings up to 100 participants; Team management portal; Workspace dashboard; Dial-in meetings; (billed monthly or annually per FAQ). |
| Business | $20 per user/month | Unlimited workspaces; 200 GB storage; Unlimited voice & video meetings up to 250 participants; Synchronized video playback; Custom templates; Email + Video support; enterprise features. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Contact sales for quote; adds: 500 GB storage, custom roles, SSO, virtual private instance, private cloud or on-premise deployment, content watermarking, analytics, API support, BYOK, XACML, additional security & deployment options. |
