Feature Comparison: Edumaps and Padlet
EdumapsContents Overview
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Comparison: Edumaps and Padlet – Functions and Features
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Edumaps offers a Padlet importer.
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📤 Export & Import
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Export and import options vary in extent:
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Function Edumaps Padlet Export as Moodle course (MBZ) ✔️ Yes – Export as static HTML package including all files ✔️ Yes – Export as PDF ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Export as image (screenshot) ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Exporter for own boards in JSON ✔️ Yes – Importer for own boards in JSON ✔️ Yes – Import from Padlet including media ✔️ Yes Not applicable -
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🤝 Collaboration & Sharing
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Both tools enable real-time collaboration, but differ in sharing options:
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Function Edumaps Padlet Real-time collaboration Yes Yes (Websocket) Share to groups/classes ✔️ Yes – Share to individuals ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Anonymous sharing (view) ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Anonymous sharing (edit) ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Notification for shared boards ✔️ Yes Not evident Real-time writing with 100+ users ✔️ Yes (Teamtext) – -
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🛠️ Editing Options
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Editing options are more extensive in Edumaps than Padlet.
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Function Edumaps Padlet Own background image ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Change font (for entire board) ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Duplicate board ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Tags for boards ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Move columns ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Protect columns ✔️ Yes Not evident Share columns with profiles ✔️ Yes – Embed single columns from board A in board B ✔️ Yes – Show columns at specific time ✔️ Yes – Show boxes at specific time ✔️ Yes – Set column width ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Move box freely ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Color entire box ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Lock individual boxes ✔️ Yes Not evident Share individual boxes ✔️ Yes Not evident Share any columns (with link profiles) ✔️ Yes – Copy box from another board ✔️ Yes – Box search (on board and across boards) ✔️ Yes – Embed single boxes from board A in board B ✔️ Yes – Edit history per board ✔️ Yes – Edit history per box (revisions) ✔️ Yes – Restore previous versions of boxes ✔️ Yes – Draw arrows and lines freely on sticker wall ✔️ Yes – (boxes can be connected) Place text fields freely on sticker wall ✔️ Yes – Place images freely on sticker wall ✔️ Yes – Likes per box ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Ratings/voting per box ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Poll module with unlimited options ✔️ Yes – Convert box to course ✔️ Yes – Create/manage bookings (course system) ✔️ Yes – Receive payments via Paypal ✔️ Yes – Automatic participation certificates ✔️ Yes – Calendar per box ✔️ Yes – Lending module per box ✔️ Yes – Sales module per box ✔️ Yes – -
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📁 Materials in Boxes
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Edumaps stands out with versatile upload options:
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Function Edumaps Padlet Free positioning of text/uploads ✔️ Yes Fixed structure Recordings (microphone, photo, webcam) ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Screenshots (clipboard) ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Direct upload, drag’n’drop ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Number of uploads per box ✔️ unlimited Only 1 upload per box Upload limit per file 500 MB 500 MB Real preview images for links ✔️ Yes Only og-image graphics (or first image on linked site) Preview images stored on server ✔️ Yes – Rotate images ✔️ Yes – Hide content in box ✔️ Yes – -
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✏️ Inputs & Formatting
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Here, the range of functions and editor differ greatly:
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Function Edumaps Padlet Text bold/italic ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Color for individual words ✔️ Yes – Lists and indents ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes LaTeX formulas ✔️ Yes – Code (inline/block) ✔️ Yes Yes, only block Superscript/subscript ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Headings ✔️ Yes – Quotes ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Spoiler function ✔️ Yes – Image citations ✔️ Yes – Own notes (hidden) ✔️ Yes – Link text ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Text to Speech ✔️ Yes – Dynamic QR codes ✔️ Yes – Markdown content usable ✔️ Yes – Editor type Markdown-like WYSIWYG (when text is marked) -
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💬 Comments & Ratings
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Differences in per-box interaction:
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Function Edumaps Padlet Ratings per box ✔️ Yes Only globally possible, not per box Comments as text ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Comments with uploads ✔️ Yes – Comments with recordings ✔️ Yes (microphone, photo) – Delete all comments with one click ✔️ Yes – Notification when new comments on website ✔️ Yes – -
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👥 User Management
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User management options are more extensive in Edumaps:
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Function Edumaps Padlet Admin accounts ✔️ Yes Not evident Student accounts ✔️ Yes Not evident Teacher accounts ✔️ Yes Not evident Classes/groups ✔️ Yes Not evident Account creation (name/email) ✔️ Yes Not evident Account creation (CSV import) ✔️ Yes Not evident -
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✨ Additional Features
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An overview of additional features and specifics:
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Function Edumaps Padlet List of recently visited boards ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Public boards ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Upload manager Yes, uploads can be flexibly managed Yes, called "Drive", but no delete option (files can only be deleted by deleting the box) Internal, shared boards per school/group ✔️ Yes – Archiving boards – ✔️ Yes Moderation of posts – ✔️ Yes Bad word filter (English) – ✔️ Yes Own domain possible – (only state license) ✔️ Yes Bookmarks for boards ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Print boards ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Export boards as PDF ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Gallery for all images in a board ✔️ Yes – Folders to collect boards (including folder sharing and collaborative editing) ✔️ Yes – Follow boards ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Assign tasks ✔️ Yes – Create quiz with AI ✔️ Yes – Create language course with AI ✔️ Yes – -
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🔒 Technology & Data Protection
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Performance and compliance overview:
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Metric/Function Edumaps Padlet Pageload (JS/CSS/Fonts) 0.49 MB 1.45 MB First load time
(at 3 Mbit/s)1.3 s 3.9 s Number of requests 19 91 External domains on load None 8 domains Security mechanisms ✔️ Content-Security-Policy
✔️ Strict-Transport-Security
✔️ X-Frame-Options
✔️ X-Content-Type-Options
✔️ Referrer-Policy
✔️ Permissions-Policy⛔ Content-Security-Policy
✔️ Strict-Transport-Security
⛔ X-Frame-Options
✔️ X-Content-Type-Options
✔️ Referrer-Policy
⛔ Permissions-PolicyGDPR compliance ✔️ Yes (multiple checks) – - The information on the security mechanisms refers to publicly verifiable HTTP security headers. These can, for example, be checked using securityheaders.com: https://securityheaders.com/
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