What Draft.io does

Draft.io, operated by Draft SAS (RCS Nantes 848 959 268), is a French collaborative visual workspace platform for teams to create, share, and edit visual documents — referred to as "drafts" or "boards" — in real time. The product is delivered as a web application and centers on a flexible Cards construct augmented by facilitation features (Voting Session, Polling Booth Mode for anonymous ideation, Envelopes for dynamic idea grouping, Lists, and Anchor Links), with 50+ pre-built templates covering Kanban, Scrum, Program Board, and PI Planning. A flagship native integration is bidirectional real-time synchronization with Jira (and an Azure DevOps import/export path), with field-level sync including custom fields on the Enterprise tier; security controls include SSO via SAML 2.0, IP/domain access control, TLS 1.2 in transit, AES-256 at rest, GDPR compliance, and a published Data Processing Agreement, with infrastructure hosted on OVH in France.

The company operates a five-tier subscription model (Free, Pro, Team, Business, Enterprise) on a freemium-to-enterprise GTM motion. The Free tier (up to 500 objects, unlimited participants and guests) and guest mode without login drive bottom-up adoption, while Business and Enterprise tiers — sold via sales contact at [email protected] — are positioned for organizations running Agile at scale. The Business plan's distinguishing commercial feature is a "pay only for regular users" model in which approximately 75% of an organization's occasional users collaborate for free, while SSO, SAML 2.0, IP/domain filtering, and 7-day dedicated support are bundled. Enterprise adds on-premise deployment, dedicated server instances, custom Jira integrations, security review/SLA, and log management. Pricing is per-seat with volume discounts (Team €5–8.33/user/month, Business €6.5–10.83/user/month, Pro from €8.33/month) on annual billing, with a 17% discount versus monthly.

Customer evidence is concentrated in large French and European enterprises, with named logos spanning insurance (AXA, Sympany), rail and transport (SNCF, Transilien, e.Voyageurs SNCF, TUI), energy (Enedis), classifieds (Le bon coin), and IT services (CGI, Inetum, Altran), and a reported 753,331 drafts created on the platform. The company is founder-operated (CEO Sam Ton That, COO Alexandre Beauchet), privately held with 1–10 employees, no disclosed funding rounds, and is a member of Numeum and the OVHcloud Startup Program. No public revenue, ARR, or M&A activity is disclosed.

Name

Draft.io

Legal name

Draft SAS

Website

https://draft.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Draft.io is a French SaaS collaborative visual workspace for teams running Agile ceremonies, workshops, and visual management. It offers customizable cards, voting, polling, and bidirectional Jira sync, sold via freemium-to-enterprise tiers to organizations including AXA, SNCF, and TUI.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Collaborative Visual Workspace Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Document Creation & Office Suites (BPAMAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tools & Platforms Training (Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Smartsheet, etc.) (EDABAHAH), Group Work, Breakout & Collaborative Document/Workspace Tools (EDAFAGAE)

Keywords

• Visual collaboration software
• Agile project management
• Workshop facilitation platform
• Collaborative whiteboard SaaS
• Visual management tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Pro Plan: Individual paid subscription for consultants and entrepreneurs. Provides unlimited objects, password protection, manual backup, versioning, and email support.
2. Subscription - Team Plan: Team-based subscription for small teams with member management, user group management, and free training on demand. Priced per seat with volume discounts.
3. Subscription - Business Plan: Organization-wide collaboration with free unlimited visitors (occasional users), SSO/SAML 2.0, domain/IP access control, dedicated support, and phone/email support 7 days a week. Organizations pay only for regular users, not occasional users.
4. Subscription - Enterprise Plan: Custom-priced enterprise tier with all Business features plus customized Jira integration, security review & SLA, log management, dedicated instance, and on-premise deployment options.
5. Free Tier: Free forever plan with up to 500 objects across drafts, unlimited drafts and participants. Serves as acquisition funnel for paid upgrades.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Draft.io is a web-based collaborative visual workspace platform where teams create, share, and edit visual documents ("drafts" or boards) in real time. It is sold through subscription tiers (Free, Pro, Team, Business, Enterprise) and targets facilitators, Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers, Product Managers, and UX Designers with features such as customizable Cards, Voting Session, Polling Booth Mode, Envelopes, and a bidirectional Jira integration. The Business and Enterprise tiers add SSO/SAML, dedicated support, and optional on-premise deployment for large organizations.

Product overview

Draft.io is a collaborative visual workspace (whiteboard) platform for teams to create, share, and collaborate on visual documents called 'drafts' or 'boards'. The core platform offers a unified workspace with built-in features including Cards (flexible work items), Voting Session, Polling Booth Mode, Envelopes, Lists, and Anchor Links. The product portfolio spans five pricing tiers (Free, Pro, Team, Business, Enterprise) offering progressively more collaboration, administration, and security features. A Jira Integration enables real-time 2-way sync with agile project management workflows. The platform includes 50+ templates for common use cases like Kanban boards, Scrum boards, Program boards, and PI Planning boards, targeting users including workshop facilitators, agile teams, product managers, UX designers, and enterprise architects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Draft.io Visual Collaboration Platform Web-based collaborative visual workspace for creating, sharing, and editing visual documents (drafts/boards) in real time. Sold via Free, Pro, Team, Business, and Enterprise tiers and targeted at workshop facilitators, Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers, Product Managers, and UX Designers.

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OVHcoreOthersPrimary data center and hosting provider for Draft.io infrastructure. OVH maintains high security certifications including ISO 27001, SOC 1, and SOC 2. Data centers located in France (Gravelines) with physical security measures including 24/7 guards, two-factor access, and backup generators.
• Atlassian (Jira)coreTechnology or IntegrationBidirectional real-time integration between Draft.io and Jira Software. Supports synchronization of multiple fields including Summary, Status, Assignee, Priority, Labels, Story Points. Includes webhook-based real-time sync, in-app Jira panel, and ability to create Jira issues directly from Draft.io. Custom field synchronization available on Enterprise plan.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing provider for subscription billing. Stripe is PCI DSS Level 1 certified. Draft.io does not store or access credit card data - all payment data handled exclusively by Stripe.
• NumeumminorOthersDraft SAS is a member of Numeum, the French professional union for digital companies, demonstrating commitment to industry standards and representation.
• OVHcloud Startup ProgramminorOthersDraft.io is supported by OVH in the OVHcloud Startup Program, providing access to resources and support for startups using OVH cloud infrastructure.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Whiteboard: Microsoft Whiteboard is bundled with Microsoft 365 and targets the same collaborative whiteboard use cases as Draft.io. As part of the broader Microsoft productivity suite, it represents a default incumbent option for enterprise customers already paying for M365.

Direct peers

• Lucidspark: Lucidspark is Lucid's collaborative whiteboard offering, tightly integrated with Lucidchart for diagramming. It competes with Draft.io in visual collaboration for enterprise teams, with stronger diagramming and process-mapping capabilities.
• Klaxoon: Klaxoon is a French-based collaborative workshop and engagement platform that overlaps with Draft.io's workshop facilitation, voting, and ideation use cases. As a fellow French company, it competes most directly in the same geographic and linguistic market segment.
• Miro: Miro is the market-leading collaborative whiteboard platform with a broad feature set including diagramming, mind-mapping, templates, and integrations. It directly competes with Draft.io for Agile ceremonies, workshop facilitation, and enterprise visual collaboration, though Miro is a horizontal generalist while Draft.io focuses on Agile-at-scale.
• Stormboard: Stormboard is a collaborative whiteboard and idea management platform focused on brainstorming, agile ceremonies, and enterprise workshops. It overlaps with Draft.io's use cases for ideation, voting, and structured collaboration.
• FigJam (Figma): FigJam is Figma's collaborative whiteboard product targeting designers, product managers, and cross-functional teams. It overlaps with Draft.io's visual collaboration use cases, particularly UX design and product management, though with stronger design tool lineage.
• Mural: Mural is a direct competitor in the visual collaboration space, with strong positioning in design thinking, agile workshops, and enterprise facilitation. It targets similar buyer personas (Scrum Masters, facilitators, product managers) and competes head-to-head in agile transformation use cases.
• Conceptboard: Conceptboard is a European-based (German) collaborative whiteboard platform with strong data residency positioning similar to Draft.io. It targets enterprise and creative teams for visual collaboration, feedback, and review workflows.

Emerging players

• InVision Freehand: InVision Freehand is a collaborative whiteboard product within InVision's design platform. It targets product, design, and engineering teams for visual collaboration, with partial overlap with Draft.io's UX design and product management segments.
• EasyRetro: EasyRetro is a focused retrospective tool for agile teams that overlaps with a portion of Draft.io's agile ceremony use cases. It is narrower in scope (retrospectives only) but competes for the same Scrum Master and Product Owner buyer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Draft_io

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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