Drawboard Projects v. 

SmartUse

Streamline reviews with real-time markups from any device, advanced digital inking and PDF control, and simple guest collaboration.
Drawboard Projects

Drawboard Projects

Drawboard Projects is a cloud storage and real-time markup platform. All drawings and document are persistently live canvases for multi-user markup and communication.

SmartUse

SmartUse (now STACK Build & Operate) is part of the STACK Construction platform. It provides plan viewing, markup, issue tracking, and field collaboration tools across Windows, iOS, and Android.

Why you should choose Drawboard Projects

Pen-first precision

Pressure-sensitive ink delivers natural, pen-on-paper clarity on Surface, iPad, and other touch devices, so annotations are accurate and intuitive.

Effortless external reviews

Guests can join through secure links and contribute markups without extra setup or additional licenses required.

Powerful PDF control

Go beyond viewing with page management tools that let you merge, split, reorder, calibrate, and measure PDFs, all in one place.

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Key Features
Drawboard Projects
SmartUse
Collaboration style
All drawings and documents are persistently live canvases.
Real-time via Field app
Yes
Pressure-sensitive ink
-
Yes
Essential markup tools
Yes
No training required
Yes
Issue tracking inside drawings
Yes
On-drawing discussion
Yes
Guest collaborator access
Share link to mark up in web app. Up to 6 months access
Account-based
Yes
Cloud drawing overlays
Yes
File storage system
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
Yes
Cloud revision management
Yes
Perpetual storage of collaborative markups
Yes
Document management integrations
Yes
SSO    
Enterprise only
Yes
Applications
App apps included with account
Yes
Web app for modern web browsers
Yes
Windows app
Yes
iPad app
Yes
Legacy Windows program
-
-
Yes
Android app
-
Yes
LICENSING
Automatic major updates
Yes
License type
Login - three concurrent devices
Annual
Yes
Pay-as-you-go option
-
Yes
Pay upfront option
Yes
Support included in license
Yes
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