Tool Tips
Tool tips for facilitators: comparisons, free alternatives and recommendations for workshop planning.
These articles help you choose the right tools for your facilitation work: honest comparisons of current planning tools, free alternatives to expensive software and concrete recommendations for facilitators – no marketing fluff, just real-world experience.
30 Smarter Alternatives to Figma, Slack, Notion and Co. – Most Run Right in the Browser
Photoshop, Figma, Calendly, Slack, Google Analytics – for almost every expensive SaaS tool there is an open-source alternative that runs locally in the browser or can be self-hosted. Here are 30 of them.
The Best Workshop Tools for Facilitators: Miro, Mentimeter, Luma and More (2026)
Which digital tools does a facilitator actually need? This overview covers the full workshop tech stack – from planning (Sessionplan) and whiteboards (Miro, FigJam) to interaction (Mentimeter, Slido) and guest management (Luma).
Free SessionLab Alternative: The Best Workshop Planning Tools Compared (2026)
SessionLab has no free plan worth using – but there is a real alternative. This comparison shows which workshop planning tools are actually worth it, and why Excel and Miro aren’t the answer.