# Best Whiteboard 2026: The Frame Eats 11 Per Cent

Source: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/home-office/best-whiteboard
Published: 2026-09-11 | Updated: 2026-09-11 | Prices checked on Amazon UK on 2026-09-11

A 90 x 60 cm whiteboard is not a 90 x 60 cm board. The frame takes four centimetres on each side, so the surface you write on is 86 x 56 — 4,816 square centimetres against the 5,400 the label implies, which is 10.8 per cent of the area gone before you open the packaging. On a 60 x 45 the same four centimetres cost 15 per cent, because a fixed frame is a larger share of a smaller board.

Only three of the ten listings here publish that second number. The VIZ-PRO boards give the overall size with the frame included and then the writing surface, on both their 90 x 60 and their 60 x 45, and the arithmetic is consistent. The DOLLAR BOSS goes further and states the width of each frame — about 2 cm — and admits its board is 90 x 57 cm rather than the 90 x 60 the size class implies. The Ledivion adds the words including frame to its size, acknowledging the frame exists, and then declines to say how much of it there is.

The rest publish one number and leave you to assume. That matters least on the cheapest board here, an A4 tile at £7.30, and most on the boards where you are paying for area: the most-reviewed board on this page, at 50,089 ratings, is a 28 x 36 cm tile with no writing surface published at all, and the largest, at 120 x 90 cm, is the only one offering a manufacturer warranty. Read the surface, then the price.

## The ranking

### 1. VIZ-PRO Magnetic Whiteboard 90 x 60 cm, Silver Aluminium Frame

- Price: £24.60 | Amazon rating: 4.5 from 34,049 ratings
- Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/home-office/best-whiteboard/viz-pro-90x60
- Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00U398RDU?tag=ranked10-21

The number one best seller in Amazon's whiteboard category, and one of the few listings that publishes the writing surface: 86x56cm inside a 90x60cm frame.

The best-selling whiteboard in Amazon's own category ranking, with 34,049 ratings at 4.5 stars, for £24.60. It is a lacquered steel surface in an anti-scratch aluminium frame with ABS corners, a detachable marker tray and a fixing kit, and it hangs horizontally or vertically.

The reason it takes first place is a line most listings omit. It gives the overall size as 90 x 60 cm with the frame included, and then the writing surface as 86 x 56 cm. That is 4,816 square centimetres of usable board inside a frame advertised as 5,400 — the frame takes 10.8 per cent of the area, and only listings that publish both numbers let you see it. The same brand's 60 x 45 cm board loses the same four centimetres on each side, which suggests it is the frame design rather than a rounding error.

What the reviews add is the practical side: buyers describe it as solid and easy to install, one noting that it is four screws and it is on the wall, and another warning about the amount of packaging it arrives in. At £24.60 with the deepest sample of the wall boards here, this is the one to buy if you want a 90 x 60 and want to know what you are getting.

Pros: 34,049 ratings at 4.5 stars, the deepest sample among the wall boards; Publishes the writing surface: 86 x 56cm inside the 90 x 60cm frame; Ranked 1st in Amazon's whiteboard category; Anti-scratch aluminium frame with ABS corners and a marker tray; Hangs horizontally or vertically, fixing kit included
Cons: The frame costs you 10.8 per cent of the advertised area; 4 per cent of its 34,049 ratings are one-star; Buyers warn about excessive packaging; No warranty beyond a quality assurance note

### 2. Amazon Basics Magnetic Dry Wipe Whiteboard, Aluminium Frame, 28 x 36 cm

- Price: £9.95 | Amazon rating: 4.5 from 50,089 ratings
- Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/home-office/best-whiteboard/amazon-basics-28x36
- Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B085PH6Z51?tag=ranked10-21

The most-reviewed board in the ranking — 50,089 ratings — is a 28x36cm tile at £9.95 with no published writing surface at all.

The single most-reviewed board collected here: 50,089 ratings at 4.5 stars, for £9.95, ranked first in Amazon's magnetic boards category. It is a 28 x 36 cm writing tile with an aluminium frame, a magnetic surface, a magnetic mount as well as a wall mount, and it arrives with two magnets and a black marker with a built-in eraser.

Two things make it interesting. The first is the size: 28 x 36 cm is 1,008 square centimetres, about a fifth of the 90 x 60 board at the top of this ranking — so the most popular board on Amazon in this category is a small one, and it is the cheapest credible option here. The second is what the listing omits. It gives its overall size and nothing else: no writing surface, no frame width, no indication of how much of the 28 x 36 you can write on. It does not even present itself as a wall board, listing magnetic mount and wall mount as alternatives.

What 50,089 buyers agree on is that it is easy to install and worth the money, with the magnetic strips singled out. At this price the specification hardly matters; what matters is that the sample is fifteen times the next board here.

Pros: 50,089 ratings: the deepest sample in this ranking by far; Ranked 1st in Amazon's magnetic boards category; £9.95, the cheapest aluminium-framed board here; Magnetic mount or wall mount, with a marker and two magnets; Buyers single out the magnetic strips and the easy installation
Cons: 28 x 36 cm: about a fifth of the area of a 90 x 60; No writing surface published, so the frame loss is unknown; 3 per cent of its 50,089 ratings are one-star; A marker with a built-in eraser is the entire accessory set

### 3. DOLLAR BOSS Magnetic Whiteboard 90 x 57 cm with Aluminium Trim and Pen Tray

- Price: £32.99 | Amazon rating: 4.6 from 739 ratings
- Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/home-office/best-whiteboard/dollar-boss-90x57
- Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TQHK8S9?tag=ranked10-21

The only listing here that publishes its frame width — 2cm — and one that quietly measures 90x57cm where the category norm is 90x60.

The most explicit listing on this page. It gives the overall size as 90 x 57 cm, the width of each frame as about 2 cm, and the writing surface as 86 x 53 cm — three numbers where most listings give one, and the arithmetic checks out: 90 minus two frames of 2cm is 86, and 57 minus 4cm is 53.

Two things follow from that honesty. The board is 57cm tall rather than the 60cm that defines this size class, so it is a slightly smaller product than a 90 x 60 even before the frame is counted. And the frame itself takes 11.1 per cent of the advertised area. Buyers do not seem to mind: it carries 4.6 stars from 739 ratings with 75 per cent five-star and 3 per cent one-star, and they describe a high-gloss aluminium frame with a reinforced metal back panel and ABS corners, plus a duster and a marker tray in the box.

What it does not include is any warranty — the listing says none — which is unusual even at this price. It costs £32.99, £8.39 more than the best-selling 90 x 60 above it with a fraction of the sample. Buy it if the published measurements matter more than the price; buy the VIZ-PRO if you want the deepest record.

Pros: The only listing here that publishes the frame width: about 2cm; Gives overall size and writing surface, and the arithmetic checks out; 4.6 stars from 739 ratings, 75 per cent five-star; High-gloss aluminium frame with a reinforced metal back panel; Duster and marker tray included
Cons: A 90 x 57cm board, not the 90 x 60 the size class implies; The frame takes 11.1 per cent of the advertised area; No warranty: the listing says none; £32.99 against £24.60 for the best seller with a far bigger record

### 4. VIZ-PRO Magnetic Whiteboard 60 x 45 cm, Silver Aluminium Frame

- Price: £13.99 | Amazon rating: 4.6 from 4,921 ratings
- Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/home-office/best-whiteboard/viz-pro-60x45
- Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00U398RDA?tag=ranked10-21

The small-board pick: 60x45cm overall with a 56x41cm writing surface for £13.99, and 4,921 ratings including GCSE revision buyers.

The smaller VIZ-PRO follows the same listing template as the 90 x 60: overall size 60 x 45 cm with the frame included, writing surface 56 x 41 cm, a lacquered anti-scratch surface, an aluminium frame with ABS corners, a fixing kit and a detachable marker tray. It costs £13.99, carries 4.6 stars from 4,921 ratings, and ranks 5th in Amazon's whiteboard category.

The area maths is the same trade in a smaller box: 56 x 41 cm is 2,296 square centimetres against the 2,700 the label implies, so the frame costs 15 per cent of the area here — more than on the 90 x 60, because a fixed four centimetres of frame is a larger share of a smaller board. That is worth knowing before you assume a 60 x 45 is half of a 90 x 60: it is 42.5 per cent of the area.

The reviews are the most on-season on the page. Buyers here are parents of GCSE students, and the phrases are about revision and value rather than offices: a daughter made up with it, good size and solid, decent price for an office wall. If you need a board for a bedroom wall in September rather than a meeting room, this is the one those buyers keep choosing.

Pros: 4.6 stars from 4,921 ratings, 73 per cent five-star; Publishes the writing surface: 56 x 41cm; 5th in Amazon's whiteboard category; £13.99 with a fixing kit and a marker tray; Buyers use it for GCSE revision, which is what it suits
Cons: The frame takes 15 per cent of the advertised area, the most here; 2 per cent of its 4,921 ratings are one-star; A 60 x 45 board is 42.5 per cent of a 90 x 60 in area; No stated warranty beyond a quality assurance note

### 5. Nicpro Dry Erase Whiteboard A3, Double Sided Magnetic Desktop Board

- Price: £17.99 | Amazon rating: 4.6 from 2,139 ratings
- Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/home-office/best-whiteboard/nicpro-a3-double-sided
- Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09Q6371R6?tag=ranked10-21

A double-sided A3 desktop board — 40x30cm, twice the writing surface — with a stand, 8 markers and the top rank in its sub-category.

A desktop board that doubles as a stand: 40 x 30 cm of double-sided surface, which means twice the writing area of a single-sided board of the same footprint, on a 360-degree adjustable stand, with the option of hanging it on a wall. It arrives with eight dry erase markers, an eraser, a pen holder and four magnets, for £17.99 with 4.6 stars from 2,139 ratings, and it ranks first in Amazon's easel-style whiteboard category.

Double-sided is the specification worth understanding. This board has 2,400 square centimetres of total surface in the space a single-sided 40 x 30 would fill, which is why desktop boards are popular for studying: the same footprint, twice the space and no drilling. What it does not give you is a wall presence — 40 x 30 cm is small for a room, and with eight markers in the box the listing is plainly aimed at a student or a child rather than an office.

The reviews are consistent about that: a grandson delighted, a grandson kept quiet for hours, and lots of extras. For a desk or a kitchen table in September it is the best-specified board here for under £20, and the only one whose surface doubles.

Pros: Ranked 1st in Amazon's easel-style whiteboard category; Double-sided: twice the writing surface for the footprint; 360-degree adjustable stand, and it can be wall-hung; Eight markers, an eraser, a pen holder and four magnets included; 4.6 stars from 2,139 ratings, 77 per cent five-star
Cons: 40 x 30 cm is small for a room; Aimed at students rather than offices; No writing surface published, unlike the VIZ-PRO boards here; 2 per cent of its 2,139 ratings are one-star

### 6. Ledivion Magnetic Whiteboard 90 x 60 cm, Double Sided with Aluminium Frame

- Price: £19.98 | Amazon rating: 4.4 from 490 ratings
- Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/home-office/best-whiteboard/ledivion-90x60-double
- Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D5R31F2P?tag=ranked10-21

The only listing here that adds "incl. frame" to its 90x60cm — and then declines to say how much frame there is.

A 90 x 60 cm magnetic board with a double-sided surface, an aluminium trim, a pen tray and three markers, six magnets and an eraser in the box, for £19.98 with 4.4 stars from 490 ratings and fourth place in Amazon's magnetic boards category.

Its listing does something none of the others manage in the middle of the argument: it gives the overall size as 90 x 60cm with the words including frame in brackets — an acknowledgement that the frame is not writing surface — and then says nothing more. No writing surface, no frame width. The two VIZ-PRO boards at the top of this ranking give both numbers and the DOLLAR BOSS gives the frame width as well. This one leaves you to assume, which on a 90 x 60 board means assuming around 11 per cent is lost.

The price is the other half of the story: £19.98 is £4.62 less than the best-selling 90 x 60 above it, and it comes with more in the box — three markers, six magnets and an eraser against a tray and a fixing kit. With 4.4 stars and 6 per cent one-star ratings it is the least consistent of the large boards here, but it is the cheapest route to a double-sided 90 x 60.

Pros: £19.98: the cheapest 90 x 60 board in this ranking; Double-sided surface, so twice the writing area; Three markers, six magnets and an eraser included; Ranked 4th in Amazon's magnetic boards category; 4.4 stars from 490 ratings
Cons: Says "including frame" and then publishes no writing surface; 6 per cent of its 490 ratings are one-star, the weakest of the large boards; An aluminium trim rather than a full frame; No warranty stated

### 7. maxtek Whiteboard 120 x 90 cm, Large Magnetic Board for Wall

- Price: £56.99 | Amazon rating: 4.6 from 551 ratings
- Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/home-office/best-whiteboard/maxtek-120x90
- Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CRYXY11Q?tag=ranked10-21

The biggest board in the ranking at 120x90cm — and the only one carrying a manufacturer warranty, two years.

The largest board collected here: 120 x 90 cm, 10,800 square centimetres of advertised area, in an aluminium frame with a magnetic surface and a marker tray, for £56.99 with 4.6 stars from 551 ratings. It hangs horizontally or vertically and ranks seventh in Amazon's magnetic boards category.

Its distinguishing feature is not the size but a line in the specification table: a two-year manufacturer warranty. No other board in this ranking offers one — the VIZ-PRO boards say quality assurance, the DOLLAR BOSS says none, and the rest are silent — which at this price is the difference between a considered purchase and an impulse one. A board is a sheet of metal in a frame; two years of cover says the manufacturer expects it to survive them.

What the listing does not give is its writing surface. Like most of the large boards here it publishes 120 x 90 and stops, so the frame loss is unknown; the VIZ-PRO boards at the top of this ranking are the ones that quantify it. At £56.99 it is the most expensive board here by £24, and the reviews are about installation rather than writing: four screws and it is on the wall, easy to install, good quality for the money.

Pros: The largest board here at 120 x 90 cm; The only manufacturer warranty in this ranking: two years; 4.6 stars from 551 ratings, 75 per cent five-star; Magnetic surface with an aluminium frame and a marker tray; Hangs horizontally or vertically
Cons: £56.99: the most expensive board collected here; No writing surface published; 2 per cent of its 551 ratings are one-star; 120 x 90 needs a wall that can take it

### 8. Amazon Basics Magnetic Dry Erase Board, Plastic and Aluminium Frame, A4

- Price: £7.30 | Amazon rating: 4.3 from 6,536 ratings
- Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/home-office/best-whiteboard/amazon-basics-dry-erase-a4
- Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B085PGWMHP?tag=ranked10-21

The cheapest board here at £7.30 — A4-sized, with a material type the listing gives as foam.

The cheapest board in this ranking at £7.30, and one of the smallest: 21.6 x 28 cm, an A4 sheet standing on end. It has a plastic and aluminium frame, a magnetic surface, a wall mount, and it carries 4.3 stars from 6,536 ratings with ninth place in Amazon's magnetic boards category.

Two lines in its listing stand out, one for the right reason and one not. The frame is given as aluminium, which is what you want, and the material type is given as foam, which is not how anyone describes a whiteboard. The listing's own warning is more practical: the magnetic surface is rated for lightweight items with high-powered magnets, which is the honest way of saying it will hold a photo rather than a folder.

At this size the board keeps notes rather than plans the week, and the reviews confirm it: an ideal size as a reminder board for children, not too big and not too small, very handy. Four per cent of its 6,536 ratings are one-star, the highest rate among the small boards here, but with 6,536 ratings the odds remain strong. It is the cheapest credible board on the page.

Pros: £7.30: the cheapest board in this ranking; 6,536 ratings at 4.3 stars; Aluminium-framed and magnetic, with a wall mount; A4-sized, so it goes anywhere without planning; Buyers use it as a reminder board for children
Cons: 21.6 x 28 cm: the smallest wall board here; Material type listed as foam; 4 per cent of its 6,536 ratings are one-star; The magnetic surface holds only lightweight items

### 9. AMUSIGHT Magnetic Whiteboard 40 x 60 cm, Aluminium Frame with 8 Magnets

- Price: £22.99 | Amazon rating: 4.6 from 731 ratings
- Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/home-office/best-whiteboard/amusight-40x60
- Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08SQ9HMPM?tag=ranked10-21

Forty by sixty centimetres with two markers and eight magnets for £22.99 — and no published writing surface, unlike the boards above it.

A 40 x 60 cm magnetic board in an aluminium frame with ABS corners, supplied with two markers, a pen tray and eight magnets: more accessories than any other wall board here. It costs £22.99, carries 4.6 stars from 731 ratings, and ranks 32nd in Amazon's magnetic boards category.

The accessories are the reason to consider it over the similarly-sized VIZ-PRO at £13.99: eight magnets and two markers against a tray, and an ABS-cornered frame the listing claims is stronger than a wooden-framed board. What it does not publish is a writing surface, so the frame loss is unknown — and on a board this size a fixed 4cm of frame would cost around 18 per cent of the area, the highest proportion of any size in this ranking.

At £22.99 it is £9 more than the VIZ-PRO that publishes both dimensions and carries seven times the ratings. Buy it for the magnets and the corners; buy the VIZ-PRO if you want to know what you are writing on.

Pros: More accessories than any board here: 2 markers and 8 magnets; Aluminium frame with ABS corners; 4.6 stars from 731 ratings, 73 per cent five-star; Hangs horizontally or vertically; A useful size for a door or a kitchen wall
Cons: No writing surface published; £9 more than the VIZ-PRO of the same size; The frame could cost around 18 per cent of a board this small; Ranks 32nd in its category, behind the leaders here

### 10. Kioneer 2 Pack Double Sided Mini A4 Whiteboard, 10 Pens and 2 Erasers

- Price: £8.99 | Amazon rating: 4.6 from 191 ratings
- Full review: https://www.ranked10.co.uk/home-office/best-whiteboard/kioneer-2-pack-a4
- Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F1ZYWMVQ?tag=ranked10-21

Two double-sided A4 boards with ten pens and two erasers for £8.99 — the classroom value pick, and fourth in Amazon's whiteboard category.

Two A4 boards, each 21 x 29.7 cm and double-sided, for £8.99 — £4.50 per board — with ten dry erase markers and two erasers in the box. They weigh 430g each, sit on a table rather than a wall, rank fourth in Amazon's whiteboard category, and carry 4.6 stars from 191 ratings with 76 per cent five-star and 1 per cent one-star: the best five-star share of any board in this ranking.

The construction is where the price shows. The material type is listed as engineered wood rather than aluminium or steel, which makes sense for a board designed to sit on a knee or a table in a classroom. The listing leans into it, describing a safe round edge and a surface you write on and wipe clean, and the reviews come from people using them with children: handy reminders, and a bonus that the pens and eraser are included.

It is tenth because it is a teaching aid rather than a wall board: two A4 surfaces add up to less than a third of the area of a single 40 x 60. But it is the cheapest way here to get a class's worth of boards, and per square centimetre of double-sided surface it may be the best value on the page.

Pros: Two boards, ten pens and two erasers for £8.99; Double-sided, so four A4 writing surfaces in the pack; 4.6 stars from 191 ratings: 76 per cent five-star, 1 per cent one-star; Ranked 4th in Amazon's whiteboard category; Rounded edges and 430g, so they sit safely on a table
Cons: Engineered wood rather than the metal of the wall boards here; Two A4 surfaces are far less area than one 40 x 60; Designed to sit on a table rather than be mounted; No warranty stated

## Verdict

What we would buy. For a wall board, the VIZ-PRO 90 x 60 at £24.60 is the pick: 34,049 ratings at 4.5 stars, first in Amazon's whiteboard category, and a listing that tells you the surface is 86 x 56 before you buy. If the board is going on a bedroom wall for schoolwork, the same brand's 60 x 45 at £13.99 carries 4,921 ratings and the reviews are from parents of GCSE students. For a desk, the Nicpro A3 at £17.99 is double-sided with a stand and eight markers, which is twice the surface for the footprint. And if you need the biggest board and some cover, the maxtek at 120 x 90 cm is the only one here with a warranty, two years.

What the listings will not tell you. Double-sided means twice the area for the same footprint, which is why desktop boards are the value buy for studying; wall boards are single-sided by construction. Magnetic surfaces hold light objects — the cheaper listings say so plainly and the expensive ones imply otherwise, so do not plan on hanging anything heavier than a sheet of paper. And the frame loss scales: the smaller the board, the bigger the share of the label the frame eats, which is why a 60 x 45 loses 15 per cent where a 90 x 60 loses 10.8. Everything on this page comes from the Amazon listings, collected on 11 September 2026.