Alternatives to Mural
Facilitation-focused canvas
Mural ranks #3 of 6 in Online whiteboards, with an Alt Score of 68. It is proprietary, freemium from $9.99/month and available on Web, iOS, Android, Windows and macOS. 10 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Teams and facilitators running workshops, brainstorms, and strategic planning sessions, especially distributed or hybrid teams in product, sales, marketing, and consulting who need to think and plan together visually.
An infinite, shared visual canvas where sticky notes, diagrams, and drawings can be created and moved in real time by multiple people at once. It includes pre-built templates for common exercises like brainstorming, retrospectives, and journey mapping, plus facilitation features (timers, voting, cursors, private mode) to guide live or asynchronous sessions. AI features can help generate starter content, cluster sticky notes, and summarize board contents.
Start from a blank canvas or a template, then invite collaborators to add and arrange content together in real time or asynchronously. A facilitator can structure the session using built-in tools like timers, voting, and grouping, and the resulting board can be exported or shared afterward.
Where Mural stands out
Verified capabilities most alternatives don't have.
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Online whiteboards checklist (14 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for Mural is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-07-09
Free Get your team started fast $0 USD for unlimited members
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License Proprietary verified 2026-07-09
Cloud SaaS under commercial terms; no open-source license.
The Mural name and logo are trademarks of Tactivos, Inc. dba Mural.
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Platforms Web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS verified 2026-07-09
No Linux; web app at app.mural.co.
Mural for iOS Mural for Android … Mural for Windows Mural for macOS
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Status active verified 2026-07-09
Version 6.0.1 (released 02/05/2025) features simplified and intuitive UI for Phones
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mural-visual-collaboration/id1156631145 -
Starts at $9.99/month verified 2026-07-09
Team+ ... $ 9 .99 USD per member / month billed annually
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Infinite canvas Yes verified 2026-07-09
Infinite & resizable canvas options Choose the right canvas for your collaboration goals — flexibility without limits.
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Real-time collaboration Yes verified 2026-07-09
Work together in real-time or asynchronously with a digital whiteboard and collaboration features
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mural-visual-collaboration/id1156631145 -
Templates library Yes verified 2026-07-09
Premade templates & custom template creation Kickstart collaboration with 250+ expert Mural templates or build your own.
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Diagramming shapes Yes verified 2026-07-09
Mapping and diagramming Build quick and easy visualizations of flows, maps, processes, hierarchies, journeys, and more.
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Video chat built in No verified 2026-07-09
Video via Zoom/Webex/Teams integrations only; no built-in video chat.
Zoom Add a new dimension of engagement and productivity to Zoom meetings with visual collaboration.
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Open source No verified 2026-07-09
GitHub org mural-co returns 404.
The Mural name and logo are trademarks of Tactivos, Inc. dba Mural. © 2025 Mural. All rights reserved.
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Self-hostable No verified 2026-07-09
Cloud-only SaaS.
invest in our infrastructure to enable deployments of Mural to be scaled to thousands of members
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Free tier limits Yes verified 2026-07-09
Unlimited murals with 3 editable murals at a time Unlimited visitors with view-only rights
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Hand-drawn style Partial verified 2026-07-09
Freehand tool exists but not a hand-drawn aesthetic mode.
Spark creative thinking with freehand drawing … Map concepts and ideas with your Apple Pencil
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mural-visual-collaboration/id1156631145 -
Embeds in docs Yes verified 2026-07-09
Confluence Now you can link, preview, or embed your mural right on a Confluence page with Mural Smart Links … Google Docs Add viewable murals directly into docs
https://www.mural.co/integrations
FAQ
Yes. FigJam, Freeform and Miro have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Excalidraw and tldraw — every license claim links its source.