Comparison

Mattermost vs MURAL

On the evidence we track, Mattermost leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Mattermost67
MURAL62
Score
vioscaleAI score
Mattermost67 / 100medium · 65%
MURAL62 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Mattermost✓
MURAL✓
Model
Mattermostfreemium
Price level
Mattermostlow
MURALlow
Starting price
Mattermost–
MURAL$9.99
Transparent
Mattermost✗
MURAL✗
Integrations
Count
Mattermost700
MURAL23
Reliability
Status page
Mattermost✓
MURAL✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Mattermost371
MURAL–
Github stars
Mattermost39,264
MURAL–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Mattermost100
MURAL–
Release
Cadence days
Mattermost1
MURAL–
History
Mattermost20 items
MURAL–
Language
Primary
MattermostTypeScript
MURAL–
Content
Faq
Mattermost7 items
MURAL7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for collaboration software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Modality
Messaging
Mattermost✓
MURAL✓
Video meetings
Mattermost✗
MURAL-
Whiteboard
Mattermost✗
MURAL✓
Meetings
Screen sharing
Mattermost✓
MURAL-
Recording / transcription
MattermostRecording + AI notes
MURAL-
Security
End-to-end encryption
Mattermost-
MURAL-
SSO / SCIM
Mattermost✓
MURAL✓
Access
Guest / external access
Mattermost✓
MURAL✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
Mattermost✓
MURAL✓
Deployment
Hosting
MattermostCloud + self-hosted
MURALCloud only
Scale
Max participants
Mattermost-
MURAL-
Ecosystem
App marketplace
Mattermost✓
MURAL-
Public API / bot framework
Mattermost✓
MURAL✓
Commercial
Free tier
Mattermost✓
MURAL✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Mattermost

Leader

Mattermost is a self-hosted or cloud-based collaboration platform offering secure messaging, voice calling, screen sharing, workflow automation, and AI-assisted tools for teams and enterprises.

Independently observed

MURAL

A cloud-based platform for visual team collaboration using shared digital canvases with sticky notes, shapes, and frameworks. Teams work together in real time with AI assistance and expert-designed templates to facilitate workshops, align stakeholders, and move ideas from strategy through delivery.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Mattermost

Leader
HybridFree tier
  • Enterprise Edition E10-
  • Enterprise Edition E20-
as of verify ↗

MURAL

freemiumFree tier

Free tier available; paid plans from Team+ through Enterprise

  • FreeFree
  • Team+-
  • Business-
  • Enterprise-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Mattermost✓
MURAL✓
iOS
Mattermost✓
MURAL✗
Android
Mattermost✓
MURAL✗
macOS
Mattermost✓
MURAL✗
Windows
Mattermost✓
MURAL✗
Linux
Mattermost✓
MURAL✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Mattermost✓
MURAL✓
Self-hosted
Mattermost✓
MURAL✗
On-premise
Mattermost✓
MURAL✗
Air-gapped
Mattermost✓
MURAL✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (5)
  • Slack
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Trello
  • Splunk

Mattermost

Leader
26 total - 21 not shared
  • Git
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab
  • Twitter
  • Bugzilla
  • RSS
  • Gerrit
  • Redmine
  • Mercurial
  • SVN
  • Threema
  • Pexip
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Matrix
  • XMPP
  • ServiceNow
  • PagerDuty
  • Nagios
  • Ansible
  • Matterbridge
Independently observed

MURAL

33 total - 28 not shared
  • Webex
  • Zoom
  • Jira Cloud
  • Google Workspace
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Butter
  • Asana
  • Microsoft Planner
  • Salesforce
  • Rally
  • Adobe Creative Cloud Library
  • Noun Project
  • GIPHY
  • Unsplash
  • LinkedIn
  • Jira
  • Azure DevOps
  • Figma
  • Linear
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Zapier
  • Google Docs
  • Google Sheets
  • Excel
  • +4 more
Independently observed
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