# MURAL vs Whimsical

| Attribute | MURAL | Whimsical |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 62 (73% (medium)) | 57.1 (54% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based platform where teams collaborate visually in real-time on strategy and projects, with AI-assisted templates, built-in project integrations, and enterprise security controls. It is indexed under Collaboration Software.","source":"https://www.mural.co","question":"What is MURAL?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"MURAL offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $9.99 per member per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.mural.co/pricing","question":"Is MURAL free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"MURAL supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.mural.co","question":"What platforms does MURAL support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for MURAL, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.mural.co","question":"Can MURAL be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 17 integrations for MURAL, including Microsoft Teams, Webex, Zoom, Jira Cloud, Google Workspace, Slack, Adobe Creative Cloud and Butter, plus 9 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.mural.co","question":"What does MURAL integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for MURAL. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as MURAL not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.mural.co/trust-and-security","question":"What security certifications does MURAL have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"MURAL is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.mural.co/pricing","question":"Where is MURAL available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Whimsical is a cloud-based platform for product builders to design diagrams, wireframes, and documentation collaboratively. It provides real-time multiplayer editing, AI-powered diagram generation from text prompts, templates to accelerate work, and an infinite canvas for capturing and organizing product ideas. It is indexed under Whiteboarding.","source":"https://whimsical.com/pricing","question":"What is Whimsical?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Whimsical offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $10 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://whimsical.com/pricing","question":"Is Whimsical free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Whimsical supports the web, Windows, macOS and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://whimsical.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Whimsical support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Whimsical, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://whimsical.com/pricing","question":"Can Whimsical be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Whimsical, including Claude Code, Slack, GitHub, Loom, YouTube, Okta, OneLogin and GSuite, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://whimsical.com/pricing","question":"What does Whimsical integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Whimsical. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Whimsical not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://whimsical.com/company/security","question":"What security certifications does Whimsical have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Whimsical is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://whimsical.com/pricing","question":"Where is Whimsical available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A web-based platform for creating visual diagrams, flowcharts, wireframes, and system architecture visualizations. Enables collaboration and integrates with development and productivity tools to embed diagrams in your workflow. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","sso_scim":true,"free_tier":true,"iso_27001":true,"messaging":true,"api_access":true,"whiteboard":true,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"per_user_seat_monthly","architecture_model":"managed_cloud_saas","compliance_controls":true,"guest_external_access":true,"two_way_jira_asana_linear_card_sync":true,"real_time_multiplayer_crdt_cursor_sync":true,"custom_template_library_for_kanban_and_retros":true,"embeddable_sdk_or_iframe_for_third_party_apps":true,"agile_ceremony_facilitation_timers_voting_cards":true}` | `{"iso_27001":false,"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"per_user_seat_monthly","architecture_model":"managed_cloud_saas","hand_drawn_sketch_aesthetic_default":false,"two_way_jira_asana_linear_card_sync":false,"in_app_video_and_audio_calling_huddles":false,"real_time_multiplayer_crdt_cursor_sync":true,"confluence_and_jira_native_iframe_embedding":true,"custom_template_library_for_kanban_and_retros":true,"drag_and_drop_click_through_user_flow_linking":true,"embeddable_sdk_or_iframe_for_third_party_apps":true,"offline_mode_editing_with_conflict_resolution":false,"pre_built_ios_android_web_ui_component_library":true,"agile_ceremony_facilitation_timers_voting_cards":true,"ai_generation_from_text_prompts_or_napkin_sketches":true,"ai_automated_sticky_note_clustering_and_summarization":false}` |
| integrations.count | 23 | 23 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Webex"},{"name":"Zoom"},{"name":"Jira Cloud"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Adobe Creative Cloud"},{"name":"Butter"},{"name":"Asana","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft Planner","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Salesforce","native":true,"category":"crm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Rally","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Adobe Creative Cloud Library","native":true,"category":"design","direction":"unidirectional"},{"name":"Noun Project","native":true,"category":"design","direction":"unidirectional"},{"name":"GIPHY","native":true,"category":"content","direction":"unidirectional"},{"name":"Unsplash","native":true,"category":"content","direction":"unidirectional"},{"name":"LinkedIn","native":true,"category":"social","direction":"unidirectional"},{"name":"Jira","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure DevOps","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Figma","native":true,"category":"design","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Linear","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Microsoft Outlook","native":true,"category":"email","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Splunk","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Trello","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Zapier","native":true,"category":"automation","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Docs","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Sheets","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Excel","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Calendar","native":true,"category":"calendar","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Notion","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Microsoft Copilot","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Mural API","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"Claude Code","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Loom","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"YouTube","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Okta","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"OneLogin","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"GSuite","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"ChatGPT","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Claude Chat","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Codex","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Cursor","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Grok","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Linear","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Notion","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Whimsical MCP","native":true,"category":"mcp","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Obsidian","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Google Docs","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Jira","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Asana","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Canva","native":true,"category":"design","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Clickup","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Coda","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Confluence","native":true,"category":"documentation","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Guru","native":true,"category":"knowledge_management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Monday","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Nuclino","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Trello","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"freemium","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free"},{"free":false,"name":"Team+"},{"free":false,"name":"Business"},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise"}],"summary":"Free tier available; paid plans from Team+ through Enterprise","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.mural.co","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T11:07:32.757Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Business","description":"Enterprise-grade plan","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Enterprise-grade Business plan via sales contact.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://whimsical.com","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T12:43:40.255Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | quote |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":9.99,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":10,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | no |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 27001","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO 42001","status":"active"},{"name":"Microsoft SSPA","status":"active"}]` | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active","evidenceUrl":"https://trust.whimsical.com/"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.mural.co/trust-and-security | https://trust.whimsical.com/ |

## Capabilities (Whiteboarding)

| Capability | MURAL | Whimsical |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | Managed cloud saas | Managed cloud saas |
| Real time multiplayer crdt cursor sync | ✓ | ✓ |
| Agile ceremony facilitation timers voting cards | ✓ | ✓ |
| Two way jira asana linear card sync | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI automated sticky note clustering and summarization | - | ✗ |
| Hand drawn sketch aesthetic default | - | ✗ |
| In app video and audio calling huddles | - | ✗ |
| Custom template library for kanban and retros | ✓ | ✓ |
| Embeddable SDK or iframe for third party apps | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offline mode editing with conflict resolution | - | ✗ |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | ✓ |
| ISO 27001 | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pricing model | Per user seat monthly | Per user seat monthly |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:39:08.074Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*