Comparison

MURAL vs Zoom

No clear leader: Zoom (64.4) and MURAL (62.0) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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MURAL62
Zoom64
Score
vioscaleAI score
MURAL62 / 100medium · 73%
Zoom64 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
MURAL✓
Zoom✓
Model
Price level
MURALlow
Zoomlow
Starting price
MURAL$9.99
Zoom–
Transparent
MURAL✗
Zoom✗
Integrations
Count
MURAL23
Zoom2
Security
Disclosure policy
MURAL✓
Zoom✓
Gdpr
MURAL✓
Zoom✓
Hipaa
MURAL–
Zoom✓
Iso27001
MURAL✓
Zoom✓
Soc2
MURAL✓
Zoom✓
Reliability
Sla pct
MURAL–
Zoom99.99
Status page
MURAL✓
Zoom✓
Content
Faq

Capabilities

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

Modality
Messaging
MURAL✓
Zoom✓
Video meetings
MURAL-
Zoom✓
Whiteboard
MURAL✓
Zoom✓
Meetings
Screen sharing
MURAL-
Zoom✓
Recording / transcription
MURAL-
ZoomRecording + AI notes
Security
End-to-end encryption
MURAL-
Zoom✓
SSO / SCIM
MURAL✓
Zoom✓
Access
Guest / external access
MURAL✓
Zoom✓
Compliance
Compliance controls
MURAL✓
Zoom✓
Deployment
Hosting
MURALCloud only
ZoomCloud only
Scale
Max participants
MURAL-
Zoom300-500+
Ecosystem
App marketplace
MURAL-
Zoom✓
Public API / bot framework
MURAL✓
Zoom✓
Commercial
Free tier
MURAL✓
Zoom✓

What each one is

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

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

Zoom

A comprehensive unified communications solution offering video conferencing, instant messaging, cloud-based phone service, webinars, and workplace collaboration features, deployable in cloud or on-premises environments.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

MURAL

freemiumFree tier

Free tier available; paid plans from Team+ through Enterprise

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

Zoom

SubscriptionFree tier
  • School and Campus-
    • Meetings up to 300 participants for 30 hours
    • Team Chat with direct, channel, and group messaging
    • Unlimited whiteboards
    • Screen sharing with co-annotation
    • Breakout rooms and polling
    • +9 more
  • School and Campus Plus-
    • All School and Campus features plus:
    • Zoom Phone with unlimited internal calling
    • Metered outbound calling within US & Canada
    • 10GB cloud storage per user
    • LTI integration
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Meetings up to 500+ participants
    • Webinars up to 500 attendees
    • Unlimited cloud storage
    • Zoom Phone with unlimited calling
    • Conference Room Connector
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
MURAL✓
Zoom✓
iOS
MURAL✗
Zoom✓
Android
MURAL✗
Zoom✓
macOS
MURAL✗
Zoom✓
Windows
MURAL✗
Zoom✓
Linux
MURAL✗
Zoom✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
MURAL✓
Zoom✓

Integrations

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

MURAL

33 total
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Webex
  • Zoom
  • Jira Cloud
  • Google Workspace
  • Slack
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Butter
  • Asana
  • Microsoft Planner
  • Salesforce
  • Rally
  • Adobe Creative Cloud Library
  • Noun Project
  • GIPHY
  • Unsplash
  • LinkedIn
  • Jira
  • Azure DevOps
  • Figma
  • GitHub
  • Linear
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Splunk
  • +9 more
Independently observed

Zoom

5 total
  • Skype for Business (Lync)
  • Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)
  • Third-party applications via App Marketplace
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google
Independently observed
Still deciding?

MURAL or Zoom: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.