Collaboard vs Mural (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mural grades higher than Collaboard: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Mural grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Collaboard
Swiss online whiteboard with regional cloud hosting options
Mural
Online whiteboard with built-in facilitation tools for workshops
Which one is for you
Pick Collaboard if
- Fits if your data has to stay in Switzerland, Germany or the Netherlands
- Works for workshop facilitators who need an MCP server or self-hosting
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as it is 3 boards and 5 participants per board
- Watch out: voting, timers, presentation mode and the icon library need Advanced
- Watch out: hosting in Germany costs extra and is not in the listed price
- Watch out: single sign-on, SCIM, LDAP and audit logs are Enterprise only, with no published price
Pick Mural if
- Fits if you run workshops, retros or design-thinking sessions and need the group to follow you
- Works for large groups, as Free has no member limit, though only 3 murals stay editable
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free, with only 3 murals editable at a time and view-only visitors
- Skip it if you want the AI without paying, as Mural AI starts at Team+, $9.99 a member a month
- Pricey if you need SSO or ongoing guests, which start at Business, $17.99 a member a month billed annually only
- Watch out: SCIM, audit logs and data residency are Enterprise only, which has no public price
- Too light for docs, tables or slides on the board, which Miro has and Mural doesn't
How we grade them
| 2.2GPACollaboardFair | 2.6GPAMuralGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$6 per user a month billed yearly sits between the category's cheaper quarter at $5 and its middle at $8.25. | CTeam+ is $9.99 a member a month billed annually, $12 if you pay monthly, which is right at the dear end of normal here: this category's dearer quarter starts at $9.99. SSO and ongoing guests wait for Business at $17.99, annual billing only. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree plan with 3 whiteboards and 5 participants per board, which most teams will outgrow. | CFree has unlimited members and every facilitation tool. But only 3 murals are editable at a time, visitors can look and not edit, and Mural AI isn't in it at all. |
| Features | CCore whiteboard tools, templates and guests, but voting, timers and presentation mode need Advanced at $11.50 a seat. | BSticky notes, drawing and connected diagrams on an infinite or resizable canvas, 250-plus templates, and a facilitator kit on every plan: summon, timer, anonymous votes, private mode, hidden steps. Mural AI clusters stickies and draws mind maps. The whiteboard job covered, without Miro's docs, tables and slide formats. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and facilitation boards take building. | CNo store rating on record, and this is a web board where the work is building the board: you start from a blank canvas or pick through 250-plus templates and set the session up yourself. One-time visitors can at least join without a paid seat. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Teams, Webex, Pexip, Nextcloud and Rocket.Chat integrations. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, so every device type. Murals open inside Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Webex meetings, and it ties into Jira, Slack, Google Workspace and Confluence, with Asana tasks syncing both ways. |
| Best for | workshop whiteboards with a choice of hosting country | facilitated workshops and retros |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Collaboard and Mural. How we grade
Price against what you get
Collaboard starts at $6 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Mural starts at $9.99 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
Mural scores higher, and starts $3.99 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other whiteboard and mind map tools on the chart, 9 score higher than Collaboard for less, and 2 score higher than Mural for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Mural also covers diagrams.
At a glance
| Collaboard | Mural | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $6 per user / month, billed yearly ($7.20 billed monthly) | $9.99 per member / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | Up to 3 whiteboards, 5 participants per board and access to 200+ templates. | Unlimited members and unlimited murals, but only 3 editable at a time. Visitors are view-only, rooms are open to the whole workspace, and Mural AI is not included. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
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| Made by | BOC Information Technologies Consulting GmbH | Mural |
| Price read from | collaboard.app | mural.co |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Collaboard
- The free plan is limited to 3 whiteboards and 5 participants per board.
- Voting, timers, presentation mode and the icon library need Advanced.
- Hosting in Germany is available for an additional charge and is not part of the listed price.
- Single sign-on, SCIM, LDAP and audit logs are Enterprise only, and Enterprise has no published price.
Mural
- The Free plan keeps only 3 murals editable at a time, and its visitors can view but not edit.
- Mural AI is not part of the Free plan; it is available on Team+, Business and Enterprise.
- SSO and guest access start at Business, which is listed with annual billing only; monthly billing is shown for Team+.
- SCIM, audit logs, data residency and multiple workspaces are limited to Enterprise, which has no public price.
Key features
Collaboard
- Core whiteboard tools
- Sticky notes, text, shapes, connectors, drawing pens, mind maps, frames, tables and chat on the board.
- Workshop facilitation
- Voting and ratings, a timer, presentation and focus modes and a way to bring participants to your position (Advanced and up).
- Guest access
- Guests can view and edit a board without logging in: up to 20 on Basic, unlimited on Advanced.
- Templates
- The vendor lists over 250 templates, and Advanced adds personal and organization templates.
- Hosting choice
- Cloud hosting in the Netherlands, Switzerland or Germany, with self-hosted and private deployment on Enterprise.
- MCP server
- A beta MCP server connects AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Mistral to whiteboards on the Advanced plan.
Mural
- Facilitation features on every plan
- A facilitator can summon participants, run a timer, hold anonymous votes, switch on private mode, lock content, and hide steps in the outline until it is time to reveal them.
- Sticky notes, drawing and diagramming
- Boards take sticky notes, drawings, images, icons and connected diagrams, on either an infinite or a resizable canvas. A content library stores objects for reuse.
- Templates
- More than 250 Mural-made templates are included, and teams can create their own. The Business plan adds LUMA frameworks.
- Mural AI
- Generates mind maps, clusters sticky notes by topic, summarizes content and classifies stickies by sentiment. Available on Team+, Business and Enterprise.
- Rooms, visitors and guests
- Murals are organized into rooms: open on Free, private from Team+ and confidential on Enterprise. One-time visitors are free on every plan; ongoing guests need Business.
- Meeting and work-tracking integrations
- Murals can be worked on inside Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Webex meetings. Asana tasks import with two-way sync, and Azure DevOps work items can be laid out on a mural.
Plans
Collaboard
Free$0
Up to 3 whiteboards, 5 participants per board, core whiteboard features and templates.
Basic$6
per user / month, billed yearly ($7.20 billed monthly)
Unlimited boards, 50 participants per board, up to 20 guests who can edit without a login, exports.
Advanced$11.50
per user / month, billed yearly ($13.80 billed monthly)
Unlimited participants and guests, facilitation tools, custom templates, branding, cloud region choice.
EnterpriseCustom
Self-hosting, single sign-on, SCIM and LDAP, audit logs and a dedicated customer success manager.
Mural
Free$0
Unlimited members, 3 editable murals at a time, view-only visitors, open rooms and all core collaboration and facilitation tools.
Team+$9.99
per member / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)
Unlimited editable murals, visitors with editing rights, private rooms, Mural AI and basic integrations such as Zoom and Webex.
Business$17.99
per member / month, billed annually
Adds SAML single sign-on, unlimited guests, advanced integrations such as Azure, GitHub and Okta, LUMA frameworks, invoicing and priority support.
EnterpriseCustom
Multiple workspaces, confidential rooms, SCIM, audit logs and reporting APIs, required 2FA, data residency, BYOK and premier support.
Ways to pay less
Collaboard
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly billing
The pricing page shows a yearly option labelled as a 17% saving over monthly billing, in dollars, euros or Swiss francs.
Mural
- Annual discount
About 17% lower on Team+ with annual billing
Mural's pricing page lists Team+ at $9.99 per member a month when billed annually, against $12 per member a month when billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Collaboard or Mural?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Collaboard is cheaper to start with: $6 a month for each person, against $9.99 a month for each person for Mural. Collaboard starts at $6 per user / month, billed yearly ($7.20 billed monthly), and Mural starts at $9.99 per member / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Collaboard or Mural?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Collaboard and Mural have a free plan.
Which platforms do Collaboard and Mural run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Mural lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.