Ideaflip vs Mural (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mural grades higher than Ideaflip: 2.6 against 2.0 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.
Ideaflip
Online sticky-note boards for brainstorming and retrospectives
Mural
Online whiteboard with built-in facilitation tools for workshops
Which one is for you
Pick Ideaflip if
- Fits if you run the occasional retro or short brainstorm with outside guests
- Works for facilitators who want guests to join without a full account
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 3 boards of your own and 2 guests
- Skip it if you want freeform drawing or diagrams, as it's built around sticky notes
- Skip it if you need apps or integrations, because none are listed
- Pricey if you're a single user, at $9 a month for Basic and $16 for Professional
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
| 2.0GPAIdeaflipFair | 2.6GPAMuralGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$6 per user a month on monthly billing ($66 a year), $9 for a single user. That's between the category's cheapest quarter at $5 and middle at $8. | 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 | CThe Personal plan is free for good but limited to 3 boards of your own and 2 guests. A 14-day trial covers the paid plans. | 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 | CNotes, voting, annotation, templates, guests and export. It does the sticky-note job, which is a narrower one than a full whiteboard. | 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. Boards start from a template you set up. | 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 | CBrowser only, with no desktop or mobile apps and no integrations listed. | 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 | sticky-note brainstorms and retrospectives | 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: Ideaflip and Mural. How we grade
Price against what you get
Ideaflip starts at $6 a month for each person and scores 2.0 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, 26 score higher than Ideaflip 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 mind mapping and diagrams.
At a glance
| Ideaflip | Mural | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $6 per user / month, billed monthly ($66 per user billed yearly) | $9.99 per member / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | Personal plan: up to 3 boards of your own, with sharing to up to 2 guests. | 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 | 14-day free trial on Basic and Professional | None listed |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | Biggerflip Ltd | Mural |
| Price read from | ideaflip.com | mural.co |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Ideaflip
- The free Personal plan allows only 3 boards of your own.
- Basic limits sharing to your team plus 2 outside guests per board.
- Single-user subscriptions are priced differently from team ones: $9 a month for Basic and $16 for Professional.
- Runs in the browser only; no desktop or mobile apps are listed.
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
Ideaflip
- Sticky-note boards
- Virtual sticky notes can be written, moved and grouped freely on an unlimited board, with real-time editing by everyone present.
- Voting and annotation
- Notes can be voted on, annotated and connected, which suits retrospectives and prioritization sessions.
- Templates
- Ready-made boards include a Sailboat Retrospective, Business Model Canvas and Breakout Groups; paid plans add custom templates.
- Guests and drop-in sessions
- Professional allows unlimited outside guests and drop-in sessions that need no account, which can be anonymous or embedded in a web page.
- Facilitator tools
- Paid plans include facilitator tools, including a countdown timer that all board members can see.
- Export
- Boards can be exported; the home page lists export beside brainstorm, organise, vote, annotate and connect.
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
Ideaflip
Personal$0
Up to 3 boards of your own and sharing with up to 2 guests; you can still join any board as a guest.
Basic$6
per user / month, billed monthly ($66 per user billed yearly)
Unlimited boards, facilitator tools and custom team templates; share with your team and up to 2 outside guests.
Professional$12
per user / month, billed monthly ($125 per user billed yearly)
Unlimited boards and unlimited outside guests, plus drop-in sessions that need no account.
EnterpriseCustom
Professional features plus single sign-on, single tenancy, white-labelling and custom templates.
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
Ideaflip
- Annual discount
Yearly billing costs less than monthly
Team prices are $66 a year for Basic and $125 a year for Professional per user, against $6 and $12 a month.
- Nonprofit
Non-profit and educational discount
The pricing FAQ says a non-profit or educational discount exists; details are given on request.
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, Ideaflip or Mural?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Ideaflip is cheaper to start with: $6 a month for each person, against $9.99 a month for each person for Mural. Ideaflip starts at $6 per user / month, billed monthly ($66 per user billed yearly), and Mural starts at $9.99 per member / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Ideaflip or Mural?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Ideaflip and Mural have a free plan.
Which platforms do Ideaflip 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.