Mural vs Padlet (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Mural grades higher than Padlet: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Mural grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Mural
Online whiteboard with built-in facilitation tools for workshops
Padlet
Boards and sandboxes for sharing ideas in classrooms and teams
Which one is for you
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
Pick Padlet if
- Fits if you run a classroom board where students post without much setup
- Works for a school that wants LMS links and single sign-on
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, since 3 padlets and 1 user is the limit
- Watch out: SSO, LMS integrations and invoice billing are on School and District only
- Watch out: individual, team and classroom prices are not recorded and differ by region
- Watch out: the pages read name no integrations by product
- Skip it if you need long recordings free, as the free plan caps video at 2 minutes and audio at 5
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAMuralGood | 2.4GPAPadletFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CThe listing records only School and District, from $300 a year for 10 teachers, and the pricing page in this region shows ringgit, so one person's price is not on record. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CThe free plan is 3 padlets, 1 user, 20 MB uploads and short recordings, with no card needed. A trial of Team and Classroom is listed, length unstated. |
| Features | 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. | CBoards, sandboxes, uploads and classroom safety tools. Gaps the listing shows: the free tier's 3-board cap, with LMS links, SSO and analytics on paid plans. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. You set up each board and its permissions yourself. |
| Platforms and 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. | AWeb, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android, an API from Platinum up, and LMS integrations on the school plan. |
| Best for | facilitated workshops and retros | classroom boards where everyone posts |
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: Mural and Padlet. How we grade
Price against what you get
Mural starts at $9.99 a month for each person and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Padlet starts at $25 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7.
Mural scores higher and starts $15.01 a month lower. Of the other whiteboard and mind map tools on the chart, 2 score higher than Mural for less, and 12 score higher than Padlet 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
| Mural | Padlet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.99 per member / month, billed annually | $300 per year for 10 teachers (School & District plan) |
| Free plan | 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. | 3 padlets, 1 user, 20 MB uploads, 2-minute video and 5-minute audio recordings. |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial offered on the Team and Classroom plans (length not stated) |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | Mural | Wallwisher, Inc. |
| Price read from | mural.co | padlet.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Padlet
- The Free plan allows only 3 padlets and one user account.
- Read from India, the pricing page showed Philippine pesos, so the individual, team and classroom prices are not recorded; check the page for your region.
- SSO, LMS integrations and invoice billing are limited to the School & District plan.
- The pages read name no integrations by product, so none are listed.
Key features
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.
Padlet
- Boards
- Boards collect posts of text, files, video and audio, and can be shared with a group.
- Sandboxes
- Digital canvases for whiteboards, lessons and activities, offered alongside boards.
- Paid-tier limits lifted
- Paid plans remove the 3-padlet cap and raise upload size to 500 MB on Platinum and 1 GB on Team, with longer video and audio recordings.
- Team controls
- The Team plan adds role-based permissions, user management and an analytics dashboard, with API access from Platinum up.
- Classroom and school tiers
- Classroom includes 100 free student accounts and content safety features. School & District adds unlimited students, LMS integrations and SSO.
- Apps
- The App Store listing covers iPhone, iPad and Mac, and the vendor's homepage cites a Google Play rating.
Plans
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.
Padlet
Free$0
3 padlets, 20 MB file uploads, 2-minute video and 5-minute audio recordings, no credit card needed.
School & District$300
per year, starting at, for 10 teachers
Unlimited padlets and students, 1 GB uploads, role-based permissions, analytics, content safety features, LMS integrations, SSO and invoice billing. Sold through a quote.
Ways to pay less
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.
Padlet
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Mural or Padlet?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Mural starts at $9.99 per member / month, billed annually, and Padlet starts at $300 per year for 10 teachers (School & District plan). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Mural or Padlet?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Mural and Padlet have a free plan.
Which platforms do Mural and Padlet run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Mural lists a Windows app. Both list a web app and macOS, iOS and Android apps. 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.