The FigJam Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about FigJam in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
FigJam
The Insider’s Guide
Online whiteboard from Figma for brainstorms, diagrams and meetings
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among whiteboard and mind map tools, read from FigJam’s own pages.
Made by Figma · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from FigJam’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on FigJam’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.0
GPA, above 25 of the 30 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade
FigJam is Figma's online whiteboard for brainstorming, diagramming and running meetings and workshops. Boards combine sticky notes, shapes and connectors, tables and code blocks with facilitation tools such as a timer, stamps and voting, and AI can generate templates, sort stickies into themes and summarize them. FigJam is not sold on its own: it comes with every Figma seat, and the lowest-priced seat with full access is the Collab seat.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about FigJam, taken from its own pages and our grades.
- 1
Best for team whiteboards if you already use Figma
You can't buy it on its own, since it comes with a Figma seat.
- 2
Paid plans start at $3 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $3 per Collab seat / month, billed annually.
- 3
There is a free plan
Starter plan: 3 FigJam files in the team folder plus unlimited drafts, 30 days of version history, and 150 AI credits a day up to 500 a month. No voting, open sessions or audio.
- 4
It runs on 5 platforms
Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
- 5
Shapes and connectors
Shapes and connectors snap to the grid for mapping user flows, processes and systems. Advanced shapes for AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure and Kubernetes need a paid plan.
- 6
Facilitation tools
A shared timer, stamps, emotes and a built-in music player are on every plan, and Spotlight mode lets a presenter guide the group. Voting starts at Professional.
- 7
FigJam AI
A prompt generates meeting templates and visuals, and one click sorts stickies into themes or summarizes them. These draw on the AI credits included with each plan and seat.
- 8
A 3.0 GPA, above 25 of 30
That is against the other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of FigJam you could make: templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 8 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
FigJam at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $3 per Collab seat / month, billed annually
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Figma
- Category
- Whiteboards & Mind Maps
- Our grade
- 3.0 GPA, very good
The report card
Best for team whiteboards if you already use Figma
FigJam is Figma's whiteboard for meetings and workshops, with sticky notes, a timer, stamps, voting and AI that sorts stickies into themes, from $3 a Collab seat a month. You can't buy it on its own, since it comes with a Figma seat. The free plan holds 3 files with no voting or audio, and the phone apps only view and comment.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | A Collab seat on Professional is $3 a month billed annually, against a category whose middle plan is $8.33. That's about a third of the going rate for full FigJam access. The catch isn't the price: it's that you're buying a Figma plan for the whole product set, not a whiteboard. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Starter is free: unlimited drafts, the timer, tables, code blocks, diagramming tools and 150 AI credits a day up to 500 a month. The team folder holds only 3 FigJam files, though, history stops at 30 days, and voting, open sessions and audio are out. |
| Features | B | The whole whiteboard job: stickies, shapes and connectors, tables and code blocks, a shared timer, stamps, voting, Spotlight for guiding a group, AI that drafts templates and sorts stickies into themes, and 300-odd ready-made boards for kickoffs and retros. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. Templates mean you rarely start from a blank board, but getting started means setting up a Figma team and working out which seat you need, Collab, Dev or Full, for the whole Figma product set rather than just a whiteboard. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, Mac and Windows, with Jira, Asana, GitHub, Slack, Notion and Google Workspace wired in. Phones are where it stops short: the iPhone and Android apps only view and comment on FigJam files, and sketching on mobile is iPad only. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who FigJam is for
- Fits if your team already designs in Figma and wants boards beside the designs
- Works for stand-ups, retros and workshops that need a timer and voting, from $3 a Collab seat
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want a whiteboard bought by itself, as FigJam only comes with a Figma seat
- Tight if you're staying free, with 3 FigJam files in the team folder, 30 days of history and no voting
- Not for you if you sketch on your phone, as the iPhone and Android apps only view and comment
- Watch out: custom palettes and organization-wide templates need Organization, which is billed annually only
- Pricey if some people need Full seats, at $16 a month on Professional and $55 on Organization
Good to know
Good for
- Teams that already design products in Figma
- Stand-ups, retrospectives and workshops run on a shared board
- Mapping user flows next to the designs they describe
- Classrooms: verified students and teachers get FigJam free
Worth knowing
- FigJam cannot be bought separately; access comes with a Figma seat, and plans and seats are chosen for the whole Figma product set.
- The free Starter plan allows 3 FigJam files in its team folder and leaves out voting, open sessions, audio conversations and advanced shapes.
- Custom color palettes and organization-wide custom templates need the Organization plan, which is billed annually only.
- The iPhone and Android apps view and comment on FigJam files; on mobile, sketching in FigJam is offered on iPad only.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$3
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
FigJam has a free plan. Paid plans start at $3 per Collab seat / month, billed annually.
That's about a third of the going rate for full FigJam access.
Starter
$0
3 FigJam files plus unlimited drafts, with the timer, tables, code blocks, diagramming tools and the AI generate, sort and summarize features.
Professional
$3
per Collab seat / month, billed annually
Unlimited files, voting, open sessions, audio, advanced shapes and unlimited version history. Dev seats are $12 and Full seats $16 a month.
Organization
$5
per Collab seat / month, billed annually
Adds custom color palettes, custom templates shared across the organization, SSO and centralized administration. Full seats are $55 a month.
Enterprise
$5
per Collab seat / month, billed annually
Adds custom workspaces, SCIM seat management, guest access controls and expiring public links. Full seats are $90 a month.
The free plan
Starter plan: 3 FigJam files in the team folder plus unlimited drafts, 30 days of version history, and 150 AI credits a day up to 500 a month. No voting, open sessions or audio.
Read from figma.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Education
Free for verified students and educators
Figma for Education gives students and teachers who verify their status free access to Figma and FigJam, including the paid professional tools, through an education team.
Stated on figma.comAnnual discount
Lower Professional seat prices on annual billing
Professional seats can be billed monthly or annually, and the pricing page shows the lower annual rates. Figma's help center prices a Dev seat at $15 on monthly billing against $12 on annual.
Stated on help.figma.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
5
Places it runs: Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
Online whiteboard from Figma for brainstorms, diagrams and meetings. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, real-time collaboration, whiteboard, templates, diagrams.
Web, Mac and Windows, with Jira, Asana, GitHub, Slack, Notion and Google Workspace wired in.
- Shapes and connectors
- Shapes and connectors snap to the grid for mapping user flows, processes and systems. Advanced shapes for AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure and Kubernetes need a paid plan.
- Facilitation tools
- A shared timer, stamps, emotes and a built-in music player are on every plan, and Spotlight mode lets a presenter guide the group. Voting starts at Professional.
- FigJam AI
- A prompt generates meeting templates and visuals, and one click sorts stickies into themes or summarizes them. These draw on the AI credits included with each plan and seat.
- Open sessions
- On paid plans, people outside the team can be invited to contribute to a board for 24 hours without a paid seat, with no limit on the number of sessions.
- Templates, widgets and plugins
- More than 300 ready-made templates cover kickoffs, retrospectives, flow charts and journey maps, and community widgets and plugins extend a board.
- Ties to Figma Design and Slides
- Screens and components from Figma libraries can be dropped into a diagram, and an AI feature in Figma Slides drafts a deck outline from a FigJam board.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Jira
- Asana
- GitHub
- Slack
- Notion
- Google Workspace
FigJam is made by Figma.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
25/30
Other whiteboard and mind map tools it is graded above
FigJam's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 25 of the 30 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 23 of 30) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $3 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8.29 for the category: 1 of the 23 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 31 whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. FigJam’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 23 of 30
- BFree plan and trialAbove 25 of 30
- BFeaturesAbove 15 of 30
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 30
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 5 of 30
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 28 whiteboard and mind map tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. FigJam is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of FigJam you could make: templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 8 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 25 of the 30 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade. It costs $36 a year.
What you could make
- Templates: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- An endless canvas that stays smooth with hundreds of things on it.
- A diagram editor.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
- It plugs into other products, Jira, Asana and GitHub among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. FigJam’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Miro, Mural, Lucidspark, Microsoft Whiteboard and Whimsical
The 5 tools FigJam is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Miro
Free plan · from $8/mo
Online whiteboard for team brainstorming, diagrams and planning.
- Miro also covers mind mapping.
- 2.6GPA
Mural
Free plan · from $9.99/mo
Online whiteboard with built-in facilitation tools for workshops.
- Mural also covers mind mapping.
- 2.4GPA
Lucidspark
Free plan · from $9/mo
Virtual whiteboard for team brainstorming and workshops.
- Only FigJam lists macOS and Windows apps.
- FigJam also covers diagrams.
- Lucidspark also covers mind mapping.
- 3.4GPA
Microsoft Whiteboard
Free
Free collaborative canvas built into Microsoft 365 and Teams.
- Only FigJam lists a macOS app.
- FigJam also covers diagrams.
- 2.4GPA
Whimsical
Free plan · from $10/mo
Whiteboard for flowcharts, wireframes, mind maps and docs.
- Only FigJam lists iOS and Android apps.
- Only Whimsical lists a Linux app.
- Whimsical also covers documents and mind mapping.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is FigJam free?
FigJam has a free plan. Starter plan: 3 FigJam files in the team folder plus unlimited drafts, 30 days of version history, and 150 AI credits a day up to 500 a month.
How much does FigJam cost?
FigJam lists 4 plans. Starter: $0.
What platforms does FigJam work on?
FigJam is available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
Does FigJam offer any discounts?
FigJam publicly lists the following: Free for verified students and educators; Lower Professional seat prices on annual billing.
Does FigJam have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. FigJam is listed for Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
Is FigJam open source?
FigJam is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
What does FigJam integrate with?
FigJam's listing names Jira, Asana, GitHub, Slack, Notion and Google Workspace.
Does FigJam have a student discount?
Free for verified students and educators. Figma for Education gives students and teachers who verify their status free access to Figma and FigJam, including the paid professional tools, through an education team.
Who makes FigJam?
FigJam is made by Figma.
What are the alternatives to FigJam?
The closest alternatives to FigJam in our directory are Miro, Mural, Lucidspark, Microsoft Whiteboard and Whimsical.
How does FigJam compare with other whiteboard and mind map tools?
FigJam's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 25 of the 30 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 2.
Is FigJam good value for money?
ToolGPA grades FigJam A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $3 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8.29 for the category: 1 of the 23 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of FigJam?
The plain part of FigJam you could make: templates. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from FigJam’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Figma's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-03-11.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Figma. Prices change, so check figma.com before you buy.
- figma.com/pricing/
- figma.com/figjam/
- figma.com/figjam/diagramming-tool/
- figma.com/downloads/
- figma.com/education/
- help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/13838684089751-Starter-plan-overview
- help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040328273-Compare-Figma-plans-and-features
- help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041061034-Manage-billing-on-the-Professional-plan
- apps.apple.com/us/app/figma/id1152747299
- play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.figma.mirror&hl=en_US&gl=US
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- FigJam, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/figjam
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what FigJam’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. FigJam is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Figma. Prices and plans change: check figma.com before you buy.