Design · replacement recipe

Go from FigJam to FigJam (free tier)

The job: Whiteboard (Whiteboard canvas with stickies, shapes and connectors, Real-time collaboration, audio and chat, Templates (300+)). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.

From · what you pay for now
FigJam
FigJam Professional Collab seat · $5/mo
Year one+$48modeled
To · your pickBest fit
FigJam (free tier)
Free plan · $0 a month
Change where you land

The money

$5/mo today , then $0/mo

FigJam Professional Collab seat

Year one, net+$48
Pays back in2.4 months

Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math

Does it do the job? 3 of 3 covered

  • Covered: Whiteboard canvas with stickies, shapes and connectors
  • Covered: Real-time collaboration, audio and chat
  • Covered: Templates (300+)

The work

Setup
About 15 min
Upkeep
None
Watch out
Check first: You only rely on: Whiteboard canvas with stickies, shapes and connectors, Real-time collaboration, audio and chat, Templates (300+)

Make the move in four steps

  1. Export from FigJam

    Account invoices

    Export steps
  2. Check what Free plan keeps

    Figma Starter: a single team with one folder and 3 files, unlimited drafts, 30-day version history, 150 AI credits a day up to 500 a month

    Details
  3. Switch to Free plan

    Change the plan in FigJam's billing settings before your renewal date.

  4. Check the next bill

    Your next FigJam invoice should show the lower price. Check that your data and links still work.

Open FigJamHow to cancel FigJam
Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. Paths marked Tested by Stackcut were run end to end by us on our own products. They're our tests, not customer results. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

The whole recipe: 4 ways out, best first

What you use

  • Whiteboard canvas with stickies, shapes and connectors
  • Real-time collaboration, audio and chat
  • Templates (300+)

Not covered

  • Diagramming tools
  • Timer and voting (voting on paid plans)
  • FigJam AI (templates, visuals, summaries)
  • Open sessions: outsiders edit for 24 hours without login
  • Integrations and widgets (Asana, Jira, GitHub)

Check before switching

  • You only rely on: Whiteboard canvas with stickies, shapes and connectors, Real-time collaboration, audio and chat, Templates (300+)
  • Export your data from FigJam before canceling

Agents: get_recipe("replace-figjam") on the Stackcut MCP server.

4 ways out, best first

Cheaper planFigJam (free tier)Saves $48 in year one
$5/mo today → $0/mo · setup 0.25 h · then $60/yr · payback 2.4 mo
If your use fits the free tier (Figma Starter: a single team with one folder and 3 files, unlimited drafts, 30-day version history, 150 AI credits a day up to 500 a month).
Covers 100% of the core features
Figma Starter includes FigJam free with one team folder of 3 files, unlimited drafts and 30 days of version history.
How we got this
You pay now: FigJam Professional Collab seat$5/user/mo × 1 user$5/mo
New cost: FigJam (free tier)free plan$0/mo
Difference each month$5 − $0+$5/mo
Over 12 months+$5 × 12+$60
Setup, once0.25 h × $50/h−$12
Year one+$60 − $12+$48
  • Not counting your time (0.25 h in year one): saves $60 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Switch vendorMural (free tier)Saves $10 in year one
$5/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $60/yr · payback 10 mo
If your use fits the free tier (Unlimited members; unlimited murals with 3 editable at a time; visitors view only; open rooms only; templates and facilitation features included.).
Covers 100% of the core features
Mural Free: unlimited members, 3 editable murals at a time, templates and timer, voting and private mode included.
How we got this
You pay now: FigJam Professional Collab seat$5/user/mo × 1 user$5/mo
New cost: Mural (free tier)free plan$0/mo
Difference each month$5 − $0+$5/mo
Over 12 months+$5 × 12+$60
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$60 − $50+$10
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $60 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Switch vendorMiro (free tier)Saves $10 in year one
$5/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $60/yr · payback 10 mo
If your use fits the free tier (Unlimited team members, up to 3 editable boards, 10 AI credits a month, 100 MCP calls a day; every board is visible to the whole team and there are no guest or visitor roles.).
Covers 100% of the core features
Miro Free: unlimited members, 3 editable boards and 7,000+ templates, but no guests or voting.
How we got this
You pay now: FigJam Professional Collab seat$5/user/mo × 1 user$5/mo
New cost: Miro (free tier)free plan$0/mo
Difference each month$5 − $0+$5/mo
Over 12 months+$5 × 12+$60
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$60 − $50+$10
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $60 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Switch vendortldraw (free tier)Saves $10 in year one
$5/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $60/yr · payback 10 mo
If your use fits the free tier (tldraw.com is a free whiteboard; sign in to share boards. No published limits.).
Covers 67% of the core features (not: Templates (300+))
tldraw.com is a free multiplayer whiteboard for quick sketches; no templates or facilitation tools.
How we got this
You pay now: FigJam Professional Collab seat$5/user/mo × 1 user$5/mo
New cost: tldraw (free tier)free plan$0/mo
Difference each month$5 − $0+$5/mo
Over 12 months+$5 × 12+$60
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$60 − $50+$10
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $60 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

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