Go from Mural to Mural (free tier)
The job: Whiteboard (Infinite or resizable canvas with sticky notes and drawing, Real-time collaboration and reactions, Templates (250+)). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
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Keep it and pay less
The money
$12/mo today , then $0/mo
Mural Team+
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: Infinite or resizable canvas with sticky notes and drawing
- Covered: Real-time collaboration and reactions
- Covered: Templates (250+)
The work
- Setup
- About 15 min
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Check first: You only rely on: Infinite or resizable canvas with sticky notes and drawing, Real-time collaboration and reactions, Templates (250+)
Make the move in four steps
Export from Mural
Download your data and files before you change anything.
Check what Free plan keeps
Unlimited members; unlimited murals with 3 editable at a time; visitors view only; open rooms only; templates and facilitation features included.
DetailsSwitch to Free plan
Change the plan in Mural's billing settings before your renewal date.
Check the next bill
Your next Mural invoice should show the lower price. Check that your data and links still work.
The whole recipe: 5 ways out, best first
What you use
- Infinite or resizable canvas with sticky notes and drawing
- Real-time collaboration and reactions
- Templates (250+)
Not covered
- Facilitation tools (timer and voting)
- Mapping and diagramming
- Mural AI
- Integrations (Teams, Zoom, Jira, Slack)
- Guests outside the company
Check before switching
- You only rely on: Infinite or resizable canvas with sticky notes and drawing, Real-time collaboration and reactions, Templates (250+)
- Export your data from Mural before canceling
Agents: get_recipe("replace-mural") on the Stackcut MCP server.
5 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: Mural Team+ | $12/user/mo × 1 user | $12/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Mural (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $12 − $0 | +$12/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$12 × 12 | +$144 |
| Setup, once | 0.25 h × $50/h | −$12 |
| Year one | +$144 − $12 | +$132 |
- Not counting your time (0.25 h in year one): saves $144 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
How we got this
| You pay now: Mural Team+ | $12/user/mo × 1 user | $12/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: tldraw (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $12 − $0 | +$12/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$12 × 12 | +$144 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$144 − $50 | +$94 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $144 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
How we got this
| You pay now: Mural Team+ | $12/user/mo × 1 user | $12/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: FigJam | $5/user/mo × 1 user | $5/mo |
| Difference each month | $12 − $5 | +$7/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$7 × 12 | +$84 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$84 − $50 | +$34 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $84 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
How we got this
| You pay now: Mural Team+ | $12/user/mo × 1 user | $12/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Excalidraw | $7/user/mo × 1 user | $7/mo |
| Difference each month | $12 − $7 | +$5/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$5 × 12 | +$60 |
| Setup, once | 1 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
How we got this
| You pay now: Mural Team+ | $12/user/mo × 1 user | $12/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Excalidraw | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $12 − $5 − $100 | −$93/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$93 × 12 | −$1,116 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$1,116 − $200 | −$1,316 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $84 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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