InVision
Mural
| Feature | InVision | Mural |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $7.95/mo | Free / from $12/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 3.8 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | design-teams, product-managers, stakeholder-reviews, legacy-users | design-teams, facilitators, consultants, enterprise |
| Founded | 2011 | 2011 |
| Prototyping | ✓ | ✗ |
| Freehand Whiteboard | ✓ | ✗ |
| Design Systems | ✓ | ✗ |
| Inspect Mode | ✓ | ✗ |
| Commenting | ✓ | ✗ |
| User Testing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Sticky Notes | ✗ | ✓ |
| Templates | ✗ | ✓ |
| Facilitation Tools | ✗ | ✓ |
| Voting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Timers | ✗ | ✓ |
| Integrations | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ InVision Pros
- Excellent prototyping with hotspots and transitions
- Freehand whiteboarding for brainstorming
- Design system manager (DSM) for consistency
- Good stakeholder review and commenting workflow
✗ InVision Cons
- Company has pivoted and scaled down significantly
- Studio product was discontinued
- Most teams have migrated to Figma
✓ Mural Pros
- Great facilitation tools
- Extensive templates
- Design thinking focus
- Enterprise ready
✗ Mural Cons
- Expensive
- Can be slow
- Learning curve
The Verdict
InVision is built for design teams and product managers, with a focus on prototyping and freehand-whiteboard. Mural targets design teams and facilitators and leads with sticky-notes and templates.
Pricing is close: InVision starts at $7.95/mo versus $12/mo for Mural — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
Mural edges out on user ratings (4.3 vs 3.8). While both are well-regarded, that gap reflects real differences in user satisfaction worth considering.
Both tools are a solid fit for design teams — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
Bottom line: Mural has a slight overall edge — but if excellent prototyping with hotspots and transitions matters most to you, InVision may still be the right call.