Google Jamboard
Mural
| Feature | Google Jamboard | Mural |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free only | Free / from $9.99/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 3.7 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | educators, students, small-teams, google-workspace-users | enterprise-teams, facilitators, agile-teams, design-thinking |
| Founded | 2016 | 2011 |
| Drawing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Sticky Notes | ✓ | ✗ |
| Images | ✓ | ✗ |
| Laser Pointer | ✓ | ✗ |
| Frames | ✓ | ✗ |
| Sharing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Digital Whiteboard | ✗ | ✓ |
| Facilitation Tools | ✗ | ✓ |
| Templates | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ai Clustering | ✗ | ✓ |
| Voting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Timers | ✗ | ✓ |
| Integrations | ✗ | ✓ |
| Enterprise Security | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Google Jamboard Pros
- Free with Google account
- Simple to use
- Google integration
- Real-time collaboration
✗ Google Jamboard Cons
- Very basic features
- Being deprecated
- Limited tools
- No templates
✓ Mural Pros
- Excellent facilitation features for workshops
- Strong enterprise security and compliance
- AI-powered features for clustering and summarizing
- Built-in timer, voting, and icebreaker activities
✗ Mural Cons
- Can feel overwhelming with many features
- Performance issues with very large murals
- More expensive than simpler alternatives
The Verdict
Google Jamboard is built for educators and students, with a focus on drawing and sticky-notes. Mural targets enterprise teams and facilitators and leads with digital-whiteboard and facilitation-tools.
Google Jamboard uses custom enterprise pricing, while Mural starts at $9.99/mo — a tangible advantage for teams with a fixed budget.
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 3.7). While both are well-regarded, that gap reflects real differences in user satisfaction worth considering.
Feature-wise, Mural offers broader built-in capabilities (8 features vs 6), while Google Jamboard takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
Bottom line: Mural has a slight overall edge — but if free with google account matters most to you, Google Jamboard may still be the right call.