Expert Guide

The Best Digital Whiteboards in 2026

One vendor charges by what each person does on the board. Below 38% creators, that decides it.

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TL;DR

Miro is $8 per member per month and Mural $9.99, both charging the same for everyone. Figma charges by seat type: $16 for a full seat and $3 for a collaborator seat.

That makes Figma cheaper whenever fewer than 38% of your team actually create on boards, which in most companies is the normal case. Above that, Miro's flat rate wins.

Key facts3 tools compared: Miro, Mural, FigJam
  • Updated: September 25, 2026
  • Top pick: Miro (best for: Teams where most members actually build on boards)
  • Top pick price as of September 25, 2026: Miro: From $8/member/mo (Starter, billed yearly); free at $0, three editable boards
  • 3 tools compared: Miro, Mural, FigJam
  • Mural (best for: Facilitators running structured workshops with large groups): From $9.99/member/mo (Team+, billed annually); free at $0, unlimited members
  • FigJam (best for: Companies where a minority create and the majority comment): From $3/mo (collab seat); free tier; full seat $16/mo

Whiteboard tools are close enough in features that arguing about them is unproductive. All three do sticky notes, frames, templates, cursors and comments well. What genuinely differs is who you pay for. Two vendors charge one price per person on the board.

One charges a fifth as much for people who only comment on it, and since most people on most boards only comment, that structure decides the bill more than any feature does.

Top Picks

Based on features, real-world fit, and value for money.

Best Digital Whiteboards in 2026: 3 tools compared, updated Sep 2026
ToolPricingBest for
MiroFrom $8/member/mo (Starter, billed yearly); free at $0, three editable boardsTeams where most members actually build on boards
MuralFrom $9.99/member/mo (Team+, billed annually); free at $0, unlimited membersFacilitators running structured workshops with large groups
FigJamFrom $3/mo (collab seat); free tier; full seat $16/moCompanies where a minority create and the majority comment

Pricing read from each vendor's own published pricing page, checked Sep 2026. Every vendor here publishes a price.

Lowest published monthly priceMiro$8Mural$9.99FigJam$3
Lowest monthly figure each vendor publishes, checked Sep 2026. A tilde marks a figure the vendor states approximately. Per-seat and usage charges can sit on top of it. Every tool here publishes a monthly price.

Best for: Teams where most members actually build on boards

PricingFrom $8/member/mo (Starter, billed yearly); free at $0, three editable boards

Visit Miro →
2

Best for: Facilitators running structured workshops with large groups

PricingFrom $9.99/member/mo (Team+, billed annually); free at $0, unlimited members

Visit Mural →
3

Best for: Companies where a minority create and the majority comment

PricingFrom $3/mo (collab seat); free tier; full seat $16/mo

Visit FigJam →

What it is

A digital whiteboard is a shared infinite canvas for the work that used to happen on a wall: workshops, retrospectives, journey maps, architecture sketches. The value is synchronous editing with many cursors, and the artefact that survives afterwards.

Why it matters

These tools spread through a company faster than almost any other category, because inviting someone to a board is free at the moment of invitation and billed later. That is precisely why the seat model matters: the licence count grows with participation rather than with usage, and per-member pricing turns a workshop guest into a permanent line item.

Key features to look for

Seat model
Flat per member, or differentiated by what the person does. Figma is the only one here that distinguishes, and the spread is $16 against $3.
Free tier limits
Miro's and Mural's free plans both keep only three boards editable at a time, and Mural adds unlimited members and visitors. That cap decides how far a real pilot can go.
AI credit allowance
Figma now bundles AI credits per seat, 3,000 on a full seat and 500 on a collaborator seat. This is becoming the hidden variable in seat pricing across the category.
Design tool proximity
FigJam sits beside Figma design files, which matters enormously if your organisation already runs on Figma and not at all if it does not.
Facilitation features
Timers, voting, private mode, breakouts. Mural is the strongest here and it is the reason facilitators tend to prefer it.
Board portability
Getting work out if you leave. Export fidelity across this category is mediocre, and it is the switching cost nobody prices in.

Pricing

Miro, Mural and Figma all publish list prices, and none of them is quote-only. The cheapest credible flat entry is Miro Starter at $8 per member per month billed yearly.

Both Miro and Mural have a free plan at $0: Miro caps editable boards at three, and Mural allows unlimited members with the same three editable murals at a time before Team+ at $9.99 per member per month billed annually, or $12 billed monthly.

The jump is the next tier, Miro Business at $20 per member per month billed yearly, and FigJam Organization at $55 per full seat and $25 per dev seat, billed annually. FigJam Professional prices by seat type: $16 per month for a full seat, $12 for a dev seat and $3 for a collab seat.

PlanPriceBest for
Miro Starter$8/member/mo, billed yearlyUnlimited boards
Miro Business$20/member/mo, billed yearlyPaid tier above Starter
Mural Team+$9.99/mo annually, or $12 monthlyPaid plan above the free tier
FigJam Professional full seat$16/mo per full seatIncludes 3,000 AI credits
FigJam Professional dev seat$12/mo per dev seatIncludes 500 AI credits
FigJam Professional collab seat$3/mo per collab seatIncludes 500 AI credits
FigJam Organization full seat$55/full seat, billed annuallyOrganization plan, full seat
FigJam Organization dev seat$25/dev seat, billed annuallyOrganization plan, dev seat
Mistakes to avoid
×Comparing $8, $9.99 and $16 as if they were the same unit. Figma's $16 applies only to people who create. A team of 20 with 5 creators pays $125 on Figma against $160 on Miro and $200 on Mural.
×Piloting on Miro's free tier. Three editable boards runs out during the first real workshop, which makes the pilot a test of the paywall rather than of the tool. Mural's free tier has the same three-mural cap, so budget a month of paid seats for the people running the pilot.
×Buying seats for workshop guests. Every vendor supports some form of guest access. Handing a full licence to someone who attends one session a quarter is the most common way these bills inflate.
Expert tips
→Count your creators before pricing anything. If fewer than 38% of the people on your boards actually build on them, Figma's seat mix is cheaper than Miro's flat rate, and the gap widens as that share falls.
→Check the AI credit allowance if your team uses generation features. Figma bundles 3,000 credits on a full seat and 500 on a collaborator seat, and credits are becoming the part of seat pricing that changes between renewals.
→Test the export before you commit. All three make it easy to get work in and awkward to get it out, and a board archive you cannot read elsewhere is a switching cost you pay later.

The bottom line

If most of your team creates on boards, Miro at $8 per member is the cheapest flat rate and the safest default. If most of your team comments rather than creates, which describes most companies, FigJam's $3 collaborator seat makes it cheaper up to the point where creators pass 38% of the team, and much cheaper below that.

Mural is the pick when facilitation quality is the purchase: it has the best workshop tooling and a free tier with unlimited members, though it keeps only three murals editable at a time.

Frequently asked questions

How much do digital whiteboards cost?
Miro is $8 per member per month billed yearly, Mural $9.99, and Figma $16 for a full seat with collaborator seats at $3. All three have free tiers, though Miro and Mural both cap editable boards at three.
Is FigJam cheaper than Miro?
It depends on your seat mix. Because Figma charges $3 for collaborator seats and $16 for full ones, it is cheaper whenever fewer than 38% of your team creates. Above that threshold Miro's flat $8 wins.
Which has the best free tier?
Mural, narrowly, because it advertises unlimited members and visitors at $0. Like Miro, though, it keeps only three boards editable at a time, which is enough to evaluate the interface and not enough to run real work through it.
Do I need a whiteboard if I already have Figma?
FigJam is included in the Figma plans rather than sold separately, so organisations already on Figma often have it without realising. Check before buying a second tool.
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