Mural vs QuickBooks Time: Complete Comparison (2026)
An in-depth comparison of Mural and QuickBooks Time to help you choose the right tool for your business.
Last updated: November 2026
Mural
7/10
Mural is a visual collaboration whiteboard for teams that run workshops, brainstorms, agile planning and retrospectives, with facilitation tools and enterprise security controls.
QuickBooks Time
5.8/10
Intuit's employee time tracking and scheduling app, formerly TSheets, with GPS, job tracking and payroll sync for QuickBooks Online users.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | Q QuickBooks Time |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7/10 | 5.8/10 |
| Analytics | 4/10 | 6/10 |
| Cost | 6/10 | 4/10 |
| Customization | 6/10 | 4/10 |
| Ease of Use | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Integration | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Scalability | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Security | 9/10 | 6/10 |
| Support | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $12/user/mo Team+ | $13/user/mo Workforce Premium |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free | $120/mo Time Premium |
| Features | ||
| Kanban boards | ||
| Time tracking | ||
| Whiteboards | ||
| App integrations | ||
| Client collaboration | Not listed | |
| Collaboration tools | Not listed | |
| Dashboards | Not listed | |
| File sharing | Not listed | |
| Gantt charts | ||
| Reporting | Not listed | |
| Scheduling | Not listed | |
| Task management | Not listed | |
Mural vs QuickBooks Time cost by team size
Mural costs less at every team size we checked.
| Team size | Mural | QuickBooks Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree | $30/moTime Premium |
| 5 users | FreeFree | $70/moTime Premium |
| 10 users | FreeFree | $120/moTime Premium |
| 25 users | FreeFree | $270/moTime Premium |
| 50 users | FreeFree | $520/moTime Premium |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Mural
- Has a free plan (QuickBooks Time does not)
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: Free vs $120/mo
- Higher Security score (9/10 vs 6/10)
- Higher Cost score (6/10 vs 4/10)
- Better fit for enterprise (9/10 vs 3/10)
QWhy choose QuickBooks Time
- Higher Analytics score (6/10 vs 4/10)
- Better fit for small business (9/10 vs 5/10)
- Includes Time tracking, which Mural lacks
Pros & Cons
Mural
Pros
- Facilitation features and LUMA frameworks make it strong for running structured workshops.
- Free visitors can view or edit individual murals, so external participants do not need a paid seat.
- Enterprise security includes SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, SCIM, audit logs, data residency and BYOK.
- Broad integrations with Teams, Zoom, Jira, Azure DevOps, Asana and Confluence.
- Reviewers on G2 and Capterra rate it highly for ease of use, with about 4.5 to 4.6 stars.
Cons
- It is not a project or task manager, so there are no Gantt charts, no time tracking and no task assignment.
- Reviewers complain that menus and functions move around often between releases.
- The Free plan caps editable murals at three.
- The Business plan is annual-only, and SSO is not available on cheaper tiers.
- Large boards with many collaborators can feel cluttered.
QQuickBooks Time
Pros
- Field crews can clock in from phones, with GPS and geofencing showing where they are working.
- Approved hours sync straight into QuickBooks Online payroll and invoicing, which cuts manual data entry.
- Reviewers say staff need little or no training to clock in and out.
- The tablet kiosk with PIN sign-in and photo capture works well for shared job-site devices.
- The Elite plan tracks estimated versus actual hours by project and task for job costing.
Cons
- Requires a QuickBooks Online subscription, so it fits poorly with other accounting systems.
- A monthly base fee on top of per-user charges makes it pricier than many rivals.
- Customization of rules, schedules and reports is limited, according to reviewers.
- Users report app freezing, slow loading and mobile sync lag.
- It has no project planning tools such as task boards or Gantt charts.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Mural scores higher on our Project Management criteria: 7/10 against 5.8/10 for QuickBooks Time. The largest gap is in Security: 9/10 for Mural and 6/10 for QuickBooks Time.
Mural costs less for 10 users: free on its Free plan, against about $120/mo on its Time Premium plan for QuickBooks Time, billed monthly.
Mural has a free plan; QuickBooks Time does not list one.
Mural is the better fit for enterprise: we rate it 9/10 for them, against 3/10 for QuickBooks Time.
Mural has Kanban boards and Whiteboards, which QuickBooks Time lacks. QuickBooks Time has Time tracking, which Mural lacks.
