Mural vs Todoist: Complete Comparison (2026)
An in-depth comparison of Mural and Todoist 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.
Todoist
6.5/10
Todoist is a task manager from Doist for individuals and small teams, with natural-language task capture, shared team projects, and cross-platform apps.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7/10 | 6.5/10 |
| Analytics | 4/10 | 3/10 |
| Cost | 6/10 | 9/10 |
| Customization | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Ease of Use | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Integration | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Scalability | 8/10 | 4/10 |
| Security | 9/10 | 5/10 |
| Support | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Cheapest paid plan | $12/user/mo Team+ | $7/mo Pro |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free | $100/mo Business |
| Features | ||
| Task management | ||
| App integrations | ||
| Collaboration tools | ||
| File sharing | ||
| Kanban boards | ||
| Client collaboration | Not listed | |
| Gantt charts | ||
| Goals and OKRs | Not listed | |
| Scheduling | Not listed | |
| Spreadsheet interface | Not listed | |
| Task lists | Not listed | |
| Time tracking | Not listed | |
| Timeline view | Not listed | |
| Whiteboards | Not listed | |
Mural vs Todoist cost by team size
Mural costs less at every team size we checked.
| Team size | Mural | Todoist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree | $7/moPro |
| 5 users | FreeFree | $50/moBusiness |
| 10 users | FreeFree | $100/moBusiness |
| 25 users | FreeFree | $250/moBusiness |
| 50 users | FreeFree | $500/moBusiness |
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
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: Free vs $100/mo
- Higher Scalability score (8/10 vs 4/10)
- Higher Security score (9/10 vs 5/10)
- Better fit for enterprise (9/10 vs 3/10)
- Better fit for product teams (7/10 vs 3/10)
Why choose Todoist
- Higher Cost score (9/10 vs 6/10)
- Higher Ease of Use score (9/10 vs 8/10)
- Better fit for small business (7/10 vs 5/10)
- Includes Task management, 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.
Todoist
Pros
- Natural-language input turns phrases such as 'every Monday' into due dates and recurring tasks.
- The free plan is usable, and Pro costs only $60 a year.
- Business is $8 per user per month on annual billing, which is cheaper than most team work-management tools.
- About 130 integrations, including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Calendar, Jira, Zapier, Make, and n8n.
- Reviewers say new and nontechnical employees learn the core features quickly.
Cons
- No task dependencies, Gantt charts, workload views, or true start dates.
- Structural caps of 300 active tasks and 20 sections per project.
- Reporting is limited to activity history, with no project analytics dashboards.
- The security page lists no SSO and no named SOC 2 or ISO certifications.
- Moving data with CSV leaves out completed tasks, filters, and Karma progress.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Mural scores higher on our Project Management criteria: 7/10 against 6.5/10 for Todoist. The largest gap is in Scalability: 8/10 for Mural and 4/10 for Todoist.
Mural costs less for 10 users: free on its Free plan, against about $100/mo on its Business plan for Todoist, billed monthly.
Yes, both Mural and Todoist have a free plan.
Mural is the better fit for enterprise: we rate it 9/10 for them, against 3/10 for Todoist.
Todoist has Task management, which Mural lacks.
