Mural vs Visual Planning: Complete Comparison (2026)
An in-depth comparison of Mural and Visual Planning 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.
Visual Planning
6.8/10
Visual Planning is configurable resource scheduling and planning software from Stilog for organizations that must schedule teams, projects, equipment and locations.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7/10 | 6.8/10 |
| Cost | 6/10 | 5/10 |
| Ease of Use | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Analytics | 4/10 | 7/10 |
| Customization | 6/10 | 9/10 |
| Scalability | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Support | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Integration | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Security | 9/10 | 6/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $12/user/mo Team+ | $15/user/mo VP Go |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free | $150/mo VP Go |
| Features | ||
| Gantt charts | ||
| Task management | ||
| App integrations | ||
| Kanban boards | ||
| Client collaboration | Not listed | |
| Collaboration tools | Not listed | |
| Dashboards | Not listed | |
| File sharing | Not listed | |
| Reporting | Not listed | |
| Scheduling | Not listed | |
| Time tracking | Not listed | |
| Timeline view | Not listed | |
| Whiteboards | Not listed | |
| Workflow automation | Not listed | |
Mural vs Visual Planning cost by team size
Mural costs less at every team size we checked.
| Team size | Mural | Visual Planning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree | $15/moVP Go |
| 5 users | FreeFree | $75/moVP Go |
| 10 users | FreeFree | $150/moVP Go |
| 25 users | FreeFree | $375/moVP Go |
| 50 users | FreeFree | $750/moVP Go |
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 (Visual Planning does not)
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: Free vs $150/mo
- Higher Security score (9/10 vs 6/10)
- Higher Ease of Use score (8/10 vs 6/10)
- Better fit for startups (6/10 vs 2/10)
Why choose Visual Planning
- Higher Analytics score (7/10 vs 4/10)
- Higher Customization score (9/10 vs 6/10)
- Includes Gantt charts, which Mural lacks
- 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.
Visual Planning
Pros
- The schedule can be configured to fit each business's processes, which reviewers say made it the best fit for their needs.
- Reviewers on Software Advice praise the vendor's support, and one switched from a competitor because of it.
- Separate desktop, web and mobile licenses, priced from $15 to $55 per user, let teams pay less for occasional or field users.
- Deployment can be SaaS, on-premise or in the customer's own cloud, with a perpetual license option.
- Rated about 4.5 out of 5 on Capterra and GetApp across more than 90 reviews.
Cons
- Setup and customization fees reported by third parties add significantly to the total cost.
- Reviewers mention a learning curve and limits on charts and some data inputs.
- One reviewer had to log all users out to free up licenses.
- It focuses on resource scheduling, with no built-in docs, wiki or team chat for general project collaboration.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Mural scores higher on our Project Management criteria: 7/10 against 6.8/10 for Visual Planning. The largest gap is in Analytics: 4/10 for Mural and 7/10 for Visual Planning.
Mural costs less for 10 users: free on its Free plan, against about $150/mo on its VP Go plan for Visual Planning, billed monthly.
Mural has a free plan; Visual Planning does not list one.
Mural is the better fit for startups: we rate it 6/10 for them, against 2/10 for Visual Planning.
Visual Planning has Gantt charts and Task management, which Mural lacks.
