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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Mural
Star Rating
(1,443)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansVisual Studio
Star Rating
(3,810)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual StudioMural vs Visual Studio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Mural easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Mural overall.
- Reviewers felt that Visual Studio meets the needs of their business better than Mural.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Mural is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Visual Studio over Mural.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Mural
Free
Free
Get your team started fast
- 3 murals and unlimited members
- All visual collaboration and facilitation features
- Full template library & member-built custom templates
Visual Studio
No pricing availableFree Trial
Mural
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
996
9.1
3,088
Ease of Use
8.8
992
8.7
3,107
Ease of Setup
8.8
430
8.6
762
Ease of Admin
8.6
374
8.5
546
Quality of Support
8.9
607
8.3
2,678
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
312
8.8
510
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
906
8.9
2,996
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
7.3
15
Not enough data
6.3
15
Not enough data
7.4
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.9
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Projects
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
6.1
14
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
14
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
Resource Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
3.0
11
Not enough data
2.9
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
5.7
15
Not enough data
Execution
9.6
16
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
Roadmapping
9.0
16
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
Design Tools
8.2
557
Not enough data
8.8
592
Not enough data
8.8
537
Not enough data
8.8
603
Not enough data
9.0
624
Not enough data
Communication Tools
8.9
554
Not enough data
8.7
574
Not enough data
Integrations
7.9
244
Not enough data
8.6
499
Not enough data
Software Offering
9.2
594
Not enough data
8.3
295
Not enough data
7.4
288
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
5.4
8
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
817
Not enough data
9.0
806
Not enough data
8.9
716
Not enough data
8.7
794
Not enough data
8.7
780
Not enough data
8.6
781
Not enough data
8.7
788
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
512
Not enough data
8.9
508
Not enough data
8.9
468
Not enough data
8.8
499
Not enough data
8.8
498
Not enough data
8.7
499
Not enough data
8.7
496
Platform Basics
7.4
17
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
Platform Content
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
7.5
16
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
5.8
16
Not enough data
6.8
16
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.2
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
5.2
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
9.3
378
Not enough data
8.6
287
Not enough data
8.8
353
Not enough data
Visual Tools
8.6
360
Not enough data
8.9
367
Not enough data
8.8
315
Not enough data
Mind Map Availability
8.4
289
Not enough data
8.7
208
Not enough data
7.5
191
Not enough data
9.0
278
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mind Mapping
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
4.8
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Journey Mapping
7.5
6
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.4
313
Not enough data
8.2
340
Not enough data
8.8
493
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Hardware
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Security
8.8
513
Not enough data
9.2
430
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Visual Collaboration Platforms
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
Feedback
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
Idea Sources
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
Idea Collection
8.0
25
Not enough data
5.9
25
Not enough data
6.1
25
Not enough data
6.3
25
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
Integrations
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
23
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Idea Management
6.1
6
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
399
Not enough data
9.1
392
Not enough data
9.0
371
Not enough data
8.9
391
Not enough data
8.7
381
Not enough data
8.7
386
Not enough data
9.0
385
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.5
41
Communication
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Planning
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Workflow Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Mural and Visual Studio share no categories
Unique Categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Mural
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Visual Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
14.5%
Management Consulting
11.8%
Computer Software
11.2%
Financial Services
5.1%
Higher Education
3.6%
Other
53.9%
Computer Software
31.0%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Higher Education
2.9%
Financial Services
2.5%
Internet
2.3%
Other
38.7%
Discussions
What is mural software used for?
4 Comments
AY
It's a digital collaborative board where you can interact with your team, colleagues, training participants, etc. You can prepare the board in a presentation...Read more
Can you use mural with zoom?
4 Comments
BK
Mural is one of the Zoom apps... so you can invite meeting attendees to participate in a mural directly in zoom (just click on the apps symbol on the Mural...Read more
would like to explore Mural for education
4 Comments
EB
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What is the use of Visual Studio?
6 Comments
KS
Visual Studio is user friendly IDE tool used for developing code with lots of plugins available.Read more
can i use visual studio with mysql database? is it the best compatibility
5 Comments
JU
Yes, you can go ahead, MS Visual Studio is efficiently compatible with both MSSql and Mysql.Read more
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