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FigJam

An online whiteboard from Figma for team brainstorming, diagramming, and workshop facilitation alongside its design tools.

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Main use cases

  1. Brainstorm ideas as a group
  2. Map a process or flow
  3. Run a retrospective

Ranked in the order the vendor's pages put them.

Alternatives to FigJam

  1. MiroSubstitute
    shares 2 of 3shares 2 of 3: Brainstorm ideas as a group, Map a process or flow

    FigJam states built-in voice or video call and mobile app; Miro's pages do not say. Miro states infinite canvas and task or kanban cards; FigJam's pages do not say. FigJam lists ios; Miro's pages do not say.

  2. LimnuPartial overlap
    shares 2 of 3shares 2 of 3: Brainstorm ideas as a group, Map a process or flow

    FigJam states voting or dot-voting, built-in timer, templates library and 6 more; Limnu's pages do not say. Limnu states infinite canvas, freehand drawing and hand-drawn style rendering; FigJam's pages do not say. FigJam lists ios; Limnu's pages do not say.

  3. MuralSubstitute
    shares 2 of 3shares 2 of 3: Brainstorm ideas as a group, Map a process or flow

    FigJam states built-in voice or video call, diagramming shape library, export to image or PDF and 1 more; Mural's pages do not say. Mural states infinite canvas; FigJam's pages do not say. Mural lists web and android; FigJam's pages do not say.

  4. ConceptboardPartial overlap
    shares 1 of 3shares 1 of 3: Brainstorm ideas as a group

    FigJam states sticky notes, voting or dot-voting, built-in timer and 5 more; Conceptboard's pages do not say. Conceptboard states task or kanban cards; FigJam's pages do not say. FigJam lists ios; Conceptboard's pages do not say.

  5. WhimsicalPartial overlap
    shares 1 of 3shares 1 of 3: Map a process or flow

    FigJam states built-in voice or video call, export to image or PDF, granular access control and 1 more; Whimsical's pages do not say. Whimsical states infinite canvas, freehand drawing and presentation mode; FigJam's pages do not say. FigJam lists ios; Whimsical's pages do not say.

FigJam next to its top 5 alternatives

Each cell is what the vendor's own pages state. Unknown means the pages do not say, which is not the same as no. Where a no rests on a figure, the cell shows the figure.

FeatureFigJamMiroLimnuMuralConceptboardWhimsical
Infinite canvasUnknownYes5Yes7Yes9UnknownYes14
Real-time multiplayer cursorsYes1Yes5Yes8Yes9Yes12Yes14
Sticky notesYes1Yes6Yes8Yes10UnknownYes15
Freehand drawingUnknownUnknownYes8UnknownUnknownYes16
Voting or dot-votingYes2Yes6UnknownYes11UnknownYes15
Built-in timerYes2Yes6UnknownYes11UnknownYes16
Templates libraryYes1Yes6UnknownYes11Yes13Yes14
Built-in voice or video callYes2UnknownYes8UnknownUnknownUnknown
Presentation modeUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownYes15
Diagramming shape libraryYes2Yes6UnknownUnknownUnknownYes14
Comment threadsUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Export to image or PDFYes2Yes6UnknownUnknownUnknownUnknown
Offline modeUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownNo13Unknown
Third-party integrationsYes1Yes6UnknownYes11Yes12Yes17
Granular access controlYes2Yes6Yes8Yes10Yes13Unknown
Single sign-on supportYes2Yes6UnknownYes11Yes13Yes17
Mobile appYes1UnknownUnknownYes11UnknownUnknown
Hand-drawn style renderingUnknownUnknownYes8UnknownUnknownUnknown
AI-assisted board contentYes1Yes6UnknownUnknownUnknownYes14
Task or kanban cardsUnknownYes6UnknownUnknownYes12Unknown

Feature list with quotes

  • Real-time multiplayer cursors: Yes1

    From brainstorm to build and everything in between, FigJam makes it easy for teams to collaborate in real time

  • Sticky notes: Yes1

    Instantly sort stickies into themes to hone in on what matters

  • Voting or dot-voting: Yes2

    Voting Ask participants to vote on ideas

  • Built-in timer: Yes2

    Timer Set a shared timer in FigJam

  • Templates library: Yes1

    Kickstart conversations and projects with over 300 ready-made templates

  • Built-in voice or video call: Yes2

    Audio conversations Use audio to talk with your collaborators directly in a Figma or FigJam file

  • Diagramming shape library: Yes2

    Advanced shapes Use advanced shapes for technical diagramming, including AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, and Kubernetes

  • Export to image or PDF: Yes2

    Export your file as PNG, JPG, PDF, or CSV

  • Third-party integrations: Yes1

    FigJam integrates with Asana , Jira , and Github

  • Granular access control: Yes2

    and control who gets access to view or edit

  • Single sign-on support: Yes2

    Single sign-on (SSO) Setup SAML single sign-on with your existing identity management system

  • Mobile app: Yes1

    Sketch out and explore ideas on iPad Use the FigJam app to gather inspiration and riff on early ideas solo

  • AI-assisted board content: Yes1

    With a simple prompt you can create meeting templates, visualize timelines, and more

Not stated on the vendor's pages: Infinite canvas, Freehand drawing, Presentation mode, Comment threads, Offline mode, Hand-drawn style rendering, Task or kanban cards.

Sources

  1. https://www.figma.com/figjam/, checked 20 Sep 2026
  2. https://www.figma.com/pricing/, checked 20 Sep 2026
  3. https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/search?query=%22figma.com%2Ffigjam%22&restrictSearchableAttributes=url&tags=story&hitsPerPage=1000, checked 2 Oct 2026
  4. https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/categories/360002051613-FigJam, checked 20 Sep 2026
  5. https://miro.com/, checked 20 Sep 2026
  6. https://miro.com/pricing/, checked 20 Sep 2026
  7. https://limnu.com/, checked 20 Sep 2026
  8. https://limnu.com/faq-support/, checked 20 Sep 2026
  9. https://www.mural.co/, checked 20 Sep 2026
  10. https://www.mural.co/features, checked 20 Sep 2026
  11. https://www.mural.co/pricing, checked 20 Sep 2026
  12. https://conceptboard.com/product/, checked 20 Sep 2026
  13. https://conceptboard.com/pricing/, checked 20 Sep 2026
  14. https://whimsical.com/, checked 20 Sep 2026
  15. https://whimsical.com/releases, checked 20 Sep 2026
  16. https://whimsical.com/learn, checked 20 Sep 2026
  17. https://whimsical.com/pricing, checked 20 Sep 2026

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