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Whimsical

A visual workspace combining whiteboards, flowcharts, and docs for product and design teams to plan together.

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Main use cases

  1. Map a process or flow
  2. Wireframe a product idea
  3. Build a mind map

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

Alternatives to Whimsical

  1. FigJamPartial 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. Whimsical lists linux and windows; FigJam's pages do not say.

  2. MiroPartial overlap
    shares 1 of 3shares 1 of 3: Map a process or flow

    Miro states export to image or PDF, granular access control and task or kanban cards; Whimsical's pages do not say. Whimsical states freehand drawing and presentation mode; Miro's pages do not say. Whimsical lists linux and windows; Miro's pages do not say.

Whimsical next to its top 2 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.

FeatureWhimsicalFigJamMiro
Infinite canvasYes3UnknownYes12
Real-time multiplayer cursorsYes3Yes10Yes12
Sticky notesYes1Yes10Yes13
Freehand drawingYes4UnknownUnknown
Voting or dot-votingYes1Yes11Yes13
Built-in timerYes4Yes11Yes13
Templates libraryYes3Yes10Yes13
Built-in voice or video callUnknownYes11Unknown
Presentation modeYes1UnknownUnknown
Diagramming shape libraryYes3Yes11Yes13
Comment threadsUnknownUnknownUnknown
Export to image or PDFUnknownYes11Yes13
Offline modeUnknownUnknownUnknown
Third-party integrationsYes2Yes10Yes13
Granular access controlUnknownYes11Yes13
Single sign-on supportYes2Yes11Yes13
Mobile appUnknownYes10Unknown
Hand-drawn style renderingUnknownUnknownUnknown
AI-assisted board contentYes3Yes10Yes13
Task or kanban cardsUnknownUnknownYes13

Feature list with quotes

  • Infinite canvas: Yes3

    An infinite canvas to capture all your ideas

  • Real-time multiplayer cursors: Yes3

    Multiplayer editing Work together in real-time to keep your momentum going

  • Sticky notes: Yes1

    Sticky notes now have a single, unified context bar

  • Freehand drawing: Yes4

    Sketch on the canvas with freehand drawing

  • Voting or dot-voting: Yes1

    Voting info can now be collapsed while voting is active

  • Built-in timer: Yes4

    Using the timer in boards

  • Templates library: Yes3

    Templates from experts Jump start your thought process with our library of helpful templates

  • Presentation mode: Yes1

    Fixed: Slide labels no longer appear in presentation mode

  • Diagramming shape library: Yes3

    Wireframes Build wireframes with drag-and-drop components

  • Third-party integrations: Yes2

    Slack integration Included Included Included GitHub integration Included Included Included

  • Single sign-on support: Yes2

    Private teams SAML single sign-on SCIM and more security controls

  • AI-assisted board content: Yes3

    Whimsical AI Generate diagrams, brainstorm ideas, and organize information in seconds

Not stated on the vendor's pages: Built-in voice or video call, Comment threads, Export to image or PDF, Offline mode, Granular access control, Mobile app, Hand-drawn style rendering, Task or kanban cards.

Sources

  1. https://whimsical.com/releases, checked 20 Sep 2026
  2. https://whimsical.com/pricing, checked 20 Sep 2026
  3. https://whimsical.com/, checked 20 Sep 2026
  4. https://whimsical.com/learn, checked 20 Sep 2026
  5. https://whimsical.com/releases/feeds/main, checked 2 Oct 2026
  6. https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/whimsical.com, checked 2 Oct 2026
  7. https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/search?query=%22whimsical.com%22&restrictSearchableAttributes=url&tags=story&hitsPerPage=1000, checked 2 Oct 2026
  8. https://status.whimsical.com/, checked 2 Oct 2026
  9. https://whimsical.com/.well-known/security.txt, checked 2 Oct 2026
  10. https://www.figma.com/figjam/, checked 20 Sep 2026
  11. https://www.figma.com/pricing/, checked 20 Sep 2026
  12. https://miro.com/, checked 20 Sep 2026
  13. https://miro.com/pricing/, checked 20 Sep 2026

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