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Excalidraw vs Mural: catalog facts
Excalidraw	Mural
Freemium The editor is free and open source. Excalidraw Plus is a paid subscription.	Freemium Free sign-up available, with paid and enterprise plans.
Web, Self-hosted	macOS, Web
The sketchy style keeps diagrams feeling provisional rather than final End-to-end encrypted collaboration rooms, and self-hostable	Real-time collaborative whiteboards Suited to workshops and facilitation
Not built for precise technical diagrams Some team features belong to the paid Excalidraw Plus	Hosted only; boards are stored on Mural's servers Heavily oriented toward business teams
Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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