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

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