Bolste vs. Mural

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bolste
Score 9.1 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Bolste™ is a complete business operating system, designed to simplify work-life and help businesses grow by streamlining communication and collaboration. The system brings together separate applications – email, chat, tasks, file-sharing, calendars, and more – into a single, simple platform. Available on the web and via iOS and Android apps, Bolste enables remote users to stay connected and productive from anywhere. The admin console shows employee activity, making it easy to…
$0
per user
Mural
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
MURAL (formerly Mural.ly) from Tactivos (DBA MURAL) in San Francisco is described by the vendor as a digital workspace and visual collaboration tool, designed for creative teams to make the process of design more efficient for distributed teams, working remotely.
$12
per month
Pricing
BolsteMural
Editions & Modules
Basic
$0
per user
Pro
$9.99
per month
Starter
$12
per month
Plus
$20
per month
Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BolsteMural
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsBolste offers three (3) packages that meet the exact needs of any user. BASIC is a free version perfect for an army of one or for small group to try out the solution. PRO is a more robust version perfect for larger teams and SMB organizations. CORPORATE is a full-scale version perfect for enterprise solutions.Plans are billed annually.
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Community Pulse
BolsteMural
Top Pros
Top Cons

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Features
BolsteMural
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Bolste
8.8
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Mural
-
Ratings
Task Management9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Search9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Bolste
8.7
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Mural
-
Ratings
Chat9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Bolste
8.9
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Mural
-
Ratings
Versioning8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
BolsteMural
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.4
(19 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BolsteMural
Likelihood to Recommend
Bolste
Bolste is best suited for companies that rely on team work and e-mail communication within/between departments
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Mural
I've recommended MURAL to a lot of people in a lot of fields. This is a great tool for any group of people that might stand around a white board if they were in person. Even if they are in person, I still recommend it pretty often because, unlike a white board, MURAL is virtual, so it can go offline with you. I've recommended it to other Software Teams, individual software developers, engineering teams, Sales Managers, Office Staff, Manufacturing teams, and more.
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Pros
Bolste
  • Keeps everybody on the same page.
  • Easy to access/use.
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Mural
  • enables easy for all collaboration especially in the hybrid environment
  • makes brainstorming better as users can create digital sticky notes, draw diagrams, and add images to visually represent concepts and ideas
  • it helps to visualize data effectively - users can create charts, graphs, and diagrams to present data-driven insights to team members and stakeholders
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Cons
Bolste
  • There is only 7GB of storage in the Plus Pack.
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Mural
  • It'd be nice that the zoom regulation could be easier to manage
  • The advanced features are a little bit easy to adopt. Why not adding some agile trainings, or some other tools to facilitate their adoption
  • A faster and easier way to Integrate with ms office
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Usability
Bolste
No answers on this topic
Mural
Overall, MURAL is really easy to use, but there are a couple downsides. It's really easy to make areas of the board consistent because double clicking adds stickies that match those around the current one. It's really easy to connect the elements. And it's really easy to organize elements. Inconsistent controls, Panning, Line Connections, and latency are the only issues I had. My biggest issue is that the MURAL mouse buttons are very different from
most similar software. This always causes me problems switching to a
graphics software or 3D modelling software. Because MURAL uses the same button to pan and move elements, it's really easy to move things when panning around. The lines can also be a (sometimes huge) problem because thew will occasionally disappear or connect to things incorrectly. I think this is tied to latency issues which, in addition to causing phantom lines, can sometimes cause confusion to your team.
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Support Rating
Bolste
No answers on this topic
Mural
Chat support tends to get back to you within a few hours and are always helpful.
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Alternatives Considered
Bolste
No answers on this topic
Mural
Mural was easier to use and share compared with Whiteboard. Whiteboard's functionality is limited. It is also integrated into Teams in an odd way that makes it difficult for team members to refer to old whiteboards. Mural as a stand alone web app is better.
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Return on Investment
Bolste
No answers on this topic
Mural
  • Mural allows us to draft communications for clients that aim to increase the NPS of the organization
  • Mural allows us to keep up with the agile framework, which reduces Time to Market of our products and initiatives
  • Mural allows us to identify blockers in our day to day tasks, which reduces the Cicle Time of our Kanban cards
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ScreenShots

Bolste Screenshots

Screenshot of Activity Feed – displaying all activity across a your account, making it easy to see the latestScreenshot of Calendar – for scheduling meetings / events and tracking task due datesScreenshot of Tasks – for creating, assigning and managing tasks or "to-dos"Screenshot of Contacts – enabling you to easily connect with contacts from inside and out of your organizationScreenshot of Shared Files – allowing you to easily share and find filesScreenshot of Bolster Navigation – where you find your personal tools and files (under My Bolster), as well as your shared Bolsters for collaboration

Mural Screenshots

Screenshot of the brainstorming templates that brings more minds to the table and helps turn good ideas into extraordinary work.Screenshot of energizers and icebreakers that help teams feel connected and open-minded so they can tackle big problems.Screenshot of strategic plan sharing, to improve people's sense of safety and expectation, leaving more brain space for creativity and innovation.Screenshot of retrospectives, which help teams get better and happier over time.