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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FigJam

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AFigJam is an online interactive whiteboard from Figma headquartered in San Francisco, presently in beta (2021) but available to the public in a free trial. The vendor states that in 2022, FigJam will have plans for $0, $8, and $15 per editor, per month.

    $5

    per month per editor

    Pigeon Messengr (discontinued)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/APigeon Messengr was a business communication platform that let mployees can text, chat, set up video calls or voice calls, have private or group discussions. The product is discontinued.N/A
    Pricing
    FigJamPigeon Messengr (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    FigJam Professional
    $36
    per year per editor
    FigJam Organization
    $60
    per year per editor
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FigJamPigeon Messengr (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Detailsβ€”Pricing is per user per month. Contact Pigeon Messengr for more information on pricing for your team.
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    Community Pulse
    FigJamPigeon Messengr (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Figma
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    67%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Best Alternatives
    FigJamPigeon Messengr (discontinued)
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    Whimsical
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Workplace from Meta (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Whimsical
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Workvivo
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Whimsical
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Workplace from Meta (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FigJamPigeon Messengr (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FigJamPigeon Messengr (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Figma
    If you're working in small product teams, like triads, and already using Figma, this is a no brainer for white boarding, quick/fast sketches, wireframing, collaborative doodling ... it gets less appropriate with large teams, infrequent. IMO, due to the way in which they price, it's better to keep the inner circle small-ish.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Pigeon Messengr functions well as a general communication tool. In my experience, the only area it is not well suited for is transferring documents with specialized file formats. I also am not aware of what its auditability is like, but we are using it so it must be there.
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    Pros
    Figma
    • One file, auto updated, no need to get latest
    • Easy to preview
    • Lack of client is benefit to some (not me)
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Notifications - I can minimize the window while I'm working and new messages will pop up on my screen so I don't have to remember to check the channel.
    • Statuses - we always put up a status of what we're working on, I like how you can hover over user names and it will show you their statuses.
    • Overall look - I don't know if my company chose the color scheme but it's really sharp. Also love that I can use Dark Mode, easier on my eyes for sure!
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    Cons
    Figma
    • It misses easy-to-use pre sets of diagrams. The ones presented seem to be not native and hard to use. Miro is a good benchmark.
    • Navegating throught projects in the main page is confusing, specially when people are not admin users.
    • It should suggest ways of organizing the pages designers do, specially when the project is big and have many pages and sections.
    • It could have, for example, a draft version for every page, so that one can hide it when they finish the work, but can open it whenever something needs to be modified, versioning the job.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Sometimes a message will get broken up and I am unable to view it all at once.
    • It would be nice if it had a way to select a message as being unread. I like to leave messages unread as reminders but sometimes need to just read them first.
    • It won't allow me to upload a picture because it has to be of a very small size. Would be more personal if I could use a picture on my profile.
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    Usability
    Figma
    I don't use it often, because the organization I work in uses a different environment on a commo basis. This is rather used between the designers, who prototype the solutions in Figma - they just have it as a workbook/notebook for their ideas. However, if those need to be shared with stakeholders or other organization members, the designers are expected to use a different environment.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Figma
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    I've never had it be not available.
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    Performance
    Figma
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Occasionally, files can take forever to upload and download, and the calendar integrations also don't work sometimes.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Figma
    FigJam works best in pair with Figma, as it allows you to keep track of your project in one place, supporting all phases of the process. The functionality is more intuitive, quick, and efficient. Visually, I also prefer it more β€”it’s more enjoyable and playful, making the experience much more engaging.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Pigeon Messengr has everything in one, although there are some things that could be improved, what product doesn't? I prefer it over some of the other platforms because it is more organized for our business needs and communications, and it has several updates a month to make sure everything is working properly.
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    Scalability
    Figma
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    I have not noticed any issues for a company of about 400 employees. I imagine the channel functionality would enable fairly unlimited scaling.
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    Return on Investment
    Figma
    • FigJam saves a lot of time ... it's nice to have all my visual notes/sketches within Figma itself where a lot of design work lives
    • The project organization and other features contribute to the ease of answering that age old question ... "where can I find that mockup?"
    • Dev Mode is pretty cool. Not many use it, so some designers may spend unnecessary time spec'ing out things that no one will appreciate, let alone look at.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Positive - less time wasted on emails
    • Positive - less expensive than having a chat tool and a video tool (and phones!)
    • Negative - sometimes tone is hard to convey in text, and this has led to a couple of misunderstandings
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