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    FigJam

    Score8 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

    Whiteboard.chat

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AWhiteboard.chat – an interactive online whiteboard platform designed to support teaching and learning experiences, offering a free tier. Available to educators and students across the USA, the online whiteboard fosters collaborative, immersive learning environments and includes tools for real-time interaction, teachers engage, annotate, and instruct while students actively participate and learn.

    $0

    Free for educators, with ads.

    Pricing
    FigJamWhiteboard.chat
    Editions & Modules
    FigJam Professional
    $36
    per year per editor
    FigJam Organization
    $60
    per year per editor
    Educator Free
    $0
    supported by ads (teacher boards only, 10 class boards)
    Starter
    $3
    per month
    Basic
    $7
    per month
    Gold
    $15
    per month
    Schools/Districts
    $150
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FigJamWhiteboard.chat
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
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    Happy with the feature set
    67%
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    FigJamWhiteboard.chat
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    Whimsical
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    FigJamWhiteboard.chat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FigJamWhiteboard.chat
    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.
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    Epiphani, Inc.
    Whenever the engineers & architects of my team require a brainstorming session, we normally use a whiteboard, as the enterprise does provide Miro licenses with associated. Hence, a whiteboard comes in handy when troubleshooting or discussing the requirements surrounding an application or technical infrastructure for a project. As it removes the dependency on requesting an additional Miro license, we use it. The board also loads faster than a Miro board.
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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)
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    Epiphani, Inc.
    • Team collaboration feature where multiple users can contribute at the same time.
    • It has wide variety of tools that can be use for creative brainstorming.
    • Whiteboard.chat has no license cost associated with it.
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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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    Epiphani, Inc.
    • The UI is lightweight and works well but can be more attractive.
    • The templates available are quite generic and basic; themed templates can be added.
    • Whiteboard navigation is mouse-dominated, but it also has too many hotkeys that make it confusing for the user. They can be easier.
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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.
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    Epiphani, Inc.
    The application, although it loads faster even at slower internet connections, and is a good alternative to Miro boards, still requires some more room for improvement. During live sessions, when multiple users contribute to the board, the updates are openly visible to all. Perhaps a privacy feature that hides text, available to the board admin, would allow me to give a rating. Being from an ersecurity background, I think the app also requires a secure sign-up process with MFA.
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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 —it’s more enjoyable and playful, making the experience much more engaging.
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    Epiphani, Inc.
    I'd rate it lower than Miro but higher than draw.io and Lucidchart. The other two do not have a real-time collaborator feature for users; they have limited tools for designing and no provision for syncing with third-party apps. While whiteboard. Chat does provide a provision for the creation of JIRA or Azure DevOps tickets directly from a sticky note, like Miro.
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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.
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    Epiphani, Inc.
    • Because the app is lightweight and less expensive, it loads faster, saving time in meetings and when sharing links.
    • Embeds easily with Confluence docs.
    • Templates are more simple and no variety needs some improvements.
    • Standardized custom templates are not saved; adding the save template feature would help.
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