Kanban Tool vs MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

Likelihood to Recommend

Kanban is well suited for a fast-paced working environment for larger teams who want continuous communication with users. Kanban is good for rapid development and daily meetings for updates and statuses. Kanban is less suited for smaller teams or groups who don't require collaboration and constant communication with involved users. Kanban is time-consuming and it takes additional effort outside of your regular work to maintain and manage the tool.

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Professional in Information Technology

Investment Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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It's great when you need to drive real decision making and action; the voting tool is particularly useful in this regard. It's a great tool to use when you want to hear all voices, and not just from the loudest individuals. I've used Mural extensively over the last two years, and I've developed an online course in how to use the tool. I've run hundreds of participative workshops with it too, it's my 'go to' for running engaging remote workshops.

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Faye Sadler-Clark

Principal Consultant

Gobeyond PartnersManagement Consulting, 201-500 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Kanban Tool

MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

Task Management

Resource Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Team Collaboration

Support for Agile Methodology

Support for Waterfall Methodology

Document Management

Email integration

Mobile Access

Timesheet Tracking

Change request and Case Management

Budget and Expense Management

Kanban Tool

MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

Quotes/estimates

Invoicing

Project & financial reporting

Integration with accounting software

Pros

It provides a good basic overview of where tasks are on a timeline (particularly helpful for a pull-based approach).
It provides a good collaborative space to have multiple folks commenting on multiple tasks.
It does a good job of managing very basic visual elements of an agile development cycle.

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Chris Carpenter

Staff Project Manager, Awesomizer, Fixer, Maker, Collaboration Enabler

Beckman Coulter, IncBiotechnology, 10,001+ employees

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It allows you to build from independent work to group exercises and discussions and using brainstorming and the voting tool to drive decision making and action.
It has functionality that allows you to bring your audience to different areas of the whiteboard using the 'summon everyone' function, and move between delivering material with 'presentation mode' and interactive exercises where students contribute ideas or suggestions.
It offers an interactive and engaging platform for collaboration and costs can be kept low because people can join sessions as visitors.

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Faye Sadler-Clark

Principal Consultant

Gobeyond PartnersManagement Consulting, 201-500 employees

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Cons

Some of the boards we have could do with more than 22 card colors, although it is enough for most projects.
Really looking forward to the iOS application, which is said to be coming in 2015.

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Consultant in Professional Services

Events Services Company, 11-50 employees

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The only thing that used to bug me about Mural was the fact that you couldn’t identify participants who joined as visitors (one time collaborators appear as anonymous animals). I noticed recently that visitors can now add their name which is really useful. I expect this change came from Mural user feedback, they do seem to develop the features over time.
Sometimes participants can't see images that you add to the whiteboard. There's a way around it but it's a little frustrating and I'm not sure why it happens.

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Faye Sadler-Clark

Principal Consultant

Gobeyond PartnersManagement Consulting, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Kanban Tool 9.1

Based on 2 answers

We are more likely than not to renew our use of Kanban. Even with its limits, it still is a good product that fulfills our needs.

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Manager in Quality Assurance

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Usability

Kanban Tool 6.0

Based on 4 answers

Again, this is a strong tool for software teams using Agile that are distributed across multiple geographies. It can be good for co-located teams too, but there are better platforms on the market like JIRA that provide a more built-out story.

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Chris Carpenter

Staff Project Manager, Awesomizer, Fixer, Maker, Collaboration Enabler

Beckman Coulter, IncBiotechnology, 10,001+ employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Support Rating

Kanban Tool 7.1

Based on 5 answers

This is the best tool I had a chance to work with- since I started to use it I saved a lot of time and I made my work go smoothly.

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Verified User

Analyst in Other

Chemicals Company, 11-50 employees

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MURAL (formerly Mural.ly) 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Chat support tends to get back to you within a few hours and are always helpful.

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Faye Sadler-Clark

Principal Consultant

Gobeyond PartnersManagement Consulting, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Kanban is superior to Scrum and AGILE because it can visually organize all your projects and data into one board. Kanban integrates with JIRA which digs deeper into the project data when it is needed. By integrating Kanban with JIRA, you don't need any other tool for project management that is effective for both the business and the development teams. Kanban is recommended for any user groups who wish to increase their efficiency to deliver products, transparency for all users and on-time productivity.

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Investment Management Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

Less man hours needed to perform our standard tasks.
More jobs done before deadline than ever before.
When compared to the other service we used, the pricing is very good. We didn't really calculate the ROI, but we have made significant savings, when compared to the previous solution applied.

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Verified User

Consultant in Professional Services

Events Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Mural supports my company to support our clients who are geographically dispersed. It has been key to delivering some client projects.

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Faye Sadler-Clark

Principal Consultant

Gobeyond PartnersManagement Consulting, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Kanban Tool Editions & Modules

—

Additional Pricing Details

—

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

MURAL (formerly Mural.ly) Editions & Modules

Edition

Starter	$12¹
Plus	$20¹
Enterprise	Contact sales team

per month

Additional Pricing Details

Plans are billed annually.

Rating Summary

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MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

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MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

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MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

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MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

Likelihood to Recommend

Kanban Tool

MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

Feature Rating Comparison

Task Management

Resource Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Team Collaboration

Support for Agile Methodology

Support for Waterfall Methodology

Document Management

Email integration

Mobile Access

Timesheet Tracking

Change request and Case Management

Budget and Expense Management

Quotes/estimates

Invoicing

Project & financial reporting

Integration with accounting software

Pros

Kanban Tool

MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

Cons

Kanban Tool

MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

Likelihood to Renew

Kanban Tool

MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

Usability

Kanban Tool

MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

Support Rating

Kanban Tool

MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

Alternatives Considered

Kanban Tool

MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

Return on Investment

Kanban Tool

MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

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Kanban Tool

MURAL (formerly Mural.ly)

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Kanban Tool Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

MURAL (formerly Mural.ly) Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

Rating Summary

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