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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Mural

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AMURAL (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

    Nuclino

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ANuclino is a unified workspace where teams can organize knowledge, manage projects, and share ideas. Progress can be tracked in a Kanban board, work structured in a hierarchical list, or data organized in a visual graph — Nuclino adapts to a team's workflow. Presented as simple and lightweight by design, Nuclino focuses on the essentials, doing away with clunky menus and rarely-used settings, to minimize the learning curve for new users. Teams from across the globe can use Nuclino…

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    Pricing
    MuralNuclino
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $12
    per month
    Plus
    $20
    per month
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    Free
    $0
    per month per user
    Starter
    $8
    per month per user
    Business
    $12
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MuralNuclino
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPlans are billed annually.Nuclino offers a free plan for up to 50 items and 2GB total storage. Commercial plans support unlimited items, advanced features, and 10GB storage per user. 25% discount for annual pricing.
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    Features
    MuralNuclino
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Mural and Nuclino
    Feature
    Mural
    -
    Ratings
    Nuclino
    8.4
    13 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.99 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Mural and Nuclino
    Feature
    Mural
    -
    Ratings
    Nuclino
    8.4
    12 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings7.79 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings8.512 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Mural and Nuclino
    Feature
    Mural
    -
    Ratings
    Nuclino
    7.3
    12 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings7.19 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings2.210 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    MuralNuclino
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (21 ratings)
    7.1
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MuralNuclino
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Nuclino
    For game design - Perfect for personal notes, recipes, snippets - Perfect for storing some organized data (for example, links to resources) - Perfect for a content playground powered by AI - Very good for diagrams - Very good. Don't know any bad examples. Tool really great. Rich functionality. Especially love different views (table, graph).
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    Pros
    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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    Nuclino
    • The system is extremely fast. The application loads and displays data in milliseconds. This makes the system easy to work with.
    • It's also easy to edit documentation and information, as information can be editing directly without the use of an "edit" button.
    • Pricing: Loading speed, ease of use and quick editing are its main advantage that makes it stand out from competitors. Having said that, the pricing is very good as well.
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    Cons
    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
    Incentivized
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    Nuclino
    • switching overe workspaces is bit tedious at the moment
    • more granular control over what users can edit inside workspace -> specific items or any item under a specific collection
    • currently its not clear who edited an item last -> footer that updates each time item has been edited and by whom
    • support for smartsheets. only because we use them ;)
    • on prem version? (easier to sell this to my boss)
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    Usability
    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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    Nuclino
    It has a very clean UI for me, the multiple views are so so useful, we can collaborate freely, and fast. This app helped us to grow because now we are giving our time more on generating ideas and of course getting more projects and clients giving real ROI instead of focusing on organizing files. But just like all apps out there, it has some room for improvement
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    Support Rating
    Mural
    Chat support tends to get back to you within a few hours and are always helpful.
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    Nuclino
    My team has an individual dedicated to content management and Nuclino is one of her job descriptions. It's nice knowing she is able to handle any issues that arise before we even realize they exist. We haven't had any technical issues since implementation so that's been a very pleasant experience.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Nuclino
    Nuclino is the clear winner when it comes to ease of use for both the administrator and user. Less setup time and less "training" time. The streamlined interface is quick and intuitive to learn and is not cluttered as compared to Confluence. Every tool you need to use to create a page or administer the workspace is available immediately on screen or by right-clicking. In contrast, Confluence buries many tools in administrative interfaces and only allows use of some features once you make several clicks to include a "macro" or "plug-in". We use both tools and I get complaints constantly from my team about how complicated Confluence can get just to author a quick page.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Nuclino
    • We're able to more quickly develop processes and try things out
    • Our internal how-to guides are a real time saver, especially when paired with AI search
    • It's easier to collaborate on lightweight documents
    • Software architectures are easier to find and document
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    ScreenShots

    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.

    Nuclino Screenshots

    Screenshot of a company wiki created in NuclinoScreenshot of the interface to manage projects and plan sprintsScreenshot of a knowledge graph