FigJam is Figtastic for whiteboarding
December 17, 2024
FigJam is Figtastic for whiteboarding
Score 8 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with FigJam
Full-time designer in a product team. Work with a PM and Eng. Manager to figure what's the right thing to build and how we plan to build it right, etc. You know the drill. FigJam is a go-to, daily white board that use primarily for my own notes, sketches and visual thinking. But I also use it several times a week for collaborative purposes, usually for exercises that only last a few minutes. It's been a steady tool for quick, cheap whiteboarding largely becuase we already use Figma, but also because this is simple, low-barrier to entry. You don't want people frustrated with the tools before they even start thinking about contributing feedback to design, etc.
Pros
- quick startup, like walking up to a physical whiteboard
- restrained tools, just enough to not worry too much about style or other choices that don't really matter at this fidelity (all the time)
- excellent integration with Figma itself. Cross-cut and paste, no loss of data, editability, etc.
- dead simple to learn
Cons
- love to see it kept feature light ... already seeing the little creeping features like timing clocks, AI help, etc ...
- 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.
Microsoft Whiteboards are better, in my opinion, but not friendly with Figma files (can't export layered assets, raster only). Better in the sense that the drawing and and marker tools felt more natural and the AI features are just better, like auto-shapes, vs. FigJam's reliance on templates and summaries. However, FigJam is a great product, already in my Figma environment and my teammates have no issue using it, so I have no desire or need to look elsewhere.
Do you think FigJam delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with FigJam's feature set?
Yes
Did FigJam live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of FigJam go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy FigJam again?
Yes
Evaluating FigJam and Competitors
Yes - other digital whiteboarding tools, since the design team was already using Figma
- Integration with Other Systems
- Ease of Use
Whiteboarding should be self-starting, easy to get started and very low-barrier to participation. That, and the fact that it's wrapped into Figma, satisfied the most important criteria for our decision.
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