Software · head to head
Mural vs Fireflies.ai
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Mural the free plan allows 3 editable murals at a time, so working on a fourth means archiving one; Fireflies.ai video recording limits by tier: Free tier has 2 hours, Pro tier 2 hours, Business tier 3 hours, Enterprise tier 4 hours
- They diverge on capability: Mural covers Infinite canvas, Fireflies.ai covers Automatic transcription.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Mural and Fireflies.ai actually diverge.
| Attribute | Mural | Fireflies.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, iOS, Android, Desktop, Chrome extension |
| Founded | 2011 | 2018 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Mural
- Infinite canvas
- Sticky notes
- Shapes & connectors
- Image uploads
- Real-time collaboration
- Templates
- Voting & feedback
- Jira
Only in Fireflies.ai
- Automatic transcription
- Meeting summaries
- Action item extraction
- Speaker identification
- Search functionality
- Team sharing
- Integration APIs
- Zoom
Both cover
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- SOC2
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Mural
- Running collaborative workshops and retrospectives on a shared whiteboardnot Fireflies.ai
- Mapping journeys and diagrams with a distributed teamnot Fireflies.ai
Fireflies.ai
- Meeting transcription and note-taking across teamsnot Mural
- AI-powered meeting summaries in 100+ languagesnot Mural
- Unlimited transcription and AI summaries on paid tiersnot Mural
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Mural
- The free plan allows 3 editable murals at a time, so working on a fourth means archiving one
- Mural AI and the Zoom and Webex integrations require Team+ at $9.99 per member per month billed annually
- SSO and the Okta, Azure and GitHub integrations are Business only at $17.99 per member per month
- Multiple workspaces, SCIM, audit logs and enforced 2FA are Enterprise only with no published price
Fireflies.ai
- Video recording limits by tier: Free tier has 2 hours, Pro tier 2 hours, Business tier 3 hours, Enterprise tier 4 hours
- Storage quotas on Free and Pro tiers: Free tier limited to 400 minutes per team, Pro tier limited to 8,000 minutes per seat
- AI credits allocation varies by tier, with lower tiers receiving limited credits for advanced AI features
Pricing, plan by plan
Mural
Free- FreeFree
- 1 mural
- Basic shapes
- File uploads
- Team$16/month
- Unlimited murals
- Advanced templates
- Team collaboration
Fireflies.ai
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Fireflies.ai review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Mural if
- You need infinite canvas.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want sticky notes.
Choose Fireflies.ai if
- You need automatic transcription.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, Desktop, Chrome extension.
- You also want meeting summaries.
Questions people ask
- Is Mural or Fireflies.ai better?
- Neither clearly leads. Mural starts at Free and Fireflies.ai at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Mural or Fireflies.ai?
- Mural starts at Free and Fireflies.ai at Free.
- Does Mural or Fireflies.ai run on more platforms?
- Mural runs on Web, Ios, Android. Fireflies.ai runs on Web, iOS, Android, Desktop, Chrome extension.
- Can I use Mural for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Mural best used for?
- Mural is most often used for running collaborative workshops and retrospectives on a shared whiteboard, mapping journeys and diagrams with a distributed team. Of those, running collaborative workshops and retrospectives on a shared whiteboard and mapping journeys and diagrams with a distributed team are not what Fireflies.ai is typically brought in for.
- What can Mural do that Fireflies.ai cannot?
- Mural covers Infinite canvas, Sticky notes, Shapes & connectors, Image uploads. Fireflies.ai covers Automatic transcription, Meeting summaries, Action item extraction, Speaker identification. Both handle Slack, Microsoft Teams, SOC2, Cloud deployment.