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Mural vs OpenTable

Mural logo

Mural

Remote Work

The digital workspace for visual collaboration

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
OpenTable logo

OpenTable

Food & Restaurant

Restaurant reservation and management platform

From
$39/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Mural has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Mural the free plan allows 3 editable murals at a time, so working on a fourth means archiving one; OpenTable openTable for Restaurants charges a subscription fee on top of per-cover network fees: Basic is $149/month with covers free for the first 30 days then $1.50 per network cover, Core is $299/month at $1 per network cover, and Pro is $499/month also at $1 per network cover, so cost scales with both plan tier and diner volume rather than a flat seat price (archived plans page, 5 November 2025)
  • They diverge on capability: Mural covers Infinite canvas, OpenTable covers Online reservations.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Mural and OpenTable actually diverge.

Attributes where Mural and OpenTable differ
AttributeMuralOpenTable
Starting priceFree$39/month
Free tierYesNo
CategoryRemote WorkFood & Restaurant
Founded20111998

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated).

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
  • Slack

Only in OpenTable

  • Online reservations
  • Table management
  • Guest profiles
  • Waitlist
  • Marketing tools
  • Reviews
  • Toast
  • Square

Both cover

  • 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 OpenTable
  • Mapping journeys and diagrams with a distributed teamnot OpenTable

OpenTable

  • Point of Salenot Mural
  • Order Managementnot Mural
  • Inventory Controlnot Mural
  • Staff Schedulingnot 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

OpenTable

  • OpenTable for Restaurants charges a subscription fee on top of per-cover network fees: Basic is $149/month with covers free for the first 30 days then $1.50 per network cover, Core is $299/month at $1 per network cover, and Pro is $499/month also at $1 per network cover, so cost scales with both plan tier and diner volume rather than a flat seat price (archived plans page, 5 November 2025)
  • On the Basic plan, reservations booked through the restaurant's own website are not free: they cost $0.25 per cover or a $49/month flat fee, a charge that is waived only on the higher Core and Pro tiers (archived plans page, 5 November 2025)

Pricing, plan by plan

Mural

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 1 mural
    • Basic shapes
    • File uploads
  • Team$16/month
    • Unlimited murals
    • Advanced templates
    • Team collaboration

OpenTable

$39/month
  • Basic$39/month
    • Reservations
    • Table management
  • Core$249/month
    • Guest profiles
    • Marketing
  • Pro$449/month
    • Full features
    • Premium support

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.
Mural review

Choose OpenTable if

  • You need online reservations.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want table management.
OpenTable review

Questions people ask

Is Mural or OpenTable better?
Neither clearly leads. Mural starts at Free and OpenTable at $39/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Mural or OpenTable?
Mural has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Mural and $39/month for OpenTable.
Does Mural or OpenTable run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Mural for free?
Yes. Mural has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. OpenTable starts at $39/month.
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 OpenTable is typically brought in for.
What can Mural do that OpenTable cannot?
Mural covers Infinite canvas, Sticky notes, Shapes & connectors, Image uploads. OpenTable covers Online reservations, Table management, Guest profiles, Waitlist. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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