Mural
6.4Visual collaboration whiteboard with hundreds of retro templates and AI-assisted facilitation
Mural is a long-established visual collaboration platform — an infinite canvas with sticky notes, voting, timers, private mode, hundreds of retro templates, AI clustering and summary, and a Facilitation Superpowers toolkit (Outline, Timer, Voting, Private Mode) that's been refined for over a decade. Strong enterprise posture with SSO, SCIM, SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and EU/US data residency.
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TeleRetro
6.3Fun, engaging retrospectives your team will love
TeleRetro is a remote-first retrospective tool built around team engagement — animated GIF reactions, icebreaker games, planning poker and a clean facilitation flow. It targets small to mid-size agile teams who want retros that feel lively rather than mechanical.
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Mural scores 6.4 overall and is best for workshop-heavy teams (design, product, agile coaching) that want a polished facilitation canvas with strong retro templates and enterprise-grade controls. It offers a free tier.
TeleRetro scores 6.3 overall and is best for remote and hybrid agile teams who prioritise engagement and fun alongside a solid retrospective facilitation workflow. It offers a free tier.
Mural leads on AI & insights, integrations and enterprise-grade. TeleRetro leads on ease of use, retro toolkit, value and fun factor.
Across our seven scoring dimensions, Mural edges ahead with an overall score of 6.4. That said, the right pick depends on your team — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown below.
Scores compared
| Detail | Mural | TeleRetro |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Whiteboard | Retrospectives |
| Team size | Mid-market | Small |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Free limit | 3 active murals, unlimited members and visitors, 200+ templates | 1 team, 3 retros, 14-day retro access, limited AI Bot access |
| Starting price | $9.99/user/mo | £26/mo |
| Est. 3 teams × 8 people | $240/mo billed annually | £78/mo (~$98/mo) |
| Enterprise | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2011 | 2020 |
| HQ | San Francisco, US | UK |
| Data residency | United States · European Union | — |
| Languages | 9 (English, Spanish, German, …) | 14 (English, German, Spanish, …) |
| Features | 37 | 32 |
| Integrations | 6 | 3 |
Feature & integration comparison
Side-by-side checklist across features, integrations and security. Hover a note for details.
| Capability | Mural | TeleRetro |
|---|---|---|
| Features | ||
| AI Summaries | ✓ | ✓ note |
| AI grouping/clustering | ✓ | — |
| AI action items | — | — |
| Action tracking | ✓ note | ✓ |
| Team Insights | — | — |
| Polling | ✓ note | — |
| Action dashboard | — | ✓ |
| Custom templates | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anonymous input | ✓ note | ✓ |
| Independent voting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Async mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Agile Estimations | ✓ note | ✓ |
| Health Checks | — | — |
| Team Kudos | — | — |
| Whiteboard | ✓ | — |
| Integrations | ||
| Asana | ✓ | — |
| Azure DevOps | ✓ note | — |
| Confluence | ✓ | — |
| GitHub | — | — |
| Jira | ✓ note | ✓ |
| Linear | — | — |
| Microsoft Teams | ✓ | ✓ |
| Slack | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trello | — | — |
| Security & Privacy | ||
| SOC 2 | ✓ | — |
| GDPR | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSO / SAML | ✓ note | ✓ note |
| SCIM provisioning | ✓ note | — |
| ISO 27001 | ✓ | — |
| On-premises | — | — |
| Public API | ✓ | — |
| Webhooks | — | — |
Mural — pros
- + Mature facilitation toolkit — Outline, Timer, Voting, Private Mode — refined over 10+ years
- + Strong template library with 200+ retro and workshop frames
- + Best-in-class enterprise posture: SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML, SCIM, EU/US residency
- + Two-way Jira and Azure DevOps sync turns sticky notes into tracked issues
- + Polished UX, especially for facilitators running synchronous workshops
Mural — cons
- − Per-seat pricing: a 24-person org pays ~$240/mo on the Team+ tier (annual), well above retro-native tools at that headcount
- − No native health checks, mood tracking or longitudinal team-pulse
- − No recurring retros, action carryover or cross-team rollup — facilitators rebuild structure each sprint
- − AI clustering and summary trail Miro and dedicated retro tools in depth
- − SSO/SAML gated to Business tier ($17.99/user/mo) — same trap as Miro
TeleRetro — pros
- + Standout engagement features — animated GIF reactions and icebreaker games make retros genuinely enjoyable
- + Clean, low-friction facilitation flow with timer, voting, grouping and action items in one place
- + Async mode lets distributed teams contribute before the live session
- + Action carry-over keeps previous items visible so nothing gets lost between sprints
- + Generous free tier — unlimited retros for small teams with no credit card required
TeleRetro — cons
- − No native health-check or longitudinal pulse module
- − AI limited to a beta board-summary feature — no grouping, action extraction or sentiment
- − Integration set is narrow — no Confluence, GitHub, Linear or Azure DevOps
- − No SCIM, audit logs or advanced enterprise controls; SSO gated to higher plans
- − No cross-team reporting or org-level dashboards