What is FigJam used for?

FigJam is Figma's online whiteboard for workshops, brainstorming and diagramming, where teams organize ideas visually together. It is a good fit for design and product team workshops, mapping user flows before design, and retrospectives and planning sessions.

Is FigJam open source?

No. FigJam is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to FigJam include tldraw, Excalidraw and Drawnix.

What are some alternatives to FigJam?

FigJam competes with Miro, Mural and Lucidspark. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source FigJam alternatives.

FigJam: features, pricing and alternatives

About FigJam

FigJam is the collaborative whiteboard in the Figma product family. Teams use it to diagram, brainstorm and organize ideas on a shared canvas, which makes it popular with design and product groups that already work in Figma.

Within the wider Figma lineup it sits alongside Figma Design, Figma Make, Figma Weave, Dev Mode, Figma Slides, Figma Draw, Figma Sites and other products, so whiteboard work can connect with design and handoff to developers. The vendor's page offers resources such as release notes, downloads and solutions by use case, including design systems, prototyping and UX design.

FigJam is hosted, proprietary software and cannot be self-hosted. Figma has a pricing page covering its products, and the vendor-hosted web app is the main way to use it. It suits product, design and engineering teams that want a lightweight workshop and diagramming tool tied to their design workflow.

Key features

Shared online whiteboard canvas
Diagramming for flows and processes
Brainstorming with visual tools
Connection to the wider Figma product family
Real-time team collaboration

Good fit for

→Design and product team workshops
→Mapping user flows before design
→Retrospectives and planning sessions

Tags: whiteboard; diagramming; brainstorming; figma; workshops; collaboration

FigJam: questions and answers

What is FigJam used for?: FigJam is Figma's online whiteboard for workshops, brainstorming and diagramming, where teams organize ideas visually together. It is a good fit for design and product team workshops, mapping user flows before design, and retrospectives and planning sessions.
Is FigJam free?: Yes. FigJam has a free plan.
Is FigJam open source?: No. FigJam is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to FigJam include tldraw, Excalidraw and Drawnix.
What are some alternatives to FigJam?: FigJam competes with Miro, Mural and Lucidspark. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source FigJam alternatives.