FigJam review: real-time brainstorming, diagramming, and templates connected to Figma design files. Free plan plus paid seat types starting around $3/month.
FigJam is Figma's online whiteboard product, launched in April 2021 as a companion to Figma's design tool. It gives teams an open, infinite canvas for brainstorming, diagramming, and running collaborative sessions like retrospectives, planning meetings, and workshops, with everyone able to edit simultaneously and see each other's cursors in real time.
Because it is built by Figma, based in San Francisco, FigJam sits alongside Figma Design and Figma Slides as part of a connected workspace, meaning teams can move from a rough brainstorm in FigJam into structured design or prototyping work without switching tools or re-importing content.
FigJam covers the standard whiteboard toolkit - sticky notes, shapes, connectors, flowcharts, mind maps, and freehand drawing - alongside more than 300 ready-made templates for common workshop formats like retrospectives, user story mapping, and roadmapping. Built-in audio, live chat, comments, and reaction stamps let distributed teams run sessions without a separate video call tool.
AI features let facilitators generate a meeting template from a prompt, automatically sort sticky notes into themes, or summarize a board's output into a list of action items. FigJam also connects to tools like Asana, Jira, and GitHub so that decisions made on the board can flow into a team's existing project tracking.
FigJam can be used free with unlimited collaborators across up to 3 editable files, which is enough for many small teams or occasional use. Beyond that, FigJam is priced through Figma's seat-based plans rather than as a fully separate product.
Collab seats, aimed at people who mainly need FigJam plus view-only access to Figma Design files, start at roughly $3 to $5 per user per month. Dev seats (around $12 to $35) add Dev Mode code inspection, and Full seats (roughly $15 to $90) unlock complete Figma Design editing in addition to full FigJam access, so pricing ultimately depends on how much of the broader Figma platform a team needs.
Yes, FigJam is free to use with unlimited collaborators in up to 3 editable files; paid Figma plans add more files and additional seat capabilities.
Yes, FigJam runs on the same account and platform as Figma, though you can use FigJam without ever opening the Figma Design editor.
Paid access comes through Figma's seat types: Collab seats start around $3 to $5 per user per month, with Dev and Full seats priced higher for additional design and code capabilities.
Yes, FigJam allows guests from other teams or companies to contribute to a file free for 24 hours without requiring a login.
It's commonly used for brainstorming, retrospectives, planning sessions, and diagramming, especially by teams that also design in Figma.