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Web App

Miro

An infinite whiteboard for planning and workshops.

Visit Miro4.5

  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Freemium

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web, macOS, Windows

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What is Miro?

Miro gives teams a shared canvas for brainstorms, roadmaps, retros, diagrams and customer journeys, with templates, timers, voting and AI assistance built in. It is the closest remote teams get to standing around the same wall.

Pros: what Miro does well

  • Enormous template library
  • Great for live workshops
  • Works well at team scale

Cons: where it falls short

  • Boards get messy fast without conventions
  • Free plan caps editable boards

Who Miro is for

Distributed teams that plan, map and workshop together.

Who can skip it

Solo users who only need quick sketches.

Compare Miro

See how Miro stacks up, side by side, plus the lists it made.

Miro alternatives

Not sold on Miro? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Brainstorming resources

ExcalidrawEditor's pick, verified

Focus: open source. Shares whiteboard and diagrams with Miro. Rated 4.7 (Miro: 4.5).

Web AppFree planWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit

Whimsical

Focus: flowcharts, wireframes and mind maps. Shares whiteboard with Miro. Rated 4.6 (Miro: 4.5).

Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.6Visit

Lucidchart

Focus: flowcharts, org charts and process mapping. Shares diagrams with Miro. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFree planWeb
4.5Visit

tldraw

Focus: sketching and brainstorming. Shares whiteboard and diagrams with Miro. Free (Miro: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Miro: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit

Figma

Focus: Design, Prototyping and Teamwork. Also in Collaboration and Brainstorming, like Miro. Rated 4.8 (Miro: 4.5).

Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.8Visit

LinearFeatured, verified

Focus: issues, sprints and engineering. Also in Project Management and Team Productivity, like Miro. Rated 4.8 (Miro: 4.5).

Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.8Visit

Free alternatives to Miro

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Gitea

Focus: git hosting, code review and issues. Also in Project Management and Team Productivity, like Miro. Free (Miro: Freemium). Adds Linux. Rated 4.6 (Miro: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.6Visit

Huly

Focus: project management, issue tracker and team chat. Also in Project Management and Team Productivity, like Miro. Free (Miro: Freemium). Adds Linux. Rated 4.4 (Miro: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.4Visit

TaskView

Focus: self-hosted, task management and project management. Also in Project Management and Team Productivity, like Miro. Free (Miro: Freemium). Rated 4.3 (Miro: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.3Visit

Mermaid

Focus: diagrams as code, flowcharts and gantt charts. Also in Brainstorming and Project Management, like Miro. A framework, not a web app. Free (Miro: Freemium). Adds Linux. Rated 4.7 (Miro: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeWeb, macOS
4.7Visit

NetBird

Focus: vpn, private network and wireguard. Also in Remote Work and Team Productivity, like Miro. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Miro: Freemium). Adds Linux. Rated 4.6 (Miro: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Witeboard

Focus: sketching, real-time and brainstorming. Shares whiteboard with Miro. Free (Miro: Freemium). Rated 4.4 (Miro: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit
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