Miro
FreemiumOnline collaborative whiteboard for distributed teams
About Miro
Miro is a SaaS online collaborative whiteboard platform founded in 2011 in Amsterdam, with over 60 million users across more than 200,000 organizations. G2: 4.7 stars from 6,000+ reviews. Free tier allows 3 editable boards with unlimited collaborators — genuinely useful for evaluation but limiting for ongoing work. Paid plans: $8/user/mo Starter (unlimited boards, basic integrations), $16/user/mo Business (private boards, SSO, advanced integrations). The template library spans brainstorming, retrospectives, user story mapping, sprint planning, mind mapping, wireframing, and customer journey mapping — over 2,500 templates covering virtually every workshop and design activity. Integrations connect to Jira, Asana, Linear, Slack, Figma, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom. Sticky notes, voting, timers, and presentation mode make it the standard tool for remote workshops and async visual collaboration. Reddit sentiment for distributed teams is consistently positive — Miro enables the kind of visual collaboration that was previously only possible in a physical room. The two consistent complaints: boards with many elements get noticeably laggy on older hardware, and per-seat pricing adds up quickly for large organizations where only a subset of users are active collaborators. Compared to FigJam: Miro has a larger template library and more integrations; FigJam has a tighter Figma workflow for design teams. Compared to Lucidchart: Miro is better for freeform workshops; Lucidchart is better for structured diagrams and flowcharts.
Key Features
Pricing Plans
Free
- 3 editable boards
- Unlimited collaborators
- Basic templates
Starter
- Unlimited boards
- Basic integrations
- Exportable boards
Business
- Private boards
- SSO
- Advanced integrations
- Admin controls
Pros
- 60M+ users — the industry standard for remote workshops
- Enormous template library covering every workshop format
- Excellent Jira, Asana, Figma, and Slack integrations
- Real-time collaboration with voting and timer tools
- Works across any browser without installation
- Free tier genuinely useful for small team evaluation
Cons
- Per-seat pricing adds up fast for large organizations
- Large boards get laggy with many elements and participants
- Free tier limited to 3 boards for ongoing work
- Can feel overwhelming for simple whiteboard needs
- Viewer-only seats still count toward costs in some configurations
- Feature breadth means a learning curve for new users
Best For
- Distributed teams running remote retrospectives, brainstorming sessions, and sprint planning workshops
- Product and design teams doing user story mapping, journey mapping, and wireframing collaboratively
- Organizations that need a single visual collaboration tool integrating with their Jira and Slack stack
Not Ideal For
- Teams that need structured diagramming and flowcharts — Lucidchart is more appropriate
- Large organizations where per-seat costs become prohibitive and only a subset of users actively create
Potential Deal Breakers
- Per-seat Business pricing adds up quickly for organizations with many occasional participants
- Board performance degrades noticeably with large numbers of elements and simultaneous users
- Free tier 3-board limit means you hit the ceiling quickly if using it as a primary tool
Data & Privacy
Miro AI features process board content but Miro states customer data is not used to train AI models. EU data residency available for Enterprise plans. Boards exportable as images, PDF, or CSV. SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certified. AI features can be disabled by admins.
Who Is This For?
Hands-on tested May 2026
Signup Experience
Email, Google, or SSO signup. Free tier activates immediately with three editable boards and no credit card required. The infinite canvas opens with a toolbar for sticky notes, shapes, connectors, text, and frames. Creating a mind map or brainstorm board takes about two minutes. Templates for retrospectives, user story mapping, flowcharts, and sprint planning are available in the template library. Collaborators can join a board via link — guests can view and comment on free boards, while editing requires a paid seat on larger teams.
For Home Users
Excellent for visual thinkers who want to brainstorm, plan, or organize ideas on an infinite canvas. The free tier with three boards covers most individual and small group use. Sticky note clustering, mind maps, and freehand drawing all work smoothly. For families or friend groups planning events or trips together, Miro provides a shared visual space that is more flexible than a document. For users who want something simpler without the feature overhead, Excalidraw is free and open-source with a minimal interface. For users who need only diagrams and flowcharts, draw.io is free and purpose-built.
For Business Users
Starter at $8/user/mo removes the board limit and adds basic integrations. Business at $16/user/mo adds private boards, advanced export, and Jira and Confluence integrations. Enterprise pricing adds SSO, advanced admin controls, and compliance features. Miro is widely used for remote team workshops, design sprints, and product planning sessions — the facilitation templates reduce the effort of running structured workshops significantly. The video chat integration and cursor presence make real-time collaboration feel closer to an in-person whiteboard session. For engineering teams, the Jira integration converts sticky notes to tickets directly from the board. FigJam is a lighter alternative for teams already in Figma.
Our Verdict
Miro is the collaborative whiteboard that most distributed teams default to, and for good reason — the template library, integrations, and real-time collaboration are genuinely best-in-class. Per-seat pricing is the biggest constraint at scale. For teams running regular remote workshops, it earns its cost. For occasional use, the free 3-board tier or FigJam may be sufficient.
Price History
Miro Team plan raised from $16 to $20/user/mo
Miro added AI-powered diagramming and sticky-note clustering to justify the increase. The free tier still allows 3 boards but collaboration is read-only for non-paid members. Competitors like FigJam and Excalidraw are popular alternatives.