Alternatives to Miro
The workshop whiteboard standard
Miro ranks #6 of 6 in Online whiteboards, with an Alt Score of 55. It is freemium from $8/member/month and available on Web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. 9 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Teams and organizations doing collaborative work such as ideation, planning, product design, and technical documentation — spanning product managers, engineers, designers, and operations across startups, small businesses, and enterprises.
An infinite, multiplayer visual canvas for diagramming, brainstorming, and planning, supporting multiple content formats like docs, tables, slides, and diagrams. It includes templates for common workflows, AI-assisted features for synthesis and content generation, 250+ app integrations, and enterprise security (SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR).
Users start from a blank canvas or a template, then add content, sticky notes, diagrams, or research directly on the shared board. Team members collaborate on the same canvas in real time, and the resulting work can feed into roadmaps, specs, or other downstream tools.
Where Miro stands out
Verified capabilities most alternatives don't have.
Why people leave Miro
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Ranked alternatives
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Online whiteboards checklist (14 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
| Online whiteboards checklist | Miro | Excalidraw | tldraw | Mural | FigJam | Freeform |
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Every fact and feature listed for Miro is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Starts at $8/member/month verified 2026-07-09
Starter … $8/month per member (billed yearly)
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Status active verified 2026-07-09
Ongoing weekly feature releases.
most recent entry is dated June 22, 2026
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Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-07-09
Free … $0 … Starter … $8/month per member (billed yearly)
https://miro.com/pricing/ -
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android verified 2026-07-09
Download for iOS or Android. Download for Apple silicon Macs or Intel Macs. Download for Windows 64-bit or via the MS Store.
https://miro.com/apps/ -
Real-time collaboration Yes verified 2026-07-09
Collaborating in real time with Miro
https://miro.com/whiteboard/ -
Templates library Yes verified 2026-07-09
Explore 7,000+ Miro Board Templates to Power Your Next Big Idea
https://miro.com/templates/ -
Diagramming shapes Yes verified 2026-07-09
over 2,000 expert shapes spanning UML, Kubernetes, Google Cloud, and more
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Video chat built in No verified 2026-07-09
Video via Teams/Meet integrations; no native built-in video chat.
Google Meet: Bring visual collaboration and interaction to hybrid meetings with Miro in Meet
https://miro.com/marketplace/ -
Open source No verified 2026-07-09
No open-source repo or self-hosted option.
100M+ users … 250,000 organizations
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Self-hostable No verified 2026-07-09
Cloud-only; no on-premises option.
Use Miro's REST API, SDK, Live Embed, and developer resources to automate workflows and extend Miro
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Free tier limits Yes verified 2026-07-09
Create and share unlimited boards. Three most recent ones will remain editable
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Hand-drawn style No verified 2026-07-09
Pen tool exists but no hand-drawn style mode for shapes.
over 2,000 expert shapes spanning UML, Kubernetes, Google Cloud, and more
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Embeds in docs Yes verified 2026-07-09
embed Miro boards with the results of workshops, design reviews, and strategic planning sessions into your products, where they're editable and always up-to-date.
https://miro.com/live-embed/
FAQ
Yes. Mural, FigJam and Freeform have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
Excalidraw and tldraw — every license claim links its source.