Miro

Overview

Miro is a shared visual workspace for teams that plan products, map processes, or run collaborative workshops. It is strongest when a group needs one flexible canvas for structured planning and live participation; occasional users may find the free plan’s editing cap restrictive.

Its infinite canvas spans diagramming, wireframing, brainstorming, journey mapping, product planning, and goal setting. Miro says it serves teams of any size, with more than 100 million users across 250,000 organizations. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in San Francisco and Amsterdam.

Miro sits across several categories: Online Whiteboard Tools, Collaborative Whiteboard Software, AI Whiteboard Software, Design Collaboration Software, and AI Wireframe Generators.

Key features

Miro’s range is a practical advantage for teams moving from early ideas to organized plans: diagrams, wireframes, journey maps, product plans, and goals can share the same canvas. More than 7,000 customizable templates give teams starting points for activities such as brainstorming and Agile events, reducing the need to build workshop structures from scratch.

AI tools can turn sticky notes into diagrams, synthesize research findings, and summarize boards. These capabilities suit teams that need to shape or condense visual material, though Miro’s stated AI allowances vary by paid plan and are capped monthly.

For group work, presentation mode, live workshops with timers and voting, and recorded Talktrack walkthroughs cover both synchronous sessions and asynchronous handoffs. Guest collaboration supports participation beyond a core team. Miro also says it connects to more than 250 tools, including Jira, Asana, Slack, Figma, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, and Atlassian products—useful when boards need to sit alongside existing workflows.

Developers can use Miro’s APIs and SDKs to build custom applications and experiences. Its trust center states SOC 2 Type II compliance, ISO 27001 certification, and GDPR compliance. Enterprise adds enforced SSO, audit trails, domain control, SCIM provisioning, and regional data hosting options in the EU, US, Australia, and Japan.

Pricing

Miro has a free plan, paid plans from $8/user/mo on annual billing, and a 14-day trial. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 7,000+ templates and 250+ integrations. Users can create and share unlimited boards, but only their three most recent boards remain editable. That is workable for trying the service or keeping a small active set, but a growing archive of working boards pushes teams toward a paid plan.

Starter costs $8 a month (billed billed yearly, per member). It provides unlimited private boards, 25 AI credits per member per month, and 500 MCP calls per day. The annual billing term matters: this is the lower-cost paid entry point for individuals and teams that need more editable workspace, but the listed price is not a month-to-month rate.

Business costs $20 a month (billed billed yearly, per member), with unlimited workspaces and guests, 50 AI credits per member per month, and 2,000 MCP calls per day. The added guest and workspace allowances make it the more suitable tier for teams collaborating across projects or with outside participants, though it costs substantially more per member than Starter.

Enterprise has custom pricing from 30 members. It adds enterprise security and governance, regional data hosting, and 10,000 MCP calls per day. The plan also includes a customer success program; Premium support is an add-on, with 24/7 support and guaranteed SLAs. This is the fit for larger organizations needing administrative controls and regional hosting rather than a fixed public per-seat price.

Platforms

Miro is available on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and the web, and offers an API. That range accommodates teams working across mobile devices, desktop computers, browsers, and custom integrations.

Who it's for

Miro suits product, design, and operations teams that need a shared visual space for both planning and facilitated sessions. Its templates, voting, timers, integrations, and asynchronous walkthroughs are especially relevant when work involves multiple people or needs to move between meetings. Solo users or small groups with only a few active boards can start free; teams that need more than three editable boards should weigh the annual Starter commitment. Organizations requiring formal governance controls and regional data hosting have a clearer case for Enterprise.

Pros and cons

• Broad visual scope: Diagramming, wireframing, journey mapping, planning, and goal setting share one infinite canvas, making it useful across several stages of team work.
• Workshop depth: Timers, voting, presentations, and recorded walkthroughs support both live participation and asynchronous review.
• Free plan editing cap: Unlimited boards can be created and shared, but only the three most recent are editable, limiting ongoing free use.
• Annual paid billing: Starter and Business prices are tied to yearly billing, a meaningful commitment for teams that only need short-term access.
• AI usage ceilings: Paid plans specify monthly per-member AI credits and daily MCP call limits, so usage is not unlimited.

Alternatives

Choose MURAL if its Free plan’s unlimited murals with three editable at a time, unlimited members, and unlimited view-only visitors better suit a group that needs broad participation without a paid tier.

FigJam is worth considering when a free plan with three editable files and unlimited collaborators is the better match; its listed Professional Collab seat costs $3 a month.

Creately offers a free plan with unlimited canvases and collaborators, but limits each canvas to 45 items, a different trade-off for teams comparing free workspace limits.

Conceptboard has a free plan with three active boards, 100 objects per board, and 250 MB of storage.

Stormboard is another freemium option, with a Personal plan for up to five members per Storm, 20MB per user storage, and 10 guests.

Whimsical may suit users comparing a free plan capped at 50 board objects per month and 50 document blocks per month, with watermarked exports and seven-day version history.

Collaboard offers a free plan with three whiteboards, five participants per board, core whiteboard features, and 200+ templates.

Boardmix is another freemium alternative.

Verdict

Choose Miro if your team wants one adaptable canvas for visual planning, workshops, and collaboration across a wide range of tools. Its templates and facilitation features give it more purpose than a blank board, while the free editing cap and annual paid terms are the main reasons to compare alternatives before committing.