Miro
FreemiumOnline collaborative whiteboard for brainstorming, diagramming, and design workshops
🎨UI/UX DesignAbout Miro
Miro is the world's most popular online whiteboard platform, used by 60 million users for brainstorming, design workshops, customer journey mapping, and sprint retrospectives. The infinite canvas hosts sticky notes, mind maps, diagrams, wireframes, and embedded files simultaneously. Templates for design sprints, user story mapping, and affinity diagrams get teams started quickly. The free plan allows 3 editable boards with unlimited collaborators. Paid plans start at $8/member/month. Compare to Figjam (design-focused whiteboard from Figma), Mural (similar positioning). Best for: distributed teams who need a flexible collaboration canvas for workshops and ideation.
What's Great
- ✓60M users — the most established online whiteboard platform
- ✓Template library for design sprints, retrospectives, and mapping
- ✓Real-time collaboration with unlimited participants
- ✓Embeds Figma, Confluence, Google Docs, and more
Watch Out For
- !$8/user/month adds up for large teams
- !Can become cluttered — boards require discipline to maintain
- !Not designed for pixel-perfect UI design
Common Use Cases
A distributed product team runs a 2-day design sprint across time zones in Miro
A UX researcher synthesizes 50 user interview sticky notes into themes
A team maps a customer journey from awareness to purchase in a shared Miro board
Pricing Model
Freemium
Free plan available. Paid plans unlock advanced features.
Category
UI/UX Design
Interface design tools for creating digital products, apps, and websites.
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