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Miro Alternatives (2026): Top 7 Compared

Updated November 2026By StatWharf Editorial7 vendorsMethodology

Miro serves organisations that want one visual workspace for brainstorming, diagramming, prototyping and planning across many teams. The 7 alternatives split into purpose-built journey and story mapping tools from TheyDo and CardBoard, a facilitation-led board from Mural, and whiteboards bundled with the Figma, Lucid, Microsoft 365 and Canva suites. Records follow source order, not rank.

Order is not a ranking. How entries are ordered.

On this page
  1. Comparison table
  2. Vendor details
  3. TheyDo
  4. Mural
  5. CardBoard
  6. FigJam
  7. Lucidspark
  8. Microsoft Whiteboard
  9. Canva Whiteboards
  10. Frequently asked questions
  11. Suggest a vendor

Compare at a glance

Select a vendor for details and sources. Scroll the table horizontally on smaller screens.

Miro Alternatives: vendor fit and recorded pricing
VendorConsider forPricing notesStandout
TheyDoenterpriseEnterprises running a journey management programme across many journeys, teams and marketsNo published figure; 30-day trial, then Management and Strategic plans quoted by journey count and invoiced annually upfront Checked Nov 2026AI agents mine evidence into journeys and surface prioritised opportunities across a journey framework
Muralmid-marketFacilitated journey mapping workshops using a guided template and design-thinking methodsFree plan; Team+ $9.99 per member a month billed annually or $12 monthly; Business $17.99 billed annually; Enterprise quoted Checked Nov 2026Step-by-step customer experience journey map template built around the Entice-to-Extend framework
CardBoardsmbProduct teams wanting a dedicated story mapping whiteboard with release slices and journeysStarter $9/mo or $99/yr; Team $29/mo or $299/yr; Business $99/mo or $998/yr; extra collaborators $12–$15/mo Checked Sep 2026Grid-snapping cards, release slice dividers and linked boards built for story maps
FigJammid-marketProduct and design teams already working in FigmaStarter free; Professional Collab seat $3 a month; Organization and Enterprise Collab seat $5 a month, billed annually Checked Oct 2026Included with every Figma seat, with 300+ templates and free 24-hour guest access
Lucidsparkmid-marketTeams that move from whiteboard ideas into Lucidchart diagrams and planningFree (3 editable boards); Individual $9 a month and Team $10 per user a month, billed annually; Enterprise via sales; 7-day trial Checked Oct 2026Enterprise includes Lucidchart, breakout boards and a universal canvas
Microsoft WhiteboardenterpriseMicrosoft 365 organisations that whiteboard inside Teams meetingsNo separate price; enabled by default for applicable Microsoft 365 tenants and free for education through Microsoft 365 A1 Checked Oct 2026Built into Teams meetings, with Loop components and boards stored in OneDrive for Business
Canva WhiteboardssmbMarketing, education and small teams that already design in CanvaWhiteboards on Free; Pro US$144 a year for one person; Business US$250 a year per person; Enterprise via sales Checked Oct 2026Boards convert into Canva presentations and docs, and any slide can expand into a whiteboard

These comparisons draw on public product information, not hands-on testing of every tool. Source records identify available references and checks; missing evidence is marked. Buyer fit is an editorial assessment, not a measured performance score. How to use this research.

About Miro

Miro’s homepage lists more than 6,000 templates and 250 integrations. The Business plan adds two-way integrations with Jira, Asana, Linear, ClickUp and Azure, along with 4,700+ diagram shapes, data tables, interactive prototypes and AI workflows. Synced copies keep one journey map current across Miro boards, Confluence and Notion. Enterprise lists data residency in the EU, US, Australia and Japan, plus SCIM and audit trails.

Why buyers compare Miro alternatives

Miro is free for three editable boards, then $8 per member a month on Starter and $20 on Business, billed yearly, with Enterprise custom-priced from 30 members (checked Oct 2026). Guests, polls and other Engage activities start at Business. Journey and story maps are canvas content, with no structured journey model, journey metrics or story-map release slicing documented.

Vendor details and trade-offs

TheyDo

enterprisetheydo.com ↗
Consider forLarge organisations that want to move from one-off journey maps to an ongoing journey management practice, with journeys, phases and steps linked to evidence, metrics and delivery work, as TheyDo documents for its platform
Pricing notesNo published figure. A 30-day trial covers 2 users and 5 journeys. Management (unlimited users, 20 journeys, one workspace) and Strategic (adds SSO, data warehouse connection and unlimited workspaces) are quoted. TheyDo states that the per-journey fee falls as journeys are added and that all fees are invoiced annually upfront (checked Nov 2026)
Feature to evaluateUnlimited viewers and users on paid plans, with pricing tied to the number of journeys

TheyDo is built for programme-scale journey management, linking journeys, phases and steps to evidence, metrics and delivery work. Miro maps journeys on a board without a structured journey data model or portfolio governance. TheyDo publishes no price figure, and its trial is capped at 2 users and 5 journeys.

Potential strengths

  • Pricing unit and billing terms are published even though figures are not
  • Mining and analyst agents attach evidence and metrics to journey steps

Trade-offs

  • No published price; the trial is capped at 2 users and 5 journeys
  • Built for programme-scale journey management rather than a single map
Sources and status
  • Product reference
  • Pricing source
  • Billing terms: Annual, invoiced upfront; priced by journey count
  • Source review: checked Nov 6, 2026
  • Vendor confirmation: not confirmed
Visit TheyDo

Mural

mid-marketmural.co ↗
Consider forFacilitators, consultants and design teams running structured journey mapping workshops with stakeholders and external guests, as Mural documents for its customer journey map template and plans
Pricing notesFree plan with 3 editable murals at a time. Team+ costs $9.99 per member a month billed annually or $12 billed monthly. Business costs $17.99 per member a month billed annually and adds SSO and unlimited external users. Enterprise is quoted (checked Nov 2026)
Feature to evaluateLUMA design-thinking frameworks and facilitation services on the Business plan and above

Mural adds LUMA design-thinking frameworks and facilitation services from its Business plan, which also allows unlimited external users for client workshops. Miro reserves guests for its $20 Business plan, while Mural Business costs $17.99 billed annually. Neither records built-in journey metrics or ownership tracking.

Potential strengths

  • Published template guidance walks teams through each mapping step
  • Business plan allows unlimited external users for client and stakeholder workshops

Trade-offs

  • Free plan limits teams to 3 editable murals at a time
  • No built-in journey portfolio, metrics or ownership tracking
Sources and status
Visit Mural

CardBoard

smbcardboardit.com ↗
Consider forProduct managers, business analysts and delivery teams who want a whiteboard built around story maps, with release slices and user journeys, that syncs to their backlog tool, as CardBoard documents
Pricing notesStarter $9 a month or $99 a year for 1 collaborator. Team $29 a month or $299 a year with 3 collaborators, $12 a month per additional collaborator. Business $99 a month or $998 a year with 10 collaborators, $15 a month per additional collaborator. Enterprise includes 30 collaborators and is quoted. 14-day free trial (checked Sep 2026)
Feature to evaluateCards snap to a grid, dividers mark release slices and boards link to each other with live previews to avoid one oversized map

CardBoard is a whiteboard built around story maps, where cards snap to a grid and dividers mark release slices. Miro's story maps are sticky notes on a canvas without documented release slicing. CardBoard Starter costs $9 a month, and two-way Jira, Azure DevOps, Trello and Pivotal Tracker updates need Business.

Potential strengths

  • Two-way updates with Jira, Azure DevOps, Trello and Pivotal Tracker on Business and Enterprise
  • Guest links, voting sessions and user journeys included from the Team plan

Trade-offs

  • Tracker integrations are not included on Starter or Team
  • SAML single sign-on and REST API are limited to Enterprise
Sources and status
  • Product reference
  • Pricing source
  • Billing terms: Monthly or yearly per plan; per-collaborator add-ons
  • Source review: checked Sep 25, 2026
  • Vendor confirmation: not confirmed
Visit CardBoard

FigJam

mid-marketfigma.com ↗
Consider forProduct, design and engineering teams that already use Figma and want a whiteboard for kickoffs, retrospectives and flows in the same account, as Figma's FigJam and pricing pages document
Pricing notesFigJam is included with all Figma seats on every plan. Starter is free. The Collab seat, which includes full access to FigJam, Figma Slides, Figma Buzz and Figma Specs, is $3 a month on Professional and $5 a month on Organization and Enterprise. Full seats are $16, $55 and $90 a month on those plans. Organization and Enterprise are billed annually (checked Oct 2026)
Feature to evaluateA $3 Collab seat on Professional unlocks FigJam for non-designers, and outside contributors can join free for 24 hours without logging in

FigJam suits teams already on Figma, with a $3 Collab seat on Professional for non-designers, against Miro Starter at $8 per member. Outside contributors can join free for 24 hours without logging in. Seat types are shared with Figma Design, and Starter allows one team with 3 files.

Potential strengths

  • Low Collab seat price for people who only need FigJam and other non-design products
  • AI can generate templates, timelines and visuals from a prompt and sort stickies into themes

Trade-offs

  • Seat types and plans are shared with Figma Design, which makes licensing more complex for whiteboard-only buyers
  • The Starter plan is limited to a single team with one folder and 3 files
Sources and status
Visit FigJam

Lucidspark

mid-marketlucid.co ↗
Consider forTeams that brainstorm in a whiteboard and then turn the output into diagrams and plans, especially organisations that already use Lucidchart, as Lucid's Lucidspark pricing page documents
Pricing notesFree costs $0 with 3 editable boards and Lucid AI. Individual is $9 a month billed annually, with unlimited editable boards and 1 GB of storage. Team is $10 per user a month billed annually, adding voting, a timer, facilitator tools and guest collaborators. Enterprise is sold through sales and includes Lucidchart. A 7-day free trial requires payment details at sign-up (checked Oct 2026)
Feature to evaluateEnterprise bundles Lucidchart for diagramming with Lucidspark, plus breakout boards, SAML and enforceable sharing restrictions

Lucidspark suits teams that turn brainstorm output into diagrams and plans, and Enterprise bundles Lucidchart with breakout boards and SAML. Team costs $10 per user a month billed annually, against Miro Business at $20. Voting, timer and facilitator tools are not on Free or Individual.

Potential strengths

  • Free plan includes Lucid AI, presentation mode and basic Visual Activities
  • Team plan adds touchscreen whiteboard support, revision history and team estimation

Trade-offs

  • Voting, timer and facilitator tools are not on Free or Individual
  • Breakout boards and SAML authentication require Enterprise, which has no published price
Sources and status
Visit Lucidspark

Microsoft Whiteboard

enterprisemicrosoft.com ↗
Consider forOrganisations on Microsoft 365 that want a whiteboard inside Teams meetings and managed with existing Microsoft 365 administration, as Microsoft's Whiteboard page and Microsoft Learn documentation describe
Pricing notesMicrosoft does not sell Whiteboard as a standalone product. Microsoft Learn states that Whiteboard on OneDrive for Business is enabled by default for applicable Microsoft 365 tenants. The product FAQ states that Whiteboard has always been free for students and education professionals as part of the Microsoft 365 A1 offer (checked Oct 2026)
Feature to evaluateA whiteboard shared in a Teams meeting stays available in the meeting chat and in the Whiteboard apps for Windows, iOS, Android, Surface Hub and the web

Microsoft Whiteboard has no separate price for applicable Microsoft 365 tenants, where Miro charges per member above its free plan. A board shared in a Teams meeting stays available in the meeting chat. It lists more than 60 templates, against Miro's 6,000+, and documents few integrations outside Microsoft's ecosystem.

Potential strengths

  • No extra licence for applicable Microsoft 365 tenants
  • Microsoft Learn lists SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and EU Model Clauses conformance

Trade-offs

  • Template library is smaller than the dedicated platforms, at more than 60 templates
  • Few facilitation and integration features outside the Microsoft ecosystem are documented
Sources and status
  • Product reference
  • Product documentation
  • Billing terms: Included with applicable Microsoft 365 subscriptions; no separate billing
  • Source review: checked Oct 25, 2026
  • Vendor confirmation: not confirmed
Visit Microsoft Whiteboard

Canva Whiteboards

smbcanva.com ↗
Consider forMarketing teams, educators and small businesses that already create content in Canva and want whiteboards in the same editor, as Canva's whiteboard and pricing pages document
Pricing notesCanva's plan comparison lists whiteboards as included on Free and Pro. Free costs US$0. Pro is US$144 a year for one person. Business is US$250 a year per person and adds collaboration and team admin tools. Enterprise is sold through sales. Pro and Business offer free trials (checked Oct 2026)
Feature to evaluateA brainstorm can be converted into a presentation or doc, and any presentation slide can be expanded into a whiteboard without leaving the design

Canva Whiteboards sit in the Canva editor, where a brainstorm can become a presentation or doc and collaborators need no Canva account. Whiteboards are on the Free plan, and Pro costs US$144 a year for one person. Fewer facilitation and enterprise controls are documented than on Miro and other dedicated platforms.

Potential strengths

  • Whiteboards are listed on the Free plan, and collaborators do not need a Canva account
  • Access to Canva's template and content library, including sticky notes and graphics

Trade-offs

  • Pro covers one person only; shared team workspaces need Business
  • Fewer workshop facilitation and enterprise whiteboard controls are documented than on the dedicated platforms
Sources and status
  • Product reference
  • Pricing source
  • Billing terms: Pro per account per year; Business per person per year; monthly billing also offered
  • Source review: checked Oct 25, 2026
  • Vendor confirmation: not confirmed
Visit Canva Whiteboards

Frequently asked questions

What are the main alternatives to Miro?

This page compares seven alternatives from StatWharf comparisons of customer journey mapping, user story mapping and digital whiteboard software: TheyDo, Mural, CardBoard, FigJam, Lucidspark, Microsoft Whiteboard and Canva Whiteboards. They range from purpose-built journey and story mapping tools to whiteboards bundled with design, diagramming, office or content suites.

Which Miro alternatives cost less per seat?

Miro Starter costs $8 per member a month billed yearly. FigJam's Professional Collab seat costs $3 a month, and Lucidspark Team costs $10 per user a month billed annually, against Miro Business at $20. Microsoft Whiteboard has no separate price for applicable Microsoft 365 tenants. Each price in the table carries the month it was checked.

Which alternatives suit journey or story mapping better than a canvas?

Miro's journey and story maps are canvas content without a structured journey model or documented release slicing. TheyDo links journeys to evidence, metrics and delivery work. CardBoard adds grid-snapped cards, release slice dividers and tracker sync on Business. Mural adds LUMA frameworks for facilitated workshops on Business and above.

Which Miro alternatives suit teams already on another suite?

Microsoft Whiteboard has no separate price for applicable Microsoft 365 tenants, and a board shared in a Teams meeting stays in the meeting chat. FigJam sits in the Figma account with a $3 Collab seat for non-designers. Lucidspark Enterprise bundles Lucidchart for diagramming, and Canva Whiteboards sit inside the Canva editor.

How was this list of Miro alternatives compiled?

The alternatives are drawn from StatWharf comparisons of customer journey mapping tools, user story mapping software and digital whiteboard software, which cite public vendor documentation with checked dates. StatWharf did not test any product hands-on. The order follows the source pages and is not a ranking of the vendors against each other.

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First published November 2026. Page update dates reflect editorial changes, not a fresh check of every vendor.