Alternatives to
9 Best Miro Alternatives in 2026
The best Miro alternatives depend on whether you prioritize cost, control, or a different workflow.
- Reviewed
- Sep 2026
- Open source
- 2
- Self-hosted
- 1
What you are leaving
Miro at a glance
- Pricing model
- Free for 3 boards; Starter and Business billed per member per month
- Deployment
- Vendor cloud only; no self-hosted option
- Licensing
- Proprietary; no open source edition
- Boards
- 3 boards on Free, unlimited private boards on paid plans
- Templates
- 7,000+ Miro and community templates
- AI
- AI diagram generation, workflows and MCP server access
- Main gripe
- Free plan caps boards at 3 and per-member pricing gets expensive for large workshops
- Best for
- Cross-functional teams running workshops, mapping and visual collaboration at scale
Compare at a glance
Miro alternatives compared
Short facts side by side. Filter by what matters to your team, then open any row for the full decision brief.
| # | Product | Overlap | Substitutability | Free? | Starting price | Self-host | Open source | Migration | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Excalidraw | Infinite canvas, shapes and real-time collaboration | Mostly replaces | Yes | $6/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Moderate | |
| 02 | tldraw | Infinite canvas and collaborative editing | Narrow overlap | Yes | — | No | Yes | Hard | |
| 03 | FigJam | Whiteboarding, diagramming and workshops | Full replacement | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 04 | Mural | Whiteboarding, workshops and templates | Mostly replaces | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 05 | Lucidspark | Diagramming, templates and collaboration | Mostly replaces | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 06 | Whimsical | Diagramming and visual planning | Partial replacement | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 07 | Milanote | Visual organisation and note collection | Narrow overlap | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 08 | Notion Whiteboard | Whiteboarding and brainstorming | Narrow overlap | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 09 | ClickUp Whiteboards | Whiteboarding and task-linked planning | Narrow overlap | Yes | — | No | No | Moderate |
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Frequently asked
Miro alternatives FAQ
- What is the best free open source alternative to Miro?
- Excalidraw is the strongest open source option, with a free forever solo plan, full editor features, unlimited collaborators and MIT-licensed source code with 133k GitHub stars. tldraw is the alternative if you want to build a whiteboard into your own product using its React SDK.
- Which Miro alternative is cheapest?
- Excalidraw is free forever for solo use, and its Plus plan is $6 per user per month. FigJam is included with every Figma seat on every plan, so it costs nothing extra if you already use Figma. Miro's free plan caps you at three boards.
- Can I self-host a Miro alternative?
- Yes. Excalidraw is MIT licensed and its source is public, so you can self-host the editor. tldraw is also open source and can be embedded in your own application using the React SDK, with your own multiplayer and storage infrastructure.
- What is the closest alternative to Miro overall?
- FigJam is the closest direct replacement for product teams, with real-time collaboration, 300+ templates, audio and live chat, spotlight mode and AI features. It is included with all seats on every Figma plan.
- Which Miro alternative is best for diagramming?
- Lucidspark is built for collaborative diagramming with strong shape libraries and templates, and Whimsical combines flowcharts, wireframes and mind maps in one fast tool. Excalidraw is the free open source option for hand-drawn style diagrams.
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