Miro

Miro is a comprehensive visual collaboration platform, branded as The Innovation Workspace, designed to empower remote, in-office, and hybrid teams to communicate and collaborate effectively. It offers a flexible and intuitive online whiteboard that serves as a single source of truth for team projects, from initial brainstorming sessions to final project delivery. With over 90 million users, Miro has established itself as a leading solution for teams looking to streamline workflows, foster creativity, and accelerate outcomes.

The platform's core is its infinite canvas, which allows teams to visualize complex ideas, systems, and strategies without limitations. This is enhanced by Miro AI, a suite of intelligent features that automate tedious tasks, generate new ideas, create diagrams from text, and summarize complex information, freeing up teams to focus on high-impact work. Miro is built for all types of teams, including product, UX & design, engineering, marketing, and project management, providing specialized tools and templates for each.

How to use Miro

Getting started with Miro is straightforward. First, sign up for a free account using your work email. You can then create a new board from scratch or choose from over 5,000 pre-built templates in the Miroverse community library to kickstart your project. Invite your teammates to the board to collaborate in real-time, where everyone can add sticky notes, draw concepts, upload files, and leave comments. For asynchronous collaboration, use the Talktrack feature to record a video walkthrough of your board. Leverage Miro AI by simply typing a prompt to generate mind maps, sequence diagrams, or summarize existing content. To integrate Miro into your existing ecosystem, connect it with over 160 apps like Jira, Asana, Slack, Google Drive, and Microsoft Teams to create a seamless workflow.

Core Features of Miro

• Miro AI: An AI-powered assistant to generate ideas, summarize content, create diagrams, and automate repetitive tasks.
• Infinite Canvas: A limitless digital whiteboard for brainstorming, diagramming, and visualizing workflows.
• Real-time Collaboration: Work simultaneously with teammates, see their cursors, and communicate via comments, mentions, and built-in video chat.
• Extensive Template Library: Access thousands of templates for various use cases, including agile workflows, design thinking, strategy planning, and more.
• Advanced Diagramming: Create professional diagrams, flowcharts, mind maps, and system architecture visuals with a vast library of shape packs (UML, AWS, Azure).
• Workshop & Facilitation Tools: Engage participants with features like a timer, voting, private mode, and interactive presentation tools.
• Powerful Integrations: Connect with over 160 popular tools, including Atlassian (Jira), Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack, and Zoom.
• Enterprise-Grade Security: Features like Single Sign-On (SSO), data residency options (EU/US), and advanced governance controls ensure your data is secure.

Use Cases for Miro

Miro is versatile and supports a wide range of professional activities:

• Product Management: Building product roadmaps, conducting sprint planning, and creating user story maps.
• UX & Design Research: Creating customer journey maps, wireframing, building interactive prototypes, and synthesizing user research.
• Engineering: Visualizing cloud architecture, mapping out complex systems, and facilitating agile ceremonies like retrospectives.
• Program & Project Management: Centralizing project plans, tracking progress, managing dependencies, and aligning stakeholders.
• Marketing: Planning campaigns, developing content strategies, and brainstorming creative concepts.
• Strategy & Planning: Facilitating strategic planning sessions, conducting SWOT analysis, and creating business model canvases.

Advantages of Miro

Miro's primary advantage is its ability to serve as a centralized hub for all team collaboration, reducing the need to switch between multiple tools. Its AI capabilities significantly boost productivity by automating routine tasks and sparking creativity. The platform is highly flexible, catering to diverse team needs with customizable templates and a robust developer platform. For organizations, Miro offers scalability and enterprise-level security, ensuring that it can grow with the company while protecting sensitive information. The intuitive, visual interface makes it easy for anyone to contribute, fostering a more inclusive and engaging collaborative environment.

Pricing and Plans

Miro offers a freemium model with several tiers to suit different needs:

• Free Plan: $0. Includes unlimited team members, 3 editable boards, and access to core templates and integrations. Miro AI is available with 10 credits/month per team.
• Starter Plan: Starts at $8 per member/month (billed annually). Includes everything in Free, plus unlimited editable boards, private boards, high-resolution exports, and version history. Miro AI credits increase to 25/month per member.
• Business Plan: Starts at $16 per member/month (billed annually). Best for teams and companies, it adds unlimited guests, Single Sign-On (SSO), advanced diagramming, and two-way sync with Jira/Azure. Miro AI credits increase to 50/month per member.
• Enterprise Plan: Custom pricing. Designed for large organizations, this plan offers advanced security, centralized management, flexible licensing, dedicated support, and 100 Miro AI credits/month per member.

Add-ons like Miro Prototyping and Enterprise Guard are also available for specific plans.