# Miro Alternatives 2026: 10 Paid, Free & Open-Source

Source: https://zekaiwork.com/alternatives/miro/
Prices checked: 2026-11-13 (Zekai Price Ledger)

The best Miro alternatives in 2026 are Mural (best overall, $9.99/member/mo billed yearly), Whimsical (best free plan) and Excalidraw (best open source, MIT). Miro itself starts at $8/member/mo billed yearly. Zekai checked these prices on vendor pages on 13 Nov 2026; 7 more are compared below, including 2 with a free plan and 4 open source.

| Tool | Type | Starting price | Free plan limit | Licence | Best for | Price checked | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miro (the tool being replaced) | — | $8/member/mo billed yearly | 3 editable boards, unlimited members | — | — | 2026-11-11 | [pricing](https://miro.com/pricing/) |
| Mural | Free plan + paid | $9.99/member/mo billed yearly | 3 editable murals, unlimited members | — | Facilitated workshops with open and private rooms | 2026-11-11 | [site](https://www.mural.co) [pricing](https://www.mural.co/pricing) [Zekai page](https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/mural/) |
| Whimsical | Free plan + paid | $10/editor/mo billed yearly | Unlimited boards, 50 board objects a month | — | Flowcharts, wireframes and mind maps | 2026-11-11 | [site](https://whimsical.com) [pricing](https://whimsical.com/pricing) [Zekai page](https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/whimsical/) |
| Storyflow | Free plan + paid | $7.99/mo | 3 projects, 1 GB storage (free plan launching late 2026) | — | Client strategy boards for consultants | 2026-11-11 | [site](https://storyflow.so) [pricing](https://storyflow.so/pricing) [Zekai page](https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/storyflow/) |
| CardBoard | Free plan + paid | $15/member/mo | 3 boards, unlimited guests, 1 member | — | Agile story mapping linked to a tracker | 2026-11-11 | [site](https://cardboardit.com) [pricing](https://cardboardit.com/pricing) [Zekai page](https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/cardboard/) |
| TeamRetro | Paid | US$20.83/team/mo | No free plan | — | Agile retrospectives and team health checks | 2026-11-11 | [site](https://www.teamretro.com) [pricing](https://www.teamretro.com/pricing) [Zekai page](https://zekaiwork.com/ai-tools/teamretro/) |
| Excalidraw | Open source | $6/user/mo billed yearly (hosted) | No limit (self-hosted) | MIT | Quick hand-drawn style sketches and diagrams | 2026-11-11 | [site](https://excalidraw.com) [pricing](https://plus.excalidraw.com/pricing) [code](https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw) [Zekai page](https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/excalidraw/) |
| AFFiNE | Open source | Free (self-hosted) | No limit (self-hosted) | MIT | Open-source docs and whiteboard in one workspace | 2026-11-13 | [site](https://affine.pro) [code](https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE) [Zekai page](https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/affine/) |
| draw.io | Open source | Free (self-hosted) | No limit (self-hosted) | Apache-2.0 | Free diagramming with desktop and Docker options | 2026-11-13 | [site](https://app.diagrams.net) [code](https://github.com/jgraph/drawio) [Zekai page](https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/drawio/) |
| Nextcloud Whiteboard | Open source | Free (self-hosted) | No limit (self-hosted) | AGPL-3.0 | Whiteboards inside your own Nextcloud server | 2026-11-13 | [site](https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/whiteboard) [code](https://github.com/nextcloud/whiteboard) [Zekai page](https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/nextcloud-whiteboard/) |
| WBO | Open source | Free (self-hosted) | No limit (self-hosted) | AGPL-3.0 | Simple real-time whiteboard you host yourself | 2026-11-13 | [site](https://wbo.ophir.dev) [code](https://github.com/lovasoa/whitebophir) [Zekai page](https://zekaiwork.com/free-open-source/wbo/) |

## How each alternative compares with Miro

- **Mural** (Free plan + paid, $9.99/member/mo billed yearly, checked 2026-11-11): Free plan allows unlimited members and view-only visitors but only open rooms and one workspace; Team+ is priced at $12 per member billed monthly, a monthly rate Miro does not publish. Switch if you run facilitated workshops and want a published monthly per-member price instead of annual-only figures. Stay with Miro if you need Miro's larger template and app marketplace or a cheaper $8 yearly entry plan.
- **Whimsical** (Free plan + paid, $10/editor/mo billed yearly, checked 2026-11-11): Free plan caps board objects and doc blocks at 50 each per month and includes 10 AI credits per member, so limits count content created rather than boards left editable. Switch if your whiteboarding is mostly flowcharts, wireframes and docs and you want unlimited boards on the free plan. Stay with Miro if you facilitate large workshops with sticky notes, voting and timers on one shared canvas.
- **Storyflow** (Free plan + paid, $7.99/mo, checked 2026-11-11): Pricing is per account rather than per member, and plans include MCP access so Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok can take actions on boards; the free plan allows 25 such actions a week. Switch if you are a solo consultant who wants a flat monthly price and AI assistants working inside your boards. Stay with Miro if several teammates need to co-edit the same board in real time workshops.
- **CardBoard** (Free plan + paid, $15/member/mo, checked 2026-11-11): Boards stay connected to a project tracker through sync and CSV import and export, and guests are free on every plan; the free plan is limited to one member and three boards. Switch if your team plans sprints with story maps that must stay in sync with its issue tracker. Stay with Miro if you want a general-purpose canvas for brainstorming, mind maps and workshops beyond agile planning.
- **TeamRetro** (Paid, US$20.83/team/mo, checked 2026-11-11): Priced per team instead of per member (Standard US$250 a year, Business US$350), with no free plan but a 30-day trial that needs no credit card. Switch if you need a structured retrospective and health-check tool with one flat team price. Stay with Miro if you want a free plan and a freeform canvas for more than retrospectives.
- **Excalidraw** (Open source, $6/user/mo billed yearly (hosted), checked 2026-11-11): The editor is MIT-licensed and the free hosted version has unlimited collaborators with end-to-end encryption in the browser; Excalidraw+ adds cloud scenes, folders and PDF or PPTX frame export. Switch if you want a free, self-hostable sketch board and do not need Miro's templates, voting or timers. Stay with Miro if your team relies on structured workshop templates, voting and enterprise admin controls.
- **AFFiNE** (Open source, Free (self-hosted)): AFFiNE merges docs and an edgeless whiteboard in one MIT-licensed workspace you can self-host with Docker; its backend server folder has a separate enterprise licence. Switch if you want notes and a whiteboard in one self-hosted workspace. Stay with Miro if you run large facilitated workshops with templates, voting and timers.
- **draw.io** (Open source, Free (self-hosted)): draw.io is Apache-2.0 for the code and focuses on diagrams such as flowcharts and UML; the README says it has no real-time collaborative editing. Switch if you want free offline diagrams and flowcharts rather than a shared canvas. Stay with Miro if your team brainstorms together live on one infinite board.
- **Nextcloud Whiteboard** (Open source, Free (self-hosted)): Nextcloud Whiteboard is AGPL-3.0 and built on Excalidraw; it stores boards in your Nextcloud, but needs a separate websocket server to save and collaborate. Switch if you already run Nextcloud and want boards stored in your own files. Stay with Miro if you want a hosted board that works without any server of your own.
- **WBO** (Open source, Free (self-hosted)): WBO is an AGPL-3.0 whiteboard where many people draw at once and the server saves each board as an SVG file; it has no sticky-note or workshop tools. Switch if you want a very simple shared drawing board you run with one Docker command. Stay with Miro if you need sticky notes, templates, voting and facilitation features.

## Open-source options in detail

- **Excalidraw** (https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw): Licence: MIT; Commercial use: Yes (MIT).; Runs on: Browser app; self-host with Node and yarn or the Docker image.; Setup: moderate: Static React app, but live collaboration needs its own room server.; Last commit: 2026-11-12; Last release: 2026-04-21; GitHub stars: 135,600 (2026-11-13)
- **AFFiNE** (https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE): Licence: MIT; Commercial use: Yes for Community Edition (MIT); enterprise-licensed server parts need a subscription.; Runs on: Docker host to self-host; web and desktop clients exist.; Setup: moderate: Docker deployment you maintain; the docs cover Render and Sealos too.; Last commit: 2026-11-12; Last release: 2026-11-13; GitHub stars: 74,500 (2026-11-13)
- **draw.io** (https://github.com/jgraph/drawio): Licence: Apache-2.0; Commercial use: Yes for the code; icon and stencil libraries carry separate usage limits.; Runs on: Desktop app, Docker image, or static web files.; Setup: easy: Desktop installer or one Docker image; no real-time collaboration.; Last commit: 2026-11-04; Last release: 2026-11-04; GitHub stars: 9,300 (2026-11-13)
- **Nextcloud Whiteboard** (https://github.com/nextcloud/whiteboard): Licence: AGPL-3.0; Commercial use: Yes; AGPL-3.0 means sharing changes if you run it as a service.; Runs on: A Nextcloud server plus a separate Node.js websocket service.; Setup: moderate: App install plus a mandatory collaboration server to save boards.; Last commit: 2026-11-13; GitHub stars: 232 (2026-11-13)
- **WBO** (https://github.com/lovasoa/whitebophir): Licence: AGPL-3.0; Commercial use: Yes; AGPL-3.0 means sharing changes if you run it as a service.; Runs on: Docker, or Node.js 26; boards are stored as SVG files.; Setup: easy: One docker run command with a folder for boards.; Last commit: 2026-11-13; Last release: 2026-11-12; GitHub stars: 2,700 (2026-11-13)

## Questions

### What is the best alternative to Miro in 2026?
Mural is the best overall Miro alternative on this page ($9.99/member/mo billed yearly). For no cost, Whimsical has a free plan (Unlimited boards, 50 board objects a month). To self-host, Excalidraw is open source (MIT).

### Is there a free version of Miro?
Yes. Miro has a free plan: 3 editable boards, unlimited members. Paid plans start at $8/member/mo billed yearly, checked on 11 Nov 2026.

### Is there a 100% free alternative to Miro?
Yes. Excalidraw, AFFiNE, draw.io, Nextcloud Whiteboard, WBO are open source and free to self-host. Mural, Whimsical, Storyflow, CardBoard have a free plan with limits, shown in the table.

### What is cheaper than Miro?
Storyflow starts at $7.99/mo, against $8/member/mo billed yearly for Miro, as listed on each vendor's pricing page on 11 Nov 2026.

### How much do Miro alternatives cost for a team of 5?
If each of 5 people buys the entry paid plan, at the prices Zekai checked on 13 Nov 2026, the monthly cost is Excalidraw $30/mo, Storyflow $39.95/mo, Mural $49.95/mo, against Miro $40/mo for Miro. Team and business plans can cost more per seat. The Zekai Cost Finder on this page recalculates for any team size.

### Which is better, Mural or Miro?
Free plan allows unlimited members and view-only visitors but only open rooms and one workspace; Team+ is priced at $12 per member billed monthly, a monthly rate Miro does not publish. Choose Mural if you run facilitated workshops and want a published monthly per-member price instead of annual-only figures. Stay with Miro if you need Miro's larger template and app marketplace or a cheaper $8 yearly entry plan.

### Why are people leaving Miro?
The documented reasons are: Miro's Free plan keeps only the three most recent boards editable; older boards become view-only even though you can create unlimited boards (11 Nov 2026); Miro's pricing page states that invoicing is no longer available in all countries and remains only for existing users who paid by invoice before the change; invoiced plans need at least 10 Starter or 5 Business licences (11 Nov 2026). Each is sourced in the section above.

### What is better than Miro?
It depends on the job: Mural for facilitated workshops, Whimsical for flowcharts and wireframes, Excalidraw for quick open-source sketches. None replicates Miro's template and app marketplace fully.

## Related on Zekai

- [AI for Project Management & Agile](https://zekaiwork.com/professions/ai-project-management-agile/)

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