Stay on Miro for workshops and free-form whiteboarding. Choose Figma if the canvas is really for design and prototypes, Notion if it holds documents and plans, Trello if it is a board of cards, and ClickUp if you want tasks, docs and boards in one workspace.
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Miro, called RealtimeBoard until its rename, is an infinite collaborative canvas. The free plan keeps three boards editable; Starter costs €10 a member a month on monthly billing, or €8 if you pay for a year.
Start with the honest part: nothing else in our database is a whiteboard canvas. If workshops and sticky notes are why you use Miro, stay. If what you really do on the canvas is design, documentation or planning, the four tools below do that job more directly, and all four have a free plan.
The picks that stand out
Figma
Figma is browser-based design with real-time collaboration, and clients can comment without installing anything. Starter is free; Professional is €20 a Full seat a month on monthly billing, and Collab seats for people who only comment cost €5. Its own limitation: it is overkill for simple graphics.
Notion
Notion is an all-in-one workspace with relational databases, with a generous free plan and Plus at €11.50 a member a month on monthly billing. It is good for client portals; the databases take some learning, and AI costs extra.
Trello
If your Miro boards are mostly columns of cards, Trello is the plain version: Free covers up to 10 collaborators and 10 boards per Workspace, and Standard is $6 a user a month on monthly billing. Cross-project views need Premium.
ClickUp
Free Forever includes unlimited tasks and members, with tasks, docs and kanban boards in one workspace. Core is $12 a user a month on monthly billing. The pricing page shows 60MB of storage on Free, and the feature set takes configuring.
At a glance
| Criterion |  Miro | Figma | Notion | Trello | ClickUp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Used mainly for | Remote workshops, process mapping and diagrams | Client mockups and wireframes, design handoff | Notes, wikis | Kanban task management, content and client pipelines | Project and task management, team docs and goals |
| Entry price | €10.00/mo · Starter | €20.00/mo · Professional | €11.50/mo · Plus | $6.00/mo · Standard | $12.00/mo · Core |
| Free plan | ✓Yes | ✓Yes | ✓Yes | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Free trial | ✕No | ✕No | Not stated | ✕No | ✕No |
| Works on | Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android | Web, macOS, Windows | Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android | Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android | Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Apple Watch, Browser extension |
| Documented integrations | Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Workspace, Adobe, Jira | Slack, Jira, Notion, GitHub | Slack, Google Drive, Zapier | Slack, Jira, Microsoft Teams, Miro, Confluence | Slack, HubSpot, Google Drive, GitHub, Zoom |
| Setup | Moderate: 30-60 min | Moderate: 1-2 hr | Moderate: 30 min | Easy: minutes | Moderate: 1-2 hr |
| Main limitation | Only the three most recent boards stay editable on the free plan | Overkill for simple marketing graphics | Learning curve for databases | Free plan caps each Workspace at 10 boards | The pricing page displays 60MB storage on Free Forever, while a separate official upgrade article references a 100MB threshold; verify the current enforced limit before relying on it |
| Our evidence level | Vendor documented | Vendor documented | Vendor documented | Vendor documented | Vendor documented |
| Try it | Try Miro ↗Partner link | Try Figma ↗ | Try Notion ↗ | Try Trello ↗ | Try ClickUp ↗Partner link |
Every cell comes from the tool's record, built from its official documentation and pricing page. The integrations listed are the ones the vendor documents, not tested by us.
Name the job you do on the canvas
A Miro board can hold a workshop, a design review, a project plan or a wiki, and the right replacement depends on which. Open your last ten boards: if most of them are sticky notes from a session, you use a whiteboard. If they are mockups, documents or task columns, a tool built for that job will hold them better.
Free plans compared
Miro Free keeps only the three most recent boards editable. Figma Starter, Notion Free, Trello Free and ClickUp Free Forever all have permanent free plans, each limited differently: Trello by 10 boards per Workspace, ClickUp by storage, Figma by daily AI credits.
Per-member pricing everywhere
Miro Starter, Figma Professional, Notion Plus, Trello Standard and ClickUp Core are all priced per member or seat. Switching saves money only if fewer people need a paid seat in the new tool, such as Figma's €5 Collab seats for people who only comment.
Workshops, design or planning
Figures are a year per person on yearly billing.
- An occasional client workshop: Miro's free plan keeps three boards editable; Starter is 96 € a year per member.
- Interface design with comments from the client: Figma Professional is 192 € a year per Full seat, and clients comment without installing anything.
- Planning that outgrew the canvas: Trello's free plan takes up to 10 collaborators and ClickUp's has no member limit.
- Notes and documents with the odd diagram: Notion's free plan is generous for one person.
When to stay on Miro
If you run workshops with clients, Miro's visitor editing on Starter lets them contribute without signing in, and the same canvas holds diagrams and lightweight planning. None of the four alternatives is built for a live session around sticky notes.
Pricing side by side
Miro Starter · in euros
Figma Professional · in euros
Notion Plus · in euros
Trello Standard · in dollars
ClickUp Core · in dollars
Each tool's paid entry plan multiplied by the number of seats, free plan and tax excluded. Each tool stays in its own currency and on its own scale: we do not convert dollars into euros, so bar lengths do not compare from one tool to the other. Prices read on the official pages (25.10.2026 to 03.11.2026).
| Tool | Verified price | Billing condition | Free | Checked | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miro | €10.00/mo · Starter | €8 per member/month billed yearly; €10 per member/month billed monthly | Yes | 25.10.2026 | Visit ↗Partner link |
| Figma | €20.00/mo · Professional | 20 €/month per Full seat billed monthly; 16 €/month billed annually. Dev seat 15 €, Collab seat 5 € (monthly) | Yes | 25.10.2026 | Visit ↗ |
| Notion | €11.50/mo · Plus | €11.50 per member/month billed monthly; €9.50 per member/month billed annually | Yes | 25.10.2026 | Visit ↗ |
| Trello | $6.00/mo · Standard | $5 per user/month billed annually; $6 per user/month billed monthly | Yes | 25.10.2026 | Visit ↗ |
| ClickUp | $12.00/mo · Core | $9 per user/month billed yearly; $12 per user/month billed monthly | Yes | 03.11.2026 | Visit ↗Partner link |
Frequently asked questions
Is there a free alternative to Miro?
For the jobs people often do on Miro, yes: Figma, Notion, Trello and ClickUp all have permanent free plans. For a whiteboard canvas itself, none of the tools in our database replaces Miro, whose own free plan keeps three boards editable.
What was Miro called before?
RealtimeBoard. The product was renamed Miro; it is the same infinite collaborative canvas.
How much does Miro cost?
Starter is €10 a member a month on monthly billing, or €8 a month if you pay for twelve months. The free plan keeps three editable boards.
Is Figma a Miro alternative?
For design work and prototypes, yes, and clients can comment in the browser. For workshops and free-form brainstorming, Figma itself is overkill.
Recently at these tools
Figma: Gemini 4 Argon is rolling out in Figma Make's model picker, on all plans. Source ↗
Figma: The Figma agent leaves beta: it can search Figma files from a chat and take user-set guidelines about design libraries. Source ↗
Notion: Notion Agents are rebuilt with their own computer and browser and can run tasks for up to 24 hours; an "Auto" model router, bring-your-own-key AI, and a new credit system for all Notion AI usage arrive. Check how the credits apply to your plan before relying on AI features. Source ↗
Notion: Notion 3.8 focuses on context for agents: connected data, tools and skills kept in Notion whichever agent or model you use. Source ↗
ClickUp: Release 4.09: automations can create lists from templates, personal time off now feeds planning and workload, and parent task dates sync from their subtasks. Source ↗
Read on each vendor's official changelog, not tested by us.