Choose Miro if the canvas is the work: workshops, mapping, retrospectives, sessions where clients contribute. Choose Figma if the canvas is a step toward an interface, and the whiteboard is a bonus you already have a seat for.
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These two overlap on one surface, an infinite canvas several people can draw on, and diverge everywhere else. Picking by that overlap is how teams end up paying for both.
The useful question is not which whiteboard is better. It is what you need the canvas for once the workshop ends.
At a glance
| Criterion |  Miro |  Figma |
|---|---|---|
| Used mainly for | Remote workshops, process mapping and diagrams | Client mockups and wireframes, design handoff |
| Entry price | €10.00/mo · Starter | €20.00/mo · Professional |
| Free plan | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Free trial | ✕No | ✕No |
| Works on | Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android | Web, macOS, Windows |
| Documented integrations | Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Workspace, Adobe, Jira | Slack, Jira, Notion, GitHub |
| Setup | Moderate: 30-60 min | Moderate: 1-2 hr |
| Main limitation | Only the three most recent boards stay editable on the free plan | Overkill for simple marketing graphics |
| Our evidence level | Vendor documented | Vendor documented |
| Try it | Try Miro ↗Partner link | Try Figma ↗ |
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.
Where Miro pulls ahead
It is built for the meeting, not for the artefact. Templates for workshops and retrospectives, and, on its entry paid plan, visitor editing, which lets a client contribute to a board without creating an account. For a facilitator running sessions with people outside the company, that single feature removes the most common friction there is.
Where Figma pulls ahead
It goes somewhere. Sketching on a canvas next to the interface you are actually building keeps one file instead of two, and clients can comment without installing anything. If your team already holds Figma seats for design work, adding a whiteboard costs nothing extra.
The free plans, line by line
Both free plans stop at three: Miro at three editable boards, Figma at three files in a single folder. Miro lets you keep creating boards, but only the three most recent stay editable. Figma's drafts are unlimited, so the three-file cap is about shared team files, not personal sketches.
| Criterion | Miro Free | Figma Starter |
|---|---|---|
| Editable work | 3 boards (unlimited boards, only the 3 most recent editable) | 3 files in one team and one folder; unlimited drafts |
| AI | Limited trial | 150 credits a day, up to 500 a month |
| External guests | Not included (from the Business plan) | – |
| Version history | – | 30 days |
Source: Miro pricing, Figma plans and features, read 21.10.2026.
Watch the seat model on both
This is where small teams get surprised. Miro's paid plan is priced per member, and its free plan keeps only the three most recent boards editable: fine for testing, awkward once a client asks to reopen last quarter's session. Figma's seats come in tiers with different rights, which gets complicated the moment you add collaborators who only need to look. Count who genuinely needs to edit before comparing the amounts on the cards above.
Pricing side by side
Miro Starter · in euros
Figma Professional · in euros
Each tool's paid entry plan multiplied by the number of seats, free plan and tax excluded. One currency for all: the bars share a scale and compare directly. Prices read on the official pages (25.10.2026).
| 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 ↗ |
Frequently asked questions
Can Figma replace Miro for workshops?
For sketching with your own team, usually yes. For a facilitated session with outside participants, Miro's workshop templates and visitor editing do more, and asking a client to sign up is the friction that ends most remote workshops badly.
Is Miro's free plan enough?
It is enough to test real collaboration, but only the three most recent boards stay editable. If your boards are a record you come back to rather than a one-off session, that limit arrives quickly.
Do small teams end up paying for both?
Many do, and it is often avoidable. If nobody on the team designs interfaces, Figma is a whiteboard you overpay for; if nobody facilitates workshops with outsiders, Miro is a canvas Figma already gives you.
What is the difference between Figma and Miro?
Miro is a whiteboard for thinking together (workshops, mapping, retrospectives) at €10 per member. Figma is a design tool where the artefact is the deliverable, at €20 per Full seat. Teams that buy Miro to design, or Figma to run a workshop, end up paying for the wrong half of the product.
Is Miro the same as RealtimeBoard?
Yes. RealtimeBoard is Miro's former name: same company, same product, renamed. If you are comparing older reviews that mention RealtimeBoard, they are describing Miro.
Recently at these tools
Gemini 4 Argon is rolling out in Figma Make's model picker, on all plans. Source ↗
The Figma agent leaves beta: it can search Figma files from a chat and take user-set guidelines about design libraries. Source ↗
Read on each vendor's official changelog, not tested by us.