Miro and FigJam are the two leading online whiteboard platforms for collaborative workshops, brainstorming, and visual planning. Miro is the purpose-built whiteboard platform with the largest template library and the most powerful facilitation features. FigJam is Figma's whiteboard product — simpler, tightly integrated with Figma, and included in Figma plans at no extra cost.
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Best visual collaboration canvas available. Infinite whiteboard with powerful template library for workshops and product planning.
Excellent whiteboard experience for design and product teams. Template library is high-quality and specifically useful for agile workflows.
Intuitive drag-and-drop. Excellent onboarding. Free tier is generous for individuals and small teams.
Instantly accessible for anyone familiar with Figma. Free tier requires no login to join a session.
Deep Jira, Slack, Figma, and Asana integrations. 100+ app integrations via marketplace.
Deep integration with Figma — designs and whiteboards live in the same platform. Embeds in Notion, Jira, Confluence.
Free tier allows 3 boards. Team at $8/user/mo. Enterprise gets expensive but justified for large organizations.
Free for 3 FigJam files. Professional at $3/editor/mo. Included in Figma Professional plans — excellent value for existing Figma teams.
AI Mind Map, AI Sticky Note cluster, Miro AI for diagram generation. Growing AI surface but not core to value prop yet.
AI-powered sticky note organization, template generation, and diagram suggestions. Actively expanding AI features.
Massive community of 80M+ users. Extensive template library, certification programs, and responsive support.
Large community of templates and resources. Strong Figma Community backing. Excellent help docs.
Used by 99% of Fortune 100. Enterprise tier with SSO, advanced security, and compliance.
Enterprise plan for large organizations with SSO, advanced permissions, and organization-wide templates.
Miro wins on whiteboard depth and workshop facilitation features — more templates, more sticky note modes, better mind mapping, and stronger facilitator tools. FigJam wins on price (included with Figma) and seamless integration with design workflows for teams already on Figma.
Use Miro if you're running complex multi-day workshops, need the most comprehensive facilitation templates, or want a standalone whiteboard platform with enterprise-grade features.
Full ScorecardUse FigJam if your team is already on Figma and you want a solid whiteboard at no additional cost — the Figma integration and familiar UX make FigJam the natural choice for design teams.
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FigJam has a free tier that includes 3 FigJam files. For teams on Figma Professional or Organization plans, FigJam is included. Miro's free tier allows 3 boards. Both are free at the individual level; team usage requires paid plans.
Miro has significantly more templates — 2,500+ in its template marketplace vs FigJam's growing library. Miro's templates are particularly strong for agile ceremonies, design thinking workshops, and organizational planning.
FigJam is suitable for basic workshops and collaborative planning. For complex multi-day design sprints, large organizational planning events, or advanced facilitation workflows, Miro's depth is hard to replicate with FigJam.
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