Ayoa vs Miro

Ayoa

• Visual thinkers who want mind maps and tasks in one app
• People with ADHD, dyslexia or autism who want adjustable visual layouts
• Former iMindMap users, whose maps can be imported
• UK users funded through Access to Work or Disabled Students' Allowance

Miro

• Remote workshops, retrospectives and brainstorming sessions
• Product and engineering teams mapping processes and systems
• Teams that plan sprints on a board synced with Jira or Asana

Ayoa

• The free version stops at 10 mind maps and is for personal use only; whiteboards and task boards are view-only and AI is not included.
• Ayoa Ultimate is the only paid plan and is charged per user; commercial use requires it.
• The vendor describes Ayoa as a cloud-based app and advises working offline only for short periods.
• The pricing page shows prices in the visitor's local currency; the US dollar figures listed here are from Ayoa's US App Store listing.

Miro

• On the Free plan only the 3 most recent boards stay editable, every board is open to the whole team, and there are no guest or visitor roles.
• The technical diagramming shapes, two-way integrations, SSO and AI workflows start at Business, $20 per member / month billed yearly.
• AI use is metered: 10 credits a month on Free, 25 per member on Starter and 50 per member on Business, with no rollover.
• The download page lists Mac, Windows, iOS and Android apps but no Linux app.

Ayoa

Several mind map styles

Maps can be drawn freehand or with auto-layout, in sketch or organic styles with adjustable curved branches. Radial maps and quick capture maps are also offered.

Whiteboards

A freeform board takes sticky notes, images, flowcharts, links and videos, starting blank or from a template. On the free version whiteboards are view-only.

Task boards and Gantt timeline

Tasks live on a kanban-style workflow board or a bubble canvas, with due dates, reminders and assignees. The Gantt timeline adds start dates, milestones and progress.

AI mind mapping

AI generates ideas on a topic and can build out a mind map or whiteboard. It needs Ayoa Ultimate, and the vendor says user content is not shared to train AI models.

Outline and document view

The branches of a map can be reordered as a linear outline and written up as longer text with images, which can then be exported as a Word document.

Collaboration and chat

People invited to a map or task board can work on it at the same time. Direct messages and group chats are built in, and comments can be dragged onto maps.

Miro

Canvas with built-in formats

Docs, tables, timelines, kanban boards and slides sit on the same board as sticky notes, shapes and drawings, and are available on every plan including Free.

Diagramming shape libraries

The Business plan adds more than 4,700 shapes for mapping technical systems, cloud infrastructure and business processes, covering Mermaid, UML, AWS and BPMN.

Facilitation tools

From the Starter plan, a timer, voting, private mode and notes support meetings and workshops. Business adds Engage activities such as polls, scales and a 2x2 matrix.

Miro AI

Generates diagrams, tables and summaries and clusters sticky notes, paid for with monthly AI credits that do not roll over. AI workflows and agents are part of Business.

MCP server

Connects Miro to AI tools such as Claude, Cursor and GitHub Copilot so board content can flow both ways. Daily call limits rise with the plan: 500 on Starter, 2,000 on Business.

Two-way integrations

On Business, items from Jira, Asana, Linear, ClickUp and Azure can be planned on the canvas with changes synced in both directions.

Ayoa

• Ayoa Free$0

  Up to 10 mind maps for personal use. Whiteboards and task boards can be viewed but not edited, and there is no AI.

• Ayoa Ultimate$13

  per user / month, billed annually ($155.99); $17 billed monthly

  Unlimited mind maps, editable whiteboards and task boards, Gantt, document and presentation views, AI, collaboration, exports and integrations.

Miro

• Free$0

  3 editable boards, unlimited team members, templates, Docs, Tables, Slides and Kanban formats, and 10 AI credits a month.

• Starter$8

  per member / month, billed yearly

  Unlimited and private boards, visitor editing, high-resolution exports, timer and voting, 25 AI credits per member a month and 500 MCP calls a day.

• Business$20

  per member / month, billed yearly

  Unlimited workspaces and guests, 4,700+ diagram shapes, AI workflows and agents, two-way integrations, SSO and 50 AI credits per member a month.

• EnterpriseCustom

  From 30 members. Enforced SSO, SCIM, audit logs, domain control, data residency in the EU, US, Australia or Japan, and AI admin controls.

Ayoa

• Annual discount

  About 24% less with annual billing

  On the US App Store, AYOA Annual is $155.99 against $17.00 a month, about 24% less over a year. The pricing page FAQ describes annual plans as costing up to 20% less than monthly.

• Other savings

  Three-year billing option

  The pricing page offers a three-year term for Ayoa Ultimate alongside monthly and yearly billing, promoted as three years for the price of two.

• Education

  Discounted rates for educators

  Educators buying multiple licenses may qualify for a discount on annual plans, arranged by booking a demo. The size of the discount is not published.

Miro

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  Miro's pricing page states that annual billing on Starter and Business costs 20% less than paying monthly.

• Education

  Free plans for students and educators

  Students can apply for a free plan with 10 team members for 2 years, and educators for a free plan with 100 team members. Institution accounts start at 50% off the regular price.

• Nonprofit

  30% off paid plans for nonprofits

  Eligible nonprofit organizations that apply with proof of status receive a 30% discount on paid Miro plans for as long as the account stays active.

• Startups

  Up to $1,000 in credits for startups

  Startups with fewer than 30 employees and no paid subscription can get $1,000 in Miro credits through a partner accelerator, incubator or VC, or $500 when applying independently.