Creately vs Miro

Creately

• Teams that mix flowcharts, mind maps and whiteboards on one canvas
• Larger groups that want a flat price for unlimited users on Business
• Organizations that need on-premise hosting or regional data residency
• Teachers and students, who can request discounted pricing

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

Creately

• The Free plan allows 45 items per canvas, 1 folder and 2 imports.
• Starter and Team cap a canvas at 1,000 and 1,500 items; databases, guest access, custom templates and the Microsoft Teams integration start at Business.
• The vendor's pages list no desktop or mobile apps; Creately is used in a web browser.
• Enterprise and on-premise deployment have no public price and are quoted by sales.

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.

Creately

Canvas for diagrams and whiteboards

One canvas handles flowcharts, mind maps, org charts, UML, ERDs and freeform whiteboards. The free plan lists 50 professional diagram types and paid plans list 70.

AI diagram drafts

Describe a process, structure or set of ideas and the AI lays out a first version made of editable shapes and connectors. AI Diagrams is listed from Starter up.

Real-time collaboration

Several people edit a canvas together with live cursors and comments. Version history covers 30 days on Starter and Team and 1 year on Business.

Databases and data sync

Business adds 50 databases with 500 items each, two-way sync with Excel and Google Sheets, and project management tools.

Template library and toolkits

Premium templates and shape libraries come with paid plans, and Business adds HR, product, IT and process toolkits plus custom templates.

Enterprise and on-premise options

Enterprise offers data residency in the United States, Australia, the EU and the Middle East, and Creately On-Prem runs inside a customer's private infrastructure.

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.

Creately

• Free$0

  Unlimited canvases and collaborators with 45 items per canvas, standard shape libraries, 1 folder and 2 imports.

• Starter$5

  per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly)

  For one professional: 1,000 items per canvas, premium shape libraries and templates, 20 folders, AI Diagrams, PDF and SVG export, and 30-day version history.

• Team$5

  per user / month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly)

  Multiple named users with 1,500 items per canvas, 30 folders, advanced collaboration, chat support and an account management portal.

• Business$89

  per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)

  Flat price for unlimited users: 3,000 items per canvas, 100 folders, 50 databases, guest access, Microsoft Teams integration and 1-year version history.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Quoted by sales, with an on-premise option for organizations that need to host Creately on their own infrastructure.

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.

Creately

• Annual discount

  Save $36 a year with annual billing

  Starter and Team cost $5 a month when billed annually against $8 billed monthly, which the pricing page labels as saving $36 a year. Business drops from $149 to $89 a month.

• Education

  Discounted pricing for teachers and students

  Creately's pricing FAQ says teachers and students can request discounted pricing with a school or college email address. The size of the discount is not stated.

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.