Excalidraw Plus vs Miro (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Excalidraw Plus if

• Fits if you already use the free Excalidraw and want scenes saved and shared
• Works for teams that want comments and presentations on a simple canvas

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a free plan for Plus, as there is only a 14-day trial
• Watch out: payment is by credit card only, and bank transfer is not supported
• Watch out: workspace libraries and library search are marked coming soon
• Watch out: the MCP server and REST API are in public beta

Pick Miro if

• Fits if you run remote workshops, retrospectives and brainstorms with a whole team
• Works for product and engineering people mapping a process or a system together

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're never paying, since only your 3 most recent boards stay editable and there are no guests
• Pricey if you need the technical diagram shapes, Jira sync or SSO, which start at $20 a member on Business
• Not for you if you lean on AI all day, as credits are metered monthly and don't roll over
• Watch out: on Free every board is open to the whole team, and Enterprise starts at 30 members
• Skip it if you're on Linux and want a desktop app, as none is listed

Excalidraw Plus

• Plus has no free plan; the free Excalidraw editor is a separate product with local, browser-based storage.
• Payment is by credit card only; the pricing FAQ says bank transfer is not supported.
• Workspace libraries and library search are marked as coming soon.
• The MCP server and REST API are in public beta.

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.

Excalidraw Plus

Cloud scenes and folders

Scenes are saved to the vendor's cloud with no limit on their number and can be organized into folders and collections.

Access management

Share with edit or view rights, send read-only links and embeds, and manage team members in a workspace.

Presentations and export

Frames can be shown as slides, including live presentations, and exported to PDF and PPTX.

Voice hangouts and comments

Collaborators can talk and share screens on the canvas and leave comments on a scene.

AI requests

Text to diagram and wireframe to code run at 100 requests a day on Plus, or with your own API key.

MCP and REST API

A public beta MCP server lets an AI agent draw into a workspace, and a REST API is also in public beta.

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.

Excalidraw Plus

• Plus$6

  per user / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly)

  Unlimited scenes and folders saved to the cloud, sharing with edit or view rights, comments, 100 AI requests a day.

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.

Excalidraw Plus

• Annual discount

  Save 14% with annual billing

  The pricing page lists $6 per user a month billed annually against $7 billed monthly, and labels the annual option as a 14% saving.

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.