Miro vs Parabol (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick Parabol if

• Fits if your agile team wants retros, standups and poker in one app
• Works for small groups, since the free plan allows unlimited users

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: 2 teams, 10 meetings a month and 30 days of history
• Pricey if many people join, as Team is billed per active user
• Skip it if you need SAML SSO, SCIM or Jira Data Center, all Enterprise only
• Watch out: no desktop or mobile apps are listed on the pages we read

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.

Parabol

• The free Starter plan is limited to 2 teams and 10 meetings per month, with 30 days of history.
• The Team plan is priced per active user per month, so the bill moves with how many people take part.
• SAML SSO, SCIM and the Jira Data Center and self-managed GitLab integrations are Enterprise only.
• Parabol runs in a browser; the pages read list no desktop or mobile apps.

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.

Parabol

Retrospectives

Teams add anonymous suggestions, group them, vote and create tasks as they go, with discussion threads that document the conversation.

Other meeting formats

Standups, team check-ins and sprint poker run in the same app, and more than 90 meeting templates are included.

Team Health checks

Recurring, research-backed health checks with anonymous answers and trends. The vendor lists it on the Team and Enterprise plans.

AI assistance

AI discussion prompts and related discussions are on every plan; meeting summaries, group suggestions and icebreakers are on the paid plans.

Backlog and chat integrations

Tasks can be sent to Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Linear or Azure DevOps, and meeting reminders and summaries can go to Slack, Microsoft Teams or Mattermost.

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.

Parabol

• Starter$0

  Up to 2 teams, 10 meetings per month, 30 days of history, 2 custom templates and 3 AI retrospective summaries.

• Team$8

  per active user / month, billed monthly

  Unlimited teams, meetings, history and custom templates, private teams, Team Health, AI summaries and icebreakers.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Annual contract with user tiers, SAML SSO, SCIM, org admin role, uptime SLA and optional on-prem or single-tenant hosting.

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.

Parabol

No public discounts listed.