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Miro vs Excalidraw: catalog facts
MiroExcalidraw
Freemium

Free to start, with paid plans for teams and businesses.

Freemium

The editor is free and open source. Excalidraw Plus is a paid subscription.

Web Web, Self-hosted
  • Shared canvas for workshops and planning
  • AI can generate diagrams on the board
  • The sketchy style keeps diagrams feeling provisional rather than final
  • End-to-end encrypted collaboration rooms, and self-hostable
  • Advanced features are in paid plans
  • Boards are stored in Miro's cloud
  • Not built for precise technical diagrams
  • Some team features belong to the paid Excalidraw Plus
Web application Web application, Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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