Milanote vs Miro Comparison 2026
Both cover project management. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
At a glance
- Milanote starts cheaper, at $9.99.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Milanote | Miro | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $9.99 | From $10 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | 14 days |
| API | Not stated | Yes |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | None | None |
| Runs on | Web, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
Milanote
A board for the vague part of a project
Milanote is a freeform board for notes, images, links and files, which is what planning looks like before it is a task list. Moodboards, story outlines and channel plans all sit better here than in a document. The free account has no time limit and stops at a hundred items, which is a real project rather than a demo. Anybody who wants deadlines, assignees and a burndown should buy a project tool instead, because this deliberately has none of that.
Our note
The hundred-item limit counts everything on every board, so it arrives faster than it reads and usually mid-project, which is the worst moment to be asked for a card. If you plan visually at all, budget for the paid tier from the start rather than treating the free one as a trial.
Miro
The whiteboard remote teams actually open
Miro is an infinite canvas that a group can work on at the same time, and it became the default for planning work that does not fit in a document. For creators it earns its place on a content calendar laid out as a board, a video storyboard nobody has to rebuild in another tool, or a workshop run with a client who will never install software. The free plan holds three editable boards, which is enough to find out whether the format suits you. Paid plans are per member, so a collaborator costs the same as a founder.
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