Go from Miro to Miro (free tier)
The job: Whiteboard (Infinite canvas with sticky notes, shapes and connectors, Real-time collaboration and comments, Template library (7,000+)). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
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Keep it and pay less
The money
$10/mo today , then $0/mo
Miro Starter
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 3 of 3 covered
- Covered: Infinite canvas with sticky notes, shapes and connectors
- Covered: Real-time collaboration and comments
- Covered: Template library (7,000+)
The work
- Setup
- About 15 min
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Check first: You only rely on: Infinite canvas with sticky notes, shapes and connectors, Real-time collaboration and comments…
Make the move in four steps
Export from Miro
A full backup of a board, which can be imported back into Miro. Format: .rtb board backup file
Export stepsCheck what Free plan keeps
Unlimited team members, up to 3 editable boards, 10 AI credits a month, 100 MCP calls a day; every board is visible to the whole team and there are no guest or visitor roles.
DetailsSwitch to Free plan
Change the plan in Miro's billing settings before your renewal date.
Check the next bill
Your next Miro invoice should show the lower price. Check that your data and links still work.
The whole recipe: 5 ways out, best first
What you use
- Infinite canvas with sticky notes, shapes and connectors
- Real-time collaboration and comments
- Template library (7,000+)
Not covered
- Diagramming (UML, AWS, BPMN, Mermaid shapes)
- Workshop tools (timer and voting)
- AI (diagrams, tables, summaries, workflows)
- Integrations (250+ apps; Jira and Asana from Starter)
- Guests and visitors outside the team
Check before switching
- You only rely on: Infinite canvas with sticky notes, shapes and connectors, Real-time collaboration and comments, Template library (7,000+)
- Export your data from Miro before canceling
Agents: get_recipe("replace-miro") on the Stackcut MCP server.
5 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: Miro Starter | $10/user/mo × 1 user | $10/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Miro (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $10 − $0 | +$10/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$10 × 12 | +$120 |
| Setup, once | 0.25 h × $50/h | −$12 |
| Year one | +$120 − $12 | +$108 |
- Not counting your time (0.25 h in year one): saves $120 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Miro Starter | $10/user/mo × 1 user | $10/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: tldraw (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $10 − $0 | +$10/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$10 × 12 | +$120 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$120 − $50 | +$70 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $120 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Miro Starter | $10/user/mo × 1 user | $10/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: FigJam | $5/user/mo × 1 user | $5/mo |
| Difference each month | $10 − $5 | +$5/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$5 × 12 | +$60 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$60 − $50 | +$10 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $60 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Miro Starter | $10/user/mo × 1 user | $10/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Excalidraw | $7/user/mo × 1 user | $7/mo |
| Difference each month | $10 − $7 | +$3/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$3 × 12 | +$36 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$36 − $50 | −$14 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $36 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Miro Starter | $10/user/mo × 1 user | $10/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Excalidraw | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $10 − $5 − $100 | −$95/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$95 × 12 | −$1,140 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$1,140 − $200 | −$1,340 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $60 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
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