Miro vs FigJam

Miro vs FigJam: which whiteboard, and when?

Both are excellent online whiteboards with sticky notes, templates, AI and live collaboration. They differ in scope: Miro aims at the whole company, FigJam at teams that design in Figma. Here’s how to choose, and where Builderii fits.

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In short

Miro is a whiteboard for the whole company, with a huge template and app marketplace, Miro AI and enterprise admin. FigJam is Figma’s simpler, friendlier whiteboard that sits next to Figma design files. Pick Miro for company-wide collaboration, FigJam if your designs already live in Figma, or Builderii if your boards should end in flows, wireframes and a tested prototype.

Miro
Company-wide whiteboarding, a large marketplace, enterprise admin
FigJam
A simpler whiteboard next to Figma design files
Builderii
Product boards that end in a tested prototype
Price to start
All three have a free plan; Builderii’s has every feature

Side by side

Miro, FigJam and Builderii, side by side.

Miro, FigJam and Builderii, side by side.
FeatureMiroFigJamBuilderii
Best forCompany-wide whiteboardingTeams that design in FigmaProduct flows, screens and prototypes
Workshops: stickies, voting, timerYesYesYes
AIMiro AIFigJam AINine kinds of diagram, changed in place
Clickable prototypesMiro Prototypes, made with AIIn Figma Design, a separate fileOn the same board, with tests and heatmaps
Apps and integrationsA very large marketplaceFigma’s plugins and widgetsClaude and ChatGPT through MCP
Price to startA free plan with limitsA free Starter planFree, with every feature

Which to pick

Pick by who’s on the board.

Miro, when…

  • The whole company collaborates on boards
  • You rely on its marketplace
  • You need enterprise admin

FigJam, when…

  • Your designers live in Figma
  • You want a light, friendly whiteboard
  • Whiteboards should sit beside design files

Builderii, when…

  • Boards should end in screens and a prototype
  • You want AI to draft and change diagrams
  • You want to test with real people

What Miro is best at

Miro is a whiteboard for everyone: workshops, planning, diagrams, research and programs across departments, with a very large marketplace of apps and templates, Miro AI, and enterprise security and admin.

The trade-off is breadth: boards can sprawl, and it’s a general canvas more than a product design tool.

What FigJam is best at

FigJam is Figma’s whiteboard: lighter, playful and quick to learn, with stickies, stamps, voting, a timer, diagrams and FigJam AI. Its biggest strength is living next to your Figma files and libraries.

The trade-off: it’s at its best inside a Figma team, and screens and prototypes live in a separate Figma design file.

Where Builderii fits

Builderii is a canvas for product work. It has the workshop basics (stickies, voting with hidden cursors, a timer, AI clustering and summaries) and then the rest of the job on the same board: flowcharts and mind maps that lay themselves out, linked wireframes from a prompt, and a clickable prototype you can test with real people.

Questions

Good questions.

Is Miro or FigJam better for workshops?

Both run workshops well, with sticky notes, voting, timers and templates. Miro has more templates, apps and enterprise features; FigJam is lighter and pairs with Figma.

Is Miro or FigJam cheaper?

Both have a free plan with limits and paid plans per seat or member; prices change, so check their pricing pages. Builderii is free while it’s new, with every feature.

Which is better for product teams?

If your designers are in Figma, FigJam keeps whiteboards next to the designs. If you want the whiteboard to become the flow, the screens and a tested prototype on one board, try Builderii.

Is there a free alternative to both?

Yes. Builderii is free while it’s new, with every feature on and 200 AI jobs a month per person. Viewers and commenters will always be free, and paid plans will publish their AI allowances.

What do you want to build?

Start with a prompt, a template or a blank board. It’s free.