Instead of Miro
Infinite whiteboard for workshops and diagrams.
Swap it
Excalidraw is better for thinking and Penpot is better for designing. Neither is a workshop tool with sticky notes at Miro's scale, so pick by use.
You lose: Facilitation features, timers and the template library.
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Excalidraw
Hand-drawn diagrams with live collaboration. Not a workshop platform.
github.com/excalidraw/excalidrawexcalidraw.com
One container, no domain needed.
Also worth a look
- AFFiNE
Whiteboard plus docs. Session size is smaller than Miro's.
- Draw.io
Precise diagrams, no facilitation. The desktop app is the good version.
Facts checked 8 November 2026. Licences, activity and archive status come from each project's own repository; the verdict and the cost lines are the desk's.