Miro
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Smooth Setup, Excellent Collaboration, Room for Pricing Improvement
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate how Miro was a more cost-effective option compared to FigJam, which influenced my decision to choose it for my current needs. The setup process was incredibly easy and intuitive, making the transition smooth. Its intuitive nature strikes me, as everything is straightforward and does not take much time to understand, allowing me to jump into designing and collaborating without a steep learning curve. Miro's collaboration features are definitely a standout aspect for me. They significantly aid in communicating complex ideas and enable seamless communication and collaboration on those ideas, as if they're being put on paper or a board. This capability is crucial for designing sketches of pitch decks and presentations efficiently. Additionally, I find the integration with Trello particularly useful; having the Miro board linked to a Trello card facilitates brainstorming and ideation, which the designer then uses to create a final design. Furthermore, the ability to scroll in and out using just the mouse wheel is something I like about Miro, as it makes navigation simpler, even though it differs from the standard zoom mechanics in other software.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't like the per member pricing structure. It's a common practice among many software platforms, but it doesn't appeal to me. I would prefer a team pricing option where discounts could be applied based on the number of teammates. Additionally, the way Miro handles zooming with the mouse wheel is straightforward, but it's confusing because it differs from the command or option key methods used by many other software tools. Although Miro's method might be simpler and potentially better, it defies user expectations, making it an annoying experience.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Miro helps me communicate complex ideas easily and provides a platform for collaboration on those ideas, similar to using paper or a board.
Miro keeps my team’s ideas moving even when we’re not in the same room
What do you like best about the product?
Miro gets a lot of use from me as my home base for collating project ideas, brainstorming and facilitating remote workshops. And we use the same board to sketch out flows, drop sticky notes and vote on priorities during calls and it’s the closest I’ve found to a real whiteboard online. I also use it by myself when planning content and mapping workflows since everything remains visual and is rearranged as easily.
What do you dislike about the product?
When the board is loaded with assets, it can be sluggish at times particularly in larger team sessions. I also find the permissions to be a little confusing as I’ve accidentally blocked people from editing more than once. I love the templates but customizing them to match my specific workflow can sometimes take longer than I would prefer.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps me bridge the gap between how I want things to look and an actual plan as before I’d have a dozen google docs, sticky notes and screenshots floating around and now it’s all on one visual space. It saves me hours each week and gets us all on the same page and even when we’re on time zones.
Great as always, but needs to get on MCPs and resolve basic issues like image upload
What do you like best about the product?
- visually appealing and super quick and easy to come up with and work through ideas.
- the pasting is excellent, eg from table into stickies or table. Sometimes use miro just to help cajole csv into lines and vice versa
- the pasting is excellent, eg from table into stickies or table. Sometimes use miro just to help cajole csv into lines and vice versa
What do you dislike about the product?
- Not everyone at my company uses it. Guest access always is confusing and unclear on whether it's allowed or not
- Not being able to upload large images of web pages. The miro screenshot chrome extension thing stopped working also
- I have used miro.new frequently. When I now search miro in my chrome bar it usually goes here, then I press back and go to the dashboard. However this means I have loads of completely empty miros. If the miro has no changes maybe don't save it (eg if it's completely blank). This is also annoying when I am using my personal free plan (rather than work) and it closes down old boards due to miro.new
- Miro MCP, requested access but still waiting. Can use MCPs for all my other providers and miro has a lot of helpful context Claude would benefit from
- When using the text component in miro rather than a shape, the padding isn't enough around the text if it's got a coloured background. Ideally for me I would be able to use bullet points in a shape (especially rectangle)
- Not being able to upload large images of web pages. The miro screenshot chrome extension thing stopped working also
- I have used miro.new frequently. When I now search miro in my chrome bar it usually goes here, then I press back and go to the dashboard. However this means I have loads of completely empty miros. If the miro has no changes maybe don't save it (eg if it's completely blank). This is also annoying when I am using my personal free plan (rather than work) and it closes down old boards due to miro.new
- Miro MCP, requested access but still waiting. Can use MCPs for all my other providers and miro has a lot of helpful context Claude would benefit from
- When using the text component in miro rather than a shape, the padding isn't enough around the text if it's got a coloured background. Ideally for me I would be able to use bullet points in a shape (especially rectangle)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Product Management* of an initiative through the whole life cycle from ideation (just noting down things) to solution (planning out work and diagramming architecture). This benefits me as it means all the information is in one place.
*We also use for roadmaps but do not use for OKR planning.
*We also use for roadmaps but do not use for OKR planning.
Great Collaboration Tool With Room for Improvement
What do you like best about the product?
I have been using Miro for six years and find it incredibly beneficial for a variety of tasks at my consulting firm. I love using it for whiteboarding and workshop sessions with clients, as well as organizing customer research with over 1000 quotes from qualitative interviews. The transition to online collaboration with Miro was a major improvement during the COVID-19 pandemic, solving the issue of needing a collaborative whiteboard when physical workshops were no longer feasible. I particularly appreciate that it enables hosting virtual meetings without the necessity of travel, saving both time and resources. Among its features, I find the templates very useful as they save a lot of time in design. The sticky notes and comment functionalities are integral for efficient team collaboration, allowing us to communicate and organize ideas effectively during sessions.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find that the initial onboarding process for Miro wasn't very user-friendly. It required me to receive guidance through one-on-one sessions with colleagues, as it wasn't straightforward to set up a board and manage access instructions for external users. Additionally, Miro tends to slow down when boards get filled with a lot of images, impacting performance negatively. The process of importing images and PowerPoint files is cumbersome, as I have to manually copy and paste instead of simply dragging and dropping—a missing feature that would significantly improve the user experience.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Miro to facilitate online collaboration, replacing physical workshops, saving travel time, and utilizing templates and sticky notes for efficient team collaboration.
Robust Features That Can Be Finetuned
What do you like best about the product?
I use Miro daily for work. Miro is a solid tool for remote collaboration, making it easy to conduct virtual workshops and brainstorming sessions. I appreciate the ability to customize the boards to fit my needs. The search function is also effective when I need to find specific information. Additionally, I value the wide range of templates Miro offers, including both community-created and Miro-branded options. I find it helpful that these templates are organized by use case, as this organization allows me to get started more quickly or find inspiration for the boards I design myself. I use the Adobe Express integration and like that there are many integrations available.
What do you dislike about the product?
Providing stakeholders with access to Miro can be challenging. Many of my colleagues do not require regular access, so when I host a workshop and share a guest link, participants sometimes have trouble joining, which leads to wasted time and reduces their ability to participate fully. Additionally, the keyboard shortcuts could use some improvement. Shortcuts that are standard in other tools, such as 'Send to front,' are either different in Miro or missing in certain modes, like the strikethrough text option. Occasionally, I find that a feature I expect is either unavailable or difficult to locate, because there are so many features to sort through.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Miro is my project management hub. It helps keep me organized and aware of all my projects and tasks. Miro also facilitates remote collaboration.
Excellent for Brainstorming, But Needs More Intuitive Cursors
What do you like best about the product?
Great tool for solo or group brainstorming.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some of the cursor functionality is non intuitive. I also feel there are too limited of shapes and objects to use for brainstorming.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
My whole team works remotely, making brainstorms extra challenging. Miro solves this problem and keeps group sessions interactive even when we can't be in the same room. In that regard, I see it as an essential tool.
Great for fast ideation, but needs better branding options
What do you like best about the product?
Quickly being able to get ideas down on a canvas, great for workshopping. Easy to get to grips with the basics and get started. Template library is a big help too.
What do you dislike about the product?
Lack of branding and customisation - it's sometime embarrassing to show our work to stakeholders, because we can't make it look branded
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Getting ideas down on a canvas quickly, and being able to visualise a whole system very quickly. We also use it for outlining workflows and experimenting with ideas quickly.
Intuitive and Versatile Tool for Organizing Ideas and Flows
What do you like best about the product?
How intuitive it is. How easy it is to use and the number of options available for creating flows, ideas, outlines, organizing sessions, etc.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only problem I've ever had is the difficulty of moving around the board because of how big it is.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use Miro mainly to define the different flows within the company and connect them to each other, for example, the flow of operations with that of marketing and sales. It is a very easy and intuitive way, and all teams can see what happens in each case of the customer journey.
Simple and Accessible, But Learning Curve for Non-Process Thinkers
What do you like best about the product?
I like the simplicty and accessibility (along with a free plan) that allows my business processes to adjust.
What do you dislike about the product?
I can see there being a bit of a learning curve for many. It can also be challenging if you're not a typical process based thinker.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Miro helps me solve holes in my conversion funnels. This lets me ensure customers receive multiple touchpoints in their journey to becoming a client. It also helps layout processes for SOPs.
Great Pen Functionality, But Missing Linux App
What do you like best about the product?
I can use pen and write on my laptop and learn
What do you dislike about the product?
no native app on linux, so much lags and idk
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
i can study math and make notes. Its so useful
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