At a glance
| Feature | MonoMap | Miro |
|---|---|---|
| Price to start | Free | Free |
| Free-plan limits | Unlimited maps & boards | 3 editable boards |
| No sign-up needed | Yes | No — account required |
| Works fully offline | Yes | No — cloud only |
| Where your data lives | On your device | Miro cloud |
| Native mind map | Yes | Yes, on a board |
| Native kanban board | Yes | Basic, inside a board |
| Keyboard-first editing | Yes | Partial |
| Mind map → board bridge | Yes, one click | No |
| Live Markdown split view | Yes | No |
| Real-time team collaboration | Read-only share links (Studio) | Yes — a core strength |
| Templates & integrations | Minimal by design | 5,000+ templates, 160+ apps |
| Best for | Focused solo & small-team work | Large team workshops |
Where MonoMap wins
- No board cap. Miro's free plan keeps only three boards editable at a time. MonoMap is free with unlimited local maps and boards.
- Works offline. Miro is cloud-only; MonoMap saves to your device and keeps working with no connection.
- No account wall. Open MonoMap and start — no sign-up, no team, no workspace setup.
- Keyboard-first. Tab, Enter and Space drive the whole map without touching a toolbar.
- Map to board in one click. Turn a node into a card or a branch into a board — Miro has no equivalent bridge from a mind map to a kanban board.
- Your data stays yours. Local-first storage with Markdown, PNG and JSON export, so nothing is locked in.
When Miro is the better choice
Miro is genuinely excellent at something different: large, real-time team workshops.
- You need many people editing the same board at once, with facilitation tools like voting and timers.
- You want 5,000+ templates and 160+ integrations with the rest of your team's stack.
- You need whiteboards, flowcharts, prototypes, and slides alongside mapping.
- Your organisation requires enterprise governance, SSO, and admin controls.
How MonoMap approaches the same job
Instead of a canvas with every tool in it, MonoMap keeps two workspaces — a mind map and a kanban board — and a single toggle between them. It is deliberately small, so it opens instantly and stays out of your way. See all features or pricing.