📐 Miro vs. Figma: Whiteboards for Suits or Styluses?

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Today's matchup: Miro vs. FigJam (Figma’s collaborative whiteboard cousin).

We’re diving deep into two visual collaboration tools built for teams – but aimed at very different tribes. Miro wants to be the default brain-dump zone for every department. FigJam? It's got pixel-perfect plans for your design standups.

Let’s break it down.

Miro — The Corporate Powerboard

Miro’s vibe? 
Cross-functional chaos, beautifully organized.

✅ Endless canvas, structured chaos
That dotted-grid background feels infinite but not intimidating. Frames, sections, and color-coding keep it clean.

✅ Templates for everything
600+ templates across PM, marketing, strategy – from empathy maps to org charts. Zero to plan in 60 seconds.

✅ Built for business workflows
Tagging, filtering, and smart connectors make process mapping a dream.

✅ Enterprise-friendly sharing
Granular permissions, team spaces, and presentation mode scream “built for big teams.”

✅ Integration beast
Connects with 100+ tools – Slack, Jira, Notion, and every acronym under the sun.

⚠️ Design fidelity? Meh.
Not built for pixel-perfect anything. Great for wireframes, not UI.

❌ Template overload, minimal curation
On the flip side, with 600+ templates, it's easy to get overwhelmed. While quantity is great, quality varies — and not all templates are relevant or polished, which can slow down decision-making instead of speeding it up.

FigJam by Figma — The Designer’s Playground

FigJam’s vibe? 
Sticky notes, emoji storms, and design systems that actually work.

✅ Pixel-precise, yet playful
Typography, vector editing, auto-layout – it’s like Figma’s fun cousin showed up with a marker set.

✅ Seamless Figma integration
Designers can jump from flowcharts to hi-fi mockups without switching tools. FigJam is part of the process.

✅ Built-in audio chat
No Zoom needed. Talk and design in real-time right on the canvas.

✅ Lightweight, fast, and fluid
For brainstorming, critiques, or design system planning, it's smooth as butter.

✅ Community-fueled templates
Fewer templates, but hyper-specific to design tasks – and easy to remix.

⚠️ Navigation can be weird
Tucked inside Figma, finding FigJam sometimes feels like hunting for a side quest.

❌ Not for your finance team
If you're not working on design problems, it’s probably not your jam.

Quick Takeaway

If you're trying to map out messy ideas, organize a strategy, or just make sense of a dozen competing priorities, Miro makes it easy to start and scale. Great templates, smooth UX, and made for more than just designers.

FigJam, on the other hand, shines inside design teams. It's playful, collaborative, and feels like an extension of Figma – but that also means it works best if you're already in that ecosystem.

Verdict:
Miro is better for quick thinking and cross-functional planning.
FigJam is better if you're already in Figma and want to stay there.

👉 Need to build clarity across non-design teams? Go with Miro.
👉 Already working in Figma and want to keep it in the family? Stick with FigJam.

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