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Miro vs Things

Miro and Things are both personal productivity tools. Miro is aimed at small businesses and enterprise, while Things is aimed at freelancers. Only Miro has a free plan.

Miro

AI-powered visual collaboration canvas for product and design teams

Things

Award-winning to-do app for Apple devices

PricingFreemium · $10Paid
Starting price$10/moNot published
Free planYesNo
Free trial14 days15 days
Built forSmall businesses, Enterprise, Agencies, FreelancersFreelancers
Platformsweb, macos, windows, ios, androidmacos, ios
CountryUS · 2011DE · 2007
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Choose Miro if

Product, design, agile and consulting teams that plan and workshop visually across locations.

  • Most mature, flexible whiteboard canvas on the market
  • Huge template library and 250+ integrations
  • Strong for remote workshops and cross-team planning

Look elsewhere if: Teams that mostly need UI design or simple marketing graphics (Figma, Canva).

Choose Things if

Apple users wanting a beautiful personal task manager.

  • Beautiful, calm design
  • One-time purchase
  • Fast and reliable

Look elsewhere if: Teams or Windows/Android users.

Miro vs Things pricing

Miro

  • Free$03 editable boards, 10 AI credits/mo
  • Starter$10/member/mo$8 billed annually; unlimited private boards, 25 AI credits
  • Business$25/member/mo$20 billed annually; SSO, guests, 50 AI credits
  • EnterpriseCustomFrom 30 members; SCIM, audit logs, data residency

Things

  • Mac$49.99One-time purchase
  • iPhone & Apple Watch$9.99One-time purchase
  • iPad$19.99One-time purchase

Miro · Key features

  • Infinite canvas with sticky notes, docs, tables, slides and kanban
  • Diagramming library with 4,700+ shapes on Business and above
  • Sidekicks AI agents that use your team's board context
  • Flows for building reusable multi-step AI workflows
  • Workshop tools: timer, voting, Engage activities and templates
  • Two-way Jira, Asana and Azure DevOps integrations

Cons

  • Business plan price rose 25% in 2026
  • Large boards can feel sluggish on weaker hardware
  • AI credits are capped per member per month

Things · Key features

  • Areas, projects and headings
  • Today, Upcoming, Anytime, Someday
  • Quick entry with natural dates
  • Tags and filters
  • Calendar events alongside tasks
  • Free Things Cloud sync

Cons

  • Apple only
  • No collaboration
  • No web app

Miro vs Things: FAQ

Do Miro and Things have a free plan?

Miro has a free plan. Things has no free plan, a 15-day free trial.

Which is better for small businesses, Miro or Things?

Miro lists small businesses as a core audience, while Things is aimed more at freelancers.

Not sure yet?