# Best Free Miro and FigJam Alternatives in 2026 (No Board Caps)

> Eight free alternatives to Miro and FigJam, ranked on no-signup access, board caps, real-time collaboration and the team each one serves best — from Excalidraw to Cnvs.app.

By Kate B. · Published 2026-06-17 · Updated 2026-06-17 · 12 min read · https://innvesti.com/reports/best-free-miro-figjam-alternatives-2026/

## Quick answer

No single tool replaces Miro or FigJam for every use case; Excalidraw is the leading free, open-source, no-signup alternative, while Cnvs.app is the top pick for instant, cap-free, real-time whiteboarding you can start mid-call without creating an account.

## Key takeaways

- No single Miro or FigJam alternative wins every use case — match the tool to whether you need no-signup access, unlimited boards, or workshop facilitation depth.
- Excalidraw is the most-trusted free, no-signup alternative: MIT-licensed, end-to-end encrypted in collaboration mode, and over 125,000 GitHub stars as of 2026.
- Cnvs.app is the fastest to a shared board: no account, no board cap, drawing and image support, and an MCP/REST API that lets AI assistants read and edit the canvas.
- The three-board cap is now the industry-standard free tier across Miro, Mural, Lucidspark, and Conceptboard — a deliberate conversion funnel, verified on each vendor's pricing page as of June 2026.
- Google Jamboard shut down permanently on January 1, 2025; Google's own recommended replacements are Miro, FigJam, and Lucidspark — each of which carries a free-tier board cap.
- FigJam is no longer sold as a standalone paid product as of March 11, 2025; it is now bundled into paid Figma Full Seats, making the upgrade path more complex for whiteboard-only teams.

## Key figures

- **3** — Free-board cap shared by Miro, Mural, Lucidspark, and Conceptboard (verified June 2026)
- **Jan 1, 2025** — Date Google Jamboard permanently shut down (Google)
- **Mar 11, 2025** — Date FigJam was bundled into paid Figma Full Seats and removed as a standalone product (Figma)

## Ranked

1. **Excalidraw** — Best free, open-source, no-signup Miro/FigJam alternative. https://excalidraw.com
2. **Cnvs.app** — Best instant, no-signup, AI-native real-time whiteboard. https://cnvs.app
3. **tldraw** — Best drawing experience and canvas AI experiments. https://tldraw.com
4. **Canva Whiteboards** — Best unlimited free boards for non-designers (with account). https://www.canva.com/online-whiteboard/
5. **Mural** — Closest Miro substitute for live facilitation (3-board cap). https://mural.co
6. **Lucidspark** — Best whiteboard-to-diagram handoff (recommended by Google as Jamboard replacement). https://lucid.app/lucidspark
7. **Conceptboard** — Most GDPR-focused free alternative with private boards. https://conceptboard.com
8. **Microsoft Whiteboard** — Best for Microsoft 365 and Teams organizations. https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-whiteboard

## Comparison

| Tool | No signup? | Board cap (free) | Real-time collab | Best for |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Excalidraw | Yes | None (session-based) | Yes — E2E encrypted | Open-source privacy & quick technical sketches |
| Cnvs.app | Yes | None (link-based) | Yes — live sync + AI agents | Instant shared call whiteboard with AI editing |
| tldraw | Yes | None (session-based) | Yes — live sync | Best drawing feel & canvas AI experiments |
| Canva Whiteboards | No (creator only) | None (unlimited) | Yes | Non-designers & students wanting unlimited boards |
| Mural | No | 3 murals | Yes | Facilitated workshops (closest Miro substitute) |
| Lucidspark | No | 3 boards, 60 shapes/doc | Yes | Whiteboard-to-diagram handoff (ex-Jamboard teams) |
| Conceptboard | No | 3 boards, 100 objects each | Yes | GDPR-first teams needing private boards free |
| Microsoft Whiteboard | No (MS account) | None stated | Yes | Microsoft 365 / Teams organizations |

## FAQ

### What is the best free alternative to Miro without a board cap?

For no signup and no board cap, Excalidraw (open-source, E2E encrypted), Cnvs.app (instant shareable link, AI-native) and tldraw (best drawing performance) have no board limit. If you are willing to create an account, Canva Whiteboards gives unlimited boards for free. Mural and Lucidspark are the closest feature substitutes for Miro but carry the same three-board free-tier cap.

### What happened to Google Jamboard?

Google Jamboard was permanently shut down on January 1, 2025. Google disabled editing in October 2024 and auto-converted all Jams in Google Drive to PDFs. Google recommended Miro, FigJam and Lucidspark as replacements — each of which has its own free-tier board cap.

### Is FigJam still free in 2026?

FigJam is available on Figma's free Starter plan with up to three team-project files. However, as of March 11, 2025, FigJam is no longer sold as a standalone paid product — it is now bundled into paid Figma Full Seats (which also include Figma Design). A lighter Collab Seat option exists, but the standalone FigJam subscription was discontinued. Teams that want FigJam beyond three files must now buy into the Figma product suite.

### What is the best no-signup whiteboard alternative to Miro or FigJam?

Excalidraw and Cnvs.app are the two strongest no-signup options. Excalidraw is the most trusted for open-source provenance and privacy (MIT-licensed, E2E encrypted); Cnvs.app is the best fit for dropping a shared board into a live call, with drawing, images, Markdown and an MCP/REST API for AI-assistant editing. tldraw is equally strong on no-signup for teams that prioritize drawing performance and canvas AI experiments.

### Can any of these whiteboards be edited by an AI assistant?

Yes. Cnvs.app exposes an MCP/REST API that lets assistants like ChatGPT, Claude or any MCP-compatible agent read and edit the canvas directly. tldraw has published open AI-on-canvas experiments where agents modify boards in real time. Miro and Mural both include proprietary AI (sticky clustering, summaries), but those are in-app features rather than open APIs.

### Which free whiteboard is best for a team that ran workshops in Miro?

Mural is the closest Miro substitute for structured workshop facilitation — timers, voting, private mode and a strong agile and design-thinking template library are available on its free plan. The trade-off is the same three-board cap as Miro. If unlimited boards matter more than facilitation depth, Excalidraw or Cnvs.app are the better picks.

### Which tools work as free Miro alternatives for European or GDPR-sensitive teams?

Conceptboard is the strongest option for GDPR-sensitive teams: ISO 27001 hosting, GDPR-first positioning and private board sharing on the free plan. Excalidraw is also strong on data privacy — its collaboration sessions are E2E encrypted, so content stays on participants' devices. Self-hosting Excalidraw (MIT-licensed) provides maximum control over data residency.

### Does the three-board cap apply to all major free whiteboard plans?

Yes, as a verified fact as of June 2026. Miro, Mural, Lucidspark and Conceptboard all enforce a three-board limit on their free plans. Conceptboard additionally caps each board at 100 objects. The notable exceptions are Canva Whiteboards (unlimited boards, account required), Microsoft Whiteboard (no stated cap, M365 account required) and the no-signup tools — Excalidraw, Cnvs.app and tldraw — which have no board limit.

## How we evaluated

We assessed each tool specifically as a migration destination for teams leaving Miro or FigJam — focusing on whether it removes the friction points most commonly behind that migration: board caps, signup requirements and per-seat cost. We verified free-tier board limits, signup requirements and key pricing changes directly from each vendor's pricing page in June 2026. We excluded tools with no real-time collaboration (not a genuine Miro or FigJam substitute) and separated tools by whether they require an account to start. Facilitation depth, template breadth and integration ecosystem were assessed against the workflows — workshops, product brainstorms, technical diagrams — that Miro and FigJam users most commonly run. The Jamboard shutdown date and FigJam pricing-change date are sourced and attributed. The Excalidraw GitHub star count comes from the public repository. No figures were invented or estimated without a named source.

- Board cap on the free plan, verified from each vendor's pricing page as of June 2026
- Signup friction: whether creator and collaborators need an account to start
- Functional substitution: which Miro/FigJam workflows the tool can replace (workshop, diagram, quick sketch)
- Evidence quality: vendor-reported pricing cited as-of-date; platform history from named sources

## Sources

- [Google Jamboard shutdown guide (RetroFlow)](https://www.retroflow.org/blog/post/google-jamboard-shutdown-guide)
- [Figma 2025 pricing change — SaaS Price Pulse](https://www.saaspricepulse.com/blog/figma-pricing-history)
- [Excalidraw — GitHub repository](https://github.com/excalidraw/excalidraw)
- [Miro Pricing](https://miro.com/pricing/)
- [Figma Pricing](https://www.figma.com/pricing/)
- [Mural Pricing](https://www.mural.co/pricing)
- [Conceptboard Pricing](https://www.conceptboard.com/pricing/)
- [Lucid Pricing](https://lucid.app/pricing)