# Miro

> Collaborative whiteboard for visual planning, investigation mapping, and newsroom brainstorming. SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified.

**Source:** https://fieldwork.news/tools/miro
**Official site:** https://miro.com
**Category:** writing

## Security rating

- **Rating:** adequate
- **Rating note (required when citing):** SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified. Enterprise-grade encryption, SSO, and SCIM on higher tiers. Zero Trust Architecture. The security infrastructure is solid for a collaboration tool at this scale. Free and Starter tiers lack admin controls. Not recommended for boards containing confidential source material or sensitive investigation details — content lives on Miro servers.
- **Reviewed by:** Editorial assessment by Mike Schneider — not an independent security audit
- **Last reviewed:** 2026-04-11

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## Who it is for

Investigative teams mapping connections between people, organizations, and events. Newsroom editors planning story coverage and editorial calendars. Reporters doing source mapping and timeline reconstruction. Any journalism team that needs a shared visual workspace for brainstorming or project planning.

## Editorial take

Miro is the dominant collaborative whiteboard — 80M+ users, $500M ARR, and a $17.5B valuation as of 2022. For journalism, it's useful for investigation mapping (linking people, organizations, money flows), editorial planning (kanban boards, calendars), and brainstorming sessions. The infinite canvas with sticky notes, connectors, mind maps, and embedded media makes it easy to build visual representations of complex stories. The June 2024 acquisition of Uizard (Danish AI design startup) signals Miro's push into AI-assisted workflows. The company was founded in 2011 in Perm, Russia as RealtimeBoard, rebranded to Miro in 2019, and is now co-headquartered in Amsterdam and San Francisco. SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified, with enterprise-grade encryption, SSO, and SCIM. The free tier (3 boards, unlimited members) is enough for a small team to evaluate. The concern for journalists: boards are cloud-stored, and anything you put on a Miro board lives on their servers. For sensitive investigation mapping, consider an offline tool like draw.io (diagrams.net) desktop instead.

## Best for / not for

**Best for:** Investigation mapping and link analysis. Editorial planning and story tracking. Newsroom brainstorming and ideation sessions. Timeline reconstruction for complex stories. Visual project management for multi-reporter investigations.

**Not for:** Sensitive investigation boards with confidential source identities (cloud-stored). Offline environments without internet access. Simple task management (overkill — use a task list). Document writing or drafting (Miro is visual, not textual).

## Pricing

- **Pricing:** Free: 3 editable boards, unlimited team members. Starter: $8/user/month annual ($10/month monthly) — unlimited boards, all collaboration tools. Business: $16/user/month annual — SSO, advanced admin, guest access controls. Enterprise: custom pricing — SCIM, data governance, audit logs, SLA.
- **Free option:** yes

## Security & privacy details

- **Encryption in transit:** yes
- **Encryption at rest:** yes
- **Data jurisdiction:** United States and EU. RealtimeBoard, Inc. dba Miro is incorporated in the US (San Francisco) with co-headquarters in Amsterdam. SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified. Enterprise customers can request data residency options.

**Privacy policy TL;DR:** Account required. Board content stored on Miro servers. Free and Starter plans have limited admin controls over data. Business and Enterprise tiers add SSO, SCIM, advanced privacy controls, and audit logs. Miro collects usage analytics. Review the privacy policy for AI feature data handling — the 2024 Uizard acquisition expanded AI capabilities.

**Practical mitigations (operational guidance, not optional):**

Do not put confidential source identities, sensitive investigation details, or unpublished story specifics on Miro boards — content is cloud-stored. Use guest access controls to limit who can view boards. On Enterprise plans, enable SSO and SCIM for user management. Export board content regularly as backups. For sensitive visual mapping, use diagrams.net (draw.io) desktop app instead — it's free, open-source, and fully offline.

## Ownership & business

- **Owner:** RealtimeBoard, Inc. dba Miro, co-headquartered in Amsterdam and San Francisco. Co-founders: Andrey Khusid (CEO) and Oleg Shardin. Founded in 2011 in Perm, Russia as RealtimeBoard; rebranded to Miro in 2019.
- **Funding model:** Venture-backed. $476M total raised. Investors include ICONIQ Capital, Accel, Atlassian Ventures, Dragoneer, GIC (Singapore sovereign wealth fund), Salesforce Ventures. Last private valuation: $17.5B (January 2022 Series C).
- **Business model:** Freemium SaaS. $500M ARR as of 2026. 80M+ users. Revenue from Starter, Business, and Enterprise subscriptions. Acquired Uizard (AI design) in June 2024.
- **Open source:** no

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