# Roam vs. Miro: Which Collaboration Platform Is Right for Your Team?
Canonical URL: https://ro.am/roam-vs-miro

## Quick answer
Roam is the stronger fit for remote and hybrid teams seeking a shared virtual office with everyday messaging, spontaneous conversations, and meetings. Miro is the stronger fit for visual collaboration: developing ideas, mapping processes, and running workshops around a shared canvas. Teams with both needs may use both.

## Disclosure and scope
Published by Roam, one of the products compared. The canonical guide reviews product documentation and acquisition announcements as of September 21, 2026. Recommendations assess workflow fit, not hands-on performance benchmarks. Features and availability depend on plan and configuration.

## Key differences
- Workspace: Roam organizes daily work around people, presence, and conversations in a persistent virtual office. Miro organizes work around canvases and visual artifacts.
- Messaging: Roam AInbox supports direct messages, named groups, and threaded replies. Miro supports board discussions, comments, and workshop communication.
- Visual collaboration: Roam includes a shared meeting-room whiteboard for sketching during conversations. Miro focuses on dedicated whiteboarding, templates, diagramming, and workshop workflows. Roam's whiteboard should not be assumed equivalent to advanced Miro boards.
- Meetings: Roam offers drop-in conversations, video meeting rooms, and Theater for company presentations. Miro's Video Calls beta documents up to 25 board participants, screen sharing, recording, and live transcription, with access depending on plan and settings.
- Recorded updates: Roam Magicast screen recordings can be shared through AInbox or a link. Miro Talktrack ties recorded explanations to the canvas.
- AI: Roam Magic Minutes supports meeting summaries, transcripts, action items, and follow-up. Miro Sidekicks and Flows support canvas-based agents and multistep visual workflows. Evaluate outputs and check usage limits.

## Announced acquisition
On September 10, 2026, Bending Spoons announced an agreement to acquire Miro at an enterprise value of $1.355 billion. Including Miro's net cash, implied equity value is approximately $1.79 billion.
As of the guide's September 21 review date, the transaction is pending, with closing expected in Q4 2026 subject to approvals and customary conditions. Miro says operations remain unchanged until closing. Bending Spoons says it plans to invest in performance, reliability, and functionality after closing.
Roam's Remote Work News commentary raises concerns based on changes at other Bending Spoons businesses. Those concerns do not establish future Miro pricing or staffing outcomes. Review renewal terms, export options, support commitments, and feature dependencies for both vendors.

## Pricing
Published US-dollar prices checked September 21, 2026:
- Roam 2026: $19.50 per active member per month, billed monthly with no annual commitment. The announced 2027 rate is $20.88 per active member per month.
- Miro Free: $0, with three editable boards.
- Miro Starter: $8 per member per month, billed yearly.
- Miro Business: $20 per member per month, billed yearly.
- Miro Enterprise: custom pricing through sales.
Miro Starter has the lower paid entry price for visual collaboration. Roam's value depends on communication capabilities used and subscriptions actually replaced. Compare required features, actual users, billing commitments, taxes, and current terms. Do not assume everyone needs both licenses or count hypothetical savings.

## Choosing Roam, Miro, or both
Choose Roam for company-wide daily connection, availability, communication, meetings, and follow-up.
Choose Miro when visual artifacts, reusable workshop formats, and diagramming are central to your work.
Consider both for daily team communication plus specialized visual collaboration. Start with board links and screen sharing; this does not assume a native Roam–Miro integration.
Test representative working sessions and asynchronous handoffs with facilitators, artifact owners, and access administrators before deciding.

## Frequently asked questions
Q: Is Roam a Miro alternative?
A: Consider Roam for broader remote-team collaboration and everyday communication. Validate advanced Miro board replacement requirements separately.

Q: Has Bending Spoons completed its acquisition of Miro?
A: As of September 21, 2026, the official announcement describes a signed agreement with closing expected in Q4 2026, subject to approvals and other conditions.

Q: Will Miro's prices increase because of the acquisition?
A: The announcement does not establish a future increase. Review actual pricing notices and renewal terms.

Q: Can we move existing Miro boards into Roam?
A: This comparison does not establish a native importer preserving editable boards. Test objects, comments, links, and permissions. Static exports may retain a reference without retaining the editing workflow.

## Sources
- Roam virtual office and meeting rooms: https://ro.am/virtual-office
- Roam AInbox: https://ro.am/ainbox
- Roam Magic Minutes: https://ro.am/magic-minutes
- Roam Theater: https://ro.am/theater
- Roam Magicast: https://ro.am/magicast
- Roam pricing: https://ro.am/pricing
- Miro pricing: https://miro.com/pricing/
- Miro whiteboard: https://miro.com/whiteboard/
- Miro diagramming: https://miro.com/diagramming/
- Miro workshops: https://help.miro.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012753200-Miro-for-workshops-meetings
- Miro Video Calls beta: https://help.miro.com/hc/en-us/articles/21992143796754-Video-calls-BETA
- Miro Talktrack: https://miro.com/capabilities/talktrack/
- Miro AI: https://miro.com/ai/ai-overview/
- Miro acquisition announcement: https://miro.com/blog/miro-bending-spoons/
- Bending Spoons acquisition announcement: https://investors.bendingspoons.com/newsroom/bending-spoons-agrees-to-acquire-miro
- Roam Remote Work News commentary: https://ro.am/rwn/bending-spoons-buys-miro