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BrainSwitchs vs Miro
Miro is canvases only. BrainSwitchs gives you unlimited canvases plus real pages, notebooks and databases in the same project.
Miro is built for workshops and big team boards. BrainSwitchs has an infinite canvas with sticky notes, shapes, arrows, frames and a pen, but the canvas sits next to pages and databases in the same project. You stop exporting the board into a doc once the thinking is done.
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Interview notes
Everyone mentioned exports. Two people asked for a calendar. Nobody cared about themes.
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| Feature | BrainSwitchs | Miro |
|---|---|---|
| Infinite canvas | Yes | Yes |
| Sticky notes, shapes, arrows, frames | Yes | Yes |
| Pen and highlighter | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited canvases, and canvases inside canvases | Yes | Boards with frames |
| Full documents and notebooks | Pages, nested pages, notebooks | Basic doc widget |
| Databases with board and calendar views | Yes | Tables only |
| Thinking Protocols (First Principles, 5 Whys) | One click, laid out as blocks | Templates |
| Live multi-cursor workshops | Share and collaborate | Strong |
Miro details are based on its publicly listed features and may change. Corrections welcome.
Choose BrainSwitchs if
- One place for the board and the write-up that comes after it.
- Built for one person thinking deeply, not only for meetings.
- Sub-canvases: a block can open its own canvas, so boards never get too crowded.
Stick with Miro if
- Large live workshops with timers, voting and dozens of people on one board.
- Enterprise admin and a big integration catalog.
Moving from Miro
Export a Miro board as an image and drop it on a BrainSwitchs canvas, then rebuild the parts you still need as live blocks.
You don't have to move everything at once. Plenty of people start with one project, see how the canvas and pages feel together, and bring the rest over later.