Lucidchart vs Miro

A precise diagram app against an all-round whiteboard. Lucidchart is built around shape libraries and exports Visio files on paid plans; Miro is a canvas for workshops that also does diagrams, with Mermaid and PlantUML.

Pick Lucidchart if

ShapesCodeWords

The diagram itself is the deliverable: flowcharts, network maps, org charts
You need Visio import and export
Your files should be stored in Google Drive

All Lucidchart facts

Pick Miro if

SketchShapesCodeWords

Diagrams are one part of team workshops and planning
You want sticky notes, voting and freeform sketching on the same board
You want PlantUML as well as Mermaid

All Miro facts

Where they differ most

Ways to draw

Lucidchart: Shapes, Code, Words
Miro: Sketch, Shapes, Code, Words

Free for work use

Lucidchart: YesYes
Miro: Not statedNot stated

Cheapest paid plan

Lucidchart: $10/month, Team (billed yearly)
Miro: $8/month, Starter (billed yearly)

Diagram code

Lucidchart: Mermaid
Miro: Mermaid, PlantUML

Works offline

Lucidchart: PartlyPartly
Miro: Not statedNot stated

Where diagrams are stored

Lucidchart: Maker's cloud, Google Drive
Miro: Maker's cloud

Every fact, side by side

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Lucidchart

Miro

How you make a diagram

Ways to draw Shapes, Code, WordsSketch, Shapes, Code, Words

AI limits No usage limit publishedFree: 10 credits a month per team on the pricing page but 25 on the AI credits page; Starter 25 and Business 50 per licence a month; a diagram uses 5 credits