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Miro vs Okteto

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Miro

Technology

The visual workspace for innovation

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Full reviewWebsite
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Okteto

Developer Tools

Runs production-like development environments on your own Kubernetes cluster

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Miro free tier limited to 3 editable boards; additional boards must be shared as read-only; Okteto two of the three plans publish no price at all, with no currency and no billing period stated anywhere, so any budget above five seats requires a sales conversation before you can even compare it with an alternative.
  • They diverge on capability: Miro covers Infinite canvas, Okteto covers Cluster development environments.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Miro and Okteto actually diverge.

Attributes where Miro and Okteto differ
AttributeMiroOkteto
Pricing modelfreemiumquote
PlatformsWebLinux, macOS, Windows, CLI, Kubernetes, Web
CategoryTechnologyDeveloper Tools
Founded2011Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Miro

  • Infinite canvas
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Digital sticky notes
  • Diagramming
  • Mind mapping
  • Video chat
  • Screen sharing
  • Templates

Only in Okteto

  • Cluster development environments
  • File synchronisation
  • Development containers
  • Environment catalogue
  • Preview environments
  • Bring your own cloud

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Miro

  • Collaborative whiteboarding and diagrammingnot Okteto
  • Team brainstorming and ideation sessionsnot Okteto
  • Project planning and workflow visualisationnot Okteto
  • Remote team collaborationnot Okteto

Okteto

  • A microservices estate where no developer can run the full dependency graph on a laptopnot Miro
  • Giving each pull request a working environment reviewers can click rather than describenot Miro
  • Letting coding agents build and test against real databases and queues instead of mocksnot Miro
  • Removing a fleet of local Kubernetes installations that drift from production and produce false test resultsnot Miro

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Miro

  • Free tier limited to 3 editable boards; additional boards must be shared as read-only
  • AI credits heavily restricted: 25 credits per member per month on Starter, 50 on Business
  • Enterprise plan requires minimum 30 members
  • Large projects with numerous nested objects may impact performance on lower tiers

Okteto

  • Two of the three plans publish no price at all, with no currency and no billing period stated anywhere, so any budget above five seats requires a sales conversation before you can even compare it with an alternative.
  • The Apache-2.0 CLI is restricted to the development section of the manifest, so build services, user management and observability all require the commercial platform and the open licence provides very little continuity insurance.
  • The last disclosed funding round is a 15 million US dollar Series A from February 2022 with nothing announced since, and the contributor base is dominated by company employees, which is concentrated risk for something embedded in every developer daily loop.
  • You must bring and pay for the Kubernetes cluster, so node cost, capacity planning and version upgrades stay with your platform team on top of the licence fee.
  • The 2026 repositioning towards AI agents means the classic developer inner loop is no longer what the marketing leads with, so a buyer purchasing that use case should confirm roadmap commitment rather than assume it.

Pricing, plan by plan

Miro

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 3 editable boards
    • 7,000+ templates
    • Multiple formats (Docs, Tables, Slides, Kanban)
  • Starter$8/month
    • Unlimited boards
    • Visitor editing
    • High-resolution exports
  • Business$20/month
    • Unlimited workspaces
    • Unlimited guests
    • 4,700+ diagramming shapes
  • Enterprise$null/mo
    • Custom pricing from 30 members
    • Enterprise-grade security
    • Regional data hosting

Okteto

Free
  • StarterFree
    • 5 seats included
    • Self-hosted deployment into your own cluster
    • Community support
  • Scale$undefined/year
    • Contact sales, no price, currency or billing period published
    • More seats and environments than Starter
    • Self-hosted deployment
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Contact sales, no price published
    • Bring your own cloud deployment
    • Available through Google Cloud and AWS marketplaces

Which should you pick?

Choose Miro if

  • You need infinite canvas.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want real-time collaboration.
Miro review

Choose Okteto if

  • You need cluster development environments.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, macOS, Windows, CLI, Kubernetes, Web.
  • You also want file synchronisation.
Okteto review

Questions people ask

Is Miro or Okteto better?
Neither clearly leads. Miro starts at Free and Okteto at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Miro or Okteto?
Miro starts at Free and Okteto at Free.
Does Miro or Okteto run on more platforms?
Miro runs on Web. Okteto runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, CLI, Kubernetes, Web.
Can I use Miro for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Miro best used for?
Miro is most often used for collaborative whiteboarding and diagramming, team brainstorming and ideation sessions, project planning and workflow visualisation, remote team collaboration. Of those, collaborative whiteboarding and diagramming and team brainstorming and ideation sessions are not what Okteto is typically brought in for.
What can Miro do that Okteto cannot?
Miro covers Infinite canvas, Real-time collaboration, Digital sticky notes, Diagramming. Okteto covers Cluster development environments, File synchronisation, Development containers, Environment catalogue.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Miro: How much does Miro cost per month?

Miro offers Free (no cost), Starter at $8/month per member (billed yearly), Business at $20/month per member (billed yearly), and Enterprise with custom pricing from 30 members.

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Okteto: Is Okteto open source?

The CLI is Apache-2.0, but the README states it supports only the development section of the manifest. Everything operationally interesting, including builds, user management and observability, is in the commercial platform.

Miro: Is there a free version of Miro?

Yes, Miro's Free plan includes 3 editable boards, 7,000+ templates, multiple formats, limited AI trial, 250+ integrations, and 100 MCP calls per day.

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Okteto: What does it cost?

Only the free Starter tier with five seats is published. Scale and Enterprise are both contact sales, with no price, currency or billing period disclosed on the pricing page.

Miro: Do organizations get discounts on Miro?

Miro offers education and nonprofit discounts, as well as startup credits of $500-$1,000 for eligible startups.

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Okteto: Do I need my own Kubernetes cluster?

Yes. Okteto installs into a cluster you provide and pay for, so capacity, upgrades and node costs remain your responsibility in addition to the licence.

Miro: How does annual billing compare to monthly billing?

Annual billing saves 20% compared to monthly billing across all paid tiers on Miro.

Source
Okteto: How is this different from running Kubernetes locally?

Environments run against the same managed databases, queues and service mesh as production, so a class of failures that only appears in a real cluster is caught before merge rather than after deploy.

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