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metaFox.online vs. Miro: the alternative for coaches

Miro is an infinite-canvas whiteboard for teams; metaFox.online is built for coaching sessions you go through board by board, with picture cards, a constellation board and inner parts already built in.

Last checked: October 4, 2026

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Wheel of Life on a metaFox.online board with notes beside it, the session's numbered boards along the top

Which one is for whom?

metaFox.online fits if

  • you want to guide a session step by step, board by board like slides.
  • you work with picture cards, a constellation board or inner parts and don't want to build them yourself.
  • your clients should join with a link and no account, with video right next to the board.

Miro fits if

  • your team or the companies you work for already use Miro.
  • you build large free-form boards, for example for workshops, processes or planning.
  • you want lots of templates and integrations with other tools.

metaFox.online and Miro compared

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Comparison of metaFox.online and Miro, last checked October 4, 2026
CriterionmetaFox.onlineMiro
Core idea
A room for coaching sessions: boards you go through one after another like slides, with method cards, a constellation board, session templates and client management.
An online whiteboard with an infinite canvas for teams, plus docs, tables, presentations and AI features.[1][2][3]
Built for
Coaches, consultants, psychologists, leaders and facilitators, for 1:1 and group sessions.
Teams and organizations. Miro describes its Business plan as being "for growing organizations and consultants".[3]
Methods and cards
YesPicture cards, values, strengths, emotions and beliefs cards, inner parts, a constellation board, Wheel of Life, scaling question and a template library.
PartlyCommunity coaching templates in the Miroverse gallery, for example for the GROW model or systemic methods. Ready-made coaching card sets are not built in.[4][5]
Client access
YesOne link, no account, nothing to install.
PartlyWithout an account as a visitor, through a public board link. Visitors can only edit on paid plans. Guests need a Miro account.[6][7]
Price
Pro: €39.95 per month plus VAT. 14-day free trial, no credit card.
Free: €0. Starter: €8 per member per month billed yearly, €10 billed monthly. Business: €20 or €25. All plus tax.[3][8]
Video call
YesBuilt into the board, right next to your workspace.
YesYes, video calls in the board (beta) from Starter, up to 25 participants, with recording and live transcript.[9]
Hosting and privacy
Servers in Frankfurt (Germany), GDPR-compliant.
EU data residency is the default on all plans: data center in Ireland, backup in Germany. Miro's Help Center lists which data is excluded.[10]
Working at the same time
YesYes, coach and client work live on the same board.
YesYes, in real time. Visitors without an account get fewer tools, such as shapes, lines, text and sticky notes, and can't upload files.[7]
Result and export
YesA PDF of the session in one click, or the link to the board.
YesAs an image (JPG), PDF, SVG or CSV. On the Free plan, small size only; high resolution from Starter.[11]
Storage
YesEvery session is saved. The next appointment picks up where you left off.
YesBoards stay saved. On the Free plan, only the three most recent boards can be edited; on paid plans, all of them.[3][12]
Interface languages
English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish.
English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean, Polish.[13]

Last checked: October 4, 2026. Facts about Miro as stated on the vendor pages linked below. Prices may change.

Endless canvas or board by board?

A classic whiteboard is an open canvas you scroll and zoom around. metaFox.online organizes a session into boards that you go through one after another, like slides.

Endless canvas compared with board by boardOn the left, a large canvas with scattered sticky notes, of which you only ever see a part. On the right, numbered boards; the open board shows a picture card and three figures.Endless canvasWhat you seeBoard by board12345

You scroll and zoom and only ever see a part of it.

You always see a whole board, and you go through them one after another, like slides.

When Miro is the better choice

If your team or the companies you work for already use Miro, stay with it. According to its pricing page, Miro has more than 7,000 templates from Miro and its community and more than 250 integrations, for example with Microsoft, Slack and Google.

For large free-form boards, for example for workshops or processes, and for high-resolution exports, including vector (PDF or SVG), Miro is the better choice. metaFox.online is built for coaching sessions with clients, not for that kind of work.

A picture card exercise in metaFox.online

Picture cards are already built into metaFox.online. You start them in the middle of a session, your client chooses on their own device, and the card then sits on your board.

Vision picture board in metaFox.online with chosen picture cardsWatch the walkthrough (7 min)
  1. 1

    Choose a card set

    Open the picture cards in your session, choose a set and ask your question, for example "Which card speaks to you?"

  2. 2

    Your client chooses

    Your client browses on their own device and picks a card. The card then appears on your board.

  3. 3

    Keep going and take it with you

    You move and group the cards together and go on to the next board. Everything is saved. After the session, send your client the link to the board or a PDF.

Frequently asked questions

What is the main difference between Miro and metaFox.online?

Miro is an infinite canvas you scroll and zoom around. In metaFox.online, a session is made of boards you go through one after another, like slides; coaches tell us this is how they prefer to work. Picture cards, a constellation board and inner parts are already built in, so you don't have to build them yourself.

Can't I work slide by slide in Miro too?

Yes. Miro has a presentation mode for frames and the Miro Slides format, on all plans according to Miro. The slides sit on the board, which is the open canvas. In metaFox.online, the session itself is a sequence of boards, and you always see a whole board.

Do my clients need an account?

Not in metaFox.online: your client joins with a link, no account and nothing to install. In Miro, clients can join without an account as visitors if you open the board to anyone with the link; visitors can only edit on paid plans. Guests are invited to Miro by email and need a Miro account.

Is Miro cheaper than metaFox.online?

Per license, yes: Miro Starter costs €8 per member per month billed yearly, or €10 billed monthly, plus tax. On the minimum number of licenses, the Miro Help Center says 2, while the pricing page says there is no minimum for card payments, so check before you buy. Miro Free costs nothing and has 3 editable boards, but clients without an account can't edit there. metaFox.online Pro costs €39.95 per month plus VAT, with picture cards, a constellation board and inner parts included.

Where is the data stored, and what about GDPR?

Both store data in the EU. By default on all plans, Miro keeps board content in data centers in Ireland, with a backup in Germany; Miro's Help Center lists which data is excluded. metaFox.online runs on servers in Frankfurt (Germany), and video calls run through LiveKit's EU region in Frankfurt. Details are in our privacy policy.

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Sources and method

We only compare facts you can check on the vendors' own pages or in the product itself, and we recheck them every quarter. Something outdated or wrong? Tell us.

  1. https://miro.com/whiteboard/
  2. https://miro.com/de/online-whiteboard/
  3. https://miro.com/de/pricing/
  4. https://miro.com/miroverse/grow-coaching-template/
  5. https://miro.com/miroverse/systemic-coaching-remote-methods/
  6. https://help.miro.com/hc/en-us/articles/7045408248594
  7. https://help.miro.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012524559
  8. https://svc.eu01.miro.com/api/billing-and-payment/public/open/api/v1/pricing
  9. https://help.miro.com/hc/en-us/articles/21992143796754
  10. https://help.miro.com/hc/en-us/articles/23084283851026
  11. https://help.miro.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017572754
  12. https://help.miro.com/hc/en-us/articles/360014270500
  13. https://help.miro.com/hc/en-us/articles/4957762934802

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