Is it M-ee-ro, M-ai-ro or Miró like the painter?
November 15, 2022

Is it M-ee-ro, M-ai-ro or Miró like the painter?

Salvatore De Carmine | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Miro

Apart from sketching/doodling ideas without a structured form, mainly three uses: as a simple to-do list without many frills, since I don't have permission to create one in Jira, and anyway, it would be like shooting a mosquito with a bazooka to help in presentations along with Powerpoint as a communication tool to coordinate and communicate the work of the team(s) both internally and to the outside world.

Pros

  • Integrating with other applications.
  • Drawing graphs in real time (e.g. during presentations).
  • Offering a vast array of tools to communicate ideas effectively.

Cons

  • Performances: big boards can be very slow to browse.
  • Voting can sometimes be confusing.
  • The dashboard could use a little bit more structure (labels, folders...).
  • Preparing a presentation in a week would have taken much more if I had only used a static slideshow.
  • Optimizing the amount of time spent in brainstorming with the rest of the team.
I haven't done much yet, but when I did it worked exactly as expected.
I work a fully remote job which allows me the autonomy I need in order to be fully productive. That would have been impossible without the right tools. As Allen Holub puts it, communication effectiveness improves with the richness of the communication media. In terms of richness, Miro certainly goes above and beyond to deliver the goods.

Do you think Miro delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Miro's feature set?

Yes

Did Miro live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Miro go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Miro again?

Yes

Despite a challenging learning curve, due to the sheer amount of features, Miro has become an irreplaceable tool in my day-to-day work. Sketching any idea is fast and effective, even for someone who's very bad at drawing, like me. Even tho' I use it as a simple to-do list, Miro turned out not to be a good replacement for Jira when we tried. (This might not be a bad thing since, personally, I think nobody in his right mind should use Jira, but for many of us, it's not a choice...).

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