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            "tagline": "Open-source whiteboard for diagrams with a hand-drawn look",
            "summary": "Excalidraw is an open-source virtual whiteboard for sketching diagrams with a hand-drawn look, and it supports collaboration. The code is licensed under MIT, and the app runs at excalidraw.com.",
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                "Open source under the MIT license",
                "Hand-drawn style suits early sketches",
                "Runs in a browser at excalidraw.com"
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                "Fewer templates and workshop features than Miro",
                "Less suited to large, formal diagram sets"
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            "overview": "Excalidraw is a virtual whiteboard for sketching diagrams with a hand-drawn style. Its homepage describes it as a collaborative whiteboard tool for diagrams that feel hand-drawn, and its code is on GitHub as a virtual whiteboard for sketching. The drawing style makes rough architecture sketches and flowcharts look informal, which many teams prefer for early ideas.\n\nThe code is licensed under MIT, so anyone can use, change and embed it, and the project is open source on GitHub. Excalidraw is lighter than Miro or FigJam, with fewer templates and workshop features, but it is simple to share. It suits developers and small teams who want an open-source sketch tool, while Miro and FigJam suit larger workshops."
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            "tagline": "Online whiteboard for brainstorming, diagrams and team planning",
            "summary": "Miro is an online whiteboard for brainstorming, diagrams, planning and workshops, used in a web browser. It has a free plan with three editable boards, and its paid plans cost $8 per member per month when billed yearly. Miro also sells an enterprise tier.",
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            "overview": "Miro is a browser-based whiteboard where teams place sticky notes, shapes, diagrams and documents on a shared canvas. Its site lists an intelligent canvas, flows, prototypes and wireframes, and Mermaid diagrams, which turn text into diagram code. It also lists AI features.\n\nThe free plan allows three editable boards, and the paid plan adds unlimited and private boards. Pricing is per member for teams, and the company sells a separate enterprise tier. Miro is closed source. It suits teams that want one place for workshops and planning, while FigJam and Excalidraw are lighter choices for quick sketches."
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        "Excalidraw is open source; Miro is not.",
        "Excalidraw: free and open source. Miro: free plan, paid upgrades."
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