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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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                "Mermaid diagrams turn text into flowcharts",
                "Free plan with three editable boards"
            ],
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                "Free plan limits the number of editable boards",
                "Costs rise per member as a team grows"
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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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            "tagline": "Infinite canvas for mind maps, flowcharts, wireframes and docs",
            "summary": "Whimsical is a web app for mind maps, flowcharts, wireframes and whiteboards on one infinite canvas, with AI features for drafting diagrams. A desktop app for macOS and Windows is available. The free plan limits boards to 50 objects, and the Pro plan is $10 per editor a month on the pricing page.",
            "developer": "Whimsical, Inc.",
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                "Free plan caps board objects",
                "Desktop apps only for macOS and Windows"
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            "overview": "Whimsical combines an infinite canvas for mind maps, flowcharts, wireframes and boards with AI features that draft diagrams. Editors work in the browser, and the site offers desktop apps for macOS and Windows. Viewers can open boards for free, so stakeholders do not need a paid seat.\n\nThe free plan allows up to 50 board objects, which limits larger maps. The Pro plan removes that limit, adds version history and removes the watermark from exports. Whimsical suits product and design teams that move between maps and wireframes. For a plain mind map alone, MindNode or Coggle is simpler."
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