Miro vs Drafft-ink
Drafft-ink is the stronger fit for teams that want a focused, account-free whiteboard they can self-host and modify; Miro remains the better choice for organizations needing a broader managed workspace with structured planning, research, prototyping, presentations, AI, and application integrations. The central tradeoff is infrastructure control and simplicity versus documented workflow breadth.
Decision guide
The practical reasons to choose either option, based on documented capabilities.
Choose Drafft-ink if
- Teams running straightforward collaborative drawing, brainstorming, or workshop canvases
- Organizations requiring a self-hosted, inspectable AGPLv3 whiteboard
- Users needing browser, desktop, or mobile access without mandatory accounts or telemetry collection claims tied to the project documentation
Stay with Miro if
- Workflows require comments, mentions, reactions, polls, dot voting, or workshop spinner tools; these are not documented for Drafft-ink
- Teams need documents, tables, timelines, Kanban views, or structured project data
- Research synthesis must flow into roadmaps, specifications, or plans within the same workspace solution as documented for Miro's target profile workflows but not Drafft-ink's README features list workflows coverage end‑‑
Deployment and operations
Drafft-ink is AGPLv3-licensed and self-hostable. The documented desktop installation builds from source with Cargo or a native build script; a WASM build is available for local web use. Its collaboration server is built as a single binary, listens by default on ws://localhost:3030/ws, and requires no configuration files. The supplied facts do not document Docker or Kubernetes deployment, so operators should expect to establish their own packaging, upgrades, backups, security controls, and public
Migration considerations
Drafft-ink documents PNG and JSON export and re-import, but the supplied material does not document direct Miro board import or format compatibility. Teams should validate transfer of board structure and collaboration metadata before migration.
Feature fit
What Drafft-ink covers
- Infinite whiteboard canvas
- Real-time multiuser synchronization
- Shapes, arrows, text, images, and freehand drawing
- Browser and mobile-capable access
What’s different or missing
- No documented comments, mentions, reactions, polls, or voting
- No documented research-synthesis workflow
- No documented documents, tables, timelines, or Kanban views
- No documented interactive prototypes or wireframes
- No documented AI-assisted workflows
- No documented slides or recorded discussions
- No documented application connectors
Project snapshot
- GitHub stars
- 546
- Contributors
- 4
- Language
- Rust
- Last commit
- Jul 6, 2026
- Latest release
- Not available
Categories: Project Management, Note Taking, Digital Whiteboards, Task Management, Diagramming, Prototyping
Sources and editorial review10 linked sources
Public documentation supports this comparison. Automation assists collection and classification; editorial standards and corrections remain the responsibility of Kris.
Real-time collaboration via CRDTs.
readme · github.comSelf-hostable with a single binary.
readme · github.comShapes and Drawing - Rectangles, ellipses, lines, arrows, freehand paths with pressure sensitivity
readme · github.comOpen Formats - Export to PNG or JSON. Import them back.
readme · github.comCross-platform (Linux, Windows, macOS, browser, mobile).
readme · github.comCross-platform (Linux, Windows, macOS, browser, mobile). Real-time collaboration via CRDTs. No account required. Self-hostable with a single binary.
verdict · github.com**An infinite canvas whiteboard built with Rust and WebGPU.**
shared feature · github.comListens on `ws://localhost:3030/ws`. One binary, no configuration files. Self-host it.
deployment · github.com**AGPLv3** - Use it, modify it, host it. Keep it open.
deployment · github.com**Open Formats** - Export to PNG or JSON. Import them back.
migration · github.com
