Edumaps – Alternative to Miro
Feature Comparison: Edumaps vs Miro EdumapsOverview
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Comparison: Edumaps and Miro – Functions and Features
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Edumaps is focused on schools, teaching, material collections, courses, and privacy-friendly pinboards. Miro is a very comprehensive collaborative whiteboard for workshops, product development, diagrams, and business processes.
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🗺️ Display Formats of Pinboards / Boards
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Edumaps works more with structured pinboards, columns, boxes, and school-related modules. Miro offers a free, almost unlimited whiteboard space with many workshop and diagram formats.
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Function Edumaps Miro Pinboard / Board ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Free whiteboard space ✔️ Yes (Sticker board) ✔️ Yes, core feature Columns / structured pinboard ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, via frames, tables, templates, or Kanban elements Timeline ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Wall / Board ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes World map ✔️ with image upload – Mind maps / diagrams Partially via content and freeform elements ✔️ Yes, very extensive Presentations / slides Usable via pinboard and export ✔️ Yes, Miro Slides / Frames Change format ✔️ Yes Partially via frames, templates, and board structures -
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📤 Export & Import
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Both systems allow exports but pursue different goals. Edumaps offers school- and platform-related exports, while Miro mainly provides visual board exports and CSV export of text objects.
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Function Edumaps Miro Export as Moodle course (MBZ) ✔️ Yes – Export as static HTML package including all files ✔️ Yes – Export as PDF ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Export as image / screenshot ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes (JPG/SVG depending on plan) Export as CSV / table – ✔️ Yes, for text from board objects Export own pinboards as JSON ✔️ Yes – Import own pinboards as JSON ✔️ Yes – Import Padlet including media ✔️ Yes – Board backup / template export – ✔️ Yes, depending on plan and permissions -
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🤝 Collaboration & Sharing
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Both tools enable real-time collaboration. Miro is strong for workshops with external guests and visual collaboration; Edumaps is more focused on school groups, classes, and structured sharing.
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Function Edumaps Miro Real-time collaboration ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Share with groups / classes ✔️ Yes Partially via teams, spaces, and permissions Share with individuals ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Anonymous sharing (view) ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, via visitor link Anonymous sharing (edit) ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, depending on plan / sharing settings Password protection for public links ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, depending on plan Notification when pinboards are shared ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, depending on settings / activity Chat / moderation in workshop Partially via comments / modules ✔️ Yes, with workshop and collaboration tools Real-time writing on one document with 100+ users ✔️ Yes, Teamtext Not identifiable as a school-style team text module -
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🛠️ Editing Options
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Miro is very strong in free visual work, diagrams, and workshop methods. Edumaps offers more school-related structure and management features around boxes, courses, tasks, bookings, and materials.
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Function Edumaps Miro Custom background image ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes / via board design and images Change font (for entire pinboard) ✔️ Yes Partially per object / text Duplicate pinboard / board ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Tags for pinboards / boards ✔️ Yes Partially via search, projects, categories / metadata Move columns ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, if created as columns / table / Kanban Protect columns ✔️ Yes Not identifiable as a school-style column lock Share columns with permission profiles ✔️ Yes – Embed individual columns from pinboard A into pinboard B ✔️ Yes – Show columns at a specific time ✔️ Yes – Show boxes at a specific time ✔️ Yes – Define column width ✔️ Yes Partially via layout / object size Move box / object freely ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Color box / object ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Lock individual boxes ✔️ Yes Partially via object locking, no Edumaps box logic Share individual boxes ✔️ Yes Not in comparable box logic Copy box from another pinboard ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, board content copyable depending on permissions Search function for content ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Edit history per pinboard ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, depending on plan / history Revision history per box ✔️ Yes Not identifiable in comparable box logic Restore previous box versions ✔️ Yes Not identifiable in comparable box logic Freely place arrows and lines ✔️ Yes (Sticker board) ✔️ Yes, core feature Freely place text fields ✔️ Yes (Sticker board) ✔️ Yes Freely place images ✔️ Yes (Sticker board) ✔️ Yes Likes / reactions ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, reactions / workshop interactions Ratings / voting ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, voting / dot voting depending on feature Poll module with unlimited options ✔️ Yes Workshop voting available, but no school-style poll module like in Edumaps Convert box into course ✔️ Yes – Create and manage bookings (course system) ✔️ Yes – Receive payments via PayPal ✔️ Yes – Automatic certificates of participation ✔️ Yes – Calendar per box ✔️ Yes – Lending module per box ✔️ Yes – Sales module per box ✔️ Yes – -
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📦 Elements of a Box / a Board Object
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Edumaps boxes are structured teaching and material units. Miro objects are free whiteboard elements such as sticky notes, shapes, cards, images, tables, docs, frames, or diagrams.
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Edumaps Miro Label Tags / labels depending on object / card Title Text, sticky note, card, frame title Color Color Collapse box Partially via frames / groups / structured elements, not as a box function Protect box Object locking possible, but no Edumaps box logic Comments per box Comments on board / object Likes Reactions / voting depending on use Ratings Voting / dot voting depending on use Calendar and bookings – Change visibility Board-level permissions, not as box visibility Assign task Cards / task workflows possible, but no school-style assignment module Uploads / files in box Files and media on the board -
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🔎 View and Input
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Miro is a visual real-time workspace; Edumaps combines real-time display with more structured content editing.
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Function Edumaps Miro Changes visible immediately during input ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, for board objects in real time Free zoom / navigation on large canvas Partially ✔️ Yes, core feature Structured reading view for teaching materials ✔️ Yes Partially via frames / presentation Focus on individual teaching boxes ✔️ Yes Partially via frames / objects Presentation mode ✔️ Yes via single box view ✔️ Yes -
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📁 Materials in Boxes / Boards
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Edumaps bundles unlimited materials in a box. Miro places materials flexibly on a free board surface; its strength lies in visual arrangement rather than in a school-style material box structure.
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Function Edumaps Miro Free positioning of text / uploads ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Recordings (microphone, photo, webcam) ✔️ Yes Partially via uploads / apps / integrations, not identifiable as a school-style box recording Screenshots (clipboard) ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Direct upload, drag & drop ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Number of uploads per box / board area ✔️ unlimited ✔️ many objects on board, depending on plan / performance Upload limit per file 500 MB Depending on plan / file type Real preview images for links ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, link previews / embedded content depending on source Preview images stored on server ✔️ Yes Not publicly identifiable Rotate images ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes / via object editing Hide content within box ✔️ Yes Partially via frames, layers / groups, not as a box function Embed external services ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, very extensive via apps / integrations -
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✏️ Inputs & Formatting
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Miro offers many visual objects and formatting options for workshops and diagrams. Edumaps provides school-oriented text, media, and material features in the editor, including Markdown-like input.
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Function Edumaps Miro Bold / italic text ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Color for individual words ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, depending on text object Lists and indentation ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, e.g. in docs / text LaTeX formulas ✔️ Yes Not identifiable as a standard feature Code (inline / block) ✔️ Yes Code / text objects and integrations possible, not as Edumaps-style editor feature Superscript / subscript ✔️ Yes Partially, depending on text format Headings ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, e.g. in docs / text Quotes ✔️ Yes Partially via docs / text design Spoiler function ✔️ Yes – Image source references ✔️ Yes – Private notes (hidden) ✔️ Yes – Link text ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Text-to-speech ✔️ Yes – Dynamic QR codes ✔️ Yes Via integrations / manual, not identifiable as core feature Use Markdown content ✔️ Yes Partially via import / docs, not as continuous board input Editor type Markdown-like Visual WYSIWYG canvas with objects, docs, tables, and slides -
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💬 Comments & Ratings
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Both systems support feedback. Edumaps is more focused on comments and ratings per box; Miro is stronger in workshop reactions, comments, and voting on the board.
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Function Edumaps Miro Ratings per box ✔️ Yes Voting / reactions possible, but not as Edumaps-style box rating Comments as text ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Comments with uploads ✔️ Yes Not identifiable as standard comment structure Comments with recordings ✔️ Yes (microphone, photo) Not identifiable as standard comment structure Delete all comments with one click ✔️ Yes Not identifiable Notification for new comments on website ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, depending on settings Dot voting / workshop voting Poll and rating modules ✔️ Yes -
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👥 User Management
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Edumaps maps school roles, classes, and groups. Miro uses workspace-, team-, and enterprise-oriented roles for members, guests, and visitors.
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Function Edumaps Miro Admin accounts ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Student accounts ✔️ Yes ✔️ Education plan possible, but not with Edumaps class logic Teacher accounts ✔️ Yes ✔️ Education plan possible Classes / groups ✔️ Yes Partially via teams, spaces, projects / permissions Account creation (name / email) ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Account creation (CSV import) ✔️ Yes Enterprise / admin functions possible, depending on plan Visitors without account ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Guests with specific rights ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, depending on plan School authority / state instance ✔️ Yes Not as school-style state instance, enterprise management possible -
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✨ Other Features
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Miro is a very broad whiteboard and innovation tool. Edumaps additionally covers many school organizational processes directly within the pinboard.
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Function Edumaps Miro Overview of recently visited pinboards / boards ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Public pinboards / boards ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, via public link / Miroverse Upload manager ✔️ Yes, flexible upload management possible Board uploads available, managed differently Internal shared pinboards per school / group ✔️ Yes Partially via teams / spaces Archive pinboards / boards – ✔️ Yes, depending on workspace / plan Moderation of posts Partially via rights / protection functions Workshop and sharing controls available, no identical post moderation Profanity filter – Not identifiable as standard school feature Custom domain possible ✔️ Partially
(state license / enterprise customers)Not identifiable as standard feature Bookmarks / favorites ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Print pinboards / boards ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, via PDF/image export Export as PDF ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes Gallery for all images of a pinboard ✔️ Yes – Folders to collect pinboards ✔️ Yes ✔️ Projects / spaces / teams Follow pinboards ✔️ Yes ✔️ Notifications / activity, depending on settings Assign tasks ✔️ Yes Partially via cards / task workflows, not as school-style assignment module Create quiz with AI ✔️ Yes AI features available, but no Edumaps-style quiz module Create language course with AI ✔️ Yes – Template library ✔️ Yes ✔️ Yes, very extensive Diagrams, flowcharts, wireframes Partially ✔️ Yes, very strong Third-party integrations Partially ✔️ Yes, very extensive -
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🔒 Technology & Data Protection
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Data protection and hosting differ significantly. Edumaps is oriented toward the education sector in German-speaking countries and hosting in Germany. Miro is an international US provider with extensive enterprise security features and optional data residency.
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Metric / Function Edumaps Miro Focus on data protection / schools ✔️ Very strong Partially, stronger enterprise / organizational focus GDPR compliance ✔️ Yes (VIDIS-approved) Provider states GDPR compliance and provides DPA / Trust Center Server / data location Germany EU data residency available; international provider with data residency options Company headquarters / corporate structure Germany / EU-oriented education provider RealtimeBoard, Inc. dba Miro, international provider Data processing for AI training No use of personal data for training according to Edumaps concept Miro states that customer data is not used to train Miro AI models External domains when loading None Multiple external services and integrations possible Security mechanisms ✔️ Content-Security-Policy
✔️ Strict-Transport-Security
✔️ X-Frame-Options
✔️ X-Content-Type-Options
✔️ Referrer-Policy
✔️ Permissions-Policy✔️ Content-Security-Policy
✔️ Strict-Transport-Security
✔️ X-Frame-Options
✔️ X-Content-Type-Options
⛔ Referrer-Policy
⛔ Permissions-PolicyEnterprise security features Partially for enterprise customers / instances ✔️ Extensive, Enterprise plan / Enterprise Guard - The information on security mechanisms refers to publicly verifiable HTTP security headers and may change depending on domain, app area, and time. They can be checked, for example, at securityheaders.com: For Edumaps here. – For Miro here.
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🔄 Switching from Miro to Edumaps
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When is Edumaps a better fit?
Edumaps is particularly suitable when teaching materials, courses, classes, student accounts, assignments, bookings, data protection, and school organization are central. - Try Edumaps for free
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Typical use cases in Edumaps
Digital pinboards, teaching units, material collections, collaborative subject conferences, courses, bookings, assignments, quizzes, and AI-supported learning content. - View examples on Edumaps