Miro
✓ Verified by EU AltsOnline visual collaboration and whiteboard platform — a Dutch alternative to Mural.
Overview
Miro is a Amsterdam, Netherlands-based European company building collaboration and project management software since 2011. Despite its EU base, EU Alts has verified that Miro owned by RealtimeBoard, Inc. (dba Miro), Delaware, USA (United States (legal parent); Netherlands is a co-headquarters/operational hub), and hosts customer data with AWS in Multiple regions (EU, US, Australia data residency options), underlying provider AWS is US-owned, so it may still fall under the reach of the US CLOUD Act — worth weighing against well-known US incumbents on this specific point.
Why European teams pick Miro
Teams in Europe still consider Miro for its collaboration product and Netherlands presence, operating since 2011, but unlike a fully EU-owned provider, Miro owned by RealtimeBoard, Inc. (dba Miro), Delaware, USA (United States (legal parent); Netherlands is a co-headquarters/operational hub), and hosts customer data with AWS in Multiple regions (EU, US, Australia data residency options), underlying provider AWS is US-owned — so it does not fully avoid US CLOUD Act exposure the way some other alternatives to well-known US incumbents do.
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About
Miro is a Netherlands-founded visual collaboration platform (online whiteboard) used by over 80 million people globally for brainstorming, product planning, design sprints, and retrospectives. Founded in Amsterdam in 2011 (originally RealtimeBoard), Miro offers an EU data residency option for enterprise customers, storing all board data within EU data centres. It integrates with Jira, GitHub, Slack, Zoom, Figma, and hundreds of other tools. Miro is SOC 2 Type II certified and provides a GDPR DPA for enterprise accounts. While now a global company, its European origin and EU data residency option make it a defensible choice for EU teams that need collaborative whiteboarding at scale.
Details
- Founded
- 2011
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Ownership
- Owned by RealtimeBoard, Inc. (dba Miro), Delaware, USA (United States (legal parent); Netherlands is a co-headquarters/operational hub)
- Hosting
- AWS, Multiple regions (EU, US, Australia data residency options), underlying provider AWS is US-owned
- CLOUD Act
- Exposed
- Company size
- 200+ employees
Categories
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Frequently asked questions
What is Miro?
Miro is a Netherlands-founded visual collaboration platform (online whiteboard) used by over 80 million people globally for brainstorming, product planning, design sprints, and retrospectives. Founded in Amsterdam in 2011 (originally RealtimeBoard), Miro offers an EU data residency option for enterprise customers, storing all board data within EU data centres. It integrates with Jira, GitHub, Slack, Zoom, Figma, and hundreds of other tools. Miro is SOC 2 Type II certified and provides a GDPR DPA for enterprise accounts. While now a global company, its European origin and EU data residency option make it a defensible choice for EU teams that need collaborative whiteboarding at scale.
What does Miro do?
Miro is online visual collaboration and whiteboard platform — a dutch alternative to mural. It is listed under collaboration and project management on EU Alts because its core functionality serves teams looking for a European collaboration tool with EU data residency, typically as a switch away from well-known US incumbents.
Is Miro a good European collaboration alternative?
Miro is a fit for European businesses evaluating collaboration options where data residency and GDPR alignment matter — typical buyers include EU-based SaaS teams, public-sector projects, regulated industries (healthcare, finance, legal), and any organisation that needs to demonstrate that customer data does not leave the EU. It also overlaps with project management use cases.
Is Miro GDPR compliant?
Miro is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands and processes user data under the GDPR by default. Customer data processing is supervised by Netherlands's data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP). However, EU Alts has verified that Miro owned by RealtimeBoard, Inc. (dba Miro), Delaware, USA (United States (legal parent); Netherlands is a co-headquarters/operational hub), and hosts customer data with AWS in Multiple regions (EU, US, Australia data residency options), underlying provider AWS is US-owned, which means — unlike a fully EU-owned provider — it may still be reachable under the US CLOUD Act, similar to well-known US incumbents in that respect.
How do teams switch from well-known US incumbents to Miro?
Teams evaluating a move from well-known US incumbents to Miro should note: Miro owned by RealtimeBoard, Inc. (dba Miro), Delaware, USA (United States (legal parent); Netherlands is a co-headquarters/operational hub), and hosts customer data with AWS in Multiple regions (EU, US, Australia data residency options), underlying provider AWS is US-owned, so this switch narrows but may not fully close the US CLOUD Act gap. Weigh that against the collaboration workflow fit before treating it as a complete Schrems II fix.
Where is Miro based?
Miro is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company was founded in 2011. Its main website is https://miro.com.