The News: Miro’s announcement of reaching 50 million users worldwide is a testament to the power of digital, canvas-based, productivity tools. With distributed teams commonplace in today’s workplace environments, the need for a single place to lay out projects, host team exercises, and organize ideas, has never been greater. Miro boasts over 1,700 templates, and more than 100 integrated applications, and aspires to combat the challenges of distance for entrepreneurs and enterprises alike. Read the full Press Release from Miro here.
Miro Announces 50 Million Worldwide Users as the Visual Collaboration Market Continues to Grow at a Rapid Pace
Analyst Take: Miro’s announcement around reaching the milestone of 50 million users around the world is a testament to the rapid growth we’ve seen in the Visual Collaboration market — which is not surprising.
With the rise of hybrid work, organizations had to quickly address and solve for the need to keep distributed teams on the same page. While there are multiple approaches to solving the challenges of distance, in many instances, a single, visual, digital canvas solution has become a popular choice for teams of all sizes. I view Miro’s recent announcement of 50 million worldwide users serves as a proof point of how quickly this technology has gone mainstream.
How Miro Has Adroitly Tackled a Shift in Market
Prior to the pandemic, there were a handful of software offerings that provided a digital whiteboard, though most relied heavily on in-room collaboration. While most vendors were working to accommodate the enterprise through executive sales and channel resellers, Miro was preparing for a shift in the market, with full self-service at the center of the buyer journey. When lockdowns began in early 2020, Miro’s visual collaboration software was ready and waiting for teams to test and adopt. Throughout the pandemic, Miro boards became a regular tool for product, marketing, and executive teams trying to maintain productivity. By turning a laser focus on the buying experience and developing a library of pre-loaded templates, Miro has grown exponentially.
The Challenges Ahead for Miro
The success of Miro and the announcement of a 50 million strong worldwide user base is great news for the product category, but this success comes with new challenges. As teams have migrated toward visual-based tools for ideation and project management, many software vendors have worked to offer a solution. While Microsoft’s Whiteboard has been a longstanding player in the space, new entrants from Zoom, Webex, and RingCentral threaten to limit Miro’s adoption.
At the time of writing, I believe that Miro’s capabilities match or exceed that of most digital whiteboards through integrated applications, templates, and even product experts who can be hired as a scribe. Over the past three years, Miro worked to become a team project hub, not just a digital whiteboard, which was a smart move. By going beyond the whiteboard, Miro has increased the value proposition for adopting teams. While the market has become very competitive, product innovations have kept Miro at the top of the pack in this growing market segment. I look forward to continuing to watch Miro’s progress as the company continues to evolve and grow.
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Author Information
Daniel Root is a Senior Analyst with Wainhouse – A Futurum Group company. His area of expertise is digital workplace and workforce communications technologies and services.
