After trying Miro and FigJam for remote brainstorming, here’s what actually worked for our team

We’ve been fully remote for about 9 months now and brainstorming sessions were getting messy fast. Slack threads, random docs, screenshots everywhere… nothing stuck so we decided to test both Miro and FigJam properly instead of just “trying them once and quitting.”

We ran actual sessions with both. Same team (6 people), same type of work (content planning and UX flows), and gave each tool a full week.

Miro what stood out: The space feels… unlimited. You can zoom out and actually see everything without it turning into chaos

Templates actually helped. We used a few for mapping flows and it saved time instead of slowing us down

Better when things get complex. Once we moved from ideas to structure to flows, it handled that transition well

Easier to keep everything in one place instead of jumping between tools

The downside: First session was a bit overwhelming for some people

FigJam what stood out:

Way easier to get started. People understood it instantly

Feels lighter and faster for quick idea dumping

Better vibe for casual brainstorming sessions

The downsides: Once things got deeper (like mapping full journeys), it started feeling limited

We ended up needing something else for structure after brainstorming

What we ended up doing: We still use both, but differently.

FigJam for quick sessions when we just want ideas out fast, Miro when we actually need to turn those ideas into something usable (flows, structure, planning) If I had to pick only one for a remote team doing both brainstorming and execution, i would choose Miro just because it handles the “after brainstorming” part better.