​@tusti 

i am a little bit confused what is named a “guest” and a “member”.

You’re not the first, nor will you be the last. And once you figure it out, Miro will likely update the names of the roles or they will have added more ;)

You likely found this article: Visitors, guests and members, but let’s focus on this:

So, if I add you as a Guest to a board, you will see the name of my subscription/org, but will only see board(s) that I have added you to as a Guest. And you will not be able to create any boards in the team because you are not a member. And you will not see any Spaces as Guests cannot be added to a Space.

Here’s where I would invite you as a Guest:

I’ll private message you a Guest link - you can see your messages here: https://community.miro.com/inbox/overview

Experiencing it may help it make more sense :)

Hi ​@Robert Johnson!

Thank you very much!

This helps.

But what i still don`t get is:

And you will not be able to create any boards in the team because you are not a member. 

So i guess this means you can`t add guests to a team you can only add them to private boards with the options you described.

But when you add a user to a team and the user has the “free restricted” or “free” license then this user is a team member but can`t create / edit boards as well.

• What`s the difference to a “guest” then? A guest also is not able to create / edit boards.
• Can i give a guest also the license “full member”?

Thank you!

​@tusti 

But what i still don`t get is:

And you will not be able to create any boards in the team because you are not a member. 

 

So i guess this means you can`t add guests to a team you can only add them to private boards with the options you described.

Correct.

But when you add a user to a team and the user has the “free restricted” or “free” license then this user is a team member but can`t create / edit boards as well.

Also correct. Only a Full (License) Member (Role) can create assets, i.e., boards, Spaces, and Sections.

What`s the difference to a “guest” then? A guest also is not able to create / edit boards.

A Guest cannot create boards, but can edit boards that (a) they have been added as a Guest to and (b) have been given Edit permissions to the board.

Can i give a guest also the license “full member”?

No. You would need to first change them from a Guest to a Full Member:

​@Robert Johnson , thank you!

Regarding

What`s the difference to a “guest” then? A guest also is not able to create / edit boards.

A Guest cannot create boards, but can edit boards that (a) they have been added as a Guest to and (b) have been given Edit permissions to the board.

Yes, a guest cannot create boards, but a member with “free restricted” license also can`t create boards.

So the only difference between a guest and a team member with “free restricted” license is that the team member can see other boards / spaces which are in this team and the guest can only see the boards he has been explicitely added to.

But both can`t create boards.

correct?

Thank you!

​@tusti 

So the only difference between a guest and a team member with “free restricted” license is that the team member can see other boards / spaces which are in this team and the guest can only see the boards he has been explicitely added to.

But both can`t create boards.

Yes. And no.

Guests can only see/access boards they have been explicitly added to. However, another difference is that Guests can edit boards whereas a Free/Free Restricted “Member” will NEVER be able to edit a board without a “Full” License (and the only exception to that rule is if the board was set to Public/Visitor/Anyone with the link was enabled, then “anyone” with the link (and a password, if one was applied) could access the board).

thank you!

so a guest can do more than a member?

super confusing, sorry to say that.

But thank you for clarification!

​@tusti 

so a guest can do more than a member?

Yes, but with trade-offs re administration and security.

But thank you for clarification!

You’re welcome!

Great question! The main difference is:

• Guest: Access is limited to specific boards they’re invited to. They can’t see the whole workspace.

• Member: Has access to the full workspace (based on permissions) and can be assigned to more roles/projects.

Both can have similar license types, but members are more integrated into the team, while guests are external collaborators.

Hope that clears it up!

Thank you ​@nullsbrawlone!