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Overview

Mindjet’s information mapping software, MindManager, is available for both Windows and Mac, and is centered around information...

Microsoft Visio is a cloud-based flowchart and diagram creation tool, designed to aid collaboration and connect real-time...

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

99

Per year

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

5

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

70

5

4

3

2

1

50

14

5

1

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
95%
would recommend this app

4.5

3.1K

5

4

3

2

1

1.9K

1.1K

153

13

7

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
98%
would recommend this app

Pros

MindManager is very user friendly and ease of use. The software helps us to find creative and non obvious solutions.
It's quite easy to use, have good features and it's easy to install. I recommend checking it for mind mapping - better then paper.
Easy to use and great for brain storming. Great software and lots of customisation like the ability to add pictures and icons to maps.

Pros

Visio has great Product functionality when compared to other software and also it has a very good & strong user community who we can reach out when in need.
Overall I'm glad to have spent the time to learn it and enjoy using Visio very much. It's been very helpful and useful for my day-to-day responsibilities at work.
This program is awesome for developing organizational chart. I love it because it makes it super easy for you to do it as well.

Cons

This directs you to do brainstorming too much sctructured and sometimes you lost in the charts etc as creating charts etc not easy and you are losing motivation to use.
I've just uninstalled it because it posts adverts on my laptop screen, which I find intrusive - and there is no way of turning them off. I consider my laptop screen private space.
It's integration into sharepoint has taken a step backward from SP2013 to SPonline/2016. Maps are no longer editable from a browser.

Cons

More than once I had to make the same changes to a diagram cause I misplaced or lost an updated version. That is my biggest pain with visio, and is ultimately why I switched to Lucid Chart.
Formatting is the biggest challenge, especially when you have large projects it is difficult to view all and you loose track.
Using auto-arrange features can result in errors such as wrong diagram arrangement.
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Key features

  • Total features54
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Action Management
  • Activity/News Feed
  • Auto Update
  • Brainstorming
  • Business Process Automation
  • Charting
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Color Codes/Icons
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Content Management
  • Customizable Dashboard
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Linking
  • Data Management
  • Data Visualization
  • Design Management
  • Design Templates
  • Desktop Interface
  • Diagramming
  • Document Embedding
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Drag & Drop Editor
  • Employee Photos
  • Feedback Management
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • Flowchart
  • Forms Automation
  • Freehand Sketch
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • Graphical Data Presentation
  • Graphical Workflow Editor
  • Hierarchical Mapping
  • Idea Ranking
  • Ideation
  • Image Library
  • Interactive Elements
  • Map Exporting
  • Meeting Management
  • Mind Maps
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Interface
  • Mockup Creation
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Projects
  • Network Diagram
  • No-Code
  • Organizational Charting
  • Planning Tools
  • Presentation Tools
  • Process Change Tracking
  • Process Modeling & Designing
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Projections
  • Publishing/Sharing
  • Real-Time Data
  • Relational Display
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • Screen Capture
  • Search/Filter
  • Single Sign On
  • Status Tracking
  • Strategic Planning
  • Task Management
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Version Control
  • Visual Discovery
  • Visual Workflow Management
  • Whiteboard
  • Wireframe Creation
  • Workflow Configuration
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features54
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Action Management
  • Activity/News Feed
  • Auto Update
  • Brainstorming
  • Business Process Automation
  • Charting
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Color Codes/Icons
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Content Management
  • Customizable Dashboard
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Linking
  • Data Management
  • Data Visualization
  • Design Management
  • Design Templates
  • Desktop Interface
  • Diagramming
  • Document Embedding
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Drag & Drop Editor
  • Employee Photos
  • Feedback Management
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • Flowchart
  • Forms Automation
  • Freehand Sketch
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • Graphical Data Presentation
  • Graphical Workflow Editor
  • Hierarchical Mapping
  • Idea Ranking
  • Ideation
  • Image Library
  • Interactive Elements
  • Map Exporting
  • Meeting Management
  • Mind Maps
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Interface
  • Mockup Creation
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Projects
  • Network Diagram
  • No-Code
  • Organizational Charting
  • Planning Tools
  • Presentation Tools
  • Process Change Tracking
  • Process Modeling & Designing
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Projections
  • Publishing/Sharing
  • Real-Time Data
  • Relational Display
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • Screen Capture
  • Search/Filter
  • Single Sign On
  • Status Tracking
  • Strategic Planning
  • Task Management
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Version Control
  • Visual Discovery
  • Visual Workflow Management
  • Whiteboard
  • Wireframe Creation
  • Workflow Configuration
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations6
  • Asana
  • Basecamp
  • Dropbox Business
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Gmail
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Drive
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Jira
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Slack
  • Trello
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite
  • Total integrations6
  • Asana
  • Basecamp
  • Dropbox Business
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Gmail
  • Google Calendar
  • Google Drive
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Jira
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Slack
  • Trello
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite

User reviews that mention these apps

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Ilia T.

Information Technology and Services, 501-1,000 employees

Used weekly for 6-12 months

Review source

Overall Rating
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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About MindManager

Reviewed 3 years ago

Overall super positive as everything seems to work.

Pros

I was fortunate enough to have installed MindManager on my workstation. Initially the idea was to use it for Flow Charts as I dislike using Visio and wanted an alternative. I don't regret my decision. Mind Manager is fairly intuitive, the design is clean with large icons (the layout in Visio was one of the reasons I wanted to try something else). I also like the fact that it integrates with Microsoft tools such as Teams and Outlook.

Cons

I don't think that I've used it enough to uncover any particular issues. The only problem I had was learning how to use it quickly enough and that was helped by the tutorials which can be accessed within MindManager itself.