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Idaly
Verified reviewer
Semiconductors, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2023
Exploring the effectiveness of MindMeister for project management.
MindMeister has been an invaluable tool for my team and for me as a Project Manager. The real-time collaboration feature has significantly improved communication and collaboration between team members, leading to greater efficiency and productivity in our projects. Additionally, the ability to customize mind maps and add images and files has made it easy for us to present and share information clearly and concisely. The variety of mind map templates available in MindMeister has also been a great advantage, allowing us to create mind maps for different purposes and projects with ease.
PROSMindMeister has become an indispensable tool for me and my team. The intuitive and user-friendly interface of the software has allowed us to create and share mind maps efficiently and effectively. The real-time collaboration feature has significantly improved communication and collaboration between team members, leading to greater efficiency and productivity in our projects. Additionally, the ability to customize mind maps and add images and files has made it easy for us to present and share information clearly and concisely. I also like the variety of mind map templates available in MindMeister, which has allowed us to create mind maps for different purposes and projects.
CONSI haven't found anything negative about MindMeister so far. The tool has been very effective in creating and managing mind maps, has significantly improved communication and collaboration between team members, and has improved efficiency and productivity in our projects. While there can always be areas for improvement in any tool, thus far MindMeister has lived up to all of our needs and expectations as a project management tool.
Anonymous
10,000+ employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed April 2023
Extremely intuitive tool for creating beautiful mind maps
MindMeister is a great tool for mind mapping and creative brainstorming. I love its intuitive interface, the export functionality, endless canvas and integration with Google Drive. If you are a visual person or looking for a simple way for organizing your ideas, this can be your go-to tool.
PROSMindMeister is a simple online tool for creating mind maps, project tasks or meeting notes. My team has used it for around 1.5 years and we have absolutely loved it. It helps in brainstorming the ideas with your hybrid team members and organize those ideas in a structured way. It has extremely intuitive UI and anyone can start using it without any training. You can upload different files from your local system or google drive. This features is extremely helpful when you want to attach details for a particular step. Once you have created a mind map, you can export it in different format like .pdf, .png, .docx, .pptx etc. and share it with your team members or client stakeholders.I love the collection of pre-built templates in MindMeister as it saves up a lot of time during ideation sessions.
CONSA big drawback of MindMeister is that it doesn't allow you to create process/data flow diagrams (like BPMN). Due to this limitation, you might need to switch to a different tool. Additionally, we have faced a bit of a lag if the mind map is extremely detailed out or having large files attached to it. Also, its free plan only allows you to create a few documents and doesn't provide enough features.
Reasons for switching to MindMeister
We started using XMind as it had better features.
Anonymous
51-200 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed February 2024
Why did they change the best mind mapping app there is?
At this point, I'm very disappointed. It was excellent for brainstorming an enormous thesis project and for designing extensive action research, but the new developments are just extremely disappointing.
PROSThis app's functionality and user interfact is second to none. The speed with which you can brainstorm is excellent.
CONSI have been stuck in a loop of not being able to connect to my account, getting extremely slow and convoluted customer service, reestablishing access, then losing it again for the last 5 months. I also seriously dislike the new updates. When I started using this service (in grad school), it was absolutely exceptional. I loved being able to make a mind map quickly, then turn it into a presentation on the spot, adjusting the order of the cells as "slides" in the presentation... it was SO useful. Now, they got away from that for some reason.
Reason for choosing MindMeister
I was so impressed by the initial intuitive UI. It was exactly what I was looking for.
Vendor Response
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We sincerely apologize for the challenges you've faced in accessing your account and we are sorry that you are disappointed by recent updates. Your concerns have been escalated internally to ensure that the responsible departments are aware. We understand the importance of providing efficient and user-friendly service, and we are committed to improving your experience. Please don't hesitate to reach out to our Support Team under support@mindmeister.com if you encounter any remaining issues or if there's anything else we can assist you with.
Replied April 2024
Florian
Environmental Services, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2021
Flexibility matters
Mindmeister works very well to visualize networks. Maybe a 3D-version woud be nice too?
PROSVery easy to use, mindmap automatically makes space for new items
CONSmissing option for cross-linking of items without an arrow no adaptation of design of item and subitems more detailed selection of subitems to be included into a slide
Reasons for switching to MindMeister
Using both in parallel. Couldn't properly visualize my thoughts with LO.
Oleg
Verified reviewer
Marketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2021
Fantastic tool for mind maping
Easy to create mind maps. Features to share and collaborate. Cross devices.
CONSQuite slow support. It takes about a week to get a response from support.
Reasons for switching to MindMeister
More features and integrations
Raghunandan
Verified reviewer
Airlines/Aviation, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2020
Awesome tool
It's been a great tool I own licence for xmind as well as mindmiester Xmind is more powerful But the abilities ond an online mind mapping tool are much better for xolloboration
PROSThe ease of use Brainstorming Presentation
CONSRigidity ... It doesn't allow branches to be a different place unaligned
Reasons for switching to MindMeister
Cloud
Luciano
Verified reviewer
Information Technology and Services, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2022
A (beautiful) Swiss army knife of mind maps
Also working in teams and collaborating with other people, this tool turns out to be really great and very efficient for mind map management. My wish would be to be able to buy it instead of having it as a subscription.
PROSMindMeister makes the process of mind mapping enjoyable, fun and creative, allowing you to reason and design processes in a very pleasant and functional environment. Responsive and well-designed interface
CONSIts shortcomings are very few. What I regret the most is the impossibility to buy it as a lifetime service, without depending on subscriptions that make the expense excessive compared to the real use.
Pedro
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2023
My Number 1 tool for Mindmapping
Super beneficial to my services and the clients love the organization!
PROSOver the past 5 yeards, Mindmeister is my super tool for many of my training and consultancy programs. From ideation to the foundations of my consultancy sessions with clients.
CONSNothing really comes to my mind! Love every element of MM.
Ron Elius
Verified reviewer
Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2019
Great tool for new Ideas road mapping
Outstanding.
PROSCollaboration is an essential part of our Organization and to make sure our Ideas is properly well mapped, Mindmeister is there to help us. Gone are the ugly drawings on the whiteboard that draws unfocused and divided attention of people, now is the time where beautiful and easy mind mapping tool that draws inspiration and sparks collaborative work towards accomplishing the Organization’s goal. Design is always on-point and it communicates clearly what needs to be done strategically.
CONSOf course, not all tool is perfect, it has all its own cons but as far as I can tell from my experience, I’m a satisfied user of this tool.
Anonymous
2-10 employees
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2023
Beautifully Designed
Simple and colourful UI - very pleasing to look at. As such it makes you work longer. The floating menu really makes it easy for you to quickly add items to your mind-map and notes.
CONSWould be nice if you had more viewing options.
Benjamin
Education Management, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2021
Convenient
Overall, I like MindMeister as a quick way to connect ideas as well as organize concepts and tasks.
PROSI like that the software can save and export maps to Google Drive. I also like that it's flexible in content.
CONSI dislike the limited number of maps available in the free account.
Reasons for switching to MindMeister
Lucid places limits on the number of elements in a map. I was using Lucid live, in a lesson, and it prevented me from adding a link and/or a concept.
Vendor Response
Hi Benjamin, Thank you for your review! We're happy to hear you like the way you can export maps to Google Drive. The number of available maps in a free account can be increased if you invite friends, to learn more about this please see: https://www.mindmeister.com/partner/affiliate/overview?product=1 https://support.mindmeister.com/hc/en-us/articles/218381888-Spread-the-Love-Referral-Program-#Basic Kind regards, Your MeisterTeam
Replied July 2021
Fuat
Investment Banking, 11-50 employees
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2021
Why the new home of the cloud teacing, learning meeting, brainstorm will be MindMeister?
Challenge of SB/Coach Foundation. We need a tool to spread free and as possible as simplified, visualized free AIWorkspace network training to help people to reshape the workplace culture via trainee them by Mind Meister mind map app. We will use MindMeister to trainee a couple million Capital Bridge Coaches of the ealrys-stage startup non-profit org, SB/Foundation and the entrepreneurs investment bank, EIBANK in 2022
PROSAs a Lecturer, and Founder of AIWorkspace Network$, the early-stage startup of the Entrepreneur's investment bank EIBANK, and non-profit org. SB/Coach Foundation, launch in 2022 I am happy to discover MindMeister to use free training of a couple of million capital bridge coaches of SB/Coach Foundation in the AIWorkspace by MindMeister Mind Map. Why online educators, managers, marketing, sales, and CRM companies. 1. There is a FREE version for those who want to start to teach, or manage their own team, a project with MindMeister.' The problems: Old-style teaching, training or meeting tools. 2. As a lecturer, and strategic action plan developer and founder for the early-stage tech startups, and as we all know, when we present a text, Pdf infographic, video, or slides to teach or training 90% of people not interested, or it was not possible to see the whole picture of the whole picture with even short videos, or slides. Solutions 3. When you share your teaching plan, project plan, or training plan to own network, especially we are interested in online training, and when you share your mind map with related people via publish public or private via invite to mind map dashboard to your mind map, in a few minutes, related people can easily see the whole picture and easy to understand any teaching, training, or project details instead ofto force people with long videos, webinars to explain all education content, project content, or training
CONSBenefits of Mind Meister for online educators, coaches, trainers, managers. 1. Open a FREE account to practice and to see how it is easy to plan your content. 2. Just browse templates or start from blank, in a couple of minutes, you can start to create your own strategic action plan or educational content, and you can be a pro-mind map expert in a couple of minutes. 3. Share with your community public or invite by email
Reason for choosing MindMeister
MindMeister is the best tool, o need to compare with others.
Ellen
E-Learning, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2020
Great Educational Tool
I often colloborate with university colleagues to write grants. We have used the program to model teaching and learning frameworks and to delegate project tasks. It is easy to use and the export features allow us to incorporate graphics into proposals.
PROSWhat I love most about Mindmeister is the ability to collaborate with others on maps. I use it with colleagues to model, plan, and brainstorm. I also use it with my college students, who are pre-service teachers. When I assign a collaborative brainstorming activity, I can view the timeline to see when students contributed to the map. (This feature also allows you to revert to an earlier version of the map.) There are a multitude of educational uses of Mindmeister -- lesson planning, summarizing ideas, examining cause and effect, analyzing literature, detailing the steps in a process, and vocabulary study -- to name a few! Mindmeister has become an essential tool for teaching and learning.
CONSMy students sometimes have problems retireving maps - especially if they have started a map and only worked on it for a few minutes.
Matthias
Verified reviewer
Education Management, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2019
Beautiful but severe issues
I had to leave this software behind with my whole company after putting many hours in implementation because of 2 major bugs that were not even recognized or understood by the support team. One was a severe issue with privacy changes which is a disaster for sensitive content, the other a problem with their handling of free accounts when people just want to browse your public mindmaps. Very sad, since it is otherwise beautiful and has promising features - but for pro users who need stuff to really work it can be a huge waste of time. Disappointing the total lack of comprehension by the support staff.
PROSBeautiful Design amazing search linking to points in different maps possible (the only one I know who can do that)
CONSHuge banner to sign up on (paid) public maps that occupies too much space Sorting and organizing maps quite confusing severe issue with privacy changes which is a disaster for sensitive content handling of free accounts when people just want to browse your public mindmaps impossible to set privacy for several maps (or a folder) at once
Rob
Chemicals, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2019
Great for small business
I use this to be able to create very nonlinear "big picture" summaries, and then I create other functional maps and tasks when its time to drill down into the details. I like how its very nonlinear and very fluid. Its easy to move things around and edit them. I first used MindMeister back in 2007. Its still a great product.
PROSI like mind mapping and I like the design, form and feel to MindMeister. Its great that it now has task list functionality as well. Its fast and easy.
CONSIt could use a Gantt chart, as that's the only thing other people in my company need/want.
Brennan
Primary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2021
Helped me sort my brain's information overflow.
Imagine you think like a computer, so organizing tasking into the base components and carrying them out is a great way to work, but what happens when your brain doesn't have multithreading capabilities and limited RAM? You start to lose things. Tasks, ideas, goals can get lost in the shuffle. With a well put together mind map you can keep running your brain the way it works while keeping organized track of all of your different projects on your mind map! It's truly fantastic. I recently used the service to map what I do in my current role at my job and it allowed me to feel confident in all of the places I have knowledge that I would have otherwise not remembered on the spot while writing my resume, cover letters, or even talking about myself. A wonderful way to keep your thoughts in order, and if you keep your maps to a specific goal, you can keep unwanted information from filling up your limited thought space!
PROSThe ability to really pour out the tiniest detail of your brain / task into a coherent way.
CONSIf you get expansive with your ideas, it can be hard to see with the limited font sizes and whatnot, but with a simple click and scroll wheel you can fix that problem...
Vendor Response
Dear Brennan, thank you so much for reaching out and taking the time to write such an extensive review! We're thrilled to hear that MindMeister has been such a useful tool for bringing organization to your thoughts! I feel the same way... visualizing my responsibilities via interconnected nodes is a great way to make my work and personal life manageable. We'd love to hear more from you and learn how you use MindMeister... Feel free to reach out to us on Twitter at @MindMeister. And be sure to check out the Meister Academy at training.mindmeister.com. Thanks again! -Andrew
Replied September 2021
Maggie
E-Learning, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2020
Finally: A digital, visual, FUN way to effectively organize and boost productivity
I'm a visual learner with lots of ideas, to-dos, distractions, and good intentions. On my own, I've tried writing lists, making my own digital map, using phone productivity apps, using tons of post-it notes, etc. to organize my jobs, projects, and seemingly endless daily tasks. I slowly admitted my own frustrations with not being able to effectively organize what I needed to do. Using MindMeister is the first time I actually see all of what I need to do in front of me, and it's color coded, neat, effective, and it oddly inspires me to work more. I'm a big fan of the templates and customization options. I use the Eisenhower Matrix template and I'm pleasantly surprised that it's actually improving my time management issues.
PROSFree "Basic" plan is great for what I need now; Educator discount is available for if/when I choose to upgrade; free themes with many options for customization (I love color-coding); ability to merge MindMeister with MeisterTasks; Templates with tips on how to use them; Image generator based on Map title; Very user-friendly
CONSThe "Use" and "Preview" Template buttons are a little too close together. More than 3 font sizes would be nice.
Janet
E-Learning, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2020
Helps me be creative
I design my own courses, and I use Mindmeister to help me outline and think through my course organization. At first I was not sure that it was worth the money. Because it was almost time for renewal, I decided to begin a new project and outline it by hand. WIthin a day I realized that Mindmeister was definitely something that helped a lot. Not only can I move ideas around very easily, but I can also see my projects differently simply due to the ability to color similar ideas with the same color, and connect them to each other. Being able to move a chain of ideas without having to erase and start over was huge too. I realized that Mindmeister had been making a huge difference.
PROSI like the visual aspect of creating an organized plan.
CONSI would liked to have an actual list of different short tutorials.
Avril
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2020
Mind Mapping with Ease
Very happy and easy to share whil collaborating.
PROSThis tool is very intuitive and user friendly. Even if you get stumped its fairly easy to look at pictures of an icon and figure out what it does. I also like the integrations so you can attach files, documents etc. to support an idea
CONSThe only aspect I was disappointed is in a less that 17" screne you may not be able to visualize an entire mindmap.
Reason for choosing MindMeister
The ease and comfort.
Sven
Translation and Localization, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2019
Easiest Mindmap-Tool I've come across
There might be features I'm not aware of it that I am not using. That just doesn't matter to me because I wanted an intuitive, easy to use Mindmap-Tool and that is exactly what Mindmeister delivers. If you need a mindmap to organize a new project, this might just be for you.
PROSCross-platform functionality. I like it on Windows but was surprised to realize that it's even more intuitive on Android. The referral program for free users is standard to great. But the affiliate program for Business users is one of the best and fairest programs I've come across to date.
CONSI think 3 free mindmaps is cutting it a little close. 5 would probably get more people to give it a try.
Reasons for switching to MindMeister
I found Mindmeister more intuitive on Windows and I really love its Android version.
Stefan
Banking, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed April 2022
Mindmaps lost
Since the last update, the software is functioning less well. The menu is overlapping a part of your mind map, so you cannot see what you are writing.
PROSEasy to use. You can create maps for mindmaps.
CONSMindmaps are not saved. Sometimes some of your mind maps are suddenly lost. This is the second time it has happend, now with dramatic consequences for me. Yesterday I've worked all night on a mindmap which is lost.
Vendor Response
Hi Stefan, thanks very much for reaching out. I'm sorry to hear you experienced this issue. We take cases of lost data very seriously, and are fully aware of our responsibility to businesses all around the world as a reliable and secure tool for knowledge capture. Please reach out to support@mindmeister.com with your account details - our support and engineering teams will do all they can to get to the bottom of this issue and access your lost data. Looking forward to hearing from you soon, Andrew @ Meister Support
Replied April 2022
Ben
Hospitality, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2021
Superior to Competitors
This software made a convoluted idea far more defined and explorable in a matter of minutes. I would definetly recommend using it for any idea with multiple options and outcomes to keep track of.
PROSThis software takes seconds to learn to use and allows you to lay out as in-depth an idea as you can create. It has a range of formatting choices and identifier icons to make the separation of branches far clearer.
CONSUnfortunately, you seem to only be able to have one mind-map per file, or if you CAN have two, I could not see how. Having the ability to have two contrasting ideas side by side would be very helpful.
Vendor Response
Hi Ben, thank you for your review! It's indeed not possible to open two map windows in the same browser tab, but we appreciate the idea - this will be forwarded to our product team as a suggestion for future improvements. Thank you for your feedback! Your MeisterTeam
Replied April 2021
Moiz
Consumer Goods, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2021
MindMiester a fantastic tool for Mindmapping
I use it for customer task tracking, employee tracking and project tracking. It is an all in one tool, works perfect.
PROSI love the ease of use, seamless interface. It supports extremely large mindmaps which are the kinds I eventually end up making. My productivity and project tracking both have improved using MindMeister.
CONSActually it has sufficed my purpose so far. I am using free version, so can't complain
Olha
Primary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2021
A must for a team
As an educator and a part of a big team, I have to understand what is happening around even when I am not directly involved in a project. It is also super visual when one has to understand the steps of a project and the amount of work to be done.
CONSThe only thing I do not like is the way connections between separate ideas are drawn: those green lines look hideous and are pretty inconvenient to use.
Anonymous
1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2020
Over 4 years of use
The versatility and creativity and style options are what keep me coming back. I can outline books, storylines, blog posts, brainstorm content, prepare character outlines. It's truly enjoyable to use the program.
CONSI dislike that I do not have other format choices for exporting on the basic plan. I would like the option to export a mind map in 1 format of my choosing versus being restricted to the format type.