Ratings Breakdown
User Reviews Overview
Feature Ratings
Ease-of-use
4.5 / 5
Value for Money
4.5 / 5
Customer Support
4.5 / 5
Functionality
4.5 / 5
Pros
"I have used this product since it was launched nearly 20 years ago. I love it and use it for all sorts of applications from writing business proposals to planning projects. Would not be without it."
"We use this software to visualize complex estate structures for high net worth indiviudals. It works well for this and the clients appreciate seeing it this way."
"The ability to brainstorm our ideas during meetings. It has also helped lay out lengthy processes for our office."
Cons
"MindGenius is a good application but I am not able to get connected with Mind Genius using other devices and it is quite infuriating for me and they should work on it on this domain too."
"It would be great to see more options of "document view" - like calendar (except Gantt chart) or opportunity to add tags & group of tags to map topics."
"I don't like that you have to us the sidebars and bottom bars to adjust your screen view. I wish you could zoom in/out with a roller ball on the mouse and click and drag to move your screen view."
MindGenius Reviews
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January 2018

Cecilia from Everest Group
Company Size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Management Consulting
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
4.0
January 2018
Great for capturing and organizing thoughts for meetings, presentation, projects, and more
Pros
The interface is both fast enough and intuitive enough to support real-time editing with groups of people. The integration with Microsoft Office speeds the process of utilizing the content.
Cons
No Android version and iOS version has limited capability. Web-based version moved away from mindmapping focus to project management (seems great for that use case).
January 2021

Danna-jess from JLL
Company Size: 10,000+ employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
4.0
Functionality
4.0
January 2021
A genius solution to increase the effectiveness of project management.
MindGenius is a super-genius solution when it comes to project management and it has all the basic features that are needed to make project management effective. We have been using it for managing our business-related projects and it is very good at the idea and portfolio management. It has also provided us with the integration with Microsoft Office and has made it easy for us to utilize the content. Moreover, all such features are available at a reasonable price which is the most appreciative thing about it. Only we cant operate it using IOS and Android is the unpleasant thing about it.
Pros
MindGenius is a project management tool that is very effective in managing team and organizational tasks, It is quite good in the execution of the plans. It has facilitated us with Idea management and portfolio management. Organizing data has become very efficient with MindGenius. It also has integration with Microsoft office that helped us in utilizing our content. At quite an affordable price it is offering us with variety of features. Project management can be done so well using the MIndGenius and its tools have made things easy for us.
Cons
MindGenius is a good application but I am not able to get connected with Mind Genius using other devices and it is quite infuriating for me and they should work on it on this domain too.
April 2018
Clark from Keeler Thomas Management LLC
Company Size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Financial Services
Time Used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
2.0
Value for money
3.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
4.0
April 2018
Great to illustrate complex estates
Pros
We use this software to visualize complex estate structures for high net worth indiviudals. It works well for this and the clients appreciate seeing it this way.
Cons
I don't like that you have to us the sidebars and bottom bars to adjust your screen view. I wish you could zoom in/out with a roller ball on the mouse and click and drag to move your screen view.
July 2018
Andrew from ECL2 Quality Solutions
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Computer Software
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
July 2018
Highly Intuitive and Simple
Pros
It is so easy to use to create maps of various sizes. It is like Visio on steroids and SO much easier to use. Type and enter to add data fast, click and drag to move, multi select, tons of formatting from font to color to cell borders. Plus you can assign people tasks, timelines, create Gantt charts and so much more.
Cons
2018 currently does not allow double clicking to highlight text in a cell but I am told this will be corrected. Otherwise, nothing.
March 2019
Anonymous
Company Size: 1 employee
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Functionality
4.0
March 2019
Valuable Project Software Tool
Pros
I like the ability to jump right in to the software to organize thoughts, shared information and data as it received or gathered. The ability to organize the data and to reduce or enlarge the scope shared means I can drill down or fly up to share as much or as little as I need too.
Cons
I'm not to keen on the color scheme. I which that was more customizable . Color breakout in the Gantt chart could work great when shared with a large Mind Map.
February 2018
Wojciech from Explorer-Consulting
Company Size: 1 employee
Industry: Professional Training & Coaching
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
February 2018
Management in visual way with tasks, projects and complex topics
powerful management supporter in many areas - clear view of central topic, easy way to present relations with context information (notes,attachments,links,...)
Pros
I like MindGenius for templates library very much - it's great time saver and BIG step to start mapping for new users. MindGenius has advanced tool as Question set - to develop maps very fast. It's easy to add contextual information to tasks - attachments, links, resources, icons,etc. User can use advanced options as: - creating maps based on categories or resources, - presenting information as Gantt chart, - sync map with MS Outlook (tasks) - quick filter map document.
Cons
It would be great to see more options of "document view" - like calendar (except Gantt chart) or opportunity to add tags & group of tags to map topics.
February 2019
Craig from LifeArc
Company Size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Medical Devices
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
February 2019
My go-to solution for early-stage project management
For me, it remains my go-to solution for cooperatively mapping out small or early stage projects that are subject to significant change.
Pros
I have long been a proponent of MindGenius, the mind map functionality is top-notch, but for me the real utility is the gantt chart feature. Being able to alternate between mind map and gantt chart allows ready rearrangement of work packages on the smaller and earlier stage projects that I manage. Its ability to calculate the critical path sets it apart from a lot of similar tools, and the price point is good as well.
Cons
It can be very resource intensive, and rearranging or calculating the critical path after a change can tax the processing power of some laptops.
July 2018
Duncan from The Tannahill Partnership Ltd
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Management Consulting
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
July 2018
Most loved computer application
I have used this product since its initial launch and it just gets better and better. The support, which I have hardly ever needed, is also great and very responsive.
Pros
I have used this product since it was launched nearly 20 years ago. I love it and use it for all sorts of applications from writing business proposals to planning projects. Would not be without it.
Cons
None...it is just a brilliant product and makes my life easier and more productive. I know that is not a 'con' but that is because there are no cons to this fantastic tool.
July 2018
Anne from Haddington Citizens Advice Bureau
Company Size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Philanthropy
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Customer support
5.0
Functionality
5.0
July 2018
Best tool for note taking at meetings
Just been at meeting today where delegates were impressed at me making mind map of notes and demonstrated the exporting feature and fabulous templates - expect new orders!
Pros
Everything about it is fantastic and the export feature is great to create reports. More praise is superfluous but need to meet the character count!
Cons
there really isn’t anything that I can think of that is negative! What’s the point of adding more when there isn’t anything negative to say!!!
January 2017
Bryan from Yaskawa Electric UK Ltd
Time Used: Free Trial
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
3.0
Functionality
4.0
January 2017
Great tool for improvement and project work
We utilise the software during improvement and project work and this provides a great platform for brainstorming and idea building. Being able to then drop the mind map into project planning tool is fantastic. The report tool is great for internal communication about progress and workload.
January 2016
Bryan from Yaskawa Electric UK Ltd
Time Used: Free Trial
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Customer support
5.0
January 2016
Fantastic tool for brainstorming and project management
At our company we use Mind Genius software as an integral part of our improvement techniques. The benefits to our improvement teams, Six Sigma projects and failure investigations have been one of the main contributors in successfully achieving some of our business targets. The report function is a brilliant tool for summarising reports. We use this to inform and communicate the status of projects. The question sets are great and the templates are good for providing ideas for projects and how to structure the projects. All in all we have improved our business through Mind Genius.
January 2016
Lesley from Thomson Property
Time Used: Free Trial
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Customer support
5.0
January 2016
MindGenius is my 'go to' tool for planning and managing projects
MindGenius is a great tool that helps me plan and manage projects. I use it for almost everything from personal 'to do' lists, when I'm doing research and business planning. I even used it to project manage the extension on my house. Pros - Mind maps easily convert into tasks and there is even a Gantt view. I also really like the exporting feature and often use this to bring in MS project files. Cons - I can only use it on my PC, although there is an iPad version, and I believe they are working on an online version.
February 2019
Christina from TL Financial Group
Company Size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Financial Services
Time Used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
February 2019
Brainstorming and Strategic Meetings
Pros
The ability to brainstorm our ideas during meetings. It has also helped lay out lengthy processes for our office.
Cons
Nothing at this time. It works exactly as we would hope it would
January 2016
Craig from County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Time Used: Free Trial
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Customer support
5.0
January 2016
Very intuitive and comprehensive piece of software
Great bit of software that links seamlessly between mind mapping, project management and presentations to name but a few. Easy and quick to use with extensive functionality. Very responsive customer service and support on the end of the phone. Would thoroughly recommend using if involved with projects, programmes, portfolios or just simply wanting to facilitate brainstorming / blue sky thinking workshops.
January 2016
Claus from DONG Energy
Time Used: Free Trial
Review Source: Capterra
Ease-of-use
4.0
Customer support
4.0
January 2016
Great multi-purpose application
Great application that allows me to move between creative idea creation (mindmap) and at a click switch to project management 'language' (Ghantt / ressource map). Very intuitive to use.