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Best-value whiteboard and mind map tools

Going by our grades, Miro, Xmind and Microsoft Whiteboard give the most for the money among whiteboard and mind map tools: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $8.29 a month across the 24 that charge, from $2.08 (MindNode) to $15 (Eraser). 4 more cost nothing at all. 5 of the 28 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 6 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

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Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$2$5$10$20More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessMiroXmindMicrosoft Whiteboarddraw.ioNapkin AIAllume

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • Nothing scores higher without costing more
  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
  • No free plan
28 of the 31 whiteboard and mind map tools in this directory. Scores are ToolGPA’s own grades; prices are each vendor’s own, read up to Oct 10, 2026. The lines cross at the middle starting price ($8.29) and the average score (2.8). The data as JSON · The chart as a picture
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The best at every price

Each step is the highest score whiteboard and mind map tools reach at that price or below. Nothing on the chart beats these without costing more.

  1. Free

    No paid plan · scores 3.0 of 4

  2. $4.92

    a month to start · scores 3.3 of 4

    • Xmind$4.92 per month, billed yearly ($59 a year)CAA

  3. $8

    a month to start · scores 3.7 of 4

    • Miro$8 per member / month, billed yearlyABA

Paying more for less

The whiteboard and mind map tools that the most others beat on both counts: a higher score and a lower starting price.

  1. Napkin AIStarts at $9 a month for each person and scores 2.3 of 4.13 of 27 score higher for lessCCB
  2. AllumeStarts at $8.33 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 of 4.12 of 27 score higher for lessCBC
  3. MindMeisterStarts at about $7.28 a month for each person and scores 2.3 of 4.10 of 27 score higher for lessCCB
  4. SmartDrawStarts at $10.95 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.9 of 27 score higher for lessBCB
  5. MermaidStarts at $10 a month for each person and scores 2.7 of 4.9 of 27 score higher for lessBCB

A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, and a score is three letters, not the whole product. Read a tool’s own page before ruling it out.

The four quarters

Where the tools fall when the chart is cut at the middle price and the average score.

More for less5

Each scores above the category's average and starts at or below its middle price.

Miro, Xmind, Microsoft Whiteboard, Microsoft Visio, Mindomo

Costs more, scores more6

Each scores above the average and starts above the middle price.

Ayoa, Milanote, Stormboard, Lucidchart, Mural, Eraser

Costs less, scores less11

Each scores below the average and starts at or below the middle price.

draw.io, tldraw, FigJam, Creately, Excalidraw, Kinopio, MindManager, MindNode and 3 more

Costs more, scores less6

Each scores below the average and starts above the middle price.

Lucidspark, Mermaid, Whimsical, SmartDraw, Allume, Napkin AI

All 28 on the chart

Highest score first, then lowest price. The last column counts the tools that score higher and start lower.

#ToolScoreFeatures, ease, platformsA monthAs its listing states itScore higher for less
1Miro3.7ABA$8$8 per member / month, billed yearlyNone
2Ayoa3.7ABA$13$13 per user / month, billed annually ($155.99 a year)None
3Xmind3.3CAA$4.92$4.92 per month, billed yearly ($59 a year)None
4Milanote3.3BAB$9.99$9.99 per person / month, billed annually1
5Microsoft Whiteboard3.0CBAFreeFreeNone
6Microsoft Visio3.0ACB$5$5.00 per user / month, paid yearly (Visio Plan 1)1
7Mindomo3.0CBA$7$7 per month, prepaid yearly1
8Stormboard3.0BCA$8.33$8.33 per user / month, billed annually ($100 a year)2
9Lucidchart3.0BBB$9$9 per month, billed annually2
10Mural3.0BCA$9.99$9.99 per member / month, billed annually2
11Eraser3.0ACB$15$15 per member / month, billed annually4
12draw.io2.7BCBFreeFreeNone
13tldraw2.7CBBFreeFreeNone
14FigJam2.7BCB$3$3 per Collab seat / month, billed annually1
15Creately2.7BCB$4$4 per editor / month, billed annually ($48 a year)1
16Excalidraw2.7CBB$6$6 per user / month, billed annually3
17Kinopio2.7CBB$6.67$8 per month, or $80 per year3
18MindManager2.7BCB$8.25$99 per user / year (Essentials, web only)5
19Lucidspark2.7BCB$9$9 per month, billed annually6
20Mermaid2.7BCB$10$10 per user / month, billed annually ($120 a year)9
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#ToolScoreFeatures, ease, platformsA monthAs its listing states itScore higher for less
21Whimsical2.7BCB$10$10 per editor / month, billed annually ($120 a year)9
22SmartDraw2.7BCB$10.95$10.95 per month, billed annually ($7.95 intro price for new customers)9
23MindNode2.3CBC$2.08$2.99 per month, or $24.99 per year3
24Coggle2.3CCB$5$5 per month6
25MindMeister2.3CCB$7.28€6.50 per user / month, billed yearly10
26Allume2.3CBC$8.33$9.99 per month, or $99.99 per year12
27Napkin AI2.3CCB$9$9 per person / month, billed yearly13
28Freeplane2.0CCCFreeFreeNone

How whiteboard and mind map tools grade

Every bar is all the whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, cut by the letter each got on that count.

  • Value for moneyaverage 2.5
  • Free plan and trialaverage 2.3
  • Featuresaverage 2.6
  • Ease of useaverage 2.5
  • Platforms and integrationsaverage 3.1

An A is worth 4 and an F nothing. C is the ordinary grade. Every whiteboards grade in one table

Not on the chart

Sold for a single payment, or with no public price that can be put as dollars a month. They are graded like the rest.

  • OmniGraffle$59.99 one-time for iPhone and iPad; Mac from $149.99 one-time
  • Scapple$20.99 one-time, per platform (macOS or Windows)
  • SimpleMind$10.99 one-time (iPhone and iPad); $29.99 for Mac or Windows

Common questions

Which whiteboard and mind map tools give the most for the money?

Miro, Xmind and Microsoft Whiteboard. Each is the highest-scoring tool at its price or below: Microsoft Whiteboard scores 3.0 out of 4 and is free; Xmind scores 3.3 out of 4 and starts at $4.92 a month; Miro scores 3.7 out of 4 and starts at $8 a month for each person. This goes by ToolGPA's own grades for features, ease of use and platforms, averaged out of 4, set against the price each tool's paid plans start at.

Which are the best free whiteboard and mind map tools?

Of the 4 whiteboard and mind map tools here with no paid plan at all, Microsoft Whiteboard scores highest, at 3.0 out of 4. 21 more have a free plan beside their paid ones.

Which whiteboard and mind map tools are best for under $5 a month?

Xmind, with a score of 3.3 out of 4: the highest among the 10 that start at $5 a month or less. Xmind starts at $4.92 a month.

Which whiteboard and mind map tools are best for under $10 a month?

Miro, with a score of 3.7 out of 4: the highest among the 25 that start at $10 a month or less. Miro starts at $8 a month for each person.

Which whiteboard and mind map tools are best for under $20 a month?

Miro and Ayoa, with a score of 3.7 out of 4: the highest among the 28 that start at $20 a month or less. Miro starts at $8 a month for each person; Ayoa starts at $13 a month for each person.

Which whiteboard and mind map tools cost the most for what they offer?

On this chart, Napkin AI (starts at $9 a month for each person, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 13 tools score higher for less), Allume (starts at $8.33 a month when paid by the year, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 12 tools score higher for less) and MindMeister (starts at about $7.28 a month for each person, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 10 tools score higher for less). A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, so check what the price includes before ruling one out.

How much do whiteboard and mind map tools cost?

The middle starting price is $8.29 a month: half of the 24 whiteboard and mind map tools with a recurring price start below that and half above. 4 of the 31 in this directory have no paid plan, and 21 of those that charge also have a free plan.

How is the score on this chart worked out?

It is the average of three of the five grades ToolGPA gives every tool: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations, with an A worth 4 and an F worth 0. The other two grades, value for money and the free plan, are about price, so they are left out and price gets an axis of its own. 28 of the 31 whiteboard and mind map tools are on the chart; 3 are left off because they are sold for a single payment or publish no price that can be put as dollars a month.

How this chart is made

  • The score is the average of three of a tool’s five grades: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations. An A is 4 points and an F none. Value for money and the free plan are left out because they are about price, and price has an axis of its own.
  • The price is what paid plans start at, in dollars a month, on the cheapest way of paying the listing names. A yearly price is divided by twelve, and a price in another currency is converted. A price for each person is shown for one person.
  • A tool with no paid plan sits in the band marked Free. A tool with a free plan beside paid ones is placed at its paid price and drawn as a filled dot.
  • The grades are ToolGPA’s own judgement from each vendor’s pages and from public reviews, not from testing, and no vendor can pay for one. How we grade

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