Ayoa vs Coggle

Ayoa

• Visual thinkers who want mind maps and tasks in one app
• People with ADHD, dyslexia or autism who want adjustable visual layouts
• Former iMindMap users, whose maps can be imported
• UK users funded through Access to Work or Disabled Students' Allowance

Coggle

• Students and teams making quick collaborative mind maps
• Simple flowcharts and process maps alongside mind maps
• Occasional users who are fine with public diagrams on the free plan
• Companies that need SAML sign-on or an on-premise instance

Ayoa

• The free version stops at 10 mind maps and is for personal use only; whiteboards and task boards are view-only and AI is not included.
• Ayoa Ultimate is the only paid plan and is charged per user; commercial use requires it.
• The vendor describes Ayoa as a cloud-based app and advises working offline only for short periods.
• The pricing page shows prices in the visitor's local currency; the US dollar figures listed here are from Ayoa's US App Store listing.

Coggle

• The free plan allows only 3 private diagrams; other diagrams made on it are public.
• More item shapes, line style and path controls, file attachments and high-res image uploads need the Awesome plan.
• No native desktop or mobile apps are listed; on a phone Coggle is saved to the home screen as a progressive web app.
• The homepage lists only monthly prices, and on-premise instances are arranged through Coggle for Enterprise without a public price.

Ayoa

Several mind map styles

Maps can be drawn freehand or with auto-layout, in sketch or organic styles with adjustable curved branches. Radial maps and quick capture maps are also offered.

Whiteboards

A freeform board takes sticky notes, images, flowcharts, links and videos, starting blank or from a template. On the free version whiteboards are view-only.

Task boards and Gantt timeline

Tasks live on a kanban-style workflow board or a bubble canvas, with due dates, reminders and assignees. The Gantt timeline adds start dates, milestones and progress.

AI mind mapping

AI generates ideas on a topic and can build out a mind map or whiteboard. It needs Ayoa Ultimate, and the vendor says user content is not shared to train AI models.

Outline and document view

The branches of a map can be reordered as a linear outline and written up as longer text with images, which can then be exported as a Word document.

Collaboration and chat

People invited to a map or task board can work on it at the same time. Direct messages and group chats are built in, and comments can be dragged onto maps.

Coggle

Branching mind maps

Maps grow from one or several central items, branches can be joined into loops, and layout can be auto-arranged. Floating text and images annotate a map outside the tree.

Real-time collaboration

Invite people by email to edit a diagram at the same time, with changes appearing instantly. Awesome adds editing through a secret link with no login needed.

Full change history

Every change to a diagram is saved. You can look through the history and make a copy from any point to go back to an earlier version.

Flowcharts

Shapes and connected items for flowcharts and process maps are free. More shapes and control over connection paths and line styles need Awesome.

Images, icons and Markdown

Drag in images with no upload limit, pick from over 1,600 icons, and format item text with Markdown. Calculations can be added to diagrams.

Import, export and embedding

Download a diagram as a PDF or image, export it as .mm, text or a Microsoft Visio file, import .mm and text files, and embed a mind map in another page.

Ayoa

• Ayoa Free$0

  Up to 10 mind maps for personal use. Whiteboards and task boards can be viewed but not edited, and there is no AI.

• Ayoa Ultimate$13

  per user / month, billed annually ($155.99); $17 billed monthly

  Unlimited mind maps, editable whiteboards and task boards, Gantt, document and presentation views, AI, collaboration, exports and integrations.

Coggle

• Free Forever$0

  3 private diagrams, unlimited public diagrams, real-time collaboration, full change history, shared folders, and PDF and image download.

• Awesome$5

  per month

  Unlimited private diagrams, more item shapes, line style and path controls, file attachments, high-res image uploads, and collaboration by link or QR code.

• Organisation$8

  per member / month

  Everything in Awesome plus SAML single sign-on, consolidated billing, bulk export, user and data management, and branded diagrams.

• Coggle for EnterpriseCustom

  By arrangement: on-premise instances behind a firewall, Active Directory authentication, site licenses and enterprise support.

Ayoa

• Annual discount

  About 24% less with annual billing

  On the US App Store, AYOA Annual is $155.99 against $17.00 a month, about 24% less over a year. The pricing page FAQ describes annual plans as costing up to 20% less than monthly.

• Other savings

  Three-year billing option

  The pricing page offers a three-year term for Ayoa Ultimate alongside monthly and yearly billing, promoted as three years for the price of two.

• Education

  Discounted rates for educators

  Educators buying multiple licenses may qualify for a discount on annual plans, arranged by booking a demo. The size of the discount is not published.

Coggle

No public discounts listed.