Coggle vs MindGenius (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Coggle grades higher than MindGenius: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Coggle grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Coggle
Collaborative mind maps and flowcharts in the browser
MindGenius
Mind mapping that turns into tasks, boards and timelines
Which one is for you
Pick Coggle if
- Fits if a group wants to build one mind map together, each in their own browser
- Works for the odd map on the free plan, if your diagrams can be public
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free and want things private, with only 3 private diagrams
- Skip it if you want an app on your phone or desktop, as none is listed; phones get a home-screen web app
- Too light for detailed flowcharts, where the extra shapes and line controls cost $5 a month
- Watch out: the homepage lists monthly prices only, and SAML sign-on is on Organisation at $8 a member
- Not for you if you want to start from templates, as none are on offer
Pick MindGenius if
- Fits if you plan projects as maps and want them as tasks and a timeline
- Works for a small team that wants guests to join a project
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are one person, at $160 a year against the category's usual yearly price
- Tight after the trial: the free fallback is a single project
- Watch out: the Windows desktop version is separate and licensed on its own
- Watch out: volume prices apply only to annual billing from 11 seats
- Watch out: dollar prices come from a currency switch, because the page opens in pounds
How we grade them
| 2.4GPACoggleFair | 2.0GPAMindGeniusFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BAwesome is $5 a month, in the lower part of this category, where the middle is nearer $8.33. It lifts the cap on private diagrams and adds more shapes, line controls and attachments. Organisation is $8 a member a month, and the homepage lists monthly prices only. | C$160 a seat a year, about $13.30 a month, sits above the category's dearer-quarter start of $9.99 but well below its dearest tenth. Monthly billing is $16 a seat. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree Forever has real-time collaboration, the full change history, unlimited image uploads and PDF, image and Visio export. But only 3 diagrams can be private, so everything after that is public. That's a wall most people meet. | CA 14-day trial needs no card, after which the account drops to a single-project plan. |
| Features | CIt covers mind maps, which is a smaller job than this category's: branching from several centers, loops, auto-arrange, 1,600 icons, Markdown in the text and a full history to copy from. Simple flowcharts too, though more shapes, line styles and attachments all need Awesome. | CMap, task board and timeline views in one subscription. Gap the listing shows: the cross-project Needs Attention view is online only, and the desktop product is separate. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. Nothing to install, which helps, but a blank browser canvas is still a thing you have to build: branch out from the middle, arrange it, invite people by email. There are no templates on offer to start you off. | CNo store rating on record. You build the project structure yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web app, and only a web app: no desktop or mobile apps are listed, and on a phone you save the site to your home screen. It does have a public API, and Organisation adds SAML sign-on with Okta or OneLogin. | CWeb only, with Microsoft Teams as the one listed integration. The desktop version is separate. |
| Best for | quick mind maps a group can edit together | mind maps that turn into tasks and timelines |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Coggle and MindGenius. How we grade
Price against what you get
Coggle starts at $5 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. MindGenius starts at $13.33 a month when paid by the year for each person and scores 2.0.
Coggle scores higher and starts $8.33 a month lower. Of the other whiteboard and mind map tools on the chart, 8 score higher than Coggle for less, and 38 score higher than MindGenius for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Coggle is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Coggle also covers Markdown and diagrams.
- MindGenius also covers tasks.
At a glance
| Coggle | MindGenius | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $5 per month | $160 per seat / year, billed annually ($16 per seat billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free Forever plan: 3 private diagrams and unlimited public diagrams, with real-time collaboration, unlimited image uploads, full change history, and PDF, image and Visio export. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial, no card needed; afterward the account drops to a single-project plan |
| Web | ||
| Made by | CoggleIt Limited | MindGenius Limited |
| Price read from | coggle.it | mindgenius.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
MindGenius
- After the 14-day trial the account becomes a single-project plan unless a subscription is bought.
- MindGenius Desktop is a separate Windows-only product with its own licensing; these prices cover Online only.
- Volume pricing applies only to annual billing from 11 seats up.
- Dollar prices come from the page's USD currency switch; the page opens in pounds.
Key features
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.
MindGenius
- Mind maps
- Ideas, assumptions, risks and open questions are laid out as a map before any work is committed.
- Taskboard and Timeline views
- The same project can be shown as a map, a task board or a timeline, and all three are part of the single subscription.
- Needs Attention
- A cross-project view that collects whatever is slipping across all projects. The vendor lists it as Online-only.
- Microsoft Teams and guests
- A Microsoft Teams integration and guest access let people outside the account take part in a project.
- Volume pricing
- Annual plans drop to $144 per seat at 11 to 25 seats, $120 at 26 to 50 and $80 at 51 to 100.
Plans
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.
MindGenius
Subscription$160
per seat / year, billed annually ($16 billed monthly)
Unlimited projects and views, Needs Attention overview, Microsoft Teams integration and guest access.
EnterpriseCustom
For 25+ seats with volume pricing, deployment guidance and a named contact. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
Coggle
No public discounts listed.
MindGenius
- Annual discount
About 17% off with annual billing
Annual billing costs about 17% less per seat than paying monthly; the page puts the difference at $32 a seat.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Coggle or MindGenius?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Coggle starts at $5 per month, and MindGenius starts at $160 per seat / year, billed annually ($16 per seat billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Coggle or MindGenius?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Coggle has a free plan. MindGenius does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.