GitMind vs Xmind (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Xmind: it is second in our ranking of whiteboard and mind map tools, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.8.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
GitMind grades higher on features. Xmind grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
GitMind
AI mind mapping, flowchart and whiteboard app
Xmind
Mind mapping app with AI, Gantt charts and a presentation mode
Which one is for you
Pick GitMind if
- Fits if you want mind maps and AI drafts on both your phone and computer
- Works for a small group that shares a planet of up to 30 members on a paid plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 10 maps or whiteboards is the ceiling
- Watch out: subscriptions auto-renew and the page says cancelling means submitting a support ticket
- Watch out: the Black Friday 3-year price has a Nov. 21 to Dec. 12 window
- Watch out: the AI credits are a separate Metered License with no published price
- Pricey if you pay monthly: $9 against $4.08 on the annual plan
Pick Xmind if
- Fits if you think in branches and want the same kind of map on your laptop, your phone and Linux
- Works for plans that have to become a presentation, since Pitch mode turns a map into slides
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want an open whiteboard with sticky notes, as Xmind sticks to structured maps
- Pricey if your team wants to edit together, since live collaboration starts at Premium, $99 a year
- Tight if you never pay: 10 online maps, watermarked exports, 3 days of version history and 50 AI credits that never refill
- Not for you if you'd rather pay by the month: Pro is $10 a month against $59 a year, and monthly plans get no trial or refund
- Watch out: desktop maps save as local files by default, so picking up an iPad map at your desk can mean going through Dropbox
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAGitMindGood | 3.0GPAXmindVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$4.08 a month billed annually is inside the cheaper quarter of $5. Monthly billing is $9, and a 3-year $79 plan carries a Black Friday label. | BPro is $59 a year, $4.92 a month, which puts it inside the lowest-priced quarter of this category, where the line is $5.00. Premium is $99. Pay by the month and the App Store lists Pro at $10, about double. The free trial and the refund only cover yearly plans. |
| Free plan and trial | CBasic is free but stops at 10 mind maps or whiteboards, and the page says you cannot make more after that. No trial is listed. | CFree gives you up to 10 manually created online maps, basic themes and 5 Pitch slides. Those are caps you'll hit on a real project, exports carry a watermark, version history is 3 days, and the 50 AI credits are a single grant that never refills. |
| Features | BMind maps, whiteboards, AI maps from text, PDFs and videos, flowcharts and slide mode. The listing shows no gap in the core job. | CMaps, timelines and matrices, Zones, an Outliner view, Pitch mode slides, imports from other mappers and AI that drafts from text, a file or a link. That's the narrower job here: no open board with sticky notes, and live editing and editable Gantt charts start at Premium. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record, but apps for every platform sync automatically and nothing needs configuring. | A4.8 on the App Store from 6,973 ratings, nine in ten of them five stars. Reviewers say it's quick to pick up. A few got stuck on details, like slotting a new topic in above old ones, and desktop maps save as local files by default. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and a Chrome extension. No API or named integrations are listed. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad and Android, and one subscription covers 5 computers and 5 mobile devices. It ties into Slack, Zoom, Notion and ChatGPT, though not a lot else. |
| Best for | AI mind maps on phone and computer | mind maps on almost any device |
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: GitMind and Xmind. How we grade
Price against what you get
GitMind starts at $4.08 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Xmind starts at $4.92 a month and scores 3.3.
Xmind scores higher, and starts $0.84 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other whiteboard and mind map tools on the chart, none scores higher than GitMind for less, and none scores higher than Xmind 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
- GitMind also covers whiteboard and diagrams.
- Xmind also covers templates and Gantt & timelines.
At a glance
| GitMind | Xmind | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.08 per month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly) | $4.92 per month, billed yearly ($59 a year) |
| Free plan | Basic plan: up to 10 mind maps or whiteboards, 1 planet with up to 5 members, regular-format export. | Up to 10 manually created online maps, basic themes and stickers, 3-day version history, 5 Pitch slides and 50 Xmind AI credits. Exports carry a watermark. |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial, offered on yearly subscriptions only |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | GitMind | Xmind Ltd. / Supermind Pte. Limited |
| Price read from | gitmind.com | xmind.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
GitMind
- The free Basic plan stops at 10 mind maps or whiteboards, and the page says you cannot create more once you reach 10.
- Subscriptions auto-renew and the page says cancelling means submitting a support ticket.
- A 3-year non-subscription plan for $79 appears with a Black Friday label and a Nov. 21 to Dec. 12 window.
- Metered credits for separate features are sold through sales with no published price.
Xmind
- Free and Pro cap manually created online maps at 10 and 50; unlimited collaborative maps need Premium or the Business team plan.
- Real-time collaboration, editable Gantt charts and a monthly AI credit allowance start at Premium; Free and Pro get a single grant of 50 AI credits.
- Free exports carry a watermark, and export to Word, Excel, SVG and Markdown starts at Pro.
- The free trial and the 7-day money-back guarantee cover yearly subscriptions only; monthly subscriptions and AI credit add-ons are not refunded.
Key features
GitMind
- AI mind maps from any source
- Turns text, PDFs, websites, images, audio and YouTube videos into summaries and mind maps, using models the site names as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and DeepSeek.
- Whiteboard and diagrams
- Mind maps and whiteboards share the app, and AI can generate flowcharts, UML, class diagrams and ERDs.
- Planets for teams
- A planet is a shared space; Basic allows 1 planet of 5 members and paid plans allow 5 planets of 30 members.
- Slide show mode
- Maps can be shown as a slide show, with no limit on any plan.
- Every device
- Windows, Mac, iOS and iPadOS, Android and a Chrome extension are listed, with sync between them.
- Export
- Basic exports regular formats; paid plans export in HD and add a watermark feature.
Xmind
- Mind maps and other structures
- Ideas can be laid out as mind maps, timelines or matrices, grouped into Zones, and edited as a linear list in the Outliner view.
- Xmind AI
- Generates a map from text, a document or a link, expands and reorganizes branches, and breaks a project into tasks. Free and Pro get 50 credits; Premium gets 500 a month.
- Pitch mode
- Turns a map into a slide presentation: up to 5 slides on the Free plan and unlimited from Pro, where a pitch can also be exported to PowerPoint.
- Gantt charts and tasks
- Premium turns topics into tasks with assignees, plots them on a Gantt chart and exports tasks to a calendar file or Excel. Free and Pro can only view Gantt charts.
- Real-time collaboration
- On Premium and the Business team plan, several people can edit a map at once and follow one another's view, backed by 30 days of version history.
- Import and export
- Imports Markdown, OPML and TextBundle files and maps from other mind mapping tools. From Pro, maps export to SVG, PDF, Markdown, Word and Excel as well as PNG.
Plans
GitMind
Basic$0
Up to 10 mind maps or whiteboards, 10 images per whiteboard, 30 per mind map, 1 planet with up to 5 members and no watermark.
Annual$4.08
per month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)
Unlimited mind maps and whiteboards, 500 images per mind map, 5 planets with up to 30 members each, HD export and priority support. Auto-renews.
Monthly$9
per month, billed monthly
Same features as Annual. Auto-renews; the page says cancellation is by support ticket.
Metered LicenseCustom
Credits that unlock separate AI features, sold through sales.
Xmind
Free$0
Up to 10 manually created online maps, basic themes and stickers, 3-day version history, 5 slides in Pitch mode and 50 AI credits.
Pro$4.92
per month, billed yearly ($59 a year)
Up to 50 online maps with basic collaboration, custom themes, topic links and attachments, unlimited Pitch slides, and export without a watermark.
Premium$8.25
per month, billed yearly ($99 a year)
Unlimited collaborative maps, real-time collaboration, 30-day version history, editable Gantt charts, tasks with assignees and 500 AI credits a month.
Business$10
per seat / month, billed yearly
Team plan with unlimited collaborative maps, real-time collaboration, 30-day version history, Gantt charts and 800 AI credits per seat a month.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds SAML single sign-on, unlimited version history, custom AI credits, a dedicated success advisor and team onboarding sessions.
Ways to pay less
GitMind
- Annual discount
Annual billing
The Annual plan shows $4.08 per month against $9 for the Monthly plan.
- Other savings
3-year plan, Black Friday window
A non-subscription 3-year membership is shown at $79 with a limited offer window of Nov. 21 to Dec. 12; the page says memberships can be stacked.
Xmind
- Annual discount
Up to 50% off with yearly billing
The pricing page advertises up to 50% off individual plans on yearly billing. The US App Store lists Pro at $59 a year or $10 a month, and Premium at $99 a year or $15 a month.
- Education
Reduced prices for students and educators
The education pricing tab lists Pro at $3.42 a month and Premium at $5.75 a month for students and educators, plus a custom-priced Campus plan for institutions.
- Nonprofit
Discounted plans for nonprofits and government
Eligible non-profits, NGOs and government organizations can get discounted plans after verifying eligibility; the offers page shows a price of $79 a year.
- Lifetime license
SME Lifetime License for organizations
Organizations can buy a one-time, perpetual license with volume pricing. The price is not published and is quoted by Xmind's sales team.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, GitMind or Xmind?
As of Nov 12, 2026, GitMind is cheaper to start with: $4.08 a month, against $4.92 a month for Xmind. GitMind starts at $4.08 per month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly), and Xmind starts at $4.92 per month, billed yearly ($59 a year).
Which has a free plan, GitMind or Xmind?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both GitMind and Xmind have a free plan.
Which platforms do GitMind and Xmind run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only GitMind lists a browser extension and only Xmind lists a Linux app. Both list a web app and macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.