InfraNodus vs Kumu (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, InfraNodus and Kumu share a 2.0 GPA, both have a free plan, and Kumu starts cheaper, at $9 a month against about $13.41 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
InfraNodus grades higher on platforms. Kumu grades higher on value for money. 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.
InfraNodus
Turns text into a network graph to show topics and gaps
Kumu
Relationship maps for systems, stakeholders and networks
Which one is for you
Pick InfraNodus if
- Fits if you want to find themes and gaps in a pile of notes or interviews
- Works for researchers who keep notes in Obsidian
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a whiteboard: there is no freehand canvas or sticky notes
- Tight if you stay free: 3 graphs in total
- Pricey if you use it for work: commercial use needs Advanced at €32 a month
- Watch out: prices are in euros and exclude VAT for private EU customers
Pick Kumu if
- Fits if you map stakeholders or systems and are happy to share the map publicly
- Works for people who start from a spreadsheet of relationships
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if your work is private, because each private project is its own monthly charge
- Watch out: free public projects are visible to everyone and indexed by search engines
- Watch out: all kumu.io customer data lives in one shared database, and sensitive work is pointed to Enterprise
- Watch out: archived private projects cost $20 to unarchive on a Pro workspace
- Skip it if you want a desktop or phone app, as none is listed
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAInfraNodusFair | 2.0GPAKumuFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DBasic is €12 a month billed annually and covers personal and academic use only. Commercial use starts at Advanced, €32 a month, well above the $8.25 middle. | CPrivate projects are $9 a month each on Basic, and Pro is $10 a workspace plus $20 a month per private project. That sits in the ordinary range for one project and climbs fast with more. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree account keeps 3 graphs in total, with limited analytics, 20 AI credits an hour and 3 AI chats. Every paid plan has a 14-day trial. | CRegistration and unlimited public projects are free, but public means anyone can see them. A two-week trial of private projects is offered. |
| Features | CText-to-graph, content gap analysis, AI chat, imports and exports. The listing says it analyses text and offers no freehand canvas or sticky notes. | CIt does one job fully: network maps with filters, clustering and spreadsheet import. That is a narrower job than a whiteboard. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You have to learn how to read a text network. | CNo store rating on record. You import data and set up decorations before a map reads well. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb and a browser extension, with Obsidian, Chrome, Firefox, Gephi, n8n and Claude. No desktop or phone app. | CWeb only, with no apps and no integrations listed. |
| Best for | turning text into a network graph to find gaps | mapping stakeholder and systems networks |
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: InfraNodus and Kumu. How we grade
Price against what you get
InfraNodus starts at about $13.41 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Kumu starts at $9 a month and scores 2.0.
InfraNodus scores higher, and starts $4.41 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, 26 score higher than InfraNodus for less, and 43 score higher than Kumu 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
- InfraNodus also covers research.
- Kumu also covers diagrams.
At a glance
| InfraNodus | Kumu | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | €12 per month, billed annually (€19 billed monthly) | $9 per month per private project |
| Free plan | Free account with limited text and graph analytics, 3 graphs in total, 20 AI credits per hour and 3 AI chats. | Free registration and unlimited public projects, with unlimited collaborators, maps and views. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on every paid plan | Two-week free trial of private projects |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Nodus Labs | Kumu |
| Price read from | infranodus.com | kumu.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
InfraNodus
- It analyzes text rather than offering a freehand canvas or sticky notes, so it is not a drop-in board.
- The free account is capped at 3 graphs in total and limited analytics.
- Prices are shown in euros and exclude VAT for private EU customers.
- The Basic plan is for personal and academic use; commercial use starts at Advanced.
Kumu
- Private projects are billed per project, so the monthly cost rises with each one: $9 on Basic, $20 on Pro.
- All kumu.io customer data lives in one shared database; the vendor points sensitive work to Kumu Enterprise.
- The Free workspace's public projects are visible to everyone and indexed by search engines.
- Archived private projects cost $20 to unarchive on a Pro workspace.
Key features
InfraNodus
- Text-to-network graphs
- Paste text or upload files and words become nodes in a graph, grouped into topical clusters that you can filter and explore.
- Content gap analysis
- The analytics panel points out topics that are weakly connected in your text and suggests questions to bridge them.
- AI summaries and chat
- AI tools summarize the visible statements or the essential ones, and generate ideas that link disconnected topics. Limits depend on the plan.
- Data imports
- Pull in Google, YouTube and Amazon review results, RSS feeds and uploaded TXT, MD, JSON, CSV and PDF files. Quotas rise with each plan.
- Exports
- Export graph images as PNG or SVG, statements as CSV or Markdown, and graph data as JSON, CSV or Gexf for Gephi.
- Extension, plugin and MCP server
- A Chrome and Firefox extension and an Obsidian graph view plugin come with paid plans; an MCP server connects graphs to AI tools.
Kumu
- Relationship maps
- Data about people, organizations or concepts is drawn as a network, with decorations, filters and clustering applied on top.
- Spreadsheet import
- Maps can be built from imported spreadsheets rather than drawn by hand, which suits larger datasets.
- Public and private projects
- Projects can be public and visible to everyone, or private with access given to named people. Maps can be embedded on other sites.
- Workspaces
- Projects are grouped into workspaces, each with its own name and billing profile. Pro workspaces add view-only roles and branding.
- Use cases
- The vendor's examples include stakeholder maps, systems maps and causal loop diagrams, and social network maps.
Plans
InfraNodus
Basic€12
per month, billed annually (€19 billed monthly)
Full graph analytics, 50 graphs, 40 AI credits per hour, personal and academic use only.
Advanced€32
per month, billed annually (€49 billed monthly)
Adds API and MCP access, 100 graphs, 5 MB uploads, live graph updates and commercial use.
Premium€66
per month, billed annually (€79 billed monthly)
Adds 1,000 graphs, 50 MB PDF uploads, 1 hour of training a month and fast-track feature requests.
Kumu
Basic workspace$0
Unlimited public projects; private projects cost $9 per month each; daily backups.
Pro workspace$10
per workspace / month, plus $20 per month per private project
View-only access control, custom branding, activity feeds, real-time comments, hourly backups, private project archiving.
EnterpriseCustom
Self-hosted or cloud-hosted private instance with SAML single sign-on and a 99.95% uptime SLA. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
InfraNodus
- Annual discount
Save up to 35% with annual billing
The pricing section shows annual plans at a lower monthly rate than monthly billing, saving up to 35% on Basic and Advanced.
- Education
Student discounts and educational licenses
The pricing section says discounted or subsidized educational licenses are available on request through support after you create an account.
Kumu
- Education
Private projects for students
Students doing classroom work or doctoral research can email from a .edu address to get 3 private projects at no charge.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, InfraNodus or Kumu?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kumu is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against about $13.41 a month for InfraNodus. InfraNodus starts at €12 per month, billed annually (€19 billed monthly), and Kumu starts at $9 per month per private project.
Which has a free plan, InfraNodus or Kumu?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both InfraNodus and Kumu have a free plan.
Which platforms do InfraNodus and Kumu run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only InfraNodus lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. 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.