Boardmix review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Whiteboard for diagrams and mind maps with AI tools and lifetime plans
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Boardmix report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for mind maps and diagrams, with a lifetime option
Boardmix is a whiteboard with mind map, flowchart and UML makers, and it sells a $99 lifetime plan as well as subscriptions. The free plan stops at 3 boards, AI tools start at $10 a seat, and the apps are for Windows and Mac only.
Who Boardmix is for
- Fits if you want mind maps and diagrams on one canvas and may prefer paying once
- Works for a team that wants unlimited editing guests on a paid plan
Who Boardmix is not for
- Tight if you stay free, since 3 boards and 100 objects per board go fast
- Pricey if you want AI: it starts at $10 a seat and draws on monthly credits
- Skip it if you work from a phone or Linux, as only Windows and Mac apps are listed
- Watch out: single sign-on is on Enterprise only, which has no published price
- Watch out: the lifetime plan covers 10 GB of workspace and a fixed pool of AI credits, not unlimited AI
Why Boardmix gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$5 a seat a month billed annually sits at the edge of the cheaper quarter ($5.00), and the $99 lifetime plan is under two years of the category's middle price.
- CFree plan and trialThe free plan allows 3 editable boards, 100 objects per board, 1 GB storage and 10 saved versions. No trial is listed.
- CFeaturesMind maps, flowcharts, UML and ER diagrams on one canvas, plus AI tools. The AI tools are metered in credits and start at $10 a seat.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You build your own boards from templates.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb, Windows and Mac only: no phone app and no integrations are listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Boardmix's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Boardmix's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 12 of the 61 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 12.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 38 of 61) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $5 a month for each person, against a middle price of $7.49 for the category: 10 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 12 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 62 whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Boardmix’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 38 of 61, level with 8
- CFree plan and trialAbove 7 of 61, level with 40
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 61, level with 42
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 61, level with 44
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 61, level with 21
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 55 whiteboard and mind map tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Boardmix, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Boardmix you could make: mind mapping and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 37 of the 61 other whiteboard and mind map tools grade higher. It costs $60 a year.
What you could make
- Mind mapping and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- An endless canvas that stays smooth with hundreds of things on it.
- A diagram editor.
- A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Boardmix’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Boardmix?
Boardmix is an online whiteboard for mind maps, flowcharts and other diagrams that teams edit together. It has browser access plus Windows and Mac apps, and its higher plans add AI tools for building mind maps, flowcharts and presentations from a prompt. Besides subscriptions it sells one-time lifetime plans for 1 to 20 members.
Worth knowing
- The Free plan is capped at 3 editable boards and 100 objects per board.
- AI tools start at the $10 AI Starter plan and draw on monthly AI credits.
- Single sign-on (OIDC) is listed only on Enterprise / Private, which has no published price.
- The download page lists Windows and Mac apps and no Linux, iOS or Android app.
Key features
- Mind maps and diagrams
- Mind map, flowchart, UML, ER, organizational chart and Venn diagram makers sit on the same whiteboard canvas.
- AI tools
- AI Starter and above list an AI agent plus AI mind map, flowchart and presentation tools, metered in monthly AI credits.
- Team boards
- Boards are shared in a team workspace. Paid plans allow unlimited visitors with editing rights.
- Desktop and web apps
- Windows and Mac apps are on the download page next to the browser version.
- Export and version history
- Free exports standard-definition files and keeps 10 versions. Paid plans export in HD and Ultra HD without a watermark and keep 100 versions.
- Templates
- The site has template libraries for mind maps, flowcharts and other diagram types.
Boardmix pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Boardmix has a free plan, and paid plans start at $5 per member / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $5 per member / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- 1 team workspace, 3 editable boards, 100 objects per board, 1 GB storage and 10 version history records.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 3 editable boards, 100 objects per board, 1 GB storage, standard-definition export and 10 version history records. |
| Starter | $5per member / month, billed annually ($12 billed monthly) | Unlimited boards, objects and projects, unlimited visitors with editing rights, 10 GB storage per seat, HD and watermark-free exports. |
| AI Starter | $10per member / month, billed annually ($15.9 billed monthly) | Everything in Starter plus an AI agent, AI mind map, flowchart and presentation tools, and 5,000 AI credits per seat each month. |
| AI Business | $20per member / month, billed annually ($29.9 billed monthly) | Everything in AI Starter with 20 GB storage and 10,000 AI credits per seat each month. |
| Enterprise / Private | Custom | Multiple team workspaces, advanced permissions, OIDC single sign-on and a dedicated customer success manager. |
| Lifetime | $99one-time, for 1 member | Own it with no renewal: 10 GB workspace capacity and 10,000 total AI credits. Larger packs run $399 for 5 members, $699 for 10 and $999 for 20. |
Read from boardmix.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Boardmix before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAnnual billing
Starter is $5 per member a month billed annually against $12 billed monthly; AI Starter is $10 against $15.9 and AI Business $20 against $29.9.
Stated on boardmix.com - Lifetime licenseLifetime plans
One-time purchases from $99 for 1 member, shown against a struck-through $248, up to $999 for 20 members.
Stated on boardmix.com - EducationFree access for education
Boardmix says educational use is free; request activation by email and describe the use.
Stated on boardmix.com - NonprofitFree access for nonprofits
Boardmix says nonprofits get free access; email the team to request activation.
Stated on boardmix.com
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Common questions
Does Boardmix have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Boardmix is listed for Web, Windows and macOS.
Does Boardmix have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Boardmix is listed for Web, Windows and macOS.
Is Boardmix open source?
Boardmix is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.