# EdrawMind review (2026): is it worth $35.10 a month? > Mind mapping and diagram software with AI tools Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. EdrawMind is a mind mapping app from Wondershare for desktop, mobile and the web. It also makes concept maps, timelines, fishbone diagrams, org charts and Gantt charts, and it adds AI features such as AI mind maps and slide generation. It is sold as semi-annual and annual subscriptions or as a perpetual license. - **Category:** Whiteboards & Mind Maps - **Made by:** Wondershare - **Website:** https://edrawmind.wondershare.com - **Runs on:** Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a free plan, as none is shown. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, EdrawMind is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $35.10 per 6 months (semi-annual), $53.10 per year. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** Free download of the desktop app; the store page also advertises a 30-day money-back guarantee. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Semi-Annual | $35.10 per 6 months, auto-renews | Shown at 10% off a crossed-out $45. Access on 3 PCs, 3 mobiles and online, 1 GB cloud storage, AI features and community templates. | | Annual | $53.10 per year, auto-renews | Shown at 10% off a crossed-out $69. Same access and features as Semi-Annual, with 1 year of free upgrades and priority support. | | Perpetual | $100.30 one-time, perpetual desktop license | Shown against a crossed-out $145. Perpetual access to EdrawMind V14 on desktop, plus 3 years of mobile and online access and 3 years of 10 GB cloud storage. | | Perpetual Bundle | $182.75 one-time, perpetual desktop license | Shown against a crossed-out $390. Perpetual EdrawMind V14 and EdrawMax V16 on desktop, with 3 years of mobile and online access and 20 GB cloud storage. | Read from https://edrawmind.wondershare.com/store/individuals.html on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with EdrawMind before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Perpetual plans** (Lifetime license): One-time purchases of EdrawMind V14 at $100.30, or $182.75 with EdrawMax in a bundle. Source: https://edrawmind.wondershare.com/store/individuals.html ## Key features - **Mind and concept maps:** Mind map, concept map, bubble map, brace map and spider diagram makers, plus a Gantt chart, timeline and Kanban tool. - **AI generation:** AI features listed include AI mind maps, org charts and timelines, a text-to-mind-map and PDF-to-mind-map option, and slide generation from a mind map. - **Templates:** Business, personal and study template categories, with unlimited access to community templates on paid plans. - **Every platform:** The store page lists Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android and web availability. - **Slides and export:** A mind map can be turned into slides, and the AI page also lists Word, PDF and image conversion into slides. - **Cloud storage:** Subscriptions include 1 GB of cloud storage; the perpetual plans include 10 GB or 20 GB for three years. ## Good for - Students and planners who want a perpetual desktop license rather than a subscription - People who want one mind mapping app across desktop, phone and browser - Users who want AI-generated mind maps and slides ## Worth knowing - Subscriptions auto-renew, and the store page shows a crossed-out higher price that the page gives no end date for. - A perpetual license covers the desktop V14 only; mobile and online access on those plans runs for 3 years. - The listing mentions an optional trial of Edraw Creative Assets that renews at $15.90 a month. - No free plan is shown on the pricing page; the desktop app is a free download. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. EdrawMind is a mind-mapping app for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android and the web, with AI map generation. Subscriptions auto-renew from a crossed-out list price, the perpetual licence covers the desktop app only, and the listing shows no free plan. - **Value for money: B.** $53.10 a year is about $4.43 a month, inside the cheaper quarter of $5. A perpetual licence at $100.30 is under two years of the category's middle price. - **Free plan and trial: D.** The desktop app is a free download, but the pricing page lists no free plan or trial terms, only a 30-day money-back guarantee. - **Features: B.** Mind, concept and bubble maps, Gantt and Kanban views, AI generation and slide export, with no gap named in the listing. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record, but it installs and opens with nothing to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android and web. No API or integrations are listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from EdrawMind's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among whiteboard and mind map tools - EdrawMind's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 35 of the 61 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on ease of use (B, above 45 of 61) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 1). - Its paid plans start at $4.43 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $7.49 for the category: 8 of the 44 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/whiteboards ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** The plain part of EdrawMind you could make: mind mapping and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. It costs $53.10 a year. - You could make: Mind mapping and templates: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: A diagram editor. - You could not: A slide editor. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Mind mapping, Diagrams, Templates, AI features, Presentations, One-time purchase ## Alternatives - [Xmind](https://toolgpa.com/tools/xmind): Mind mapping app with AI, Gantt charts and a presentation mode. 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