# GroupMap review (2026): is it worth $20 a month, billed yearly?

> Facilitated online brainstorming and group decision-making

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

GroupMap is a browser-based tool for running brainstorming and decision-making sessions with groups. A facilitator builds a map from a template, sets the steps and anonymity level, and participants add, group, vote on and rate ideas. Results can be exported as reports.

- **Category:** Whiteboards & Mind Maps
- **Made by:** GroupMap
- **Website:** https://www.groupmap.com
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you need the AI grouping or custom templates: Professional is $60 a month.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 13, 2026, GroupMap is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $20 per month, billed monthly ($16.67 per month billed annually).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial with all features, no credit card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Basic | $20 per month, billed monthly ($16.67 billed annually) | 1 map creator, 10 free participants per map, unlimited maps; basic process design, facilitator controls and reporting. |
| Professional | $60 per month, billed monthly ($50 billed annually) | 50 free participants per map, 100 and 200 participant plans available; workspaces, AI grouping and advanced reporting. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom participant limits and several map creators, plus white-labeling, SSO, custom domain and shared templates. |

Read from https://www.groupmap.com/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with GroupMap before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save about 17% with annual billing** (Annual discount): The pricing page offers annual billing at $200 a year for Basic and $600 a year for Professional, against $20 and $60 billed monthly. Source: https://www.groupmap.com/pricing/

## Key features

- **Guided activity design:** Build a session from step-by-step activities (brainstorm, group, vote, position, rate, action) with instructions and timers.
- **Anonymity controls:** Set a map to off, partial or full anonymity so participants can add and rate ideas without their names attached.
- **Templates:** Over 130 brainstorming templates in four styles, including retrospectives, SWOT-style matrices and canvases.
- **Atlas AI facilitator:** AI-suggested idea grouping and summaries of results. Both are included on Professional and Enterprise, not on Basic.
- **Facilitator controls:** Lock stages, move participants to a stage and sync screens. These controls are limited on the Basic plan.
- **Reports and exports:** Generate PDF reports, save the map as an image, and export map data to Excel or CSV on every plan.

## Good for

- Facilitators running workshops and meetings with groups
- Teachers and trainers who want anonymous voting on ideas
- Teams that need exportable evidence of how a decision was reached

## Worth knowing

- Only map creators and facilitators need a license; participants join free, within each plan's cap.
- Basic has 1 map creator, 10 participants and no AI grouping, guest facilitators or custom templates.
- There is no free plan and no pause option; a subscription can be cancelled and restarted later.
- Data is deleted 12 months after a trial ends if you do not subscribe.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. GroupMap lets a facilitator set up a brainstorm in steps, with anonymity controls, templates and exportable reports. Basic is $20 a month with 1 map creator and 10 participants, and the AI grouping, guest facilitators and custom templates all wait on Professional at $60. There's no free plan.

- **Value for money: D.** Basic is $20 monthly ($16.67 yearly) but has no AI grouping, guest facilitators or custom templates; those start on Professional at $60 monthly, against a category middle of $8.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** A 14-day trial with all features and no card, then nothing free. Data is deleted 12 months after a trial that isn't followed by a subscription.
- **Features: C.** Guided steps, anonymity, templates, an AI facilitator and reports. Basic lacks several of those, so the full set costs more.
- **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. A facilitator builds each map and its steps before the session.
- **Platforms and integrations: C.** Browser only, with no integrations listed.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from GroupMap's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among whiteboard and mind map tools

- GroupMap's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 2 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 5.
- It stands best on free plan and trial (C, above 10 of 98) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
- Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 61 of the 69 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 59 tools score higher and cost less.

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 GroupMap you could make: templates, reports and surveys. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 91 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools grade higher. It costs $240 a year.

- You could make: Templates, reports and surveys: an app builder makes these well.
- You could not: Several people working in it at the same moment.
- You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- You could not: People on the other end: facilitators. No app builder makes those.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

**Tags:** Real-time collaboration, Templates, AI features, Reports, Surveys

## Alternatives

- [Miro](https://toolgpa.com/tools/miro): Online whiteboard for team brainstorming, diagrams and planning. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/groupmap-vs-miro)
- [Mural](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mural): Online whiteboard with built-in facilitation tools for workshops. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/groupmap-vs-mural)
- [Stormboard](https://toolgpa.com/tools/stormboard): Sticky-note digital whiteboard with built-in reports. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/groupmap-vs-stormboard)
- [Ideaflip](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ideaflip): Online sticky-note boards for brainstorming and retrospectives. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/groupmap-vs-ideaflip)
- [Klaxoon](https://toolgpa.com/tools/klaxoon): Visual collaboration platform for meetings and workshops. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/groupmap-vs-klaxoon)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://www.groupmap.com/pricing/
- https://www.groupmap.com/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/groupmap
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