The InfraNodus Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about InfraNodus in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
InfraNodus
The Insider’s Guide
Turns text into a network graph to show topics and gaps
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among whiteboard and mind map tools, read from InfraNodus’s own pages.
Made by Nodus Labs · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from InfraNodus’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on InfraNodus’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 8 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade
InfraNodus converts text, files and search results into a network graph, then reads the graph for topic clusters, main ideas and gaps between topics. It sits closer to a text-analysis and research tool than a drawing board. AI summaries, an API and an MCP server are included on paid plans.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about InfraNodus, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You have to learn how to read a text network.
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Best for turning text into a network graph to find gaps
InfraNodus turns text into a network graph and uses AI to summarise it and point at gaps in the ideas.
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Paid plans start at about $13.41 a month
As its pricing page puts it: €12 per month, billed annually (€19 billed monthly).
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There is a free plan
Free account with limited text and graph analytics, 3 graphs in total, 20 AI credits per hour and 3 AI chats.
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It runs on Web
Web, with a browser extension too.
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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.
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Content gap analysis
The analytics panel points out topics that are weakly connected in your text and suggests questions to bridge them.
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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.
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A 2.0 GPA, above 8 of 98
That is against the other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace InfraNodus you would be making a library of papers and sources to search. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
InfraNodus at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from €12 per month, billed annually (€19 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial on every paid plan
- Runs on
- Web, Browser extension
- Made by
- Nodus Labs, since 2018
- Category
- Whiteboards & Mind Maps
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for turning text into a network graph to find gaps
InfraNodus turns text into a network graph and uses AI to summarise it and point at gaps in the ideas. It is an analysis tool, not a board, and Basic at €12 a month is for personal and academic use only, so work use starts at €32.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Basic 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. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free 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. |
| Features | C | Text-to-graph, content gap analysis, AI chat, imports and exports. The listing says it analyses text and offers no freehand canvas or sticky notes. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You have to learn how to read a text network. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web and a browser extension, with Obsidian, Chrome, Firefox, Gephi, n8n and Claude. No desktop or phone app. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who InfraNodus is for
- Fits if you want to find themes and gaps in a pile of notes or interviews
- Works for researchers who keep notes in Obsidian
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- Researchers and analysts mapping themes in interviews, reviews or articles
- SEO and content teams looking for topic gaps
- Obsidian users who want a graph view of their notes
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
~$13.41
A month to start. There is a free plan too
InfraNodus has a free plan. Paid plans start at €12 per month, billed annually (€19 billed monthly).
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.
The free plan
Free account with limited text and graph analytics, 3 graphs in total, 20 AI credits per hour and 3 AI chats.
Trying it first
14-day free trial on every paid plan
Read from infranodus.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on infranodus.comEducation
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.
Stated on infranodus.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Places it runs: Web and Browser extension
Turns text into a network graph to show topics and gaps. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, research, mind mapping.
Text-to-graph, content gap analysis, AI chat, imports and exports.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Obsidian
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Gephi
- n8n
- Claude
InfraNodus is made by Nodus Labs, and has been around since 2018.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
8/98
Other whiteboard and mind map tools it is graded above
InfraNodus's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 8 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 35 of 98) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at about $13.41 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 55 of the 69 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 26 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 99 whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. InfraNodus’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 98
- CFree plan and trialAbove 10 of 98
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 98
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 98
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 35 of 98
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 88 whiteboard and mind map tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. InfraNodus is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace InfraNodus you would be making a library of papers and sources to search. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 76 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools grade higher. It costs $160.88 a year.
What you could make
- Mind mapping: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A library of papers and sources to search.
- It plugs into other products, Obsidian, Chrome and Firefox among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. InfraNodus’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Kumu, Graph Commons, Kinopio, MindMup and Coggle
The 5 tools InfraNodus is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Kumu
Free plan · from $9/mo
Relationship maps for systems, stakeholders and networks.
- Only InfraNodus lists a browser extension.
- InfraNodus also covers research.
- Kumu also covers diagrams.
- 2.2GPA
Graph Commons
Free plan
AI-assisted network maps of people, groups and ideas.
- Only InfraNodus lists a browser extension.
- InfraNodus also covers research and mind mapping.
- Graph Commons also covers diagrams.
- 2.4GPA
Kinopio
Free plan · from $8/mo
Freeform canvas for notes, mind maps and moodboards.
- Only Kinopio lists macOS, Windows, Linux and iOS apps.
- InfraNodus also covers research.
- Kinopio also covers notes, linked notes, whiteboard and tasks.
- 2.2GPA
MindMup
Free plan · from $6/mo
Web mind mapping with a free tier and simple paid plans.
- Only InfraNodus lists a browser extension.
- InfraNodus also covers research.
- MindMup also covers notes, diagrams and presentations.
- 2.4GPA
Coggle
Free plan · from $5/mo
Collaborative mind maps and flowcharts in the browser.
- Only InfraNodus lists a browser extension.
- Coggle is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- InfraNodus also covers research.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
16
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is InfraNodus free?
InfraNodus has a free plan. Free account with limited text and graph analytics, 3 graphs in total, 20 AI credits per hour and 3 AI chats.
How much does InfraNodus cost?
InfraNodus lists 3 plans. Basic: €12 per month, billed annually (€19 billed monthly).
What platforms does InfraNodus work on?
InfraNodus is available on Web. It also has a browser extension.
Does InfraNodus offer any discounts?
InfraNodus publicly lists the following: Save up to 35% with annual billing; Student discounts and educational licenses.
Does InfraNodus have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. InfraNodus is listed for Web.
Does InfraNodus have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. InfraNodus is listed for Web.
Is InfraNodus open source?
InfraNodus is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does InfraNodus have an API?
Yes. InfraNodus offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does InfraNodus integrate with?
InfraNodus's listing names Obsidian, Chrome, Firefox, Gephi, n8n and Claude.
Does InfraNodus have a student discount?
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.
Does InfraNodus have a free trial?
Yes. 14-day free trial on every paid plan.
Who makes InfraNodus?
InfraNodus is made by Nodus Labs. It dates from 2018.
What are the alternatives to InfraNodus?
The closest alternatives to InfraNodus in our directory are Kumu, Graph Commons, Kinopio, MindMup and Coggle.
How does InfraNodus compare with other whiteboard and mind map tools?
InfraNodus's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 8 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 14.
Is InfraNodus good value for money?
ToolGPA grades InfraNodus D for value for money. Its paid plans start at about $13.41 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 55 of the 69 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of InfraNodus?
To replace InfraNodus you would be making a library of papers and sources to search.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from InfraNodus’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from InfraNodus's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Nodus Labs. Prices change, so check infranodus.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- InfraNodus, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/infranodus
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Prices and grades as they are today
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what InfraNodus’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. InfraNodus is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Nodus Labs. Prices and plans change: check infranodus.com before you buy.