MindGenius review (2026): is it worth $160 a year per seat?
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MindGenius report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for mind maps that turn into tasks and timelines
MindGenius Online shows one project as a mind map, a task board or a timeline. It is $160 a seat a year, the trial falls back to a single-project plan, and the Windows desktop version is a separate product with its own price.
Who MindGenius is for
- Fits if you plan projects as maps and want them as tasks and a timeline
- Works for a small team that wants guests to join a project
Who MindGenius is not for
- Pricey if you are one person, at $160 a year against the category's usual yearly price
- Tight after the trial: the free fallback is a single project
- Watch out: the Windows desktop version is separate and licensed on its own
- Watch out: volume prices apply only to annual billing from 11 seats
- Watch out: dollar prices come from a currency switch, because the page opens in pounds
Why MindGenius gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$160 a seat a year, about $13.30 a month, sits above the category's dearer-quarter start of $9.99 but well below its dearest tenth. Monthly billing is $16 a seat.
- CFree plan and trialA 14-day trial needs no card, after which the account drops to a single-project plan.
- CFeaturesMap, task board and timeline views in one subscription. Gap the listing shows: the cross-project Needs Attention view is online only, and the desktop product is separate.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You build the project structure yourself.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with Microsoft Teams as the one listed integration. The desktop version is separate.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from MindGenius'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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MindGenius's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 61 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 7.
Its paid plans start at $13.33 a month when paid by the year for each person, against a middle price of $7.49 for the category: 40 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 38 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. MindGenius’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 7 of 61, level with 30
- 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 MindGenius, or make your own?
Your call
A whiteboard at its plainest is boxes and arrows on a canvas.
You could make the core of MindGenius for yourself: mind mapping and tasks. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $160 a year.
What you could make
- Mind mapping and tasks: an app builder makes these well.
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
What this rests on. MindGenius’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 MindGenius?
MindGenius Online is a browser-based mind mapping tool that also lays a project out as a task board and a timeline. It is sold per seat, with one subscription covering every feature. The company describes it as a place to test goals, assumptions and risks before a project starts.
Worth knowing
- After the 14-day trial the account becomes a single-project plan unless a subscription is bought.
- MindGenius Desktop is a separate Windows-only product with its own licensing; these prices cover Online only.
- Volume pricing applies only to annual billing from 11 seats up.
- Dollar prices come from the page's USD currency switch; the page opens in pounds.
Key features
- Mind maps
- Ideas, assumptions, risks and open questions are laid out as a map before any work is committed.
- Taskboard and Timeline views
- The same project can be shown as a map, a task board or a timeline, and all three are part of the single subscription.
- Needs Attention
- A cross-project view that collects whatever is slipping across all projects. The vendor lists it as Online-only.
- Microsoft Teams and guests
- A Microsoft Teams integration and guest access let people outside the account take part in a project.
- Volume pricing
- Annual plans drop to $144 per seat at 11 to 25 seats, $120 at 26 to 50 and $80 at 51 to 100.
MindGenius pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, MindGenius is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $160 per seat / year, billed annually ($16 per seat billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $160 per seat / year, billed annually ($16 per seat billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, no card needed; afterward the account drops to a single-project plan
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | $160per seat / year, billed annually ($16 billed monthly) | Unlimited projects and views, Needs Attention overview, Microsoft Teams integration and guest access. |
| Enterprise | Custom | For 25+ seats with volume pricing, deployment guidance and a named contact. Sold through sales. |
Read from mindgenius.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with MindGenius before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAbout 17% off with annual billing
Annual billing costs about 17% less per seat than paying monthly; the page puts the difference at $32 a seat.
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Common questions
Does MindGenius have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. MindGenius is listed for Web.
Does MindGenius have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. MindGenius is listed for Web.
Is MindGenius open source?
MindGenius 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.