# MindMup review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Web mind mapping with a free tier and simple paid plans Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. MindMup is a browser-based mind mapping tool for building maps, notes and presentations, with layouts for standard maps, org charts, fishbone diagrams and argument visualization. Maps can be shared, published online or opened to others with a Guest Pass that needs no account. Paid plans lift the three-map limit and add attachments, teamspaces and sign-on controls. - **Category:** Whiteboards & Mind Maps - **Made by:** Mindmup, Inc. - **Website:** https://www.mindmup.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free, with 3 maps and view-only sharing. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, MindMup has a free plan, and paid plans start at $6 per month, billed annually (Personal). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Starter plan: up to 3 mind maps, view-only sharing, 10 AI credits, and presentation mode with a watermark. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Starter | Free | Up to 3 mind maps, notes, view-only sharing and publishing, 10 AI credits (AI marked as coming soon). | | Personal | $6 per month, billed annually | Unlimited mind maps, image and file attachments, advanced sharing, high-resolution exports and 100 AI credits. | | Team | $9 per month, billed annually (seat basis not stated) | Unlimited teamspaces, Guest Pass access and 200 AI credits per seat. Real-time collaboration is marked as coming soon. | | Organization (SSO) | $15 per month, billed annually (seat basis not stated) | Required Google or Microsoft SSO, advanced security settings, priority support and 300 AI credits per seat. | Read from https://www.mindmup.com/pricing/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with MindMup before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Yearly billing saves up to 40%** (Annual discount): The pricing page offers a pay-yearly option that it says saves up to 40% against paying monthly. Source: https://www.mindmup.com/pricing/ ## Key features - **Mind map layouts:** Standard mind maps, org charts, fishbone diagrams and argument visualization, with styling controls for maps and nodes. - **Notes and sticky notes:** Notes attach to nodes for outlines and drafts, and the text can be exported to another editor. - **Sharing and publishing:** Maps can be shared with members or teams, published as interactive maps, or opened to a class with a Guest Pass that needs no login. - **Presentation mode:** A map turns into a presentation in one click. The free plan adds a watermark. - **Version history and restore:** The comparison lists version history, restoring deleted maps for 30 days and manual backup and restore. - **Google Drive and SSO:** Maps can be stored in Google Drive, and organizations can use Google or Microsoft sign-on. ## Good for - Individuals who want a plain mind mapping tool at a low price - Teachers who want students to join by Guest Pass without accounts - Schools that need Google Drive storage and SSO ## Worth knowing - The free Starter plan stops at 3 mind maps and view-only sharing. - Real-time collaboration, comment threads, the desktop app and AI credits are marked as coming soon on the pricing page. - The page shows only the annual-billed prices; it says yearly saves up to 40% but its monthly-billed prices could not be read. - The page does not say whether the Team and Organization prices are per seat. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. MindMup is a browser mind mapper with a free plan, Personal at $6 a month, and Google Drive storage. The free plan stops at 3 maps with view-only sharing, and live collaboration and the desktop app are marked as coming soon. - **Value for money: C.** Personal is $6 a month billed annually, a little above the category's cheaper quarter of $5. Team is $9 and Organization $15, and the page does not say if they are per seat. - **Free plan and trial: C.** The Starter plan is free but capped at 3 mind maps with view-only sharing and a watermarked presentation mode. - **Features: C.** Map layouts, notes, presentation mode, version history and sharing. Gaps the listing shows: real-time collaboration, comment threads and the AI credits are marked coming soon. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You build maps from scratch in the editor. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with Google Drive, Google Workspace and Microsoft Office 365 sign-in listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from MindMup'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 - MindMup's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 23 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 19. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 35 of 98) and worst on features (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $6 a month, against a middle price of $8 for the category: 20 of the 69 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 9 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 MindMup you could make: mind mapping and notes. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 56 of the 98 other whiteboard and mind map tools grade higher. It costs $72 a year. - You could make: Mind mapping and notes: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: A diagram editor. - You could not: A slide editor. - You could not: Several people working in it at the same moment. - You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Google Drive, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office 365 **Tags:** Mind mapping, Diagrams, Notes, Presentations, Real-time collaboration ## Alternatives - [Xmind](https://toolgpa.com/tools/xmind): Mind mapping app with AI, Gantt charts and a presentation mode. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindmup-vs-xmind) - [MindMeister](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindmeister): Browser-based mind mapping with real-time collaboration. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindmeister-vs-mindmup) - [Coggle](https://toolgpa.com/tools/coggle): Collaborative mind maps and flowcharts in the browser. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/coggle-vs-mindmup) - [Mindomo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindomo): Mind maps, outlines and Gantt charts with real-time editing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindmup-vs-mindomo) - [GitMind](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gitmind): AI mind mapping, flowchart and whiteboard app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gitmind-vs-mindmup) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.mindmup.com/pricing/ - https://www.mindmup.com/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindmup Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).