# Plectica review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Card-based visual mapping for diagrams and concept maps Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Plectica is a browser-based mapping tool built around cards that can hold information, nest inside other cards and be linked by relationship lines. Several people can view and edit a map, and maps can be shared by invitation, by link, as a presentation or embedded in a web page. It is made by Frameable. - **Category:** Whiteboards & Mind Maps - **Made by:** Frameable Inc - **Website:** https://www.plectica.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free, because Basic stops at 250 cards and 25 MB attachments. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Plectica has a free plan, and paid plans start at $3 per month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Basic plan: free forever, up to 250 cards, map building, storing and sharing, and file attachments up to 25 MB. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Basic | $0 | Up to 250 cards, map building, storing and sharing, file attachments up to 25 MB. | | Student | $3 per month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly) | Unlimited cards, attachments up to 250 MB and long-term backups. | | Pro | $8 per month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly) | Unlimited cards, attachments up to 250 MB, long-term backups and priority customer support. | | Team | $7 per seat / month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly) | Pro features at a lower price per team member. | | Organization | Custom | Custom packages for team knowledge management, training and innovation; quoted on request. | Read from https://www.plectica.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Plectica before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Annual billing saves 11% to 25%** (Annual discount): The pricing page shows annual billing as 25% off Student, 11% off Pro and 12% off Team, compared with monthly billing. Source: https://www.plectica.com/pricing ## Key features - **Cards and parts:** A card is the basic unit and can stand for a person, task, object or idea. Cards can be nested inside other cards as parts. - **Relationship lines:** Any card can be linked to any other, and a relationship can itself be defined through a relationship card. Lines can be arcs or elbows. - **Shared editing:** Maps can be edited by several people, with collaborator cursors visible. Sharing is by email invitation, view-only or edit links, or a presentation link. - **Embedding:** A map can be embedded on a website from the Share menu. - **Templates and examples:** The maps page offers templates and example maps, such as a database schema, customer journey map and traffic flow. ## Good for - Students and educators mapping concepts and systems - Strategists who want nested, linked cards and not a plain tree - Small teams that need low-cost shared diagrams ## Worth knowing - The Basic plan stops at 250 cards, and attachments are capped at 25 MB there. - Plectica runs in the browser only; no desktop or mobile app is listed. - The site's footer is dated 2017 to 2022, so the pages may be updated less often than other vendors'. - The pricing page does not say what qualifies for the Student plan. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Plectica is a browser tool for maps made of cards that nest inside each other and link with lines. The free plan stops at 250 cards, it runs in the browser only, and its pages look lightly updated. Look elsewhere if you need an app or a lot of cards for nothing. - **Value for money: C.** Pro is $8 a month on yearly billing, which is the middle of what whiteboards charge. Student is $3 but the page doesn't say who qualifies. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A free Basic plan with 250 cards and 25 MB attachments. A busy map will pass 250 cards. - **Features: C.** Nested cards, relationship lines, shared editing and embedding. It is browser only, and there are no integrations on record. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and you build your own map from cards, so there's a learning curve. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only. No desktop or phone app is listed and no integrations. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Frameable Inc'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 - Plectica'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 $3 a month, against a middle price of $7.49 for the category: 3 of the 44 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 7 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 Plectica you could make: mind mapping. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 50 of the 61 other whiteboard and mind map tools grade higher. It costs $36 a year. - You could make: Mind mapping: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A diagram editor. - You could not: Several people working in it at the same moment. 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, Real-time collaboration ## Alternatives - [Coggle](https://toolgpa.com/tools/coggle): Collaborative mind maps and flowcharts in the browser. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/coggle-vs-plectica) - [MindMeister](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindmeister): Browser-based mind mapping with real-time collaboration. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindmeister-vs-plectica) - [Whimsical](https://toolgpa.com/tools/whimsical): Whiteboard for flowcharts, wireframes, mind maps and docs. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/plectica-vs-whimsical) - [Kumu](https://toolgpa.com/tools/kumu): Relationship maps for systems, stakeholders and networks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/kumu-vs-plectica) - [Mindomo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindomo): Mind maps, outlines and Gantt charts with real-time editing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindomo-vs-plectica) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.plectica.com - https://www.plectica.com/pricing - https://www.plectica.com/faq Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/plectica Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).