Nine mind map tools, side by side
The same ten dimensions — price, AI generation, inputs, exports, editing, and presentation — checked on the same date, for every tool.
Price, free tier, strength, and weakness
| Tool | Annual | Monthly | Free tier | Strength | Weakness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MindNode | $25 | $2.99 | Free plan, limited features | Focused, private mind mapping on Apple devices. | Apple-only, with AI limited to on-device brainstorming, and no presentation mode. |
| GitMind | $49 | $9 | 10 maps | Low-cost mapping with a large template library and simple sharing. | The free plan stops at 10 maps, and export options depend on the plan. |
| EdrawMind | $59 | $7.9 | Free plan, limited features | Diagram-heavy work that goes beyond mind maps, with a wide export list. | The interface carries a lot of legacy features, and the desktop app still leads the web version. |
| AmyMind | $59 | $7.99 | 10 AI actions/day | Document to editable map to a presentable deck, in one browser flow. | No real-time collaboration, and browser only — no desktop or mobile app. |
| Mapify | $72 | $9.99 | 30 credits, one time | Summarising links, PDFs, and YouTube videos into a map quickly. | AI is metered in credits, and the annual plans that include document generation run from $72 to $144. |
| MindMeister | $78 | Not published | 3 maps | Real-time team mapping in a long-established, familiar editor. | AI is metered in monthly credits, and slides are built from map topics rather than exported as a deck file. |
| Miro | $96 | Not published | 3 boards | Team whiteboarding where the mind map is one artefact among many. | Pricing is per member from $8 a seat, and the free plan allows three editable boards. |
| XMind | $99 | Not published | 10 maps | Polished traditional mind mapping, desktop first. | AI map generation is only on the Premium plan, around $99 a year; the $59 Pro tier does not include it. |
| ChatGPT | $240 | $20 | Free plan, limited features | Drafting an outline inside a chat you already use. | The output is text, so you still rebuild the structure in an editor and export it yourself. |
Prices are the lowest published plan that includes the capability compared here, in USD, checked November 2026 against each vendor's pricing page. When AI generation is sold as a higher tier, that tier is used. Team plans are excluded; per-user tools are shown at the single-seat price. Recheck before running paid campaigns.
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Pricing questions
MindNode is $25 a year but is Apple-only, and its AI only helps with on-device brainstorming. Among tools that generate maps from documents, GitMind is $49, EdrawMind is $59, AmyMind is $59, Mapify starts at $72, MindMeister is $78, and XMind's AI plan is $99.
Not the same way. Mapify, XMind, MindMeister, and GitMind meter AI in credits that reset monthly. AmyMind Pro includes 500 AI actions a day rather than a credit balance.
One flat annual price covers AI generation, the editor, and every export format. There is no per-seat pricing and no credit top-up.
Every price was checked against the vendor's official pricing page in November 2026. Prices change often, so each comparison page shows its own checking date.