What users are saying about
Accelo vs MindGenius
37 Ratings
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Based on 37 reviews and ratings
6 Ratings
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Based on 6 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Project Management

Accelo
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.0
MindGenius
80%
MindGenius ranks higher in 4/4 features
MindGenius ranks higher in 4/4 features
Task Management

N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Resource Management

N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Team Collaboration

N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
80%
1 Rating
Mobile Access

N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
1 Rating
Professional Services Automation

Accelo
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
10.0
MindGenius
100%
MindGenius ranks higher in 1/1 features
MindGenius ranks higher in 1/1 features
Project & financial reporting

N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Attribute Ratings
- MindGenius is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

8.8
Accelo
88%
8 Ratings
9.0
MindGenius
90%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Renew

9.0
Accelo
90%
1 Rating
MindGenius
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability

7.0
Accelo
70%
1 Rating
MindGenius
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance

10.0
Accelo
100%
2 Ratings
MindGenius
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating

7.5
Accelo
75%
5 Ratings
MindGenius
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Accelo
Accelo is a system that can do it all. It's extremely sophisticated. Depending on the sophistication of your organization, or specifically the abilities of the people you put in charge of the implementation, it can almost be too sophisticated. It all just depends on your situation. The more you use it, the more data you give it, the more you'll be able to see and do. It's incredibly powerful. But it's definitely not a tool that would be appropriate for smaller boutique type organizations that have only basic needs.
COO (Chief Operating Officer)
19 IDEASMarketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees
MindGenius
[It's] Wonderful for small group or individual planning, brainstorming, explaining, projecting etc. It is also great for reporting or sharing findings of outcomes whether research or business related. It has a free viewer so that if you are presenting on a different computer, the viewer will allow the visuals to be shared. It is not ideal for collaboration unless everyone has this software.

Verified User
Employee in Research & Development
Research Company, 501-1000 employeesPros
Accelo
- Timing Client Work: You are able to better manage your time on your clients.
- Housing Client Info in one Area: You can view all you need for any given client in one area.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Marketing and Advertising Company, 1-10 employeesMindGenius
- GOAL SETTING: Because of the available templates, it is easy to set goals and then revisit them for revision or follow through. I like to brainstorm while I set goals and then come back and annotate my goals with changes, improvements, or add/substract them as needed.
- STRATEGIC PLANNING: MindGenius is terrific for working through ideas and parameters. I can either use a freelance screen or a template and brainstorm through the goals that I need to meet. Then I can branch out from each objective with the required facets of each one. I am visual so color coding and using shapes to organize the parts of the objective (i.e. the resources needed, people/stakeholders that are involved, missing pieces etc.). When organizing a project or research, I find it invaluable.
- BRAINSTORMING: MindGenius is a wonderful visual to use in a small group or classroom to brainstorm or record ideas. I also adjunct teach and I find MG a wonderful visual for planning a paper or demonstrating how to support ideas in a paper or to verify that research is completed properly. it is a teacher's must-have.

Verified User
Employee in Research & Development
Research Company, 501-1000 employeesCons
Accelo
- Accelo is excellent on the adaptation to its deep functionalities.
- Managing multiple project is very challenging.
- Not easy to collect multiple reports across platforms.
.NET Software Engineer
JFrogComputer Software, 501-1000 employees
MindGenius
- MindGenius is not as intuitive as I would like it to be. Although there is a quick-key stroke or movement that will replicate a shape or field if I want to make a parent or child block, I never remember what it is. I always use the manual insert by clicking with the mouse and it takes longer. If CONTROL ENTER created a new shape field like "the last one" or the one where the cursor is blinking, that would help considerably.
- Changing the default visuals for a template or making a new template is overly time-consuming. Although I understand these details may only matter to someone as ULTRA-VISUAL a I am, if the font is too small or the shapes need to be visually altered, there is not a way to quickly grab those boxes and change the settings in one fell swoop. Although there is a way they can be changed, I have to navigate inside this and then inside this to get to the screen and then I have to figure out which changes the lines or the inside color of the shape etc. These details are a little overwhelming.
- It would be great if I could make one shape in the font and layout I want and then replicate that pattern to other shapes or apply a different color scheme to it entirely. If these features already exist, i cannot find them and I consider myself to be rather tech savvy.

Verified User
Employee in Research & Development
Research Company, 501-1000 employeesPricing Details
Accelo
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
$39 per user
Accelo Editions & Modules
Edition
Projects (Per Month on Annual Contract) | $391 |
---|---|
Sales (Per Month on Annual Contract) | $391 |
Retainers (Per Month on Annual Contract) | $391 |
Service (Per Month on Annual Contract) | $391 |
ServOps (Per Month on Annual Contract) | $791 |
- per user
Additional Pricing Details
ServOps is the all-in-one solution which includes Projects, Retainers, Sales and Service together.MindGenius
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—MindGenius Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Accelo
Accelo 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Looking forward to seeing more refinement of features provided and upcoming features promised :)
Managing Director
Bos Web SystemsInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
MindGenius
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Accelo
Accelo 7.5
Based on 5 answers
From the beginning the Accelo team has been very invested in ensuring our success and overall happiness with the platform. The initial implementation specialists and trainers did a fairly good job of learning our company and needs, and tried to tailor the trainings accordingly. However, once we made the formal switch to the platform, meaning we no longer were using our legacy systems, we found that we had a lot of questions....and a lot of ideas and recommendations. The support team is extremely responsive and seemingly happy to receive our continual feedback. And if we encounter an issue that seems to be a system issue, they work diligently to fix it (we've actually had an engineer join a call with us to learn of the issue - and subsequently fix it)
COO (Chief Operating Officer)
19 IDEASMarketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees
MindGenius
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Accelo
Accelo doesn't really exceed any competitors in any one area of their product, but in 2015 when we made the move this was the best option that included all the tools we wanted. However, user adoption was low in some areas due to the UI, so we scaled back Accelo and added other tools.
President
Strider Inc.Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
MindGenius
I have not used another product like MindGenius. Although I use Microsoft One Note for sometimes making lists that sync across my PC and my devices, I do not have another mind-mapping programming. MindGenius only has an app for iPad and without accessibility on iOS, I have not been able to use it for my daily TO DO lists etc that I would otherwise do. I use One Note for that role since MG does not have a phone app

Verified User
Employee in Research & Development
Research Company, 501-1000 employeesReturn on Investment
Accelo
- It substantially reduced the number of systems we use to run our business.
- It reduced the need to train our staff on a variety of platforms.
- It gave us the ability to have a client-facing portal that directly integrates with our backend systems.
Vice President of Business Strategy
WSOLInternet, 11-50 employees
MindGenius
- I have not tracked the positive or negative impact of MG on my overall business objectives. I have successfully used it in the aspects of my personal and professional management.
- MG helps me stay on track with my research and personal editing. It keeps me accountable so that I meet my deadlines. Although I have not applied a dollar value to it, it helps me signficantly.

Verified User
Employee in Research & Development
Research Company, 501-1000 employees