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Top Rated
328 Ratings
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Based on 328 reviews and ratings
44 Ratings
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Based on 44 reviews and ratings
Feature Set Ratings
Incident and problem management

7.9
ConnectWise Manage
79%
MindMeister
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
ConnectWise Manage ranks higher in 6/6 features
ConnectWise Manage ranks higher in 6/6 features
Organize and prioritize service tickets

8.1
81%
79 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Expert directory

7.4
74%
45 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications

7.5
75%
52 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation

8.0
80%
59 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission

7.9
79%
79 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Ticket response

8.3
83%
78 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Self Help Community

7.8
ConnectWise Manage
78%
MindMeister
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
ConnectWise Manage ranks higher in 2/2 features
ConnectWise Manage ranks higher in 2/2 features
External knowledge base

8.4
84%
60 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Internal knowledge base

7.2
72%
70 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help

7.6
ConnectWise Manage
76%
MindMeister
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
ConnectWise Manage ranks higher in 5/5 features
ConnectWise Manage ranks higher in 5/5 features
Customer portal

7.3
73%
71 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
IVR

8.9
89%
18 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Social integration

7.0
70%
25 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Email support

7.8
78%
71 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration

7.2
72%
67 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- ConnectWise Manage is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
- MindMeister is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

7.0
ConnectWise Manage
70%
111 Ratings
6.5
MindMeister
65%
15 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

4.7
ConnectWise Manage
47%
26 Ratings
MindMeister
N/A
0 Ratings
Usability

5.7
ConnectWise Manage
57%
25 Ratings
MindMeister
N/A
0 Ratings
Availability

8.0
ConnectWise Manage
80%
7 Ratings
MindMeister
N/A
0 Ratings
Performance

1.0
ConnectWise Manage
10%
13 Ratings
MindMeister
N/A
0 Ratings
Support Rating

4.6
ConnectWise Manage
46%
32 Ratings
10.0
MindMeister
100%
2 Ratings
Online Training

5.0
ConnectWise Manage
50%
8 Ratings
MindMeister
N/A
0 Ratings
Implementation Rating

1.0
ConnectWise Manage
10%
8 Ratings
MindMeister
N/A
0 Ratings
Product Scalability

1.0
ConnectWise Manage
10%
7 Ratings
MindMeister
N/A
0 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
ConnectWise Manage
I really enjoy ConnectWise, it is a massive step forward. The ability to see all departments working towards the same goal and having full visibility on account activity is massive to our business. Only some small tweaks would go a long way to making this even easier for sales managers to keep tabs on active prospects and lead generation.

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Telecommunications Company, 11-50 employeesMindMeister
MindMeister is ideally suited for building mind maps, site maps, or similar types of data maps in the cloud without needing to install extra software. I find that it isn't quite as ideal for other types of diagrams (ERDs, flowcharts, etc) as some other tools, though it definitely can handle those things as well.
Head of Development Technologies
Top Floor TechnologiesInternet, 11-50 employees
Pros
ConnectWise Manage
- Tickets- Customers can email and a ticket is generated and falls under their profile for historical records. You can save documents and select if they are customer facing or only internal facing. The option as well to have communication in tickets whether its internal facing or customer facing is nice to have when you're trying to keep a record or important details for just internal means and the customer doesn't have to see all the jargon.
- Procurement - It's great to have this integrate with Quosal Sell. Quotes being processed into opportunities and then into a sales order which connects to a ticket or project is pretty easy to use. It does have a learning curve but once you get the hang of it, it's straightforward. Everything is pretty connected, whether keeping track of products customers have purchased historically through us, to knowing what ticket is associated to an RMA.
Purchasing Agent
CIO Solutions, LPInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
MindMeister
- The UI is well laid out and easy to use. The workflow makes perfect sense and makes creating tasks a breeze.
- The collaboration features make brainstorming not only easy but fun! Everyone enjoys using the tool, which was not the case with other collaboration software we used.
- I love being able to get all of my thoughts and ideas on the screen to see them and then be able to connect them in a logical way.
Founder & CEO
3Bug MediaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Cons
ConnectWise Manage
- I will say the calendar option needs a little bit of work.
- A calendar that looks more like lets say a Google Calendar would a nice feature.
- Better Knowledge base section.
- We attempted to get very good use out of the Knowledge however due to not really being able to organize it and it being very hard to navigate we had to go a different route for our documentation.
- Possibly adding a cleaner user interface and adding more customization for the organization of companies would help.
- A better layout for reporting would also be something good to have.
- The layouts available are so difficult to put together to get what you want out of a report. Virtually makes it impossible to get what you want out of them.
Director of IT
W3ITComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees
MindMeister
- I think that the free plan should offer a bit more terms of features to make the testing experience more engaging.
- My experience using the App version was not so good when compared to the web version of it. I feel more comfortable using it in my notebook.
- Paid plans could be more flexible to support small or temporary demands.
Account Executive
Clarity SolutionsE-Learning, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
ConnectWise Manage
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$35 Per Tech Per Month
ConnectWise Manage Editions & Modules
Edition
Subscription | $35.001 |
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- Per Tech Per Month
Additional Pricing Details
—MindMeister
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$499 per user per month
MindMeister Editions & Modules
Edition
Personal | 4.991 |
---|---|
Pro | 8.251 |
Business | 12.491 |
- per user per month
Additional Pricing Details
MindMeister offers 6-monthly and yearly subscriptions. Discounts for educational users and non-profit organizations are also available.Likelihood to Renew
ConnectWise Manage
ConnectWise Manage 4.7
Based on 26 answers
ConnectWise has uniquely positioned themselves with the Modern Office Suite to have direct integration with a nearly full suite of tools for MSPs. Although each tool may not necessarily be the absolute best tool on the market, the efficiencies leveraged through direct integration make the entire suite an obvious choice for most companies.
Chief Information Officer
EDTS, LLCComputer & Network Security, 51-200 employees
MindMeister
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
ConnectWise Manage
ConnectWise Manage 5.7
Based on 25 answers
I have been using ConnectWise since 2004 and I am impressed with the progress they have made. However, there are still bugs that don't work quite like they should. If I were to run reports and get consistent answers along with a couple other annoyances, then I would score CW as a 10
Chief Anxiety Eliminator
Carefree Technology ManagementInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
MindMeister
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
ConnectWise Manage
ConnectWise Manage 8.0
Based on 7 answers
We use the cloud version of ConnectWise and in the last 5 years it has never been down for us during business hours. I can only recall 1 time when it was not available during off hours when we wanted to use it.
CEO
Stepfar ITComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees
MindMeister
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Performance
ConnectWise Manage
ConnectWise Manage 1.0
Based on 13 answers
Some tab for certain areas load speeds could be better. Dashboards can load slowly when they reference multiple reports. Some reports can load slowly based on the tables and views they are accessing. At times the SQL queries being performed in the background can actually timeout and a tab or screen will fail to load.
Director of Compliance and Efficiency
Trivalent GroupInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
MindMeister
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
ConnectWise Manage
ConnectWise Manage 4.6
Based on 32 answers
The front line support techs are wildly inconsistent when it comes to the level of support. Sometimes you get someone who just wants to throw links to University documentation at you, sometimes you get someone who truly tries to understand your issue and confers with peers and managers to find an answer, and sometimes you get someone who just wants to create a ticket and escalate immediately. If you ask three different techs the same question you will probably get three different answers, one of them being, "That's not possible."
Systems Analyst
Netrix ITInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
MindMeister
MindMeister 10.0
Based on 2 answers
Never had an issue with customer support, though we never really needed anything major as far as technical help. I do not believe they offer 24 hour customer support but we don't need it as MindMeister is not the type of tool we need need 24 hour a day support for. Overall, very happy with the level of support.
Founder & CEO
3Bug MediaMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Online Training
ConnectWise Manage
ConnectWise Manage 5.0
Based on 8 answers
We are a telecoms company. Whilst CW were very happy to sell us their product and tell us how good it is for telecoms. All the training material is geared towards IT MSP's. The on-line training material was virtually useless. We found the implementation a bit of a joke. They tried telling us 12 hours of implementation time would be sufficient to launch the product. We erred on the side of caution and paid for 24 hours. This was quickly eaten away and we were nowhere near ready to go-live. I find the on-line chat facility is of much more use for us.
Commercial Manager
Solution IPTelecommunications, 11-50 employees
MindMeister
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
ConnectWise Manage
ConnectWise Manage 1.0
Based on 8 answers
Rather than letting them sell you a block of time for implementation, create a list of things that must be completed do declare the implementation complete. The implementer will have the discretion on what they set up and in what order. They will be trying to end their services in as little time as possible and may not get things set up right. You are best advised to hire a third-party wizard that has done many of these setups. Record the audio and video of all of your implementation sessions.
President
SudoraInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees
MindMeister
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
ConnectWise Manage
We reviewed a lot more products than those listed above but in the end, we are told by our business mentors to just pick one and use it - everything has its learning curves. However, all of the other products we tried couldn't even come close to what Connectwise Manage could provide. The information is detailed and a great way to keep track of your techs, your inventory, your support tickets and so much more.
President
Big D Technology Solutions, Inc.Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
MindMeister
I have also used LucidChart and Google Draw to create mind maps and concept maps in the past. I think that MindMeister is by far the cleanest and most user friendly of the three. Google Draw does not have anywhere near the same functionality. LucidChart tends to be clunky and the options to create your map are not always clear and intuitive.
High School Special Educator
Landmark SchoolEducation Management, 51-200 employees
Scalability
ConnectWise Manage
ConnectWise Manage 1.0
Based on 7 answers
ConnectWise seems to have a good understanding of the IT service industry. During the required onboarding training, they even preach configuring only features that you need right now, as you can always scale up later. The feature set for the most part takes into considerations all aspects of an IT business, whether small or enterprise, or growing from one to the next.
NOC/Design Technician
One2One IncInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
MindMeister
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
ConnectWise Manage
- At this stage in the game, we have been using the Connectwise Manage product for just one year. This basically means we're just getting out of the honeymoon part of the relationship and will now venture into getting our full value out of the software as we also begin to grow our business. We can't report on our ROI yet but we can't see ourselves living without a great PSA tool either.
- The software has definitely enabled our projects manager to operate with more focus on the project itself, knowing that the finance details will be visible and closely scrutinized by the CFO prior to having an invoice or agreement created.
CFO and I.T. Guy
IT Guys, LLCComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees
MindMeister
- The most positive result of using MindMeister is a visualization of each step in work and connections between different nodes(ideas, steps).
- This greatly simplifies the work, especially collaborative work, since it is easier to show it once than to explain things many times.
- Negative impact: lack of offline desktop version.
3D Asset Artist / 3D Generalist
Main Road|PostMotion Pictures and Film, 11-50 employees