Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
MindManager
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
MindManager is a mind mapping and project management tool that aims to boost users’ productivity. It is designed to facilitate a wide range of project types, and includes cross-platform functionality and 3rd party integrations.
$99
per year
Miro
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Miro provides a visual workspace for innovation that enables distributed teams of any size to dream, design, and build the future together. Today, Miro counts more than 60 million users in 200,000 organizations who use Miro to improve product development collaboration, to speed up time to market, and to make sure that new products and services deliver on customer needs.
$8
per month per user
Pricing
MindManagerMiro
Editions & Modules
MindManager for Microsoft Teams
$99
per year
Annual Subscription
$169
per year
Organizations
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1. Free - To discover what Miro can do. Always free
$0
2. Starter - Unlimited and private boards with essential features
$8
per month per user
3. Business - Scales collaboration with advanced features and security
$16
per month per user
4. Enterprise - For work across the entire organization, with support, security and control, to scale
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per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MindManagerMiro
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Community Pulse
MindManagerMiro
Considered Both Products
MindManager
Chose MindManager
Miro: have not evaluated before. I find Miro more cumbersome than MindManager. MindManager was easier to pick up.
Chose MindManager
Each does very similar things. I like Miro because it is very easy to allow anyone to collaborate without having to have a file saved anywhere. Visio is great if you have spent a lot of time learning the ins and outs of it. I prefer Mind Manager for presentation and …
Chose MindManager
It is different from other project management software because it is easy to use and can be used by just about anyone. With its intuitive interface, you can create mind maps and brainstorm up to four levels of notes and ideas. It has over 50 predefined shapes to capture your …
Chose MindManager
MindManager is software that you can install on your computer and you can trust that your information is safe and confidential. Other similar products use open website platforms that store the information in clouds and you can't really control who has access to the information …
Miro
Chose Miro
I discovered that in Miro I have combined functionalities from other tools, like the possibility to create mind maps like with MindManager, a great blank canvas or whiteboard for online collaboration with integrated calls like in Teams, and the possibility to map processes like …
Chose Miro
I prefer using Miro instead of MindManager to create mind maps because Miro is much simpler to use, and you do not need to install any program besides a browser.
Chose Miro
We use ARIS, typically we collaborate around Miro build a simple strawman and then transition to ARIS populating the data we have in the Process Repository to create that fuller integrated view. Miro won't replace our existing process tools but helps us to accelerate to using …
Chose Miro
MindManager comes closer to the wide set of business visuals that Miro.com can create. MindMeister is more a pure mind mapping tool but it comes closer to Miro.com on the scale of online, collaboration and integration with online platforms.
Chose Miro
It is a more collaborative and easy-to-use tool. In some cases, it is used as a supplement.
Chose Miro
Better in structure, not as fun and easy to learn.
Chose Miro
Remote collaboration is something that Miro does better than its competitors, also the way to connect different textboxes is easier and more attractive. I would say that different products could deliver the same output, but Miro is the most simple tool to use. Another big added …
Chose Miro
Miro is great because it offers free functionality which is great for small projects and teams. Also great for collaborative work. Also allows to customise literally all elements.
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User Ratings
MindManagerMiro
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(193 ratings)
8.9
(4225 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(21 ratings)
9.0
(89 ratings)
Usability
7.7
(16 ratings)
8.1
(57 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(5 ratings)
9.7
(2 ratings)
Performance
8.2
(4 ratings)
9.7
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(13 ratings)
6.3
(21 ratings)
Online Training
6.4
(1 ratings)
9.5
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(4 ratings)
8.5
(3194 ratings)
Configurability
8.2
(3 ratings)
8.7
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
3.6
(2 ratings)
7.3
(3519 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(4 ratings)
9.7
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(3 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MindManagerMiro
Likelihood to Recommend
Alludo
I love to outline in MM and its ability to link related maps. Great help to me as a writer! I don't love the export of the outlines. Needs to be a cleaner, simpler look. I work around it, though. I rated the above question 6 only because it's too expensive. I've had it for years and, until recently, got almost every upgrade. I can't afford it now and may have to look for an alternative to keep updated software. Bummer!
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Miro
Perfect for brainstorming sessions, where our team starts from a virtual whiteboard and finishes with a good collaborative experience. Perfect for agile project planning and management, we can create and customize Kanban boards to fit the reality of each team. However, for large-scale projects, we have already faced performance issues that impacted usability.
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Pros
Alludo
  • Great to segment things out (projects, organizational charts, processes, workloads, etc) and gives you a full picture of the job.
  • It is user friendly, simple to use, and powerful.
  • MS Office and Teams integration is great. Allows for easy collaboration.
  • Great GUI and visuals
  • Excellent method for project planning and brainstorming
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Miro
  • Helps you organise thoughts and concepts visually, making complex projects look neat and understandable.
  • It's great for bringing teams together, specially when they are all over the world. We can brainstorm in real-time, share ideas with sticky notes, or sketch out concepts
  • It’s amazing for getting real-time input on your ideas and projects.
  • From a UX point of view, you can get templates for user journeys, personas...and all that handy stuff so you don't have to start from zero
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Cons
Alludo
  • I find formatting a challenge. Example, make all the boxes the same format and fonts so when you add a box, it understands the format of the top level box.
  • I have played around with some of the templates but find creating my own each time is better route. The project plan template is very good but I find myself deleting boxes and again, takes more time than creating a new map every time.
  • I try to get colleagues to use MM but they are intimidated by the UI. I am really comfortable with it but to them it can look more complex than it really is.
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Miro
  • Voting feature: sometimes it bugs, and I lost voting results or was the only one not able to see them as a facilitator. I need to keep them for the following discussions.
  • Integrating PowerPoint slides could be easier, instead of having to copy-paste each slide, being able to paste several and choose if side to side or as a carrousel. The same thing happened to the many columns of our Excel slides.
  • Exporting PDFs: being able to choose the order of the frames, they are not being exported in the order I need, so I usually recreate a board to copy-paste the frames in the right order to then export.
  • It would be amazing to be able to import a PPT, modify it with Miro elements, and export it in PPT format with Miro elements being movable (even if not modifiable or in image format).
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Likelihood to Renew
Alludo
I feel the main issues of the old Mindjet seem to be gone with the
Corel purchase. With the huge advance of sharing via browser HTML even 1
user can affect many. And, actually, using MM kind of forced my rigid
brain to rethink how I categorize and classify information/projects.
The
idea of paying $69USD for an annual cost is more than fair and a great
model for Corel/Mindjet to keep rolling out improvements!
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Miro
Miro is very good but still too basic. It would be great to have more precision and some advanced tools. More control over the text size and objects alignment is a need for our design team. Also, the experience on the tablets is not so good. Many dead clicks and problems while trying to select objects and tools.
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Usability
Alludo
MindManager is very intuitive. The user interface is not cluttered and the ribbon icons are easy to understand. Several excellent "how-to" videos are available on the MindManager site as well as on YouTube. MindManager starts quickly and the user interface is very responsive. Launching other programs from MindManager such as Excel is very fast and issue free. The browsing feature is lightning fast. The drag-and-drop capability is also very fast and reliable.
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Miro
It's pretty easy to use. My gripes are with some small idiosyncrasies with selection behavior with objects and editing text. When I move an object, it automatically de-selects it when I am not done with it. I have to click to select again. Text control is challenging and could be improved. It could use a little more styling capability. It's also weird that it behaves differently in a shape then when using the text tool.
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Reliability and Availability
Alludo
Almost perfect.
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Miro
I have never had a problem with the availability
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Performance
Alludo
The application is quick and responsive. We are able to produce mindmaps and reports with ease. The program is not complicated at all and integrates well with software and programs like Microsoft Outlook and Teams, which we truly appreciate.
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Miro
Most of the time pages load quickly but occasionally it does take time to point you to the area that you initially worked on.
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Support Rating
Alludo
I have called technical support a few times. During the COVID Crisis, I called a few times repeatedly due to a rush request. The technical support guy called me back in minutes. He somehow knew that I had called repeatedly and wanted to make sure my issue was resolved immediately
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Miro
I have personally not required support when something was broken but used the training slides provided to get more knowledge of the tool
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In-Person Training
Alludo
No answers on this topic
Miro
Not applicable as never had in person training
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Online Training
Alludo
The videos are not well categorized...I had to do a bit of digging to get what I wanted and many videos on older versions. If Mindjet was to improve the titles used that would help.
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Miro
Superb. very well explained videos. Really helps get the knowledge up on the product. The slides are divided into the topics of usage. I have enjoyed following and implementing all of these slides. The videos are well explained and it is easy to follow. There are tutorials that you can take yourself later. It would be nice however if more training modules were added.
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Implementation Rating
Alludo
Wasn't involved but works great for me.
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Miro
The implementation of Miro was very much straightforward. Since Miro is a completely cloud based solution, it hardly took a week for us to get this implemented and running in our organization. Also, a lot of self help documents and videos were available which made it easy for us to start working with Miro
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Alternatives Considered
Alludo
Both are equally good. Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect is used to get the models in a more technical format in comparison to the MindManager. MindManager is easier to use in comparison to Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect. MindManager makes collaboration easy and can be understood by a layman and does not need to have specific software training.
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Miro
In my personal experience, Mural's feature set is not as comprehensive as Miro's and although it's easy to use, it's not as creative a tool as Miro can be. Miro can perform Mural's functions and more. Additionally Miro is now completely integrated and Mural is still considered a 3rd party tool that we have to be careful about regarding confidential information.
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Scalability
Alludo
A team can collaborate on the same project but cannot create a shared project file. It would be helpful for that feature to be added.
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Miro
The product is being used across the company and still no issues with the same.
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Return on Investment
Alludo
  • When scope planning before I was introduced to this tool, I needed to make one master Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for the entire project and move on. With MindMapper, I typically generate about 20 WBS-like charts throughout the project, which encouraged conversation with staff members. The major key in such ease of use has been some well thought out and very intuitive keystroke planning that allows me to keep up with the free flow of ideas.
  • This software's cross-functional capability allowed 10 engineers to create their projects directly within their own environment without use of a virtual machine.
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Miro
  • With the help of Miro, our operation costs have drastically reduced as we fulfill all our collaboration activities through this single platform
  • Our overall work transparency and ownership has increased by 20%
  • The ability to get the modifications and changes getting reflected immediately, we are saving a lot of time and effort
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ScreenShots

MindManager Screenshots

Screenshot of MindmapScreenshot of Reverse BrainstormingScreenshot of MindManager for Microsoft TeamsScreenshot of MindManager SnapScreenshot of MindManager GoScreenshot of Mind Maps in MindManager

Miro Screenshots

Screenshot of Miro's design sprint templates, used to solve big challenges, create new products or improve existing ones.Screenshot of the Sprint Planning features in Miro, that assists Development Teams in creating a transparent understanding of what can be built and how. Users can run sprints and turn a team into creative and active participants. Today, many organizations use Agile tools to manage software development and other non-IT projects.Screenshot of the PI Planning Template that brings teams toward one vision of what stories to develop. Used to manage a backlog, increase productivity, and build the foundation for a successful PI Planning event. Miro’s PI Planning Template helps to get an overview of any PI Planning event, with step-by-step frames to guide the process.Screenshot of diagrams, concept maps, and system mapping templates used to communicate complex flows and create a shared understanding. Users can check off all the essential steps of the diagramming process and gain a complete overview of operations with Miro's diagramming templates collection.