MindManager vs. Zoho CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
MindManager
Score 8.7 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.
$105
per year
Zoho CRM
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Zoho CRM is a simple, very low-cost CRM option for the smaller end of the SMB segment. The product has several useful integrations with other products, including QuickBooks, and Google Apps and Google Docs. The product also has an integrated project management module.
$14
per month
Pricing
MindManagerZoho CRM
Editions & Modules
MindManager for Microsoft Teams
$105
per year
Annual Subscription
$179
per year
Organizations
Contact sales team
Standard
$14.00
Per User/Per Month
Professional
$23.00
Per User/Per Month
Enterprise
$40.00
Per User/Per Month
Ultimate
$52.00
Per User/Per Month
Plus
$57.00
Per User/Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MindManagerZoho CRM
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$14 /user/month
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
MindManagerZoho CRM
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
MindManagerZoho CRM
Sales Force Automation
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MindManager
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
7.9
271 Ratings
3% above category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.4263 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings8.0250 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings7.5185 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings8.3238 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings7.8236 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings7.8190 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings7.7189 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.1234 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings7.6180 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
MindManager
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
7.1
208 Ratings
5% below category average
Case management00 Ratings7.3201 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings6.9163 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings7.2181 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
MindManager
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.2
250 Ratings
8% above category average
Lead management00 Ratings8.3245 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings8.1208 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
MindManager
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
7.9
249 Ratings
4% above category average
Task management00 Ratings8.1235 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings7.8170 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings7.9228 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
MindManager
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
7.9
243 Ratings
4% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings7.6205 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.0221 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings8.1234 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
MindManager
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.0
262 Ratings
5% above category average
Custom fields00 Ratings8.4260 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings8.1207 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings7.6168 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.9190 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
MindManager
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.6
250 Ratings
3% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.6217 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.7245 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
MindManager
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.2
157 Ratings
12% above category average
Social data00 Ratings8.2156 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings8.2148 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
MindManager
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
7.6
198 Ratings
6% above category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings7.8195 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings7.5129 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
MindManager
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
7.7
217 Ratings
3% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings7.7217 Ratings
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User Ratings
MindManagerZoho CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(194 ratings)
8.4
(295 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(21 ratings)
3.8
(33 ratings)
Usability
7.6
(16 ratings)
8.3
(168 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(5 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
8.2
(4 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(13 ratings)
5.3
(65 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
6.4
(1 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(4 ratings)
7.2
(10 ratings)
Configurability
8.2
(3 ratings)
8.1
(110 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(21 ratings)
Ease of integration
3.6
(2 ratings)
7.2
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(4 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(3 ratings)
9.6
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(3 ratings)
9.2
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
MindManagerZoho CRM
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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Zoho
We searched different CRM platforms and noticed that ZOHO was well-priced, but some reviews said it didn't support forms well. IN our case, we already had forms on our wp site, so we did not need to use that aspect. instead, we used an integrator, so I don't have a review on that aspect of the CRM as we're not using that feature. This works for our company, so we are not using the standard automation with zoho forms
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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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Zoho
  • Zoho CRM has so much space to capture lots of information.
  • Zoho CRM can be customized for your organization's needs.
  • Zoho CRM is great for running reports to help make business decisions.
  • We love all the different dashboards we can create.
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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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Zoho
  • requires an initial input of information about a potential client - this would be better if it auto-filled with the quote request's information
  • can be a bit confusing navigating the stages of a potential sale, but not too bad
  • a tab or link to all open sales quotes would be nice
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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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Zoho
Zoho has been a wonderful tool for us for several years and there is so much more we can do with it. New features are released often which give a team like us the option to further fine tune our business process management techniques. I honestly couldn't imagine running our business not on Zoho.
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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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Zoho
The methodology of the 'out of the box' user interface is fairly easy to learn. In some cases however, the interface is not consistent throughout the software. Upgrades to the interface has certainly improved some of this--- but now we are seeing the same kinds of inconsistencies across Zoho apps, particularly those more recently added to their platform. This issue is not major in that everybody on staff seems able to learn how to work the programs--- it's just annoying and less than efficient when inconsistent user interfaces or inconsistent terms are used in the programs and/or the requisite documentation.
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Reliability and Availability
Alludo
Almost perfect.
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
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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Zoho
We did the training and that was a huge waste of money. The information provided was basic and the instructor was sloppy (he even forgot to turn off his mic when he used the restroom - no one should ever hear what we heard). I offered up a 9 because we were able to find what we needed on your website.
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In-Person Training
Alludo
No answers on this topic
Zoho
It was harder to learn when there were mostly real estate users in the room. We are sales solely.
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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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Zoho
Online training is tough, but Zoho and their partners do a good job of explaining things.
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Implementation Rating
Alludo
Wasn't involved but works great for me.
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Zoho
When you switch CRMs, you can automatically assume everything isn’t going to match up correctly. We had used Salesforce for 10+ years and had a ton of data and customizations. It was not a clean transfer, but we were able to sort it all out. The only issue that really bothered me was Zoho support. Even simple questions couldn’t be answered over chat, and we would have some team members try for hours to find the right answer
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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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Zoho
Zoho is the only product we have used. Our company is fairly new and before purchasing Zoho a few years ago, client files were only saved and looked at through our company server. Because of how great Zoho has been, we have never considered looking for another product because there really is no need
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Alludo
No answers on this topic
Zoho
I think Zoho CRM is priced at a reasonable amount. Simply put, you get what you pay for and Zoho does not disappoint. My organization is comfortable with what we pay and pleased with continually renewing the software. The billing frequency is just right. There are no complaints on our end
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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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Alludo
No answers on this topic
Zoho
In addition to being a user of Zoho CRM, we are a reseller as well. Often, at times our Partners request for on-boarding the platform configuration for them. During such requirements, we have utilized the Professional services team directly from the Zoho CRM team. Our partner feedback was quite positive, throughout.
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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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Zoho
  • Zoho CRM has cut in half the time it would take to derive data via its reporting tool
  • Sharing information within the business is extremely easy and is another time saver
  • Company revenue growth 10-12% YoY due to forecasting models provided by Zoho
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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

Zoho CRM Screenshots

Screenshot of Deals - Cash in on all opportunities. Close more deals. Great sales management is all about prioritizing, tracking, and monitoring the deals in your pipeline. Zoho CRM gives you everything you need to manage deals across territories and sales structures.Screenshot of Activities - Keep track of all the tasks, meetings, calls, events, or activity records. Neatly organize the numerous records along with the activities associated to them such as follow-up, pre sales and post sales activities, phone conversations etc.