MindManager Reviews & Ratings 2023

MindManager

Starting at $99 per year

Overview

What is MindManager?

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.

MindManager is an invaluable tool

10 out of 10

February 24, 2023

The first time we heard about mind mapping software, we thought it was weird and unnecessary. But after a few minutes of using it, we were …

MindManager is a safe a easy to use tool to organize and share your ideas

8 out of 10

July 27, 2022

I use MindManager to organize my ideas in diagrams and present them to my colleagues and other stakeholders. I also used MindManager to …

Why I use MindManager for over 20 years

10 out of 10

June 16, 2022

I've been using MindManager for more than 20 years. Most of the time I used MM to draw mind maps during meetings and to this day, I can …

A really amazing tool for mapping ideas, gathering requirements and documenting work-breakdown for new functionalities!

10 out of 10

March 19, 2022

We have used it for multiple use cases - the main one is to map information into defined "buckets" hierarchically organized. The best …

I love MindManager less enthused by the price for 2 systems but still keep paying!

7 out of 10

March 17, 2022

I use MindManager for a variety of things, but at the moment it is not working. This may be because of Mojave.

Expensive price but feature-rich Map Software

8 out of 10

March 12, 2022

Is my manager is a cross-functional cross-departmental online whiteboarding and strategy tool. It allows me to bring together customer …

MindManager for Innovation Topics

9 out of 10

March 09, 2022

In our organization, we use MindManager as an alternative tool/method to display interdependences. This helps on one hand in understanding …

Cadillac Product. Must Have for Executives and Project Planners

10 out of 10

January 30, 2022

I use Mind Manager for large-scale project planning that involves numerous staff, organizational teams, support resources, and due dates. …

Using MindManager in academic research

9 out of 10

January 26, 2022

I run an academic research lab. I use it to plan my days, weeks and quarters e.g. I have a map called "Today" that keeps me on track along …

This program helps even the artistically challenged organize their thoughts visually

10 out of 10

January 24, 2022

My use of MindManager is not in any way problem specific. I find it helpful for working with any complex problem. In my experience, it …

Fantastic brainstorming and collaborative tool

10 out of 10

January 21, 2022

I primarily use MindManager to brainstorm and plan. I first discovered it about 20 years ago while working in Marketing in London. It is …

MindManager: An outstanding project planning and idea generation tool

10 out of 10

January 20, 2022

My primary use is in project planning, idea generation and brainstorming with a priority of seeing the range of relationships and …

The best mind mapping tool out there

10 out of 10

January 20, 2022

I use Mindmanger in my organization for the purposes of self leadership. The business problem it addresses is getting things out of my …

Great for this new remote world we live in!

10 out of 10

December 23, 2021

I use mind manager to help drive conversations. The ability to create easy visuals in a remote world is imperative. I use the right map a …

MindManager has helped me and my team mindmeld. Truly.

10 out of 10

August 17, 2021

MindManager is the easiest way for me to brainstorm with other colleagues and bring our ideas to life through visualization techniques. We …

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Common Applications for MindManager

Strategic Planning Brainstorming Process Mapping Education & Training Knowledge Management Problem Solving Task and Project Management Project Planning

Information Visualization Benefits

I've been using MindManager for a while now and I am incredibly impressed with the results. It has helped me organize my thoughts and tasks in an efficient manner. With MindManager, I can easily visualize large amounts of data to quickly understand what needs to be done and when. It has made me …

Information Visualization Benefits

I was working on a project that involved an external company that provided a 3D visualization platform that we used to show our customers what our equipment looks like in 3D. I used mind manager to explain to the external company the way we work and execute projects, and at which stages of project …

Information Visualization Benefits

I feel like I repeat myself but this is exactly why I use MindManager, I want to remember what was said, how we came to this conclusion. I can focus on the big view by blending out low-level comments/ideas if needed and then individually drill down into specific areas if needed.

Common Applications for MindManager

Strategic Planning Brainstorming Process Mapping Enterprise Collaboration Problem Solving Task and Project Management Project Planning

Information Visualization Benefits

We have collected requirements and documented them using the notes feature. We have organized functional specs dynamically and updated them as new specs were coming in, we have used it to structure the information in a way that is easy to digest and visualize.

Common Applications for MindManager

Strategic Planning Brainstorming Education & Training Meeting Management Problem Solving Task and Project Management Project Planning

Information Visualization Benefits

I have been using MindManager almost since it began as a collar with Tony Buzan, so I have used it over time for everything. It helped when I was learning the languages of Italian and French. MindManager would provide a combination of pictures and words, etc.

Information Visualization Benefits

It's a great repository to combine multiple types of files such as PDFs, websites, PowerPoints, and many different types of resources into a single location as it pertains to a key initiative or project.

Information Visualization Benefits

We use the tool for various topics. One example was the collection of technologies that were structured into areas. It helped to identify gaps and redundancies. To use it as a thesaurus was another project, but it became quite complicated as the items had multiple connections. Here we see some …

Common Applications for MindManager

Strategic Planning Brainstorming Process Mapping Education & Training Problem Solving Task and Project Management Project Planning

Information Visualization Benefits

I have done enormous projects with Mind Manager that involve large-scale visuals and complicated reporting relationships, spreadsheets, forms, images, and on-the-side comments tucked away from the main planning content. The ability of Mind Manager to integrate leading tools (SaaS) like Excel, …

Information Visualization Benefits

When I am writing a grant or paper, I often start by brainstorming ideas onto a map. This eventually turns into an outline which lets me then open up a Word document with a clear direction. The ability to move things around is very important and a clear advantage over generating an outline within …

Common Applications for MindManager

Strategic Planning Brainstorming Process Mapping Education & Training Problem Solving Task and Project Management Project Planning

Information Visualization Benefits

The program is very powerful and I confess that I am probably only benefitting from the tip of the iceberg when it comes to features available to me. Whether it is reimagining organizational charts to examining processes, the software is intuitive and helps me make my thoughts visual, and …

Information Visualization Benefits

While I was Managing Director of a building company, I used to use it to do top-level planning for projects. This would vary from project to project and would include but not be limited to identifying tasks; managing risks; allocating resources; estimating timeframes; identifying milestones; …

Common Applications for MindManager

Strategic Planning Brainstorming Process Mapping Education & Training Knowledge Management Problem Solving Task and Project Management Project Planning

Information Visualization Benefits

MindManager has been a great tool for developing presentations and providing specific examples in the tool, while also providing a range of creative design options, which has been an effective way to memorize what is being presented. Some of the tools allow for prioritizing steps in project …

Common Applications for MindManager

Strategic Planning Brainstorming Process Mapping Problem Solving Task and Project Management

Information Visualization Benefits

I benefit from this every day and in meetings because I can see connections in a way that I can't in a document.

Common Applications for MindManager

Brainstorming Process Mapping Meeting Management Problem Solving Task and Project Management Project Planning

Information Visualization Benefits

Our team was struggling with how to set up our new SharePoint Site. Rather than using stickies which were manual, I used mind manager to show the main pages, then sub-pages, and sub-pages after that. I was able to create several variations and allow the team to vote. It really helped them see what …

Common Applications for MindManager

Strategic Planning Brainstorming Process Mapping Enterprise Collaboration Problem Solving Task and Project Management Project Planning

Information Visualization Benefits

Some people are better at absorbing information when it is presented visually. For that reason, I have found this solution to work particularly well. The content is all there, it's just mapped out in a way that resonates for all team members.

Common Applications for MindManager

Strategic Planning Brainstorming Process Mapping Knowledge Management Task and Project Management Project Planning

Information Visualization Benefits

MindManager has helped in brainstorming sessions to understand the complexity and interdependence of the various complex systems and technologies that the team is developing. It has been most effective as a jumping-off point to start work on a new piece of development or when setting up an …

Information Visualization Benefits

I was recently planning to build a new piece of software and needed to do a lot of research to decide how to best create it. MindManager made it easy to compare competitors for various functions, pricing, and technology used to get a better idea of the competition and help me decide what features …

Information Visualization Benefits

It is a good way to bring a new leader on board. Our process can seem simple to an outsider and MindManager allows us to create a picture that shows all the touchpoints that make the process complex.

Information Visualization Benefits

As a business analyst, I needed to work with different teams that spoke different languages such as SLTs would talk in business and product teams would talk in technical. MindManager helped create mind maps for both these different teams and collaborate to create a single map that would talk both …

Information Visualization Benefits

It helps to have all of the information related to a project collected in a single Mindmap that can be easily navigated to provide information on project progress. It also allows for defining what's missing more accurately because you can see how the various pieces of data connect to each other as …

Common Applications for MindManager

Brainstorming Process Mapping Meeting Management Problem Solving Task and Project Management

Information Visualization Benefits

Was helpful in interviewing clients with a deep technical breakdown, allowing them to focus on one topic at a time to get a thorough answer.

Common Applications for MindManager

Brainstorming Process Mapping Education & Training Knowledge Management Meeting Management Problem Solving Project Planning

Information Visualization Benefits

MindManager has helped me break down lecture content, technical engineering concepts into very small bites. The value I found was in its ability to then link these small knowledge bites to other knowledge bites within the same or different domains all being done in a visual layout. The system was …

Information Visualization Benefits

MindManager is tremendously helpful to me because I can see what I write in its totality in one place. A One page MindManager Map might become a 100 page ebook or a 6 week training course. All the topics and subtopics in one Map has helped me produce several ebooks on Amazon has sparked new ideas …

Common Applications for MindManager

Strategic Planning Brainstorming Process Mapping Education & Training Knowledge Management Meeting Management Problem Solving Task and Project Management Project Planning

Information Visualization Benefits

A great tool to collaborate on brainstorming a sprint. I used the tags feature to quickly create roadmaps and plans.

Common Applications for MindManager

Brainstorming Process Mapping Knowledge Management Meeting Management Problem Solving Project Planning

Information Visualization Benefits

MindManager has a good number of templates that one can use to easily create flowcharts, organization charts, and workflow processes. There are also a good number of built-in icons and images in the repository that can be added to flowcharts. We used to use a Microsoft product to conduct the same …

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Reviewer Pros & Cons

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Ability to look at your ideas from different angles
Limited Gantt charts

Andrew Starodubtsev

DevOps engineer

Individual contributor (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees)

Easy to share the projects with other people
I would like to easily access more shapes and colors for the textboxes

Andres Vasquez

Bioprocess sales specialist

Sartorius Stedim Systems GmbH (Biotechnology, 10,001+ employees)

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Pricing

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MindManager for Microsoft Teams

$99

Cloud

per year

Annual Subscription

$169

Cloud

per year

Organizations

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Cloud

Entry-level set up fee?

No setup fee

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Offerings

Free Trial
Free/Freemium Version
Premium Consulting / Integration Services

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Product Details

What is MindManager?

MindManager aims to bring clarity and structure to plans, projects, and processes.

With it, the vendor says users can transform scattered ideas and information into dynamic visual mind maps, flowcharts, concept maps, matrices and other diagrams. They state users can also take control of their work, synthesize vast amounts of data, collaborate and communicate more effectively, and boost productivity to gain a competitive edge.

MindManager is a suite of visualization products that helps individuals and teams think more clearly, make better decisions, and get on the path to personal and organizational success.

MindManager Screenshots

Screenshot of MindManager for Microsoft Teams

Screenshot of Organizational Charts in MindManager

Screenshot of Venn & Onion Diagrams in MindManager

Screenshot of Kanban Boards in MindManager

Screenshot of Funnel Charts in MindManager

Screenshot of Matrix Diagrams in MindManager

MindManager Videos

MindManager – Visualization Tools and Mind Mapping Software

In this video, TrustRadius goes over some of the best project management software out there - including MindManager.

This 10-minute video provides a crash course in the various functionalities and use cases of MindManager, and a walkthrough of how it helps teams work more effectively and efficiently.

MindManager as solution for everything. Case Study brewery Murau, Austria. The Murau brewery relies on MindManager and uses the versatile software for everything from meeting management and budget planning to spare parts management for their machinery.

MindManager Integrations

Zapier
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft Teams
MS Outlook
MS Word
MS Excel

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MindManager Technical Details

Deployment Types	Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating Systems	Unspecified
Mobile Application	Apple iOS, Android
Supported Languages	English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Chinese