Mind the Graph vs Posterly
Mind the Graph
mindthegraph.comPosterly
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| Figure | Mind the Graph | Posterly |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8.25/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 9 | 3 |
| Spec score · Poster Maker Software | 8.7 (#9) | 7.1 (#35) |
| Intended users | The company says it created the tool for scientists, academics, and healthcare professionals who need to communicate complex scientific content visually. | The maker describes Posterly for researchers who need an academic or conference poster from their paper without handling a poster template or drawing tool themselves. |
| Purpose | Mind the Graph is an online tool for creating science figures, graphical abstracts, infographics, posters, and presentations for research and education. | Posterly turns a research paper into a designed, typeset, checked poster that can be proofed and sent to print. |
| Security | CACTUS states that its information-security processes are compatible with ISO/IEC 27001:2013. | Poster generation runs in an isolated workspace that reads only uploaded files and can connect only to the third-party AI service used to create the poster. |
| Support | The help center provides a searchable knowledge base, community area, support requests and chat support. | Posterly lists [email protected] for questions. |
Plans
Mind the Graph
- StarterFree
- StarterFree
- Researcher$9 a month
- Mind the Graph Researcher + 3 AI tools$12 a month
- Researcher + 3 AI tools$12 a month
- Researcher$14 a month
- Researcher$99 a year
- Teams & Labs$99 a month
- Researcher + 3 AI tools$144 a year
Posterly
- Claude + GPTPriced on request
- GPT only$2.50, paid once
- Claude + GPT (best practice)$10, paid once
In their own words
Mind the Graph
Mind the Graph is a web tool for creating scientific figures, graphical abstracts, infographics, posters and presentations for research and education. Its editor lets users customize illustrations, text, shapes, colors and template elements. The site advertises more than 75,000 scientifically accurate illustrations spanning over 80 fields, along with more than 300 templates. Creations can be downloaded as PNG, TIFF or PDF files. The free Starter plan allows unlimited creations but limits users to four scientific illustrations and restricts library access. Free users must keep the Mind the Graph watermark and cite the platform in formal communications, publications, lectures and presentations. Paid options include Researcher at $9 a month billed yearly, with a monthly option shown at $14/month; Researcher with three AI tools at $12 a month billed yearly; and Teams & Labs at $99 a month for 10 or more simultaneous users. Mind the Graph became part of Cactus Communications in 2022 and is offered under CACTUS’s Editage brand.