Mindomo vs SimpleMindMap

Mindomo is a mind-mapping and diagramming tool for organizing ideas, notes, and plans. It supports real-time collaboration, presentation mode, and AI assistance across web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. Work can continue offline, with edits updating when a connection returns; its mobile apps support capturing and editing notes with automatic synchronization. Sharing permissions can allow viewing, editing, or making a separate copy. Integrations include Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom, LTI, Google Calendar, Outlook, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox. The service offers hundreds of templates and provides video tutorials, a help center, and a forum. Free accounts include three diagrams, unlimited collaborators, and one AI credit for trying Mindomo AI; free mobile syncing is limited to three diagrams. A free trial is available. Premium costs €6 a month and includes unlimited diagrams and 50 AI credits per month. Professional costs €13.50 a month and supports one user plus five guests. Security controls include SAML SSO, audit logs, access controls, guest editing controls, and password-protected diagrams.

SimpleMindMap is a customizable mind-mapping tool for web, Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports 15 structure types, including logic charts, timelines, fishbone diagrams, and tables. Nodes can hold images, attachments, formulas, and tags, and the product includes more than 100 themes. Users can configure an AI model for one-click map generation, node continuation, and AI-created themes. The maker says maps are stored locally and the software can be used fully offline; real-time collaboration and presentation mode are also supported. Import options include XMind, Markdown, and XLSX, while export formats include PNG, PDF, SVG, XMind, Mermaid, HTML, JSON, Markdown, TXT, XLSX, and FreeMind. WebDAV can be configured to synchronize files across devices. The desktop version adds local file management, history rollback, outline editing and printing, zen mode, and a minimap. Other options include an Obsidian plugin with node backlinks and a UTools plugin. The maker describes the early core library as open source. The web version is positioned for light use and the desktop version for deeper use; listed plan prices are not provided.