Mindomo vs Thortspace

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.

Thortspace is 3D visual thinking software for brainstorming, project management, problem solving, collaborative research, education, and presentations. Users arrange ideas called thorts and groups, draw paths between them, and link spheres into networks. Do Mode turns insights into action plans, while Present Mode shapes them into presentations. Pictures, text, and web links can be dragged in from other applications. The software supports real-time collaboration, offline mode, and AI assistance, and runs on web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. Local spheres can be used without an account. Free accounts are restricted to public spheres, and syncing and collaboration are limited to a limited number of public spheres; published spheres include ads. Premium adds internet picture search and full-text sphere search. Content Reader costs $4.99 a month after a 7-day free trial, Premium costs $14.99 a month with a 14-day free trial, and Business costs $15 a month. The maker is based in London and Dorset, United Kingdom.