Comparison of MindMeister and XMind
Both products are excellent and are rightly the market leaders in the cloud-based mind mapping market.
Through my own personal experience, I am more comfortable brainstorming with MindMeister. The iPhone application and offline access are two things I value highly.
Be aware that the Pro version of MindMeister is $10 a year more expensive.
Mind Meister
- Create a mind map
- Share with friends
- Real-time collaboration
- iPhone App
- Offline uasage
- Real-time Brainstorming
- Highest security standards (256 bit data encryption)
- Mobile access
- Open Standards and APIs - Based on open source software, REST-based API for integration into other applications
- Access it anytime, Anywhere
- Full Audit Trail and map change history
Free Version
- Up to 3 mind maps
- Share and collaborate on maps
- Import from Freemind and MindManager™
Pro - $59 per year
- Unlimited mind maps
- Import and Export from Freemind and MindManager™
- Enhanced security
- Upload files and images
- Offline capability via Google Gears (Premium feature).
XMind
Free Version
- Mashup Structures
- Mind Map
- Fishbone Chart (Cause & Effect diagram or Ishikawa)
- Spreadsheet
- Brainstorm and Fun
- Markers (image icons used to represent attributes on a map)
- Inline Notes
- Rich Text Notes
- Hyperlink/Attachments
- External files can be added to XMind maps as floating topics. Drag and drop from a user's local folder to a map.
- Easy to Use
- Drill Down and Drill Up
- Spell checker - automatically invoked as users type text into XMind
- Powerful Filter
- Import from Freemind/MindManager
- Export to Html/PNG/GIF/JPEG/BMP - (XMind is a fully-compatible solution with a wide range of third-party applications via Html/PNG/GIF/JPEG/BMP)
- Share With the World
Pro - $49 per year
- Designed for Business
- Brainstorming and Presentation - Full Screen Editor and a Timer
- Keyboard shortcuts and a hovering toolbar
- Security
- Gantt View
- Integration with Enterprise Environment
- Export to PDF(Text/Map)/Word/Powerpoint
- Export to MindManager and FreeMind
- Powerful Search to find content from Web and Workbook
- Improved Collaboration
- Privately Share
- MapShot - Take a snapshot of a specific region of a map and save it in an image file
- Map Merge
- Getting Things Done
- TaskInfo
- Gallery
- Design our own Theme