Overview
MindMeister is a web-based mind mapping tool made by Meister (MeisterLabs GmbH), founded in 2006 by Till Vollmer and Michael Hollauf and headquartered in Vienna, Austria[8]. The company also makes the MeisterTask task manager, which integrates with MindMeister. It reports more than 40 million users across its products, a €600,000 angel investment in 2008 and US$52 million raised in 2021 in a round led by Verdane Capital, two of whose representatives sit on its advisory board[8].
The free plan allows three mind maps with unlimited collaborators and includes templates, presentations, focus mode, the MeisterTask integration, iOS and Android apps, 500 AI credits a month and seven-day version history; whiteboards and a MindMeister MCP connector are offered in beta[7]. Personal adds unlimited maps, two attachments per map, file exports, printing and a Microsoft Teams integration. Pro adds unlimited attachments and version history, multiple admins, Google Workspace integration, Microsoft Office exports and custom branding. Business adds group sharing, compliance exports and backups, SAML single sign-on through sales, and a dedicated customer success manager.
MindMeister’s strengths are zero-install collaboration and a low per-user price. Its limitations are the three-map free cap, attachment limits on Personal, and the fact that prices exclude VAT and may change at checkout depending on billing address[7].
MindMeister features
- Unlimited collaborators on every plan
- Presentation mode built from the map
- MeisterTask integration for turning nodes into tasks
- Microsoft Teams (Personal) and Google Workspace (Pro) integrations
- Monthly Meister AI credits on every tier
- SAML SSO on Business
MindMeister pricing
Free: 3 maps. Personal: US$3.50 per user per month. Pro: US$5.50. Business: US$8.50. Prices exclude VAT; yearly or six-month billing, with yearly saving up to 22%.
MindMeister strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Free plan includes real-time collaboration
- Low published per-user prices
- Mobile apps on the free plan
- Task hand-off to MeisterTask
Limitations
- Free plan limited to three maps
- Only two attachments per map on Personal
- No desktop offline application documented on the pricing page
- SSO only on the top tier and via sales
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