Comparison

Freeplane vs Mindomo

On the evidence we track, Mindomo leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Freeplane45

★Mindomo67

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Freeplane	MindomoLeader
vioscaleAI score	45 / 100low · 6%	67 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	€6
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	18
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	ISO/IEC 27001:2018, ISO/IEC 27701:2019
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.mindomo.com/security/
Adoption
Github starsadoption.github_stars	224	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	2	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in EU · HQ DE
Content
Faqcontent.faq	4 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Freeplane45 / 100low · 6%

Mindomo67 / 100medium · 56%

Pricing

Free tier

Freeplane✓

Mindomo✓

Model

Freeplaneopen_source

Mindomofreemium

Price level

Freeplanefree

Mindomolow

Starting price

Freeplane–

Mindomo€6

Transparent

Freeplane–

Mindomo✓

Integrations

Count

Freeplane–

Mindomo18

Security

Certifications

Freeplane–

MindomoISO/IEC 27001:2018, ISO/IEC 27701:2019

Gdpr

Freeplane–

Mindomo✓

Iso27001

Freeplane–

Mindomo✓

Trust center

Freeplane–

Mindomohttps://www.mindomo.com/security/

Adoption

Github stars

Freeplane224

Mindomo–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Freeplane2

Mindomo–

Language

Primary

FreeplaneJavaScript

Mindomo–

Market

Availability

Freeplane–

MindomoAvailable worldwide · Popular in EU · HQ DE

Content

Faq

Freeplane4 items

Mindomo7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for mind mapping. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Mind Mapping
Capability	Freeplane	Mindomo
Capabilities
Deployment model	-	Cloud saas
Auto layout radial and tree branching	-	✓
Outline to visual map conversion	-	✓
Task management and checklist sync	-	✓
Presentation mode node by node playback	-	✓
Markdown and latex math support	-	✓
Collaborative multiplayer real time editing	-	✓
Ms word powerpoint export	-	✓
Opml and freemind import export	-	✓
Google drive dropbox file sync	-	✓
SOC2 type ii	-	-
ISO 27001	-	✓
Pricing model	-	Freemium

Capabilities

Deployment model

Freeplane-

MindomoCloud saas

Auto layout radial and tree branching

Freeplane-

Mindomo✓

Outline to visual map conversion

Freeplane-

Mindomo✓

Task management and checklist sync

Freeplane-

Mindomo✓

Presentation mode node by node playback

Freeplane-

Mindomo✓

Markdown and latex math support

Freeplane-

Mindomo✓

Collaborative multiplayer real time editing

Freeplane-

Mindomo✓

Ms word powerpoint export

Freeplane-

Mindomo✓

Opml and freemind import export

Freeplane-

Mindomo✓

Google drive dropbox file sync

Freeplane-

Mindomo✓

SOC2 type ii

Freeplane-

Mindomo-

ISO 27001

Freeplane-

Mindomo✓

Pricing model

Freeplane-

MindomoFreemium

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Freeplane

A Java-based desktop application for creating and managing mind maps with support for rich formatting, scripting, encryption, and AI-assisted features.

Independently observed

Mindomo

Leader

Mindomo is a web and mobile application for building various diagram types including mind maps, concept maps, outlines, and Gantt charts. It supports simultaneous multi-user editing, offline work with automatic sync, and integrates with educational platforms and cloud storage services.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Freeplane

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-20verify ↗

Mindomo

Leader

from €6/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. Premium from €6/month. Professional from €13.5/month.

FreeFree
- Free templates
- Trial AI credits
- Apps for iOS & Android
- 3 diagrams with mobile syncing
Premium€6/month
- Cloud + Mobile + Desktop
- 50 AI credits/month
- File and multimedia attachments
- 10 export formats
- 14 import formats
- +2 more
Professional€13.5/month
- All Premium plan features
- Guest editing
- 20 export formats including Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx), Microsoft Excel formats, Markdown

as of 2026-09-28verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Freeplane	Mindomo
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Freeplane✗

Mindomo✓

iOS

Freeplane✗

Mindomo✓

Android

Freeplane✗

Mindomo✓

Windows

Freeplane✓

Mindomo✗

CLI

Freeplane✓

Mindomo✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Freeplane✗

Mindomo✓

Self-hosted

Freeplane✓

Mindomo✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Freeplane

Not documented yet.

Mindomo

Leader

22 total

Google Drive
OneDrive
Dropbox
Google Classroom
Google Workspace
Office 365
Microsoft Teams
Moodle
Blackboard
Canvas
Brightspace
itslearning
Schoology
YouTube
Vimeo
Bing
Evernote
FTP
Google Calendar
Outlook
SAML SSO
G Suite

Independently observed

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