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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$99
No pricing available
MindManager
Star Rating
(193)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (46.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$99
Browse all 3 pricing plansVisual Studio
Star Rating
(3,808)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Visual StudioMindManager vs Visual Studio
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found MindManager easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Visual Studio overall.
- Reviewers felt that Visual Studio meets the needs of their business better than MindManager.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that MindManager is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Visual Studio over MindManager.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
MindManager
MindManager for Microsoft Teams
$99
MindManager for Microsoft Teams
- Co-Editing
- Publishing & Sharing
- Help Online & Local
Visual Studio
No pricing availableFree Trial
MindManager
Free Trial is available
Visual Studio
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
136
9.1
3,087
Ease of Use
8.9
137
8.7
3,106
Ease of Setup
8.9
52
8.6
761
Ease of Admin
8.7
49
8.5
546
Quality of Support
8.6
105
8.3
2,677
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
46
8.8
510
Product Direction (% positive)
7.0
129
8.9
2,995
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
817
Not enough data
9.0
806
Not enough data
8.9
716
Not enough data
8.7
794
Not enough data
8.7
780
Not enough data
8.6
781
Not enough data
8.7
788
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
512
Not enough data
8.9
508
Not enough data
8.9
468
Not enough data
8.8
499
Not enough data
8.8
498
Not enough data
8.7
499
Not enough data
8.7
496
Collaboration Tools
7.9
58
Not enough data
8.7
80
Not enough data
8.8
89
Not enough data
Visual Tools
8.2
88
Not enough data
8.6
80
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
Mind Map Availability
8.4
89
Not enough data
7.8
55
Not enough data
6.4
48
Not enough data
9.2
92
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mind Mapping
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
398
Not enough data
9.1
392
Not enough data
9.0
371
Not enough data
8.9
391
Not enough data
8.7
381
Not enough data
8.7
386
Not enough data
9.0
385
Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.5
41
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
MindManager and Visual Studio share no categories
Unique Categories
MindManager is categorized as Mind Mapping
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
MindManager
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Visual Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
11.2%
Computer Software
8.0%
Management Consulting
6.4%
Higher Education
5.3%
Marketing and Advertising
4.3%
Other
64.9%
Computer Software
31.0%
Information Technology and Services
22.6%
Higher Education
2.9%
Financial Services
2.5%
Internet
2.3%
Other
38.7%
Discussions
What is MindManager used for?
4 Comments
RS
It is used for creating collaborative and graphical mind maps, for project planning, brainstorming etc.Read more
What is the use of Visual Studio?
6 Comments
KS
Visual Studio is user friendly IDE tool used for developing code with lots of plugins available.Read more
can i use visual studio with mysql database? is it the best compatibility
5 Comments
JU
Yes, you can go ahead, MS Visual Studio is efficiently compatible with both MSSql and Mysql.Read more
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