Our take
Pick Whimsical if you're on a pMs and designers who will stay on Free at $0/editor/month (50 board objects / 50 doc blocks / watermark / 7-day history) while they open a first Sign up flow, then Pro at $10/editor/month when they need unlimited objects — not Business $20 unless they need SAML / private team. Pick Xmind if you're someone who will map a project, then export. Skip Xmind if you're on a architecture team
Best for
Whimsical A board you start at a public $
Xmind A structured map from messy notes
Free plan
Whimsical $0 · / month / editor. “For evaluating Whimsical.” Up to 50 board objects per month. Up to 50 doc blocks per month. Watermark on exports. 7-day version history
Xmind $0 · up to 10 online maps; 3-day history; 50 AI credits to try
Lowest paid
Whimsical Pro $10
Xmind Pro $4.92
Next step up
Whimsical Business $20
Xmind Premium $8.25
Coding agent
Whimsical
Xmind Xmind Agent
Runs where
Whimsical Hosted
Xmind
Watch out
Whimsical Free is 50 objects / 50 blocks / watermark / 7-day history
Xmind $4.92 / $8.25 are yearly cards
Last checked
Whimsical 2026-10-23 · whimsical.com/pricing
Xmind 2026-10-28 · xmind.com/pricing
pMs and designers who will stay on Free at $0/editor/month (50 board objects / 50 doc blocks / watermark / 7-day history) while they open a first Sign up flow, then Pro at $10/editor/month when they need unlimited objects — not Business $20 unless they need SAML / private teams.
Read the Whimsical pageindividuals who will map a project, then export.
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