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Mindjet MindManager vs Office 365 comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Mindjet MindManager
Average Rating
9.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Mind Mapping Software (5th)
Office 365
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
152
Ranking in other categories
Content Collaboration Platforms (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Messaging and Collaboration solutions, they serve different purposes. Mindjet MindManager is designed for Mind Mapping Software and holds a mindshare of 12.3%, up 9.7% compared to last year.
Office 365, on the other hand, focuses on Content Collaboration Platforms, holds 7.2% mindshare, down 9.6% since last year.
Mind Mapping Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Mindjet MindManager12.3%
Lucidchart21.0%
Visio17.7%
Other49.0%
Mind Mapping Software
Content Collaboration Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Office 3657.2%
Box - Intelligent Content Management8.1%
Google Workspace7.1%
Other77.6%
Content Collaboration Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

MS
Independent Executive Management Consultant - Owner at Rogers Communications
An Easy to use tool for brainstorming and planning, compatible with Microsoft Project
This solution works well enough. One can always dream up certain things that may or may not be worth implementing in a piece of software because some other people might have some other better priorities that make more sense. But I would say for what I need it to do, I'm okay. My advice to others is to get it, and use it! It's very good and useful. I am pretty sure that the functionality it has today has more modern methodologies than what I use, but for me, it has been very useful and I have kept using it all of this time. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
BasilJiji - PeerSpot reviewer
System engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Collaboration has transformed how our teams work and Copilot now drives faster daily decisions
The interface for the security and compliance center could be simplified. It changes frequently, which can make it somewhat difficult for admins to stay up-to-date on where specific settings are located. The compliance center modification or improvement of Office 365 needs to be introduced. The rest of the features feel acceptable to me. The reason it is not a ten is because of the complexity of managing the vast array of admin settings, which requires a specialized IT team. Even though it meets industry standards for decent security compliance such as SOC and HIPAA, the complexity of managing the admin settings needs to improve.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The metadata map provides operational navigation to complete business processes."
"My advice to others is to get it, and use it! It's very good and useful."
"The most valuable feature is being able to export to Microsoft Project."
"Especially now with Office 365, you can access your files always on the go—you do not have to use your laptop or connect to the company network, and as long as you have a device, even a mobile device, you can actually use it and access your emails."
"The formulas are great, you can play with Excel and you can put the formulas in and kill some time, and it is very, very useful for the user."
"What I appreciate in the Office 365 world is having Copilot as an assistant that can help automate many things."
"The collaboration tools in Office 365 enhance my team's workflow immeasurably, and they are absolutely top class."
"Teams is a really good collaboration tool; you can work basically at any part of the world and communicate and collaborate with anybody, as long as they are connected to the internet."
"The technical support is outstanding."
"We have been using Microsoft for quite some time for our internal purposes, and we are predominantly relying on Microsoft tools and services for internal communications and email exchange."
"What I like most about Office 365 is its reliability and that I haven't experienced any outages, it's always worked fine for me."
 

Cons

"Since I have been using such an old version, most of the improvements have already been made, but I would suggest moving forward with the times and creating a cloud-based solution for universal access."
"I don't know what the pricing is at now, but at the time the price hike upset me to the point that I stopped upgrading."
"The SQL based database connectivity and data access for analysis and reporting, both need some attention."
"It seems like every other week when we log into the administrative portals, it doesn't matter which one, it could be the active directory portal, it could be the exchange admin center or SharePoint admin center, it seems like Microsoft is consistently updating with new versions of the admin centers, which can be frustrating."
"Data protection and email security are almost the same for all the organizations, irrespective of their segment (SMB or enterprises), with standard subscription at least basic Data loss prevention and Advance threat protection can be enabled for SMB segments, it is available in enterprise version / Premium versions."
"In terms of disadvantages in Office 365, the cost is something some people complain about because I live in South Africa and it is quoted in dollars."
"Since we are using a cloud base, for stability, I can rate it 8, because there are some performance issues and outages I've encountered."
"Depending on use cases, Office 365 could be improved in terms of scalability."
"The version we are using is very generic. It requires that you perform a lot of customizations."
"I would rate Microsoft technical support as 3 or 4 out of 10."
"There should be RAM optimization related to Teams and desktop applications since they are very RAM hungry."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price was very good in the beginning, then the price increased from USD $99.00 to USD $249.00, then I stopped upgrading because what I needed was already there."
"Licensing, billing, and accounting are available from the management interface."
"For the moment, we are paying on a monthly basis because we are still adapting the support and how we want to proceed. I think we will move to paying for the annual license."
"The price of Office 365 is very expensive."
"The pricing is not really high, but one can get the software with the license key for free."
"Licensing fees are paid on a monthly basis, or we prepay them."
"I would rate the solution 3 out of 5 for the price. I think Microsoft presents a good solution concerning the price."
"Most of the time, we purchase Microsoft Exchange licenses, which are less expensive and provide only an email platform and 50 gigabytes of email storage for free."
"Good reporting and good value subscriptions for international calls."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Government
13%
Transportation Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Construction Company
15%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business62
Midsize Enterprise31
Large Enterprise70
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Office 365?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Office 365 is that it is moderate.
What needs improvement with Office 365?
Office 365 could be improved or enhanced in some ways. It would be better if it were more simple to find the points, or sometimes there are so many possible configurations that it makes you confuse...
What is your primary use case for Office 365?
Teams and Outlook are important for us, and Teams is central to our operations. I utilize Power Automate for streamlining repetitive tasks in our organization, but not for large tasks. For tasks su...
 

Also Known As

Mindjet
Microsoft Office 365, Office 365 Enterprise, Office 365 Enterprise E1, Office 365 Enterprise E3, Office 365 Enterprise E5, Office 365 ProPlus, Office 365 Business, Office 365 Business Essentials, Office 365 Business Premium, Office 365 F1
 

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