# Coggle Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Coggle the right Mind Mapping solution for you? Explore 43 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/162678/Coggle/reviews --- Coggle 4.4 (43) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/162678/Coggle/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Coggle Ease of use 4.4 Customer Service 4.1 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews DE Daria E StudentArts and Crafts, Self-employedUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “I\`ve tried to buy a subscription a few times, but the pay methods are limited, so I haven't succeeded“ February 3, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 43 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use David G. IT Project Manager Investment Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Shareable Mindmaps for Life use and Work" April 30, 2019 5.0 Thankful to have found this modern mind mapping app online. Pros I have always been a fan of organizing my brain using Mind maps (Thanks!). I have used several native applications using my PC and Mac for sever years. Now, I'm very happy to have found Coggle. All the features that I use from my native apps are now accessible to me via the Web Browser using any device. Now I can even use my smartphone to create or edit my mind maps. Another feature that I like is the ability to share mind maps to other Google users. First, all my work gets automatically backed up via my Google account, and then i can also share the mind map to my colleagues or virtually anyone with a Google account. Collaboration and real-time updates has never been so easy and hassle free. Cons Some of my colleagues tell me that Coggle can get clunky or feel slow to respond when the mind map we were working on gets too big. I personally have. It experienced this and it may be due to their other running apps or hardware capabilities. I mention it here because it somehow affects our collaborative work. But other than that, I'm very pleased with Coggle. Review Source Joseric M. Project Manager Utilities Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Mindmapping our brains" March 29, 2019 5.0 Pros I use mindmaps for brainstorming sessions for business analysis and project management. Coggle is my favorite service to use! First of all, it works seamlessly with Google services, and so covers our sign-on and team drive integration. Sharing files is a no brainer because it so easy and its already saved/shared to the team via GTDrive. The coolness factor and user experience is what made it click for the team. It just looks so cool (its animation of branch sprouting, the options loop, and esp its color scheme!). Simple and intuitive to use. We use Coggle for collaborative work on the same mindmap (within the same war room in the office or together with those working from home). Cons Given that its a web app, it can't compare to the full-featured native apps available out there (e.g., themes, images, presentation, brainstorming mode). I find it still a bit difficult or cumbersome to use for presentations esp for big mindmaps, hard to collapse/focus branches. Review Source JH Johan H. God Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Coggle is awful." June 11, 2026 1.0 Awful, never again. Its worse than future gohan with the androids. This website just works horribly. Pros NOTHING. IT genuinely does nothing helpful. Its AI is special (in all the worst ways) and the mindmap has its mind of its own. Robots WILL NOT be stealing our jobs. Cons Coggle is actual garbage. Actually unable to make a proper mindmap without it creating 4D shapes. If you are aiming to create abstract art its very useful, otherwise just use ANYTHING else. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Coggle is a great mind mapping tool for small businessess" December 21, 2017 5.0 Easy way to record my thoughts; an organized presentation for clients; looks great; very fast UI; creating mind maps helps us organize our ideas for future products Pros I love the ease of use and quick user experience. Coggle rarely lags and is super fast when I need to quickly map my thoughts. I also appreciate the keyboard shortcuts which make this even more true. I am really impressed with the functionality as a whole. I've tried creating simple mind maps for my clients and they are always very impressed - it's helpful for them to see things visually. This alone has made the software worth it! Cons I wish they made it easier to customize a mind map....made it more free to write floating text or notes on the side of the mind map. Things are restricted within the format of the map you're building, but I'd like to be able to add disconnected pieces. The keyboard shortcuts are a little convoluted; I'd love if they made the shortcuts easier to use and remember. Review Source Clarwin C. IT Services Manager Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Coolest online mindmap out there" April 4, 2018 4.0 Pros I use mind maps to gather and organize ideas. Google helps out with the sharing and collaboration part since it's very easy to share and work together on a mindmap at real time. I love the color scheme, animation, and just how visually appealing this mindmap tool is. From my experience, if the tool is not easy to use and ugly, my colleagues tend not to use it. Backups is seamless via Google drive integration. Cons There seems to be no way to auto-arrange the branches There are no other ways to customize the look of the mindmap, e.g., via themes. Review Source ANG Alberto Nahum G. Associate Professor Writing and Editing Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Draw up your mind" July 18, 2019 3.0 I have used it since last year to sketch four academic articles. It is an initial phase of my writing, where I try to put all my ideas into a document. Now, with Coggle, this document is visual and interactive, because I can trace links between diagrams and parts of the "map". Pros \-In the beginning, it seems like a difficult tool to use, but it is fairly easy. It did not take more than 10 minutes to get used to Coggle dynamics. -This software has allowed structuring my academic articles much better. I have even created a stage for every article I write called "Coggling"; it comes before drafting. It helps me clarify the big picture of my ideas. Cons \-While it is good for some articles, it is not the proper methodology for others. This is not a defect, just a limitation for me. -I don't like that much how to collaborate between two persons using Coggle. Switched from [MindMeister](https://www.capterra.com/p/141357/MindMeister/) Mindmeister was more limited in its functionality. Coggle proved easy to use for my purposes. Review Source Josemaria G. Vice Director for External Affairs Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Colorful Mindmapping Online" June 28, 2018 5.0 Let Coggle help you put order on your brain's wonderful ideas, concepts, tasks, and what have you. It's colorful interface is so easy and fun to use. Mindmaps is now made collaborative in real-time. Pros Easy to learn and use right away. It is colorful and makes the mindmaps fun and visually appealing Coggle is linked to my Google account, so it's easy for me to share, store, and backup my mindmaps. Cons There is no function to auto-sort/arrange the branches. Without this, it can be a bit cumbersome to put an order on a big mind map. It is web based, hence I need to be online to use this app. Review Source Jared W. Health Commissioner Government Administration Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Slick and Powerful Mind Mapper" February 12, 2019 4.0 Very nice program, with room for improvement as well. Even with its few faults, it is still an important part of the creative planning process for me. Pros This product is pretty easy to use, and has a short learning curve. Even the free version provides great functionality. I use this system to brainstorm project steps, develop employee hierarchies, and map out program areas for my company. I have used it to plan everything from multi-county projects to birthday parties. For visual learners and thinkers like me, it is an excellent tool. Cons A few usability suggestions. It would be nice to be able to expand and collapse complex branches with a button. It would also be nice to be able to bring expanded categories back into larger groups, instead of just getting more and more broken down. This would allow timeline style planning, which would be helpful as a project management tool. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director of Agricultural Programs Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Functional mindmapping software" May 13, 2019 4.0 Very great tool for organizing ideas. Pros Easy to create mindmaps that are colorful and simple to understand. Adding images, links, etc is simple. Cons Sometimes its difficult to place the branches exactly where I want them as the auto-place function takes over. Review Source Carolyn V. Database Administrator Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Coggle is a very useful collaborative tool for organizing projects & activites through mind-mapping." April 26, 2018 5.0 Pros Our infrastructure team uses coggle to help prioritize projects and to make it easy to delegate tasks and update each members of its progress. Coggle is very easy to use and has a user-friendly interface. Cons We have been using coggle for two years now and it has not presented any problem. If I do encounter any issue, I will definitely tell Coggle team. So far, it's great! Review Source MU Magda U. dog trainer Professional Training & Coaching Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A mind map for you" November 10, 2020 5.0 It is like working with a coloring pens and a paper to develop your ideas. Pros This software allows you to visualize your ideas in a very playful and colorful manner. There is a million of applications for it. Cons The free version is quite limited and also you need to accept for your project to be open to the public. Review Source AM Alex M. Especialista en Facebook Ads Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Una herramienta perfecta si no quieres invertir mucho en mapas mentales." October 24, 2022 5.0 Muy buena, la uso par muchos proyectos, tanto personales como profesionales. Pros Me gusta su sencillez de uso y sincronización con multidispositivo. Cons Me gustaría ver más plantillas editables con diseños distintos. Review Source GG Gergely G. Online Marketing Specialist Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great tool for making mindmaps" May 11, 2021 5.0 For an easy overview of any complex task, you should create a mindmap. I’ve tried a lot of software and I like Coogle the most. It is an online tool for making spectacular mindmaps. In the free trial version you can try the tool. If you need more extra feature you can get it for an affordable monthly price. Pros User friendly and modern, clean interface. Export function. Price. Cons There are still plenty of possibilities for improvement, but it still has all the basic features. Review Source MA Matt A. Director of Middle School Ministry Religious Institutions Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Simple tool for mind-mapping... and maybe other things" August 28, 2018 5.0 As I said above, this is a surprisingly useful tool for creating escape rooms. Maybe there is a group of people and business owners there to market it to? Pros The tool is simple to use... within seconds you understand the concept of it and are able to get organized. I am currently using this to map out a plan for escape room. Obviously, not it's intended purpose... but surprisingly useful. I also appreciate the ability to bring in a team to work together on a project. Also helpful for creating an escape room with a team. Cons Some of the tools are not obvious. It took me a moment to see how to add additional branches to an box... simply right-click! Review Source DG Diya G. Rutgers Student Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Used Coggle to create a mindmap for a college project and organized ideas" April 16, 2018 5.0 Pros It is visual and you can clearly see your text laid out. It also has a chatbox so you can talk to others working on the same Coggle doc Cons It is hard to use and it is not clear how to use it (adding branches, adding text, etc) a tutorial could be helpful Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Computer and Systems Engineer - Ph.D. Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Outil de Mind Mapping" December 14, 2022 4.0 Pros Coggle est un excellent programme facile à utiliser pour créer des cartes heuristiques de qualité professionnelle. L'ensemble de la conception de l'interface utilisateur semble très bien pensée et fluide. Il est également agréable de ne pas avoir à télécharger quoi que ce soit - il s'agit d'une extension de chrome qui s'ouvre dans un onglet du navigateur. Cons Le seul point faible de Coggle est qu'il devrait également proposer quelques modèles de formes supplémentaires et des options de lignes multiples. Review Source Alvaro M. IT PM Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "My collab mindmap for projects" February 26, 2019 4.0 Pros Collaborative. This is the best part of using Coggle. Brainstorming via teams is a breeze because each of our team members can use their own laptops and edit the same mindmap all at the same time. It's very easy to share mindmaps to other users, and it readily gets backed up in our Google Drive. It's beautiful. I love the look of it. It looks and feels very organic and so the team loves using it (the minor animations, the circle action buttons, the color combinations, the UX UI) we just love it. And when team members love the tools, they most probably end us using it (and having fun doing so). Cons I find it difficult to use for Presentations (e.g., collapsing all branches, visibility/highlight of branches, etc). Perhaps it just needs a little getting used to, but I've tried other stand-alone mindmap applications which didn't feel too clunky for making presentations. Review Source HA Hope A. teacher Primary/Secondary Education Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Helpful Tool" July 21, 2021 5.0 Coggle is a wonderful tool for my students to plan a project and to create diagrams or mind maps. It is super easy to use and free. Pros Coggle makes it easy for my students to create diagrams or mind maps. I like that they can share it with me. They can also share their project with others so they can collaborate. I also like that it's easy to use and you can sign in with Google! Cons There aren't very many templates available to choose from. This makes it more time consuming for my students to create a diagram if the templates don't go with what they are trying to accomplish. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Numerologist Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Apply structure to chaotic brainstorms" August 20, 2020 5.0 I am delighted with the Coggle experience. I don't use it every day, but I do use it when I am planning ahead and trying to corral confusing amounts of input or data points. It helps me to apply structure to chaotic brainstorms. At least every week I go into the mind-map for the month, shift things according to accomplishment and priority, and give myself a clear overview of what is happening and what needs to be next. Pros I found Coggle very easy to understand and to use. Making entries is simple and making changes -- even multiple changes -- is intuitive. The content is very responsive to movement and readjustment no matter where it has been placed. The logic of the design becomes apparent within a few minutes of use, and once I had begun, I could see many areas of my business where it could help me to organize my ideas, plan my campaigns, and track my progress. Cons It took me a few interactions before I gave up the desire to control the position of each next entry. It doesn't matter, everything is so easy to move around, that this was a chance for me to look at how micro-managing I can be! Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Digital Marketing Manager (Fintech and Financial Services) Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy to create mind maps and share with team members" December 23, 2020 3.0 Coggle is a great tool and we have been using it for a few years now. You can create simple mind maps using tools that allow you to change colors, add shapes, and much more. It is not a feature-rich tool so if you need something to create more complicated mind maps or need more control over how it looks, you might not like it. Pros It is extremely easy to use and has almost no learning curve. You can quickly map out a website sitemap or make a detailed map of how your sales process works and share it with team members. Cons The simplicity of Coggle is also its weakness because you don't really have a lot of flexibility when it comes to how your mind map looks, for example adding colors to parts of a branch is not possible and you have limited control over fonts. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Student Arts and Crafts Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Useful, but pushy and unclear" February 3, 2023 4.0 Despite being very useful for mindmaps assembling even in the trial version, the app feels very shady in pushy trying to get you to buy a subscription. I feel like paying 5 euros a month for such a useful service is a very good deal, therefore I feel repulsive by the methods they try to sell the subscription. For example, I made a massive mindmap and only afterwards did the app informs me that I did run out of possibilities to share it. I\`ve tried to buy a subscription a few times, but the pay methods are limited, so I haven't succeeded Pros Comfortable app for making mindmaps, and it\`s intuitive to apply it Cons Pushy and unclear way of suggesting a subscription, which feels almost like a spamming and limited amount of paying methods. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Associate Consultant Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best mind mapping tool used so far!!" August 25, 2018 4.0 Pros Free plan suffice my need but the diagrams are made public If workflow diagram is very big then we can save it in parts Workflow diagrams can be shared on email ID’s and multiple people can work at the same time that is a great feature. Export to pdf, image plain text easily. Versioning support is a life saver we can go back to any version and save multiple versions Cons None as of now, suffices my need for free :) Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Vice President of Operations Environmental Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent Mind Mapping Software" April 18, 2018 4.0 Pros Super easy to dive into using for basic mind maps - great for translating complex ideas into something that is visual and easy to understand Cons Very basic and can easily get visually overwhelming so best for basic tasks or items to translate into simplicity Review Source AC Alessandro C. Freelance Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Mappe mentali facilissime" October 10, 2022 4.0 Coggle è un ottimo software, anche nella sua versione gratuita che è quella che io uso; si può impostare qualunque tipo di mappe e spostare a proprio piacimento i singoli rami. Lo uso molto frequentemente perchè è facile e veloce Pros La praticità e la semplicità d'uso, secondo me è la principale caratteristica di Coggle Cons Non è possibile (almeno nella versione gratuita) utilizzare colori diversi e più nitidi; sarebbe una cosa utile Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Junior Software Engineer Program Development Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Online mindmaps" January 9, 2019 5.0 Pros Online mindmaps that are working great. I tried lots of paid and free mindmap soft, but this one has the best free version. Cons The main cons is price. You've got only 3 mindmaps for free, but if you're not storing it (there is also option for export to save locally) you could re-use just those 3. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Mind Mapping](https://www.capterra.com/mind-mapping-software/)