Coggle
Dead-simple collaborative mind maps in the browser — unlimited public maps free, forever.
About
Coggle is a web-only mind-mapping tool built around frictionless collaboration: share a link and anyone can view or co-edit a map in real time without creating an account. The free tier allows unlimited public diagrams plus 3 private ones; the Awesome plan at $5/month adds unlimited private diagrams, extra shapes, line controls, and high-resolution uploads; the Organisation plan at $8 per member/month adds SAML SSO, admin controls, and bulk export. Coggle's site promises the free offering will stay free forever (provider-claimed). A 2026 update added email sign-in alongside the original Google/Microsoft login, plus passkey support.
Honest limits: there is no AI map generation at all — every topic is typed by hand — and export options are thinner than desktop rivals. No published performance benchmarks found.
What it can do
- Real-time co-editing with link-based sharing — no login needed for collaborators
- Unlimited public diagrams on the free tier
- Flowchart mode with directional connectors and shape library
- Embedded submaps for modular, scalable diagrams
- Automatic version history
- Import/export including plain text and .mm (FreeMind) formats
- Floating text and images outside the diagram tree
Setup
Open the site, sign in with Google, Microsoft, or email — maps are shareable by link instantly.
Prerequisites
A browser; a Google, Microsoft, or email account for private maps.
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 8/10
Scored 8/10 (VERIFIED tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: pricing (free/3-private, Awesome $5, Organisation $8) and link-based collaboration confirmed across four independent 2026 sources (work-management.org, techjockey, mindmapai, Denison University libguide); 2026 passkey/email sign-in addition documented. Strengths: simplest sharing model in the category, unlimited public maps free, affordable paid tiers, recently improved login security. Docked for: (1) no AI features whatsoever; (2) thinner export and customization than desktop tools; private maps capped at 3 on free. License: proprietary SaaS, freemium with a provider-claimed free-forever promise.
How the trust score is built
Full methodology →- Adoption · stars/downloads, log-scaled vs peers
- 8.0/10
- Maintenance · recency, releases, issue load
- 8.0/10
- Openness · license + docs
- 3.0/10
- Manual review · sanity read + red-flag check
- 8.0/10
- · Web-only; link sharing lets collaborators join without an account.
- · Free: unlimited public + 3 private diagrams; Awesome $5/mo; Organisation $8/member/mo.
- · Provider promises free tier stays free forever (provider-claimed); email + passkey sign-in added 2026.
- · No AI map generation; export options thinner than desktop rivals.
Sources
Every fact above was checked against these sources. Where a claim comes from the provider and couldn't be independently verified, the text says so.