What are the best task management apps with Slack integration?

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6 Options Considered	Price	Collaborative	Platforms
89 MeisterTask	-	Yes	Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
-- Asana	-	Yes	–
-- Trello	-	Yes	Android / Windows / Web
-- Meetnotes.co	$7.99	–	–
-- Blossom	-	Yes	–

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MeisterTask

Top Pro

Two-way Slack Integration

MeisterTask's Slack integration is bi-directional: the inbound integration sends messages to a Slack channel whenever a task is created or dropped in a section (lane) in MeisterTask, whereas the outbound integration lets you insert tasks into a MeisterTask project directly from a Slack channel. See More

Top Con

Subtasks are hidden inside the task

It can be hard to see the complete details of each task due to the nested interface. See More

Top Pro

Unlimited tasks and projects for free

MeisterTask offers a free plan that includes unlimited tasks and projects, as well as two integrations of the user's choice. See More

Top Con

Main view isn't compact enough

The main view isn't compact enough even when set to small font and compact view. Additionally, columns are not collapsible. See More

Top Pro

Dashboard with today focus

Today focus, Activity See More

Top Pro

Task Automations

MeisterTask offers “Section Actions” that help automate steps in your workflow and increase efficiency and consistency. See More

Top Pro

Timer

Timer for tasks. See More

Top Pro

Creates reports & statistics

Meistertask has a detailed and visualized dashboard for tasks, dependencies, time tracking and more. See More

Specs

Collaborative:Yes

Platforms:Windows, macOS, iOS, Android

score 10 · Answer 2

Asana

Top Pro

Powerful team collaboration features

Asana has fantastic mechanisms for dealing with team collaboration. Not only can tasks be assigned to team members, but Asana lets follow tasks and even use hyperlinks to refer to team members within a task. See More

Top Con

No task dependencies in free version

Dependencies is only available only to Teams and Organizations on Asana Premium. See More

Top Pro

Very polished interface

Teams can have private (only visible to project members) and public (visible to anyone in the team) projects. Each member can also have their own personal projects. Tasks can be viewed in list and calendar views. It's possible to display only the tasks assigned to the user or tasks organized by project or team. Lists of tasks can be divided into sections and organized in many different ways - tasks that still have to be done, tasks that have been completed, by due date, by assignee, by popularity. Single tasks can exist in multiple projects. Expanding a task will allow adding things like subtasks, tags, attachments as well as leaving comments and subscribing to a task via RSS. There's a separate view for attachments. Search for finding stuff quickly. See More

Top Con

Mobile version lacks calendar

Asana's calendar that's present in the web version is missing in the mobile app. See More

Top Pro

Provides lots of help for getting started

Many getting started videos, tutorials and reference documents. See More

Top Con

UX Design is overly opinionated

Asana forces a user to conform to their worldview of what the optimal workflow is. Workflow's are constantly changing. As such, an opinionated design is not ideal for project management. See More

Top Pro

Tagging system allows easily filtering tasks

Tagging system that enables PM’s to easily filter tasks. See More

Top Pro

Free for up to 15 users

Top Pro

Simple workflow

The Asana task workflow within a project is broken down into "Today", "Upcoming" and "Later". The tasks themselves have the status of either done or not done. There is also a sub-task feature to group tasks together. Tasks can be assigned to each other and are stored in the "Inbox" view for processing. This replaces email for some team communication. See More

Top Pro

Integrates with Slack

It's possible to have tasks appear in a Slack channel. See More

Top Pro

CSV export and print

Top Pro

Well thought out keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts all involve the Tab key, so it is unlikely that they will interfere with shortcuts that have already been established. See More

Top Pro

Notifies of updates

An update is posted to the Slack channel every time a task is created, completed, or commented upon. See More

Top Pro

Can add, delete and comment on tasks from Slack

Asana allows creating and removing tasks, assigning people to tasks and commenting on tasks via /asana commands. /asana help for a full list of commands. See More

Specs

Collaborative:Yes

API:Yes

Free plan:no

GitHub Integration:yes

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Trello

Top Con

Notifications only

There is no way to interact with tasks in any way - new tasks can't be added, completed tasks can't be removed, tasks can't be assigned, etc. The integration only sends updates to the Slack channel. See More

Top Pro

Notifies of updates

An update is posted to the Slack channel every time a task is created, moved, completed, or commented upon. See More

Top Con

No desktop client

There is no Windows or Mac client now but you can still access all of the features through your web browser. See More

Top Pro

Great native app for Android and iOS

Top Con

Can't create dependencies between cards

Top Pro

Smooth media integration

Top Con

Can't get one view of cards across all boards

However, you can view all cards assigned to you. See More

Top Pro

Sub-tasks

Each card can have one or even multiple task lists. See More

Top Con

No multi-board aggregation

If you have multiple boards with tasks on them there is no way to get all the tasks on one board in a way that changes on one board will update the other. See More

Top Pro

Lots of API integrations

Top Con

Light on features

Trello is focused on simplicity and as such forgoes certain common features that may or may not be important to you. See More

Top Pro

Action history log allows you to rapidly follow changes

There is a global history system which allows to rapidly follow changes. There is also a notification system if another user updates the board while you're watching it. See More

Top Con

Not really a to do list

Trello is much more a workflow and project management program than a typical to-do app, which makes it overwhelmingly robust for those looking to jot down their shopping list. See More

Top Pro

Features to add voting on cards

Trello offers support for features to add voting on cards, often referred to as 'power-ups'. See More

Top Con

Boards can't be deleted

There's no way of deleting a board, it's only possible to close it. See More

Top Pro

Cross-platform and cross-sync

Trello works on all modern devices through the web application and has native apps for iOS, Android and Windows 8/10 devices. See More

Top Con

Managing large projects may be difficult

Trello works best with medium to small projects and with very high-level overviews. It is less effective for projects that require very granular management due to the fact that it becomes considerably more difficult to keep track of various cards and priorities as they are pushed off the screen. See More

Top Pro

Good performance

Top Pro

Attach files to cards

Keep all of your files (images, documents, etc.) organized on their relevant cards. See More

Top Pro

Functionality can be extended via plug-ins

Voting, view, and calendar plug-ins further increase the functionality. See More

Top Pro

Works well for visual thinkers

The UI is based around Kanban, so you can see all your tasks and their status clearly. See More

Top Pro

Markdown support with well-rendered images

Trello supports Markdown, meaning that HTML input is represented appropriately. Cards with attachments are also rendered well. For example, images are shown correctly on the card, bug links are detected etc. See More

Top Pro

Excellent for groups using Agile software development

The responsiveness and layers of customization make it easy for team members of various disciplines to collaborate on the same task board. See More

Top Pro

Highly flexible workflow

Trello calls items used in the workflow “cards.” Cards are double-sided and can contain subtasks as well as notes and other details. Card columns can be used to simulate a workflow by moving cards from left to right as they are completed, or as a way of indicating task priority. The workflow is highly flexible as the columns are completely customizable to suit the task flow. For example, tasks can be put through a workflow "idea > approved > in-progress > pending review > released" or simply "ideas > released" depending on the granularity level needed. This makes Trello a great solution to feature management as it's possible to set up boards to handle everything from agile sprints to a more generic to-do list, all with status management. See More

Top Pro

Free for unlimited users

Trello offers a very generous free version that has no ads, no restrictions on the number of users, and very little restriction on how the program can be used. The paid features are generally cosmetic, such as the ability to change the background, add stickers, etc. See More

Top Pro

Great real-time team collaboration features

Trello has permissions at the board level as well as the ability to assign multiple people to each card. There are a lot of sharing options available and boards can be made visible for the public. It's also possible to subscribe to a card to be notified of its progress. The simplicity of the UI makes collaboration easy because it’s very simple to see the progress of each card and who is responsible for it. It also updates constantly to reflect real-time changes in progress. The simplicity of the UI makes collaboration easy as it’s very simple to see the progress of each card and who is responsible for it. It also reflect changes on boards in real-time. See More

Top Pro

Simple and easy to use interface

There are two primary columns: the board is shown on the left and all the other controls on the right. The main means of interaction is dragging and dropping to-do cards into the various lists. The board structure is very customizable, and includes a variety of features that help along the way: color-coding, due dates, card images, checklists with a graphics bar that allows following progress easily, and card aging for cards that haven’t been touched in a long time. See More

Specs

Collaborative:Yes

API:Yes

Free plan:Yes

GitHub Integration:Yes

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Meetnotes.co

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Blossom

Top Pro

Notifies of updates

An update is posted to the Slack channel every time a task is created, completed, moved, or commented upon. See More

Top Con

Notifications only

There is no way to interact with tasks in any way - new tasks can't be added, completed tasks can't be removed, tasks can't be assigned, etc. The integration only sends updates to the Slack channel. See More

Top Pro

Support for Slack username @mentions in Blossom

Type a team member's Slack @username in Blossom to notify them in a comment, task or when adding a reason for why a card is blocked. See More

Specs

Collaborative:Yes

API:Yes

Free plan:no

HipChat Integration:yes

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Any.do for Slack

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What are the best task management apps with Slack integration?

6 Options Considered

MeisterTask

Two-way Slack Integration

Subtasks are hidden inside the task

Unlimited tasks and projects for free

Main view isn't compact enough

Dashboard with today focus

Task Automations

Timer

Creates reports & statistics

Asana

Powerful team collaboration features

No task dependencies in free version

Very polished interface

Mobile version lacks calendar

Provides lots of help for getting started

UX Design is overly opinionated

Tagging system allows easily filtering tasks

Free for up to 15 users

Simple workflow

Integrates with Slack

CSV export and print

Well thought out keyboard shortcuts

Notifies of updates

Can add, delete and comment on tasks from Slack

Trello

Notifications only

Notifies of updates

No desktop client

Great native app for Android and iOS

Can't create dependencies between cards

Smooth media integration

Can't get one view of cards across all boards

Sub-tasks

No multi-board aggregation

Lots of API integrations

Light on features

Action history log allows you to rapidly follow changes

Not really a to do list

Features to add voting on cards

Boards can't be deleted

Cross-platform and cross-sync

Managing large projects may be difficult

Good performance

Attach files to cards

Functionality can be extended via plug-ins

Works well for visual thinkers

Markdown support with well-rendered images

Excellent for groups using Agile software development

Highly flexible workflow

Free for unlimited users

Great real-time team collaboration features

Simple and easy to use interface

Meetnotes.co

Blossom

Notifies of updates

Notifications only

Support for Slack username @mentions in Blossom

Any.do for Slack

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