What are the best project management tools?

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23 Options Considered	Price	Platforms	Collaborative
-- MeisterTask	-	Windows, macOS, iOS, Android	Yes
-- Taiga	$0-5/MO	Web, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux	Yes
-- Trello	-	Android / Windows / Web	Yes
-- JIRA	-	–	–
-- spekfy	-	–	–

MeisterTask

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Task Automations

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

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No Linux desktop application

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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

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Useful integrations

MeisterTask has integrations with Google Drive, Dropbox, Slack, GitHub, BitBucket, Zendesk, Zapier, and MindMeister. You can even get a personal URL to subscribe to your tasks, schedule, etc. via any calendar program that supports the iCal format (e.g. MacOS default calendar application, or maybe even Fantastical 2 on the same platform). See More

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Platforms:Windows, macOS, iOS, Android

Collaborative:Yes

Offline access:Yes

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Taiga

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Built-in issue tracking

Taiga has built-in issue tracking tools. The issues can be organized by user-defined type, severity, priority, creation date, assignee, creator, tags as well as filtered by subject. Taiga can also integrate with GitHub, GitLab and BitBucket. See More

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Comprehensive Agile software development toolset

Taiga tries offering a complete Agile software development toolset. It includes complete solutions for issue tracking, videoconferencing, documentation (in the form of a wiki) and either a backlog or a Kanban board for managing user stories. See More

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Simple to use

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Free and open source

Taiga is licensed under GPL with source code available on GitHub. See More

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Supports both Kanban and Scrum modes

User stories can be organized in both Kanban and Scrum task management systems. See More

Specs

Platforms:Web, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux

Collaborative:Yes

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Trello

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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

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Lots of API integrations

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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

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Great native app for Android and iOS

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Good performance

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Sub-tasks

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

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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

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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

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Smooth media integration

Works like a charm. See More

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Works well for visual thinkers

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

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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

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Functionality can be extended via plug-ins

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

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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

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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 or integration with other tools. See More

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Platforms:Android / Windows / Web

Collaborative:Yes

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JIRA

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Backed by a trustable company

Jira is developed and maintained by Atlassian, which is not an unknown venture, especially for developers. Atlassian has a great number of other products used by million of users worldwide, including BitBucket, HipChat, Confluence and Stash. Each of these products have hundreds of thousands of users who use them daily and this has allowed Atlassian to garner a lot of goodwill from the dev community. See More

Top Con

Locks you inside its own ecosystem

If you use Jira you are pretty much locked inside their ecosystem. For example, if you want to add a tool to your project management stack (like a wiki) more often than not you will have to buy one of Atlassian's tools. See More

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Great reporting tools

Jira offers amazingly powerful reporting tools like activity stream, different graphs of opened and closed issues over time etc... See More

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Lots of integrations and plugins

It integrates well with a lot of other tools, including other products from the Atlassian suite. Plus there are a ton of plugins, including charting tools, screen capture, etc. See More

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Very cheap for small teams

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Supports version-focused work-flows

JIRA is not a plain long list of tickets, but can be configured to be version-focused, so planning and understanding the progress in a software project becomes clear. See More

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Zenkit

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Many important data views

Data views include Mind-Map, Kanban-Board, Spreadsheet, List, and Calendar. Views can be switched easily. See More

Top Con

No Task duration, only has starting date

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Powerful and simple to use tool with a clean design

Easy to use and easily understandable for everyone. See More

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Native apps

Native apps for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux. See More

Specs

Platforms:Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPhone

Collaborative:Yes

Offline access:Yes

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Asana

Top Pro

Supports Kanban and list views

Asana provides a list view and a Kanban view which can be selected if a new project is created. See More

Top Con

Not for bigger teams

It's useless for bigger teams. When a project exceeds more than 12 people it gets messy. See More

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Tagging system allows easily filtering tasks

The tagging system enables project managers to easily filter tasks. See More

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Another tasker

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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. Single tasks can exist in multiple projects. 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, etc. Expanding a task will allow adding things like subtasks, tags, and attachments, as well as comments. Users can also subscribe to a task via RSS from this view. There's a separate view specifically for attachments. Search lets you find what you’re looking for quickly. See More

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Free for up to 15 users

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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 subtask feature to group tasks together. Tasks can be assigned to other team members and are stored in the "Inbox" view for processing. This replaces email for some team communication. See More

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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 users follow tasks and use hyperlinks to refer to team members within a task. See More

Specs

Platforms:web, iOS, Android

Collaborative:yes

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Clubhouse.io

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KanbanFlow

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Platforms:Cloud/Web Android IOS

Collaborative:Yes

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JIRA Agile

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Hitask

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Shared calendar

Google calendar and Outlook calendar integration helps project management much easier. See More

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No Gantt Charts

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Team collaboration

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Syncs with mobile

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All-in-one project management

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ID for issue tracking

There is ID for issue tracking. See More

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Works with both Android and iOS devices

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Platforms:Web, iOS, Android

Collaborative:Yes

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Projectplace

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Teamwork.com

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winio

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Uncluttered intuitive interface

The UI of the app is very clean and easy to use. See More

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Great work context

The idea of having the to-do list and discussions side-by-side helps a lot. Good UI as well. See More

Gettick

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Collaboration tools are all kept in one place

The tools which are organized in one place will help boost your team's performance and productivity. You don't lose concentration by switching from tool to tool. See More

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Constantly perfected

New functionalities are added all the time. See More

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Board

Customizable, informative and really useful Kanban board. I like how easy to discuss tickets with your team right in the ticket. See More

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Files right in projects

All files related to one project are saved in 'Project'. It's useful for team mates to avoid duplicate uploading. See More

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Calendar

Your events and deadlines are kept in one simple calendar tool. See More

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Integrated management tools

This platform allows you to manage several companies on one place. See More

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You can run multiple projects in one app for Windows or Mac

Specs

Platforms:Web, Windows, Mac

Collaborative:Yes

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Kantree

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Dynamic kanban view

Kanban board to drag and drop cards across columns. Select which group type to show as columns: status, milestones, labels, teams, etc (you can create your own dimensions) Set rules to your group (such like auto-assign card to user when dropping a card) See More

Top Con

Its not project management...

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Infinite hierarchy

Cards can have checklists. Items in the checklist are actual cards, which can be organized in their own board. Projects is like a tree of card, with unlimited sub-level boards. Perfect to manage complex project with hierarchy. You can choose different settings and user permissions at every level. See More

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Custom card groups

Group your card in unlimited dimensions. You can use the built-in groups (lists, labels, milestones), adapt them or create your own. This allows you to manage a projects in other dimensions (by versions, teams, offices, categories, releases, etc). Visualize your project in kanban and table view, by the group types of your choice. Drag and drop cards quickly between groups. Track progress by group types (ideal for managing iterations). See More

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Self-hosted option

Kantree can be installed on your server #privacy See More

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Card models

Use or create card model to best represent your work, for each of your project. Dozens of types of attributes available, including text, yes/no values, map, file attachments, due date, etc Perfect to manage projects of different kinds, with multiple card types - like ideas, sales contact, customer feedback, bug report, feature request, bill/order. See More

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Notification (email and in-app)

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Slack integration

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Github integration

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Charts and analytics

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Work in progress limits

Set soft limit to group, so that your teams don't get overloaded and lose focus See More

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Mobile

Adaptative design that is optimize for touch-based interface and adapt the UI to small screen (mobile and tablet) See More

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Table view

Manage your cards in table, by groups. All the cards are displayed as rows, with their attributes in columns. Group cards by any group type: milestones, status, team, label, epic, release... Drag and drop cards across groups. Pick the attributes to include in the table See More

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Card links

Create linked card to mirror a card in another projects / organization. Create links with the attributes of the target card, or with its own attributes (to manage a card in multiple boards) Create custom card relationship: blocked by, same as, etc. Kantree also support infinite card hierarchy See More

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File attachment

Drag and drop multiple files to your cards at once. Preview files in a gallery, by card or for the entire project See More

Zoho Projects

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Supports project pages

Pages help you create a centralized searchable information repository for your projects. They can be used as an intranet to publish company links, documents, announcements and events. See More

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Has mobile apps

With native apps for iPhone, Android and iPad, you can continue to plan your project activities, assign work, manage resources, log time and access documents even as you are away from your desk. See More

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Has a built-in bug tracker

Log bugs and track them as they get fixed and tested. Define custom workflows and business rules. Track code changes made in GitHub and Bitbucket. See More

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Document management features

Share text files, spreadsheets, presentations and other documents associated with your team and work on them together. A version control system makes sure that everyone has access to the latest copy. See More

TaskQue

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Simple and beautiful tool that is perfect for agile project management.

Task Automations

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Unlimited tasks and projects for free

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Asana regroups loads of features existing in the competition, but is free up to 15 users, flexible in terms of user experience, and has a really enjoyable interface. As every project management tool, beware of organizing your tasks before to use it. As this rule is respected, enjoy teamwork with Asana :=)

Supports Kanban and list views

Tagging system allows easily filtering tasks

Very polished interface

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Im a freelancer, was looking for long time for the such tool

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hands down one of the best information and project managers around

Many important data views

Powerful and simple to use tool with a clean design

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No Linux desktop application

Task Automations

Unlimited tasks and projects for free

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Useful integrations

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