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Notion
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Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Web
Yes
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Quire
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Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
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Asana
FREE+
Web, iOS, Android
yes
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Wekan
FREE
Linux, Docker
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Notion
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Attach files in tables
You can attach files in table cells, which is a feature missing in most spreadsheet-like applications.
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Platforms:
Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Web
Collaborative:
Yes
Offline access:
No
Markdown support:
Export
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Awesome for wikis
You can easily start writing a bunch of web pages, share it with co-workers and choose whether to publicize or keep your contents private. It's also easy to hyperlink pages.
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Highly visual, with icons next to every new page and so on
This feature makes it very easy to find certain notes and such. And great for visual people as well. You could also add images as icons instead, if you like.
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Blocks offer incredible flexibility
The basic unit of organization in Notion is the block, which can be a chunk of text, an image, a bullet point, or even a link to another page. Each page consists of these blocks, which can be easily reorganized, moved to other pages, converted into other content types, or generally manipulated in many useful ways. Because of blocks, restructuring information in Notion is way easier than in any other wiki or notebook app.
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Unlike anything else
One of the most complete applications one can use to build a personal dashboard (or professional) and migrate all other services to it. No more calendar, task, notes, financials, lists, writing and wiki apps, just Notion.
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Does a great job with both notes and to-dos
To-dos in Notion aren't just dot point lists. You can drag and drop them into columns just like Trello (Kanban style), you can have sub-tasks, and you can easily mark things off as completed so they are no longer in your way. Notes are also powerful, with proper formatting and ways to manage and search for them, which makes it a great Evernote alternative.
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Flexible contents storage and organization
You can upload files and embed online stuff in any hierarchical structure using pages, toggle lists, etc.
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Pages within pages within pages, to infinity
You can have a ridiculous amount of information within a single note. Look at how it works, you'll be surprised!
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Full-featured on desktop, mobile and web
Even the right-click menus on the web are the same as the app.
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Quire
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Quire
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Quire
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Multi Level Sub Tasks with Full Features
Allows you to easily create sub-tasks, each with the same set of features of a main task. This is great for breaking down large tasks/projects into smaller elements whilst still giving them full set of function and hierarchical organization.
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Shimon Simon's Experience
Have been hunting around for a long time for an alternative to Trello which is an amazing platform but has lots of limitations and does not enforce a good workflow. Tried so many, lots of them have great features sets but fall short in one aspect or another, usually this is due to over complexity or lack of some critical feature. Quire just works, within minutes of signing up, I found that it did everything i needed without any of the fancy distractions that other platforms suffered from. In short, it is extremely intuitive and easy to use and with the ability to create multi-level sub tasks, allows me to easily break down a project into manageable elements. No doubt there are some features missing, but its interesting to see how this platform will develop, my one concern is pricing, its free now, so hopefully their business model will still allow for it to be affordable.
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Platforms:
Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
Real-time collaboration:
Yes
Integrations:
Slack/ Google Calendar/ Github
Kanban Board:
Yes
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Simplicity
Incredibly intuitive and easy to use.
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Crystal S. H. Chen's Experience
Love the "task tree" view for I can add unlimited tasks and subtasks at unlimited levels. A "kanban board" view seems to be in the work.
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Free version
A free version is available for up to 10 members.
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If you need something simple yet powerful to execute and organize your task list, give this software a go!
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Asana
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Asana
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Asana
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10
Cons
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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.
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Unable to manage multiple workspaces
Each "workspace" or "team" in Asana is strictly isolated. You cannot see your personal tasks versus work tasks or collaborations together, you need to log in to a different profile.
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Platforms:
Web, iOS, Android
Collaborative:
yes
Search:
yes
Subtasks:
yes
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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.
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No task dependencies in free version
Dependencies is only available only to Teams and Organizations on Asana Premium.
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Free for up to 15 users
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Mobile version lacks calendar
Asana's calendar is present in the web version but is conspicuously missing in the mobile app.
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Integrates with Slack
It's possible to have tasks appear in a Slack channel.
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UX Design is overly opinionated
The workflow is not very customizable, which forces you to use a flow that may not be your preferred or best option.
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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.
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Strange UX with strange workflow
Similar to task the manager in Todoist or Wunderlist, but not too complex for under four members.
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Supports Kanban and list views
Asana provides a list view and a Kanban view which can be selected if a new project is created
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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.
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Provides lots of help for getting started
There are many videos, tutorials, and reference documents to help you get up and running.
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Tagging system allows easily filtering tasks
The tagging system enables project managers to easily filter tasks.
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CSV export and print
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Wekan
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Wekan
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5
Cons
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Open source
Open source software benefits from collaborative development from the user community.
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Lack of mobile clients
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Linux, Docker
Technology:
Node.js, MongoDB
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Easy to create instance on sandstorm.io
Wekan is available as an app on sandstorm.io. For personal use, it may be sufficient to run an instance in a free sandstorm account.
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Clear UI/UX
Well-thought-out user interface – despite the high complexity of the functionality very intuitive.
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Friendly support
Developers are very helpful and friendly.
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Can easily be integrated with NodeJS apps
Since it's built using Meteor, it can easily be integrated with existing NodeJS apps.
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JIRA
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JIRA
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JIRA
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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.
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Platforms:
Cloud
Technology:
Java
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Backed by a trustworthy 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.
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Todoist
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Todoist
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Todoist
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Cons
17
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Smart Schedule (Let AI schedule your tasks)
Todoist Smart Schedule adapts to your habits over time, analyzing your workload and determining how urgent a task is. By using both your past todos and future todos (as well as the data from millions of other users), it can sort your tasks in most important/ most urgent order, if you want.
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No way to add additional info to a task
There is no metadata for the task itself, like a description. While a paid feature allows you to write comments and attach files, info could be lost in the conversation.
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Platforms:
Android / iOS / OSX / Windows / Web / Gmail / Outlook / Thunderbird / Kindle / Chrome / Firefox
Reminders:
yes
Mobile widget:
yes
Location-based reminders:
yes
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Supports natural language input
Todoist supports phrases like "tomorrow," "next month," "in 3 weeks," or for recurring tasks, "every week" or "every 3 days."
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Not much independence of customising the layout
This has been a consistent "con" with Todoist. You cannot decide what should be the size of the fonts. You cannot switch between one-column layout and 2-column layout. You cannot view completed tasks. It is a brilliant application of course, but the development team is stuck on its basic idea of the app and after that they just haven't been developing further.
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Multiple ways to organize tasks
Tasks can be structured in nested lists. They can be moved around by dragging and dropping them or via keyboard shortcuts. Tasks can be assigned labels, color codes, priorities, and can also be grouped into projects.
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Recurring tasks are hard to set because the app only supports "natural language"
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Allows sharing and collaborating on tasks
Anyone can be invited to collaborate on tasks and projects. Users can work alongside five people for free and 25 via the paid version. Collaboration includes the ability to assign tasks, comment on tasks, and receive instant updates.
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Free version has limited functionality
Without a subscription you won’t have access to reminders, comments, or labels and filters. These are features that many users find essential, but aren't included without a subscription.
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Powerful search and filtering functionality
Todoist allows you to perform advanced queries to find tasks that are overdue, have a certain priority level or label, are within a certain project, are assigned to a certain person, or have a deadline set within a certain date range. It also allows combining different queries, removing certain results from the queries, and creating either/or statements. These queries can be saved as filters for easy access. Filters can be color-coded.
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Naming convention for labels is very limited
No spaces or special chars are allowed.
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Can be set to send a daily digest email
You can easily program a digest email that will send you an up-do-date summary of your tasks and deadlines.
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Awkward data entry
Several aspects of data entry are far more awkward than they should be: Adding notes, moving subtasks within the outline, and scheduling repeating tasks are all handled better by other apps. Adding notes cannot be done while creating the task, but must be done after. Moving items within the outline hierarchy is very clumsy and the use of keyboard shortcuts (such as holding down 2 or 3) requires knowledge of your current level in the hierarchy (which is not always clear). Finally, there is a natural language syntax for repeating tasks but it is very finicky and there is no good feedback mechanism to tell you whether or not it’s working.
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Allows creating location-based reminders
Location-specific tasks can utilize the GPS in your mobile device to offer reminders when you are in the appropriate vicinity. For example, grocery lists that are linked to the location of your regular grocery store.
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Makes it too hard to see all tasks assigned to you across the app
There is no default or easy-to-access view to simply see all your tasks from all your different projects. You have to use the filter (to:me) which seems like too much effort for something that should really be a default view.
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Allows creating task templates
Tasks can be saved as templates by going to "task actions" and selecting "export as a template." The template will be saved locally. Saved templates can then be imported by going to "task actions" button and clicking "import from template." This allows you to use past task items as a starting point for creating new tasks.
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No decent filtering or complex searches
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Minimalist UI that's designed for efficient use
Todoist's web and desktop interfaces have a 2-column layout. The right column has all tasks organized in nested lists with color codes and information such as what people are assigned to each task and which project the task is part of. The left column offers ways of accessing various groups of tasks – tasks that have to be completed within a certain timeframe, tasks that are a part of a certain project or have certain labels attached to them, etc. The left column also contains filters that allow even more advanced ways of finding a group of tasks. The mobile interface follows a similar design philosophy, but gives each column a separate view.
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Annual subscription required for notifications and attachments
A yearly subscription costs $29.
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Visual scheduling
By clicking on a task and then selecting “schedule,” a dialog box will pop up with shortcuts like "today," "tomorrow," or "postpone until tomorrow." A date can still be entered manually.
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Heavy premium advertisement
There is a screaming red "Upgrade and get more done" badge fixed in the bottom of the view, and additional features free users cannot access.
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Monitors productivity and rewards it with karma
Todoist monitors how many tasks are completed and gives karma points as rewards for accomplishing them. It can also display charts showing productivity trends, which are great for finding areas that need improvement and increasing your overall productivity. This feature is a great motivator and an effective way of tracking productivity.
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Latest iPhone app only available for iOS 8 and above
The latest iPhone app is only available for iOS 8 and above, which excludes users with iPhone 4 or older models. Older versions of the app that can be used with previous iOS versions can be found here.
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Great home screen and lock screen widgets
The native widget is fully functional and editable without needing to open the app. A premium feature allows you to add and edit the task list on your mobile device’s lock screen.
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Labels (@contexts, etc.) only available with premium subscription
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No ads in free version
The unpaid version contains no ads or popups encouraging you to upgrade. The only time you will be asked to upgrade is if you attempt to use a premium feature.
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Does not listen to user suggestions
Todoist has been shown to be fairly unresponsive to requests from their user community. An example can be seen here.
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Quickly browse your list through smartwatch devices
The Todoist app supports Apple Watch and Android Wear for instant action and task viewing through smartwatches.
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Mac Mail not supported
Even in the Pro version, Mac Mail is not supported for sending tasks as email attachments. There are some workarounds to send mail, but those attachments will still be impossible to forward.
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Supports text formatting
You can make tasks stand out by setting them in bold and spice up your project names with emojis. Todoist also allows editing of hyperlinked text in the task comments. Hypertext, bold text, italic text, and emojis are supported in task names, project names, and task comments. Emojis are also supported in label names. Hypertext, bold text, italic text, and emojis are supported in task names, project names, and task comments. Emojis are also supported in label names.
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Very basic compared to alternatives
Compared to some other options, this is not a feature-rich app. The free version is not much better than keeping a text file of your to-dos.
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Extensive integration with a wide range of external apps
Todoist offers integration with a wide range of external apps, including Google Drive, Dropbox, Google Maps, Apple Maps, Zapier, Toggl Button, TaskClone, CloudMagic, IFTTT, Calendar Sync, Google Now, Dispatch, Mailplane, Airmail, Drafts, Workflow, PomoDone, 1Password, Powr of You, Mailbird, Yoke, Taco, Ginger Keyboard, Time Doctor, and Rindle.
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Using "next" actions requires a messy workaround
Todoist was not designed for "next" actions. You can use a workaround by manually setting certain items as priority and then filtering them, but that process requires a lot more management than other tools.
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Integration with any app supporting web-calendar link
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Import feature is bad at handling non-English characters
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Super quick syncing
You can shift between devices without having to worry about if tasks have been synced or not. Todoist sync will always be quicker than you.
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Infinite list depth
All subtasks are full featured tasks. This means that at a glance you can see subtasks, unlike other applications that require you to open the task.
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Browser extension for "add website as task"
Bookmark any webpage as a to-do item.
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Business strategy doesn't hinge on being acquired
Doist publicly declared their opposition to exit strategies like acquisition that regularly leave users high and dry (https://blog.doist.com/why-we-don-t-have-an-exit-strategy-d3256107d958).
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On mobile apps, swipe left/right performs fast reschedule/done
Swipe right to mark a task as done, swipe left brings up several rescheduling options (tomorrow, next week, specific date, etc.).
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Quickly assign a task to a project as you type with #
Typing # while entering a new task brings up the list of projects (and sub-projects) to assign the task to. Type in any letters of the project name to filter the list to a subset of projects that have those letters in them.
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Works best in Agile workflow
If your workflow isn't user-centered and Agile-oriented, then the Epics/Milestones/Projects/Story concepts might be confusing to you.
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Filtering and sorting features
You can sort by label, by user, by project, by epic, by status, etc. It's been useful for reducing cognitive load while browsing.
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I'm on a product team that uses this for our Agile planning and tracking.
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Geeky, almost all operations can be done from keyboard
Not only commands and operations, but also smart syntax and Markdown support
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Subtasks:
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Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPhone
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Yes
Search:
Yes
Offline access:
Yes
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Easy navigation
Puts everything in one place. Rather than creating more navigation, such as using sub pages, the UI is sheet-based and uses layers instead.
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Lots of clicking to get to what you want
There is a proliferation of pages within Basecamp. You have to click all over the place to get to what you need.
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Very slow
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Provides several method for support
They offer many ways to get support, such as FAQs, Help Guides, Sample Projects, Videos, Twitter, quick response ticket system, and more.
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Lacking communication tools
Basecamp lacks communication methods compared to other services.
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Not for power users
Basecamp is designed for a really rudimentary skillset. You mostly see it used in creative agencies.
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I have using this "Output Messenger" software for project / Time / Task / employee performance management purpose.
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Easy to use anywhere
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High accuracy
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Simple and Intuitive
Easy to use with intuitive interface. Has all the features needed to plan, track, and build features together.
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Dedicated Sprints and Boards with Reports
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Dedicated sprints and boards with reports
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Zepel is much more powerful than Trello but as simple as Trello. For teams looking to upgrade from Trello, this is the best tool!
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Has all the features needed
Powerful reports included too.
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No fast mobile apps
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Boards are great - but not the be all and end all
Skwish takes basics from Trello, Asana, Wrike and a few others and builds a tool specific for the individual. Designed to help you collaborate, manage and control Tasks, Projects, Cashflow and productivity.
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