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We’ve tried loads of tools and seen how zenphi can transform project management. It automates the dull tasks, boosts communication, and syncs data. This leads to smoother projects and better teamwork.
After thorough testing and real-world use, we’ve put together a list of the top project management tools that work well with zenphi. We checked each one for compatibility, features, and how it boosts project management workflows with zenphi.
Pros | Cons |
User permission | Bad search feature |
Easy to Use | |
Video meetings |
From our experience this cloud-based project collaboration and interaction tool makes communication easy across businesses and organizations. Slack is a solution for all industries, offering public channels for team members to begin conversations. Additionally, Slack offers the ability to have direct, private channels ensuring messages arrive exactly where they are meant to.
There are various price plans in place, but these all start at just $6.67/user/month. A key benefit we appreciate is Slack’s unique ability to incorporate social media feeds into the application and ongoing channel conversations. On top of that, Slack has the option to drag and drop images and documents into current chats. With the handy archive feature, we found you can search for conversations, keywords, or documents later on making this a great option for promoting effective team communication.
Pros | Cons |
Good free plan | Steep learning curve |
Integrations | Mobile App |
Reporting | Email notifications |
This is one of the more comprehensive project management tools we’ve come across. Asana has a range of technical features all designed to enhance team collaboration and workflow. It’s user-friendly, and is powerful enough to meet the needs of all business sizes. A key feature we like is the integration capability, seamlessly joining with third-party apps such as Google Sheets, Adobe Creative Cloud, Harvest, Dropbox, and many more. We found that these integrations go a long way towards enhancing a range of areas such as reporting, communications, file sharing, and coordinating.
Asana starts at $10.99/user/month and can be scaled up to Enterprise level if needed. We like the overall functionality of Asana too, as it can track project progress, evaluate timelines, set budgets, and more. For us, Asana really stands out as an effective project management tool, driving productivity. Businesses looking to optimize their team output and collaboration would do well to implement this for everything from daily task to strategic planning.
Pros | Cons |
Visualizing workflows | Steep learning curve |
Secure software | Bugy at times |
Efficient task management | Mobile App |
Agile teams can use Jira as a process management tool in their business. Essentially, it’s a track-and-release software supporting Kanban, Scrum, and hybrid model workflows. We’ve found the ability to create project roadmaps in Jira to be especially functional, allowing teams to map every project and its subsequent progress. The interface includes drag-and-drop functionalities for all project details.
With flexible pricing, Jira can be tailored to businesses of any size. Small teams with fewer than 10 users get it free, while growing team plans start at $7/user/month. We were surprised to find that users can access thousands of business tools here, from productivity to source code apps. As such, Jira’s functionality is ideal for businesses looking to create stories, distribute tasks throughout a team, and even plan sprints.
Pros | Cons |
Perfect for online meetings | Difficult third-party implementation |
Microsoft integrations | Performance issues |
Easy to use | Limited channels |
A cloud-based group chat solution, we’ve found Microsoft Teams enables greater team collaboration across a range of documents. It has several key features that really appeal to us, especially messaging and conferencing. These communication tools include online meetings, web conferences, calling, and more. It can also work well in collaboration with Microsoft 365 apps.
Microsoft Teams comes with Microsoft Office 365 subscriptions, though premium plans start at $4/user/month. Our experience with Microsoft Teams demonstrates its efficacy when it comes to maintaining positive and instant communication across all team members. With additional features such as assistant bots, conversation search, and the ability to integrate with a wealth of third-party apps like Trello, GitHub, and Delve, Microsoft Teams proves itself a strong communication platform for businesses of any size.
Pros | Cons |
Optimizing workflows | Limited standard plan |
Nice Kanban view | Limited advanced features |
Very affordable | Limited team communication |
For task planning using a visual collaboration tool, we think Trello is hard to beat. It can be used by a wide range of departments including sales, support, HR, and marketing. Trello is a web-based solution that allows businesses to create project requirements making sure everything is completed in the correct order. Digital creation boards, to organize and prioritize actions, are key on this platform. Managers can define workflows easily, assigning work to specific users while setting deadlines.
Trello starts at $5/user/month, but can be scaled up for different levels including Premium and Enterprise. Essentially, we’ve found Trello to be a great way to collaborate with team members. The use of Trello cards allows the team to add comments, members, and documents. In short, Trello is a professional package with high levels of security and the ability to integrate well with applications such as JIRA Cloud, Google Drive, and Slack for increased team collaboration and efficiency.
Pros | Cons |
Easy cloud storage | Pricey |
Restoring deleted files | Search capabilities |
2GB Free plan | No edits from multiple users |
Offering file sharing and large file transfer capabilities, we’ve found Dropbox to be one of the easiest cloud storage solutions for companies and businesses of all sizes. It has a range of different scalability options, with flexible Standard and Advanced Team plans from just $20 per month, perfect for both growing or large businesses in need of file storage.
Companies can also get Dropbox Paper free with a Dropbox subscription. This offers teams the ability to manage and coordinate documents online. As a key benefit, we love the way that Dropbox integrates with other software tools such as Zoom, Slack, and Canva for efficient, streamlined work. We’ve found that it’s easy to use, and accessible via apps on any operating system.