One of the tools you essentially need in remote work is project management tools. Trello is one of the most popular project management tools. It is simple and easy to use. However, when your projects start to become bigger and you need more functionalities, it may no longer be enough. Trello has where it shines. It is intuitive, allows you to invite team members for collaboration, and has color-coded labels for organisation. But if you need more than this, there are alternatives. In this guide, we explore these alternatives.
Wrike is a task management platform for teams that have outgrown Trello. Wrike is a great option if you have several different projects that cut across different teams. You have features like dashboards, resource management, and cross-project visibility. One of the pros of Wrike is that you can customise it the way you want. You can tweak it to have custom dashboards, as well as specialised automations. This will help you perform tasks faster. One con however is that it can be complex to switch from Trello to Wrike.
2. ClickUp
Another project management solution for companies is ClickUp. It allows teams to work together. This is an all-in-one project platform that fosters productivity. ClickUp boasts of a lot of features that help teams to keep track of their work. Its design is intuitive, and customisable. What’s more? ClickUp allows integration with over 1,000 other work tools to help you have better and faster processes. It also allows easy importation of your work from Trello. Trello also features Gantt charts, Custom reports, and Online proofing. Lastly, you can break complex projects into subtasks by putting them in nested subtasks and checklists which Clickup offers.
3. Asana
Another popular alternative to Trello is Asana. Asana is a simple tool that helps you plan and manage your projects. Asana actually offers more features than Trello. Asana also has many integrations to improve your processes. Asana boasts of 50+ templates to get you started on your project. With Asana, you can view your task in a list, or as a timeline, or on a Kanban board. It also has a goal tracking system that helps you measure your progress. Asana can also integrate with powerful collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams, and Basecamp. There’s also the Gantt charts feature in Asana.
4. Airtable
Airtable is an alternative to Trello with a unique approach to project management. The approach Airtable uses is the spreadsheet and database model. It is like Excel or Google Sheets, but built to work for project management. Airtable is ideal for teams that have workflows with a lot of data. The tool enables teams that work with a large set of data to organise projects around these data. Airtable does not only have the spreadsheet view, you can also switch to Kanban, Calendar and other views. One of the drawbacks of Airtable is that it does not have a built-in mind map view.
5. Hive
Moving from Trello? You can try Hive. Hive has more functionality than Trello. Hive not only has features, it also boasts of customisation and usability. With usability you can get things set up within a short time. Trello has little customisation features whereas Hive boasts of custom charts, fields, or reporting and many other customisation features. Hive allows integration with over 1,000 apps. With app by app based integration which Hive offers, you can decide which tools to integrate and which you want separate. Hive is useful for teams of any size – whether small or large.
Rounding Up…
Trello is a great tool, but may not be suitable for your team anymore. So if you’re considering switching tools, then this guide is what you need. We hope you found this helpful? If you did, kindly leave a comment and don’t forget to share…