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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Workfront

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Workfront, acquired by Adobe in late 2020, is a web-based project-management tool. It is designed for both IT and marketing teams, but can be implemented for any kind of project. Workfront offers all the features standard to project management platforms, as well as resource allocation, automation, and agile workflow.N/A

    Trello

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ATrello from Atlassian is a project management tool based on a Kanban framework. Trello is ideal for task-management in a to-do list format. It supports sharing boards and cards across users or teams. The product offers a free version, and paid versions add greater automation, collaboration, and administrative control.

    $6

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Adobe WorkfrontTrello
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $6
    per month per user
    Premium
    $12.50
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $17.50
    per month per user
    Free
    Forever Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe WorkfrontTrello
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—A discount is offered for annual billing and for larger numbers of users.
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe WorkfrontTrello
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Trello is only a board tool, not too complete as Adobe Workfront to manage the entire workflow of a team.

    monday.com has a really nice interface and is intuitive but it is not good for complex processes.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Workfront destroys Trello in my opinion for large, multifaceted projects, however, is not compatible with the more intimate projects that perhaps involve 2-5 people. The free Trello option, though limited, is better suited for this.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Trello was amazing for getting work DONE, but lacked the advanced reporting capabilities and resource management features.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    I wasn't with this company when the buying decision was made. However, Workfront replaced Mavenlink, and what I could gather is Mavenlink was liked by users, but the owners and administrators wanted more reporting and more automation.
    For me, Workfront is far superior to MS …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Adobe Workfront doesn't stack well with these other tools. monday.com and Airtable have great interfaces and are very easy to set up and use. That is what my team currently uses.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    It gave better structure for marketing/creative operations where intake, approvals and governance actually matter. Compared to Asana/Monday/Trello, it felt heavier but it handled standardised workflows, audit trails and stakeholder drived demand reliably.
    We needed a single …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Workfront is more comprehensive. The thing that sets Workfront apart is that using their api, we can write custom integrations over Workfront and design our own dashboards using that integration. This allows us to not only use tools provided by Workfront, but write our own very …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Workfront offers more features than lower cost options, allowing us to scale our business and not have to shift with each jump in headcount. it also provides more financial data support compared to simpler tools. It integrates into accounting software as well.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Best of all three really, the security features are also important for us as we work in an industry where PPI is used so making sure GDPR rules are adhered to is essential and Workfront allows us to do that.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    I love that Workfront is easy to configure and change as your organization grows. It's easy to stay up to speed with and make changes based on system changes and your organization changing. I also am in love with the reporting and custom data features. Custom forms and the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Workfront has better integration into the tools we use, like Adobe Creative Suite, Outlook, Salesforce, and our CMS and DAM. We needed a solution that could work well with our MarCOMM Stack and didn't need a whole lot of support. Although we're a small shop (license-wise) …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Our team chose to implement Workfront for its detailed project reporting capabilities. Furthermore, Workfront's ability to perform complex virtual proofing is a huge benefit to our work team. Overall, my team's experience has been extremely positive as we continue to implement …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    The specific tasks and timelines have no comparison to any other jobs. Workfront is great compared to any other project management program.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    The other tools that we used in the past were simple and therefore the capabilities were really limited. Workfront is quite complex in what it can do which is something we didn't see with the other tools we used. We also were able to make Workfront work for ever facet of our …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    I do not feel educated enough to add comments to this section, as we did not do a thorough comparison of these products. We merely looked at cost, basic info and the portfolio management features. We already had Workfront and were exploring our options.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    The ProofHQ tool stands above other project management systems, especially in a marketing environment. Workfront is a valuable tool for our marketing processes and projects. The reporting and customization features allow us to configure Workfront around our specific business …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    I have used Jira, Trello, Microsoft Project, Excel, many task list mgmt. apps (Todoist, RTM, etc.), podio, wrike, and paper. I have never found a project management tool that can accomplish bringing corporate people all into the same system as well as workfront (for large …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    We did not evaluate any of the alternative products. Attask came as a recommendation from our previous HOD who had used it before. We use Trello and basecamp with third party organisations.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    I didn't select Workfront, honestly. I'm sure it was selected because of its ability to track time to the smallest measure, but I firmly believe that teams would be better served by any of the communication enablement applications listed above. Which is a fancy way of saying …
    Incentivized
    Atlassian
    Chose Trello
    Trello is very cost-effective with a high upside and minimal implementation and training needs. If you need a full product management tool then this may not be for you. Although it does have an API for integrations with other tools I cannot speak to the feasibility of this.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    125 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    104 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    91 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    94 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    122 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    106 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    56 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    63 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    69 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    83 Answers
    Features
    Adobe WorkfrontTrello
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Adobe Workfront and Trello
    Feature
    Adobe Workfront
    7.3
    421 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Trello
    8.4
    223 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Task Management8.5421 Ratings9.5223 Ratings
    Resource Management7.3379 Ratings9.2186 Ratings
    Gantt Charts6.5331 Ratings7.374 Ratings
    Scheduling8.0372 Ratings8.8169 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.5377 Ratings8.1143 Ratings
    Team Collaboration8.0400 Ratings8.8219 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology6.9271 Ratings8.9148 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.2279 Ratings7.8116 Ratings
    Document Management7.3378 Ratings8.2160 Ratings
    Email integration7.2323 Ratings7.4147 Ratings
    Mobile Access5.7312 Ratings9.2193 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking7.7299 Ratings8.989 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management7.3300 Ratings8.6103 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.1258 Ratings7.374 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Adobe Workfront and Trello
    Feature
    Adobe Workfront
    6.3
    240 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Trello
    6.6
    73 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Quotes/estimates6.6133 Ratings7.250 Ratings
    Invoicing6.0115 Ratings6.643 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting6.7230 Ratings6.859 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software5.9103 Ratings5.845 Ratings
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    Adobe WorkfrontTrello
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    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe WorkfrontTrello
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (474 ratings)
    9.3
    (223 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.6
    (63 ratings)
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    6.4
    (19 ratings)
    9.3
    (61 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (12 ratings)
    9.9
    (81 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe WorkfrontTrello
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Since I work remotely from my laptop, when I am finished with work, I enter my hours and submit my time at the end of the week. It's quick, it's easy, and it helps me keep a record of how many hours of vacation and sick time I have used. But when I am on the go, it is a hassle to record my time on my phone because of the lack of responsive design.
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    Atlassian
    For teams or individuals with lots of individual tasks/details to track, Trello is perfect! It basically removes the need for a paper checklist. For those that need an overall project management tool that requires less tasks and more overarching goals, collaboration amongst various teams, and gantt charts I would suggest monday.com
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • Fosters communication between team members.
    • Serves as a virtual "to do list" for me personally - I can track where I am with projects and what there is left to do, and when it's completed.
    • Sharing documents between team members that can be updated.
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    Atlassian
    • Helps track employees "to do before hire", "to do after hired," and "to do when employee leaves"
    • Provides important information on each employee like personal information along with data collected during the time of hire and during employment time
    • Allows more than one person to be assigned to a task per employee and will remain open until everyone involved has completed their task
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • The product itself is very complicated and difficult to be stood up
    • Sharing and proofing workflows require multiple steps and layers
    • It may just be my organization, but the build feels a bit clunky and difficult to navigate, which deters many teams from using the tool effectively
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    Atlassian
    • I use colour coding a lot so I would like a wider range of colour options.
    • Also as a visual thinker I would like to be able to easily add images to cards.
    • I would like to be able to attach a wider range of file formats to cards.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    Workfront is sometimes a bit clunky to use, but overall it works well for our teams when it comes to project management and collaboration across multiple, involved teams. It also has flexibility that allows us to adapt it to diverse use cases, some of which aren't necessarily always the first things that one would think of using workfront for.
    Incentivized
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    Atlassian
    I am very likely to renew Trello, because it doesn't cost anything to do so. I am also very likely to use Trello's upgraded features in the future because a lot of my team's data is stored on there and they have already gotten used to the platform. Trello is very easy for new team members to pick up, making the onboarding and usability very streamlined.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Adobe
    Workfront is overly complex, but it is functional as a tool to keep track of projects. It is a shame that sometimes it takes a lot of clicks to find anything. Workfront is slowly modernizing its interface but at the same time, hides certain information away thus making the experience feels worse.
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    Atlassian
    Trello is incredibly intuitive, both on desktop and mobile right away. It is also full of helpful features that make it even easier to use, and is flexible enough to suit almost any organizational need. Onboarding for the software is thorough, but concise, and the service is frequently updated with even more QOL improvements.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    I have found that Adobe Workfront is a reliable resource, because in the post 6 years of using it, rarely has it been unavailable to our team. I think I could count on one hand the number of times the site has been down over my time using it with my team.
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    Atlassian
    yes always support available when I need it!
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    Performance
    Adobe
    I think overall, Adobe Workfront performs well. There have been some times when it doesn't load or run as quickly as our team would like. This is frustrating when it is such a crucial tool that our team utilizes on a daily basis. It can show our workflow when it lags.
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    Atlassian
    Never experienced issues with the above!
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    I know that this particular company has it's own Adobe Workfront employee that builds out things they need from the software, and meets with them regularly to troubleshoot. I'm not part of this process, but it's refreshing to see Adobe provide this level of customer service to people, and they're expedient.
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    Atlassian
    I haven't reached out to their support very often and their support is very limited anyway for the free users. They do have tons of great articles and videos in their Help Center and constantly send emails with updates and add-ons to the product. The fact that I've barely ever had to contact their support team means that they've developed a great product.
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    In-Person Training
    Adobe
    It was from my boss, not a rep from AtTask.
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    Atlassian
    It was helpful and informative! It was back before the pandemic in 2019 so I'm not sure if they still do it but I really enjoyed the experience
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    Online Training
    Adobe
    The training is very easy to use and you can simply choose the topics included in the course(s) that are most important to your training needs. After each training course, you are tested on what you have learned. If you need a refresher course, they provide Course Catalogs as well as instructor-led courses & workshops.
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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    Most people learn as you go, a lot of this stuff requires trial and error throughout so my suggestion is to provide as much information in the upfront and keep it as simple as possible. You can add other tools and features as you go but everyone should have the basics down so no bad habits can start to develop. Be persistent with everyone, and don't be afraid to correct and talk through steps again so everyone is on the same page
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    Atlassian
    For our small business, getting a few of us started well on Trello was the key, I think. As long as a couple of us were really comfortable with the interface, we could lead others and help them with any questions. From now on, anyone who works with us just naturally uses Trello for information sharing - it's just part of what we do.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    Much increased functionality and templating aspects. While I liked JIRA's setup, the Workfront is so much more flexible. The moving away from Jira i was able to show the possibilities of what a full pm software could accommodate and how it all connected in. Also, the pluses of connectivity with the Adobe suite for our creative teams were excellent. From providing updates within other programs, it allowed a much more fluid working process and instant communication.
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    Atlassian
    Trello is more simple and not as "robust" as the other tools, but it's easier to use and manage and understand and ACTUALLY get stuff done with. It's simplicity is part of the beauty of using it. You don't need a million options that nobody uses, you just need to get stuff done.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Adobe
    As I stated earlier, I didn't have to pay for Workfront myself- I'm a user under a large organization. I know it's not cheap to implement, I don't know how the price scales for a small-business, but I do like the product enough that I'm going to look into it in the future for my own company.
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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Adobe
    Our organization has thousands of users that use Workfront and it seems to hold up very well. I have not encountered any issues using it and I think it makes it very easy for multiple people to be involved in a project and keep things organized and clear for everyone involved.
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    Atlassian
    Feels like anyone across the org (no matter their location) can use the tool easily!
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    Professional Services
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    Not sure if we use those
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Increased efficiency in threaded updates to Outlook emails - no time wasted looking for things in email vs Workfront - they automatically are in both places.
    • Time tracking allows us to average out how much time tasks & deliverable types take, allowing better long-term forecasting.
    • Planning has given us a system of record for campaigns, allowing us to easily find historic plans and/or view calendar views of upcoming ones.
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    Atlassian
    • Trello keeps me organized, focused, and on track. I could filter the Trello board to only see my issues and understand what I needed to work on and when.
    • Trello helped our team implement an agile structure. It's a very simple kanban method of viewing all of your team's tasks and statuses. You can completely customize the columns to your team's specific workflow and create tags relevant to your work.
    • Trello helps reduce unnecessary communications between teams. When I want to request translations, I simply create a card on the localization Trello board -- no need to directly message anyone on the team, and I can watch the status of the card change from "in progress" to "in review" to "translated," all without having to directly ask for updates.
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