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    Brightpod

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ABrightpod is a cloud-based project, task and content management software built with marketing & creative teams in mind. Brightpod helps bring visibility to all the work across teams. With Brightpod, teams can create workflows, delegate tasks, setup their editorial calendar, and manage digital content strategies in the cloud. A few practical uses include i) collaboration on an upcoming social media campaign, ii) keeping a working editorial calendar, iii) creating workflows to help similar…

    $19

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    Brightpod
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    Brightpod
    $19.00
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    Brightpod
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    Chose Brightpod
    It has been a while, so I don't recall specifics, but we started with Basecamp about 10 years ago and it was not meeting our needs, so we moved to Box, and again were driven to find another solution. We moved to DeskAway, by the same company as Brightpod, and when that product …
    Incentivized
    Chose Brightpod
    Brightpod was definitely the most attractive and we felt like it had the least amount of clutter. We hated how Wrike handled recurring tasks. ActiveCollab just seemed to have some complexity that we didn't need. The Brightpod developers are very responsive and were able to fix …
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    Basecamp
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    Easy of use
    Features
    Flow View
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Features
    Brightpod
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Brightpod
    Feature
    Brightpod
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Task Management9.02 Ratings
    Resource Management8.01 Ratings
    Scheduling8.02 Ratings
    Team Collaboration8.02 Ratings
    Document Management4.02 Ratings
    Email integration9.02 Ratings
    Mobile Access9.02 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking9.01 Ratings
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    Any.do
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    User Ratings
    Brightpod
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Brightpod
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    I like Brightpod. We used their previous product, DeskAway, which we actually liked a bit more for our needs (cannot remember why now as we've found workarounds over the last three years!). It is good for us, and we need to organize multiple task lists for multiple clients. We need to be able to monitor task progression and completion, as well as to track time by resource. We need to prioritize and focus our resources, and we need to review time tracking/performance reports. All possible in Brightpod. We especially like the access we can give to clients, which is on a task list basis, so they can see some task lists in their pod but not others, which allows us to not overwhelm them with unnecessary info, but at the same time, accomplish the detailed tracking we need.
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    Pros
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    • A very visually pleasing layout of projects in a Kanban style view.
    • Keeps all communication on a task or project in one place, so that everyone is on the same page.
    • Great template system for recurring projects like onboarding or deploying a specific service that has a defined timeline.
    • Flexile recurring tasks.
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    Cons
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    • Reports.
    • Team Member workload.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    It's working very well for our organization.
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    Usability
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    Brightpod is easy to use. We have several levels of users, some are from outside the USA and some are here. We needed something that could be used by programmers, coders, technical project managers, marketing individuals, and administrators. We get a thumbs up from all these user types. The system is hardly ever down, so we are able to use 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
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    Support Rating
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    Customer Support was fast and helpful.
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    Implementation Rating
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    SaaS is the way forward :)
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    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    Brightpod was definitely the most attractive and we felt like it had the least amount of clutter. We hated how Wrike handled recurring tasks. ActiveCollab just seemed to have some complexity that we didn't need. The Brightpod developers are very responsive and were able to fix bugs quickly.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    • Increased employee efficiency
    • Ability to have remote teams
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