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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Flow (discontinued)

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AThe Flow task management app featured a range of tools like kanban board, checklist, timeline, and other features for tracking projects from start to finish. The product is discontinued, and the company Flow Technologies is no longer operating.N/A

    Microsoft Lists

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ALists is an information tracking app in Microsoft 365 that enables users to work with anyone, anywhere. Users can configure lists to better organize events, issues, and assets.N/A
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    Flow (discontinued)Microsoft Lists
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Flow (discontinued)Microsoft Lists
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Flow (discontinued) and Microsoft Lists
    Feature
    Flow (discontinued)
    9.3
    7 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Microsoft Lists
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    Ratings
    Task Management9.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access7.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Flow (discontinued) and Microsoft Lists
    Feature
    Flow (discontinued)
    9.8
    4 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Microsoft Lists
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    Quotes/estimates9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Flow (discontinued)Microsoft Lists
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Todoist
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Google Tasks
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Google Tasks
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Flow (discontinued)Microsoft Lists
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Flow (discontinued)Microsoft Lists
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    If you are used to using apps such as Slack, Box or Harvest, you will have an easy time getting use to Flow's UI. Drag and drop features, messaging between users, @tagging for notifications that alert you not only on your desktop but your as well email are particularly useful. If you need projects done fast and easily between multiple teams this is a great application for your business. A particular scenario where Flow is NOT suitable would be if you are used to working soley from your phone. Flows mobile app is slow, not user friendly at all and hard to navigate. Also, you cannot use a mobile site because it directs you to using the app. This IMO is a great desktop project manager, but NOT mobile.
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    Organizations with institutional subscriptions should consider maximizing the use of Microsoft Lists in their operations because it has the feature of seamlessly working with all the other Microsoft Apps. You can have a master file of multiple projects that are going on, and you don't have to manually do the updating. However, it is important to note that to maximize the Microsoft List experience, the team should have basic knowledge about integration and automation
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • Design: very easy to discern what is important at a glance. The UX just works; it's very well thought out.
    • Ease of use: onboarding was a breeze. Was up and running in less than an hour.
    • Support: in-app support is great, nice website too to find exactly the solutions we needed.
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    • great for capturing loads of data
    • great for manipulating and viewing the data many ways
    • strong integration with other M365 products and Power Automate
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    Cons
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    • Better integration with Google Calendar -- it could be a bit clunky
    • The mobile app didn't have as much functionality as one would like - you had to download two apps to access the features used on a desktop version
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    • Unlike Excel, you need to go to Edit mode for you to make changes in the entries
    • You cannot just copy paste like Excel
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    Usability
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    The first time I learned about Microsoft Lists, I was automatically converted. How I wish I had learned about Microsoft Lists early on; it could have saved me tons of time, and could have rendered me real-time reports regarding my work, as the data I work with usually keeps changing every time. I believe the best part of it is that it works well with other Microsoft products, so less stressful.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    Flow, unlike Trello, offers its users a more organized interface and much more complete tools to carry out project management, which is why I consider that for the management of business projects of medium or large companies this tool covers the needs of each. In addition, its ease of use makes it much easier to adapt to this tool because it does not require a very learning curve
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    They are all different but can be used for the same things. They all have different benefits, and I use them except Airtable. Trello has the best automation capabilities natively built into the product of any product I've ever used. (I've personally built over 1,000 automations or more for clients on Trello.) ClickUp has the best flexibility to view data in very different ways and from different organisation levels (i.e. High level data through to detailed specific data across multiple departments or projetcs. Microsoft Lists is an excellent choice if you work in M365 already and you want a deeply integrated way to hold data and use it within M365
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    Return on Investment
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    • Our biggest issue prior to flow was scrambling at the last minute to meet a project deadline. Flow has helped us manage tasks towards a deadline to execute more successful events and projects.
    • Since Flow is being used across our entire organization, the speed at which we can collaborate cross-departmentally has increased. This is especially true of our communication and collaboration with our Marketing team.
    • Flow has allowed our leadership team to be able to see the progress of a project at any time just by looking at that projects dashboard. This has both given them confidence as well as let them know when they need to intervene.
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    Microsoft
    • Massively positive, we have build a business that can scale with ease
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