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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

    OmniFocus

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AOmniFocus is a project management platform for iOS: Mac, iPad, and iPhone. It has features such as task management, Siri capture, and workflow automation.

    $4.99

    per month

    Pricing
    Flow (discontinued)OmniFocus
    Editions & Modules
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    Web Add-On Subscription
    $4.99
    per month
    Cross-Platform Subscription
    $9.99
    per month
    OmniFocus 3 Standalone (Mac only)
    $49.99
    per month
    OmniFocus 3 Standalone (iPhone only)
    $49.99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Flow (discontinued)OmniFocus
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Flow (discontinued)OmniFocus
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    The Omni Group
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Flow (discontinued)OmniFocus
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Flow (discontinued) and OmniFocus
    Feature
    Flow (discontinued)
    9.3
    7 Ratings
    19% above category average
    OmniFocus
    6.6
    13 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Task Management9.37 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Resource Management10.06 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Gantt Charts10.05 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Scheduling10.05 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Workflow Automation10.05 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Team Collaboration10.07 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology8.33 Ratings4.04 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.42 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Document Management10.06 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Email integration10.05 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Mobile Access7.27 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.04 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management10.03 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.72 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Flow (discontinued) and OmniFocus
    Feature
    Flow (discontinued)
    9.8
    4 Ratings
    24% above category average
    OmniFocus
    2.7
    2 Ratings
    96% below category average
    Quotes/estimates9.03 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Invoicing10.03 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting10.04 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software10.03 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Flow (discontinued)OmniFocus
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Any.do
    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
    Flow (discontinued)OmniFocus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (7 ratings)
    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Flow (discontinued)OmniFocus
    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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    The Omni Group
    1) Great for managing your work and personal activities. 2) One of the best implementations of the Getting Things Done method. 3) Not really suited for collaborative work management; OmniFocus is managed on a per-user basis so you can't share/assign tasks.
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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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    The Omni Group
    • Ease of viewing your projects at a high-level.
    • Ease of viewing what tasks need to be done at the present moment and the sorting of those tasks by availability, due date, start date, needed resources, and project.
    • The visual interface is really nice to work with, the UX/UI is intelligent and intuitive.
    • It's the most extensible software I've used. There is a community of people that publish compatible scripts for Omnifocus at no charge.
    • The code is robust and I've almost never had a bug or a glitch that resulted in issues.
    • The software syncs in the cloud between MacOS and iOS seamlessly and faster than other To-Do software. The sync aspect is available free of charge.
    • The development team at Omnifocus is on top of bugs and they have been adding releases regularly to increase functionality and performance.
    • While OmniFocus adheres to the GTD (Getting things done) principles, it can be used in almost any manner and you aren't stuck with just that methodology.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    The Omni Group
    • I would really like to see graphic presentations of how I allocate my time, what categories of tasks don't get accomplished, etc.
    • I would like to see OmniFocus include Gantt chart functionality, such as allowing me to see how long it took me to accomplish a task from start to finish. Allowing me to actually input time spent, and seeing it on a Gantt chart, would be icing on the cake.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
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    The Omni Group
    Over the past 4 years of use I still haven't found any product that comes close in terms of capability
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    Usability
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    The Omni Group
    This is a super usable tool to use. I really like the front-end user experiences, which makes using it really clear
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    The Omni Group
    OmniFocus has excellent user forums. They're active as well as mature, since the product has been around for years. I've never needed to actually contact customer support because OmniFocus is popular enough that I've always been able to find an answer in the forums, or in an article, or in a YouTube video.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    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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    The Omni Group
    OmniFocus is built for the user with a lot going on - consequently, it does a great job at organizing lots of things in a manageable workload. It's perfect for taking a project and breaking it down into small tasks for yourself or teams. Once you get past the learning curve, it's quick at adding new tasks. Overall, it's an excellent product.
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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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    The Omni Group
    • OmniFocus keeps our tasks moving forward. Using a free script you can search all your current projects for projects that have no next step assigned to it to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
    • When we serve our clients, the attention to detail we are able to give them comes from accurate tracking of what we need to deliver.
    • We complete projects 25% faster than before and we can see where the bottlenecks are immediate. We have also been forced to document tasks in a more concrete manner which allows for better execution.
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