Flow (discontinued) vs. Trello

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Flow (discontinued)
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
The 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
Trello
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Trello 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
Flow (discontinued)Trello
Editions & Modules
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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
Flow (discontinued)Trello
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing and for larger numbers of users.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Flow (discontinued)Trello
Considered Both Products
Flow (discontinued)
Chose Flow (discontinued)
Flow is the best all-in-one solution. It is better than Todoist because of it's more robust features and the ability for project nesting and is way easier to use than Basecamp. It is not as effective at content management as Trello or Airtable because it is not designed for …
Chose Flow (discontinued)
Teamwork is better than Flow when it comes to reporting, as Teamwork lets you better track estimated time and look at the workloads of different team members. However, Flow has a much more beautiful interface and easier to use. Flow is also superior with its "catch up" feature …
Trello

No answer on this topic

Features
Flow (discontinued)Trello
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Flow (discontinued)
9.3
7 Ratings
18% above category average
Trello
8.5
222 Ratings
9% above category average
Task Management9.37 Ratings9.5222 Ratings
Resource Management10.06 Ratings9.3185 Ratings
Gantt Charts10.05 Ratings7.273 Ratings
Scheduling10.05 Ratings9.1168 Ratings
Workflow Automation10.05 Ratings8.2142 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.07 Ratings9.0218 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.33 Ratings8.9147 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.42 Ratings7.5115 Ratings
Document Management10.06 Ratings8.2159 Ratings
Email integration10.05 Ratings7.8146 Ratings
Mobile Access7.27 Ratings9.1192 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking10.04 Ratings9.388 Ratings
Change request and Case Management10.03 Ratings8.7102 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management7.72 Ratings7.773 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Flow (discontinued)
9.8
4 Ratings
24% above category average
Trello
5.9
72 Ratings
27% below category average
Quotes/estimates9.03 Ratings6.049 Ratings
Invoicing10.03 Ratings5.042 Ratings
Project & financial reporting10.04 Ratings6.658 Ratings
Integration with accounting software10.03 Ratings6.044 Ratings
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User Ratings
Flow (discontinued)Trello
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(7 ratings)
9.4
(222 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(6 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(60 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(81 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Flow (discontinued)Trello
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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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
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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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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
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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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.
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
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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.
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Usability
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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
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Atlassian
yes always support available when I need it!
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Performance
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Atlassian
Never experienced issues with the above!
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Support Rating
Discontinued Products
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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
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
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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Implementation Rating
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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
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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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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Scalability
Discontinued Products
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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
Discontinued Products
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Atlassian
Not sure if we use those
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • 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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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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