Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Chat
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Google Chat, formerly Hangouts Chat, is a collaboration tool competing with Slack, designed to make it easy for teams to be able to get their work done in one place. From direct messages to group conversations, Chat helps teams collaborate, and with dedicated, virtual rooms to house projects over time — plus threaded conversations — Chat helps users track progress and follow up tasks. Chat currently supports 28 languages and each room can support up to 8,000 members.N/A
Kanban Tool
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Kanban Tool is a visual project management application based on Kanban that helps companies visualize workflow, track project progress, analyze and improve business processes. Some key features include: time tracking and time reports, real-time collaboration and Kaban analytics.
$6
per month per user
Trello
Score 8.4 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
Google ChatKanban ToolTrello
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Kanban Tool Team
$6
per month per user
Kanban Tool Enterprise
$11
per month per user
Kanban Tool On-Site Team
$720
per year per 10-user pack
Kanban Tool On-Site Enterprise
$1,320
per year per 10-user pack
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
Google ChatKanban ToolTrello
Free Trial
NoYesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo 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
Google ChatKanban ToolTrello
Considered Multiple Products
Google Chat

No answer on this topic

Kanban Tool
Chose Kanban Tool
Probably my personal preference but I just didn't like Trello. I found Kanban Tool much more in line with what I wanted in a project management solution.
Trello

No answer on this topic

Features
Google ChatKanban ToolTrello
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Google Chat
8.3
26 Ratings
6% above category average
Kanban Tool
6.3
13 Ratings
20% below category average
Trello
8.5
222 Ratings
9% above category average
Task Management8.014 Ratings8.513 Ratings9.5222 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.39 Ratings1.03 Ratings7.173 Ratings
Scheduling8.716 Ratings6.411 Ratings9.1168 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.512 Ratings7.511 Ratings8.2142 Ratings
Mobile Access9.225 Ratings8.510 Ratings9.1192 Ratings
Search9.223 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools7.613 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings6.48 Ratings9.3185 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings6.413 Ratings9.0218 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings7.311 Ratings8.9147 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings3.96 Ratings7.6115 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings6.59 Ratings8.2159 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings7.39 Ratings7.6146 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings8.06 Ratings9.388 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings8.28 Ratings8.8102 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings3.04 Ratings7.673 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Google Chat
8.9
26 Ratings
11% above category average
Kanban Tool
-
Ratings
Trello
-
Ratings
Chat9.826 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications9.326 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions8.824 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Surveys9.317 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase9.015 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting8.07 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.215 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook9.06 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Google Chat
8.6
26 Ratings
7% above category average
Kanban Tool
-
Ratings
Trello
-
Ratings
Versioning8.817 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files7.723 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files7.922 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.221 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control9.318 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features9.519 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive8.115 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync9.624 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Google Chat
-
Ratings
Kanban Tool
5.7
6 Ratings
30% below category average
Trello
6.0
72 Ratings
25% below category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings5.55 Ratings6.149 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings5.55 Ratings5.042 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings3.04 Ratings6.758 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings9.01 Ratings6.144 Ratings
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User Ratings
Google ChatKanban ToolTrello
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(26 ratings)
8.5
(13 ratings)
9.4
(222 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(2 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
10.0
(6 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(9 ratings)
9.1
(6 ratings)
9.4
(60 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(3 ratings)
8.3
(4 ratings)
9.9
(81 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google ChatKanban ToolTrello
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
It is a easy and quick way to chat and send instant message using the Google account, even send files, emojis, create groups. I have used it to communicate even with external people with a personal gmail account and is great to stay in touch with all around. I recommend it for anyone who wants to stay communicated using a google account.
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Shore Labs
Kanban is well suited for a fast-paced working environment for larger teams who want continuous communication with users. Kanban is good for rapid development and daily meetings for updates and statuses. Kanban is less suited for smaller teams or groups who don't require collaboration and constant communication with involved users. Kanban is time-consuming and it takes additional effort outside of your regular work to maintain and manage the tool.
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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
Google
  • When discussing about a specific project, I can quickly share google docs or sheets within the chat which helps my team to view the document in real time and they do not have to leave the conversation.
  • Scheduling a meeting with someone is very easy on Google Chat.
  • We have remote team members in different time zones and instead of waiting for emails we use Google Chat to quickly discuss anything.
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Shore Labs
  • It provides a good basic overview of where tasks are on a timeline (particularly helpful for a pull-based approach).
  • It provides a good collaborative space to have multiple folks commenting on multiple tasks.
  • It does a good job of managing very basic visual elements of an agile development cycle.
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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
Google
  • Google Hangouts Chat has a room for improvement in customizing the themes background.The themes are outdated and hard to change if you don't know the right key to change it.
  • It could be more user friendly if there will be no hidden features. Formatting messages is very likely to use and fun.
  • With conversations going on about everything all the time, it's easy to get pulled into far too many discussions but sometimes its hard to mention names because it shows many result even the users are not included on the chat room.
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Shore Labs
  • Kanban does not show the task or story clearly. You have to open the project separately to view the details of the project.
  • Kanban gives a higher level project management view but it lacks customization and personal settings features.
  • I would like to see Kanban provide mobile access to their tool, data, and board. This would be very useful for all companies and provide an increase in efficiency and productivity.
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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
Google
The updates, support, general reviews on Google Chat are great everywhere. The development of the features is ongoing and this adds a great value to Google as a big company in the market. Other applications are limiting communication while Google Chat is allowing communication to grow. It is very easy to use it and teach others how to use Google Chat.
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Shore Labs
We are more likely than not to renew our use of Kanban. Even with its limits, it still is a good product that fulfills our needs.
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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
Google
As stated from the starting we found this application is well suited for a small audience and a group of people across the organization can be communicated easily with no additional hectic of doing any setup. When you have a Gmail account ready then you can easily access google chat and continue the communication. This tool is simple,secure and robust helping the global leading partner for their internal precise communication and handling the tasks in a great way
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Shore Labs
The integration with Teams is well suited. This works wonderful for my
company. Our team can easily prioritize tasks based on their importance.
It help our team identify and reduce inefficiencies in workflow. With
great visibility in data our team can make informed decisions. Ensuring
clear accountability and responsibility of team members
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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
Google
No answers on this topic
Shore Labs
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
yes always support available when I need it!
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Performance
Google
No answers on this topic
Shore Labs
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
Never experienced issues with the above!
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Support Rating
Google
I have not needed to contact the support folks for Google Hangouts Chat, so I can't speak to this with any accuracy. The online instructions are fairly clearly written, so it is fairly intuitive to start with. I did not feel the need to use the support people anyway.
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Shore Labs
This is the best tool I had a chance to work with- since I started to use it I saved a lot of time and I made my work go smoothly.
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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
Google
No answers on this topic
Shore Labs
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
Google
No answers on this topic
Shore Labs
No answers on this topic
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
Google
Slack has a few more features than Google Chat. Slack, for a long time, had thread chats that grouped a thread of thoughts together, making the main chat group space a lot less cluttered. A while back, Google Chat implemented a similar thing in a different but similar way, making the group less crowded. They are catching up.
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Shore Labs
We've only tried JIRA Agile and KanbanFlow before. Kanban Tool was the one that our team actually liked and enjoyed working with. Also - it's been much easier to get started with and to understand than some of the other two (JIRA in particular). Although JIRA has many more features that we would have possibly used, the user feedback on it was so poor we were afraid that the negativity would create time wasted and less "job satisfaction" amongst the team.
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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
Google
No answers on this topic
Shore Labs
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
Feels like anyone across the org (no matter their location) can use the tool easily!
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Professional Services
Google
No answers on this topic
Shore Labs
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
Not sure if we use those
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Return on Investment
Google
  • In my work it allows us to report troubles that may cost loss of investment thru Google Hangouts Chat we were able to communicate on how to fix it.
  • I hope we can make it on our own choice of colors to heightened workers vibe
  • It is connected to your email
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Shore Labs
  • Better communication and organization of ongoing projects.
  • We are a very small team, with many areas to work on. Having everything in one system gives us a lot of visibility.
  • Greatly reduced costs from using other tools that were much more expensive.
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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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ScreenShots

Kanban Tool Screenshots

Screenshot of Visual project management tool - Kanban board from Kanban Tool.Screenshot of The collection of Power-Ups form Kanban ToolScreenshot of Kanban Tool board example, with My Work widget, Recurring and Postponed Tasks visible in the side panel. User's own background selected.Screenshot of Kanban Tool  board example. Default light theme applied.Screenshot of Kanban Tool - an open card view, with comments in the side panel. The choice of what fields show on cards is with the user.Screenshot of Kanban Tool's free Power-Ups  for user's own activation.