Microsoft Lists vs. Remember the Milk

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Lists
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
Lists 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
Remember the Milk
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
Remember the Milk is a task management and to-do list application from the company of the same name headquartered in San Francisco.
$39.99
per year
Pricing
Microsoft ListsRemember the Milk
Editions & Modules
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Pro Plan
$39.99
per year
Basic Plan
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft ListsRemember the Milk
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Microsoft ListsRemember the Milk
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Small Businesses
7shifts
7shifts
Score 9.8 out of 10
7shifts
7shifts
Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Todoist
Todoist
Score 9.2 out of 10
Todoist
Todoist
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Notion
Notion
Score 8.7 out of 10
Notion
Notion
Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Microsoft ListsRemember the Milk
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft ListsRemember the Milk
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
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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Remember the Milk
I think Remember the Milk is a great tool for managing tasks and information. However, it depends on what the person is looking for. If you are looking for just a simple task management tool without any bells and whistles, this may be a lot, as it has a lot of advanced features (and even more if you go pro). If you are looking for a more robust task management tool with the option to add priorities, tags, categories, and assign tasks to others, this may be more suited for this. It is also helpful for managing lists like shopping lists or project lists.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • 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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Remember the Milk
  • Mobile App
  • Quickly enter new tasks
  • Reminders
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Cons
Microsoft
  • 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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Remember the Milk
  • It does what I need it to do.
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Usability
Microsoft
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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Remember the Milk
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Remember the Milk
I have had few reasons to call support, the only reason was over a billing issue and they resolved the issue quickly,.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
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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Remember the Milk
Google Tasks is a much simpler task-keeping interface, and I use it for the most important tasks on my phone. It does not offer tags, priorities, or distinguish between lists/tasks. It does let me star tasks, but does not let me determine the priority levels. I can also move tasks to different lists, but they can be hard to manage if there are too many, so I generally do not use this feature. For me, Google Tasks is ideal for very simple "I need to write this down" type tasks that are of high priority. It is not a good brain dumping tool because tasks can easily get lost. This is more for those nagging tasks that I want to do and make sure there is an appropriate alarm for. It also integrates well with my Android home screen. However, when I have lots of tasks I want to categorize, or I do want to do more of a brain dump type thing, I think Remember the Milk is far better. I can have more control over priorities, tags, assigning tasks to others, and other robust features.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • Massively positive, we have build a business that can scale with ease
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Remember the Milk
  • Saved multiple hours each week per user
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