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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft To Do

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft To Do replaces the former Wunderlist task management tool.N/A

    OneNote

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft's OneNote is a digital note-taking app, supporting photos, annotating, web page clipping, emailing, and synchronizing notes across devices.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft To DoOneNote
    Editions & Modules
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    Microsoft OneNote
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft To DoOneNote
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft To DoOneNote
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft To Do
    I actually use several different apps depending on the task at hand. If it is a more "complete" set of notes that works better in a notebook format I will make those notes in Evernote or OneNote. If I am working more in a group-style setting I may use Slack. I also have some …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft To Do
    Anytime you are trying to capture LISTS, organize them, potentially share them Wunderlist is the best 'system' from within which to do that. I have tried all the rest like Evernote, MS OneNote (train wreck) etc., but find Wunderlist to be much, much better for me at least. You …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft To Do
    Microsoft came with the company laptop.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft To Do
    Wunderlist is overly simplistic and a bit outdated compared to competing tools. Trello and Microsoft To-Dos and Planner accomplish the same things better.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft To Do
    On the app, Wunderlist loads quickly and is easier to navigate. It's also very streamlined and not complicated in the slightest. You can quickly get to all your notes and share tasks/reminders or create new lists. Other apps are simple but take forever to load or are so full of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft To Do
    Wunderlist opens quickly, is light, powerful, and focuses very well on creating, maintaining, and managing tasks. The other programs have a different focus, so their tasking systems just aren't powerful enough to match Wunderlist. Adding sub-tasks, setting a due date separate …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft To Do
    I think Wunderlist is specifically perfect for to-do and task list management, whereas many of the other competitors fall under note-taking and are better suited for students or business professionals that require longer form note taking. These other products may have similar …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft To Do
    Personally and as a team I have tried OneNote & Evernote. Although both of these programs are fully featured I found that Wunderlist struck the right balance between functionality and simplicity. I also found that Wunderlist's sync between web-based, mobile-based and …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose OneNote
    OneNote has more features and capabilities, where most organizational-related apps are nothing more than to-do lists with little room for details or follow-up.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    25 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    25 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    35 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    25 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft To DoOneNote
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft To Do and OneNote
    Feature
    Microsoft To Do
    5.6
    76 Ratings
    31% below category average
    OneNote
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management8.076 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management6.141 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts4.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.458 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation3.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration5.067 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology6.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management3.038 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration6.342 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access7.371 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking3.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management5.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management4.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Microsoft To Do and OneNote
    Feature
    Microsoft To Do
    6.5
    7 Ratings
    17% below category average
    OneNote
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting7.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Microsoft To DoOneNote
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    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Google Keep
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Google Keep
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Workzone
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Google Keep
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft To DoOneNote
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (76 ratings)
    8.3
    (74 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    7.4
    (12 ratings)
    7.7
    (14 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (30 ratings)
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Microsoft To DoOneNote
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    I think Microsoft To Do is helpful for people who don't need a lot of customization in a task manager. I prefer using 3rd party task managers that allow me to create projects with tasks and subtasks. But for a team that already uses Microsoft products and doesn't want to learn or invest capital in another task manager, Microsoft To Do covers the basics and syncs with your calendar.
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    Microsoft
    In my opinion OneNote is a must for anyone who does business. It’s versatile, stable and sustainable. It can keep private information private - like passwords. It can be used for collaborative work - like standard operating procedures. It is fairly easy to use and far superior to pen and paper. When used for meeting notes, it can be flagged with icons that are searchable - like ideas or important items. You can even create Outlook tasks on the fly
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Wunderlist is what you need for your to do lists. It's really simple to use.
    • Allows you to set due date to your lists, share them with your team and/or create a folder to divide and organize all your list set
    • Also, Wunderlist is compatible with all platform and devices. So you can always be updated on your list or work on them from wherever you are and with all the devices you have.
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    Microsoft
    • Because of its flexibility and ability to hold different types of content (text, images, tables), it is a great tool for collecting content from different resources and organizing it in one place.
    • Technical support analysts are using sections for their support case analysis; they paste pieces of logs, screen-shots, document their steps in troubleshooting etc., all in one section, to get the full picture yet stay organized.
    • The logic of content structure; Notebook>Section>Page>Paragraph, allows you to manage and collect all needed information by the areas of the user's responsibility. For example; each of my projects has its own section, in which each page is a task.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Viewing more than one task at a time.
    • Email forwarding tasks - sometimes can be buggy and not always smooth.
    • Option to show more detail on a task without clicking task - example: being able to see attachment without clicking on task to view.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • The table editing tools are too simplistic and lack the features found in other Office products.
    • Some content loses its rich text formatting when being pasted into OneNote. A workaround is to paste the content first into Outlook or Word and then copy/pasting that into OneNote.
    • Microsoft is moving away from a local install of OneNote, which means notebooks have to be in the cloud in Office 2019. This will actually reduce the usefulness of OneNote in some environments and opens the door to competitor products.
    • Update: Microsoft has now announced that it will continue to support OneNote 2016 through 2023. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Office-365-Blog/Your-OneNote/ba-p/954922
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    It's working, and doing precisely what we selected it for. The only hesitation is if Microsoft suddenly drops the platform.
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    Microsoft
    As this is not a compulsory tool in our organization, I would say all depends on the decision makers, however since this is a part of MS Office, I am sure we will have it for as long as we will possibly need it. However, I would not be so sure, if it was a separate product
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    User friendly, easy to configure, and VERY simplistic. I particularly use heavily the phone app feature. While others in the room are on social media, I am reviewing my tasks and this triggers other tasks I know I need to get done. I like the sense of accomplishment of moving things to the completed pile as well.
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    Microsoft
    I find OneNote incredibly usable. I'm fairly middle of the road when it comes to tech savvy-ness. The platform was very easy to learn and explore. I like that OneNote is no clunky and offers a clean interface. This is important when it comes to deciding if a tool is usable for multiple people.
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Overall, I rate OneNote's performance highly. In general, notebooks, sections and pages load quickly. OneNote integrates with other apps and info ca easily be shared/copied to and from the tool to other tools. Moreover, Notebooks tend to sync quickly meaning shared notebooks are up to date almost immediately provided there are no syncing issues.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    I have not had an issue where I needed to reach out to Wunderlist, but I know their contact and online chat is easy to access and feel confident that they would be helpful. My only worry is Wunderlist is becoming Microsoft to-do in May 2020, and I believe the app will become worse after that.
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    Microsoft
    Since it is part of Microsoft Office and used across the globe there are a lot of support options available. It's quickest to just do a google search which will have plenty of articles to help you since there are so many OneNote users but as an Office customer you also have access to Microsoft support and I have had good experiences with their support (probably because I'm with a large company who is a large customer to them).
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    Wunderlist giving 100% work satisfaction for me and my organization
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    Microsoft
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    It's a small tool compared to bigger project management software, but we found that they work perfectly together. It helps you declutter the larger PM tools, keep your smaller tasks in-line and make sure they get completed. When you're working in a creative agency, ideas and tasks are flying around, so having a tool like this that keeps you accountable and reminds you of your tasks is a must!
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    Microsoft
    I tried using Evernote and it is an equally usable tool, however, I prefer the interface and capabilities of OneNote. OneNote seems much easier to use and understand. I think that may primarily be because OneNote is a Microsoft application and I am very used to using Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, etc. I also use OneNote to keep my grocery list. It does as good of a job as the grocery list applications out there, only I like the flexibility I have with OneNote and how I specifically do my shopping.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Its affordable enough that the limited set of problems it solves are worth the investment.
    • If you already have Office 365 it doesn't really make sense unless you hate the task app.
    • With Microsoft acquiring Wunderlist I wouldn't start investing in this product. I would either choose Office 365 and go with TO-DO or use a free app.
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    Microsoft
    • OneNote has become our organizational standard method of taking electronic notes (though some still prefer pen and paper.) It has been a zero cost outlay due to its freely available nature.
    • Its integration with other Microsoft Office products makes it easy to share notes and content between products, allowing for easy collaboration where needed.
    • OneNote's integration with OneDrive ensures that individual's notes are always safe and secure, taking away the tedious responsibility of backup from the user, and makes it happen seamlessly in the background.
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