Redmine vs. TickTick

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Redmine
Score 7.1 out of 10
N/A
Redmine is a project management web application written using the Ruby on Rails framework. It is cross-platform and cross-database, and free to download and use as an open source project available on the GNU 2.0 license.
$0
per month
TickTick
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
TickTick from the company of the same name in San Francisco is presented by the vendor as a simple and effective to-do list and task manager that helps users make schedules, manage time, and organize all aspects of life.
$35.99
per year
Pricing
RedmineTickTick
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
TickTick Premium
$35.99
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RedmineTickTick
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
RedmineTickTick
Features
RedmineTickTick
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Redmine
8.2
13 Ratings
6% above category average
TickTick
7.0
5 Ratings
10% below category average
Task Management10.013 Ratings9.35 Ratings
Resource Management7.012 Ratings6.64 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.012 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Scheduling7.011 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Workflow Automation10.09 Ratings7.53 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.012 Ratings6.54 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology6.910 Ratings6.33 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology8.010 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Document Management10.011 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Email integration8.010 Ratings6.34 Ratings
Mobile Access5.59 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking9.011 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Change request and Case Management7.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Redmine
8.0
8 Ratings
3% above category average
TickTick
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing7.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
RedmineTickTick
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(13 ratings)
8.0
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.3
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
6.5
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
RedmineTickTick
Likelihood to Recommend
Open Source
Redmine is a perfect solution for businesses that are looking for a FREE and open source solution for project management. It is great for teams that are managing numerous tasks or projects at one time. Redmine is easy to set up and is fairly self-explanatory for anyone who is semi tech-savvy.
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TickTick
Very well suited: 1. Small organizations and businesses ( 50, I don't think Ticktick is the best tool for that... Ticktick is excellent for keeping oneself accountable and on point with one's task. There should be an inherent sense of ownership from the user because an app can only do so much. It is not well suited for big organizations with more than 50 people, where visibility of stats is required on an admin or higher level. Plus, collaboration will become a lot clunkier as the number of team members increases. Knowledge management will also be an issue.
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Pros
Open Source
  • Issue Tracker - Redmine allows in-depth issue tracking complete with workflows and customization.
  • Release Tracker - Redmine allows releases to be tracked by milestones, collecting relevant issues in each milestone.
  • Agile Management - With a few free or low-cost add-ons, Redmine becomes a great tool for Agile project management
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TickTick
  • Task management
  • Daily/Weekly Planning
  • Calendaring
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Cons
Open Source
  • The design and user-interface are a little outdated. It looks like a product that was designed ten years ago and doesn't have a polished look and feel like newer apps have.
  • It's not particularly designed to support agile-based project management methodologies such as Scrum.
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TickTick
  • The task reminders are in the form of a notification - it would be nice to have an email option.
  • All tasks due on the same day/time show up as one notification versus separate - this can be hard to separate as far as task planning goes.
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Likelihood to Renew
Open Source
No answers on this topic
TickTick
So far it accomplishes everything I need it to without unnecessary complications. The only reason I can think that I wouldn't renew is if I was required to use something else.
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Usability
Open Source
Redmine is a great product to have in an organization. It's extremely flexible, costs much less to maintain than other alternatives, and as a tool, it is relatively fast to get experienced with. The primary advantages of working with Redmine are: flexible platform, API, open-source and highly configurable, stability.
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TickTick
It is super simple in its set up and easy to learn to use. Many other apps are overly complicated which TickTick is not. It always depende on what features you are looking for but I did not even need to explain anything to those who struggle with newer technology
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Support Rating
Open Source
Redmine is free, easy to use and it's everything you could want in a free project management program. The fact that it has wiki integration and that it can track on such a granular level is amazing. Assigning tasks to other users, such as our development team, is fantastic and ensures we are always up-to-date on where we are what - on what projects.
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TickTick
In all honesty, we have never needed to reach out to TickTick for support.
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Alternatives Considered
Open Source
Jira is a great project management tool for software product life cycle management for an agile environment based on agile methodologies. Jira is an intuitive and modernized user interface design compared with Redmine but Redmine is a lightweight and affordable project management and task tracking solution with its essential features and functionalities.
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TickTick
TickTick has a better UI and UX compared to the other competitors, and the Quick Add feature from any window is a must for inbox task management!
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Return on Investment
Open Source
  • Customers receive updates on all progress made for their issues -- this results in an informed customer who is being given transparency on all steps of our process.
  • Customers have responded well from being able to not have to track down emails and instead come to a central place for requests.
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TickTick
  • Effective tracking of my time and tasks; made me understand the value of my time.
  • Had a streak of 62 days straight where I didn't miss a single planned task.
  • It has become a repository of all the dead tasks, projects, and ideas I can pick up whenever possible.
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