Resource Guru vs. Taskworld

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Resource Guru
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Resource Guru is presented as a fast, flexible way to schedule teams and projects. It enables users to: Manage people, equipment, and meeting rooms in one place Assign work, book time off, and edit schedules in seconds Track availability in real-time and avoid unrealistic workloads Keep a team up-to-date with personal dashboards and daily schedule emails Analyze utilization rates, clients, and projects for more accurate project forecasts and…
$4.16
per month per user
Taskworld
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Taskworld is a project management solution built around task management and collaboration capabilities.
$8
per month per user
Pricing
Resource GuruTaskworld
Editions & Modules
Grasshopper Plan
$4.16
per user, per month
Blackbelt Plan
$6.65
per user, per month
Master Plan
$10
per user, per month
Free
$0
Premium
$8
per month per user
Business
$15
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Resource GuruTaskworld
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPlans are billed annually.
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Features
Resource GuruTaskworld
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Resource Guru
8.8
3 Ratings
14% above category average
Taskworld
7.4
2 Ratings
3% below category average
Resource Management8.93 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Scheduling8.63 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Team Collaboration9.02 Ratings9.22 Ratings
Task Management00 Ratings8.82 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings6.92 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings5.52 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
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Resource Guru
8.0
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Taskworld
-
Ratings
Project & financial reporting8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Resource GuruTaskworld
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(3 ratings)
5.7
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
4.7
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Resource GuruTaskworld
Likelihood to Recommend
Resource Guru
It is very well suited when different branches of the company reside in different countries or time zones. It allows the project manager to efficiently keep track of the progress of their team members. It reduces the need for intensive calls where the manager asks for an extensive check in and update from each individual person. It also allows the project manager to update tasks and timelines as needed.
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Taskworld Inc.
I don't know anything about pricing, but if Taskworld were an inexpensive choice I would say it works fairly well for small to mid-sized companies with complex workflows. It's great for managing tasks that move through multiple-stage pipelines that aren't necessarily linear. However, depending on the price it's not worth the spend for all the technical difficulties it brought. Our company was relatively small (60 employees) and yet we constantly faced "server issues" and bugs and even software-wide crashes that seriously impacted our ability to do business. If you choose to go with Taskworld, be sure you have a solid disaster-management plan in place just in case, because chances are you'll experience bugs on a weekly basis
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Pros
Resource Guru
  • We can color by client, project, booker for clear picture.
  • There are filters to select particular resources for need of our event.
  • We can easily see booked and free time.
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Taskworld Inc.
  • Task Management - It's super easy to track progress on Taskworld. If your team keeps up with it, you'll never wonder where in the project someone is, because it's marked.
  • Project checklists - Having these to organize out smaller portions of the tasks makes everything so much easier and helps keep track of progress.
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Cons
Resource Guru
  • lacks real-time logging button
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Taskworld Inc.
  • Taskworld crashed ALL THE TIME. It was so frustrating. You'd notice certain functions not working (like adding an additional location or reassigning a task) and then the whole thing would go down. We lost at least 3 individual business days due to Taskworld acting up.
  • We often requested features and bug fixes that took forever to be resolved. Taskworld staff was responsive, but issues took too long to resolve. As a small example, the GIF functionality of chat and task communication was down for weeks with no explanation.
  • Small glitches were frequent and obnoxious. We had to clear caches all the time in hopes that we'd be able to use Taskworld the way it was intended. There were many times employees didn't get notified of their "@ mentions" or weren't seeing notifications at all. It was a nightmare of death by a thousand cuts.
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Support Rating
Resource Guru
No answers on this topic
Taskworld Inc.
I can't say too much about the support we've gotten from Taskworld, because we haven't needed it. There haven't been any issues we've to have to reach out about because it works too well. Given the quality of the application, I'm sure the quality of the support follows.
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Alternatives Considered
Resource Guru
Resource Guru is the only product of it's kind that I have used regularly. Slack is comparable in allowing communication between teams, but doesn't have nearly the functionality of Resource Guru. Resource Guru is the only product that I am aware of that manages tasks and deadlines between various team members, and can be accessed by all members.
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Taskworld Inc.
We used Basecamp very briefly before switching over to Taskworld. Basecamp wasn't nearly as dynamic as Taskworld and served more as a static archive than an active workflow software.
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Return on Investment
Resource Guru
  • It's easy to assign work to the resources.
  • Resources can be filtered with various criteria as per the project needs.
  • We get clear picture of assigned tasks and hence project progress.
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Taskworld Inc.
  • Efficient task assigning and management
  • No stories left behind! It's too easy to track what's been worked on.
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ScreenShots

Resource Guru Screenshots

Screenshot of Simple, drag-and-drop schedulingScreenshot of Focus in on specific groups of resourcesScreenshot of Helps with utilization and capacity managementScreenshot of Manages sick days, holidays, and any other types of time off.Screenshot of A single resource poolScreenshot of Repeats weekly, fortnightly, monthly and yearly