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    Brightpod

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ABrightpod is a cloud-based project, task and content management software built with marketing & creative teams in mind. Brightpod helps bring visibility to all the work across teams. With Brightpod, teams can create workflows, delegate tasks, setup their editorial calendar, and manage digital content strategies in the cloud. A few practical uses include i) collaboration on an upcoming social media campaign, ii) keeping a working editorial calendar, iii) creating workflows to help similar…

    $19

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    Microsoft To Do

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft To Do replaces the former Wunderlist task management tool.N/A
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    BrightpodMicrosoft To Do
    Editions & Modules
    Brightpod
    $19.00
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    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Brightpod (DeskAway)
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    94%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    88%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    93%
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    Features
    BrightpodMicrosoft To Do
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Brightpod and Microsoft To Do
    Feature
    Brightpod
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Microsoft To Do
    7.0
    74 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Task Management9.02 Ratings8.074 Ratings
    Resource Management8.01 Ratings7.040 Ratings
    Scheduling8.02 Ratings5.056 Ratings
    Team Collaboration8.02 Ratings7.867 Ratings
    Document Management4.02 Ratings6.937 Ratings
    Email integration9.02 Ratings6.040 Ratings
    Mobile Access9.02 Ratings10.070 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking9.01 Ratings6.613 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings4.58 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings6.433 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings5.117 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings6.316 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Brightpod and Microsoft To Do
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    Ratings
    Microsoft To Do
    6.5
    7 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings7.96 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BrightpodMicrosoft To Do
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (74 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
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    Usability
    8.0
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    8.0
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    Availability
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    Performance
    7.3
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    6.0
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    7.6
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    Implementation Rating
    9.1
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    BrightpodMicrosoft To Do
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    I like Brightpod. We used their previous product, DeskAway, which we actually liked a bit more for our needs (cannot remember why now as we've found workarounds over the last three years!). It is good for us, and we need to organize multiple task lists for multiple clients. We need to be able to monitor task progression and completion, as well as to track time by resource. We need to prioritize and focus our resources, and we need to review time tracking/performance reports. All possible in Brightpod. We especially like the access we can give to clients, which is on a task list basis, so they can see some task lists in their pod but not others, which allows us to not overwhelm them with unnecessary info, but at the same time, accomplish the detailed tracking we need.
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    Microsoft
    It's such a simple and effective tool! If you need an app to safely store your To-do's and make sure you stay on top of things, this is it. You can divide tasks lists into folders (like "home" and "business"), share the lists with co-workers, set notifications, even mark items as a priority. It's great for smaller, day-to-day tasks but if you need something to manage a bigger project or a team, you should look into more robust project management tools. Although this is a great app, it cannot replace tools like TeamWork, Basecamp etc. But they work great together
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    Pros
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    • A very visually pleasing layout of projects in a Kanban style view.
    • Keeps all communication on a task or project in one place, so that everyone is on the same page.
    • Great template system for recurring projects like onboarding or deploying a specific service that has a defined timeline.
    • Flexile recurring tasks.
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    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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    Cons
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    • Reports.
    • Team Member workload.
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    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.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    It's working very well for our organization.
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    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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    Usability
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    Brightpod is easy to use. We have several levels of users, some are from outside the USA and some are here. We needed something that could be used by programmers, coders, technical project managers, marketing individuals, and administrators. We get a thumbs up from all these user types. The system is hardly ever down, so we are able to use 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
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    Microsoft
    The actual user interface and the way to navigate around the app is very intuitive and easy to learn/use which would make me give it a high ranking, but the syncing issues drop down my rating because there are times where you add an item to the list and then it just disappears. Then when you add it again the sync will happen and now you have duplicates. The other negative with the usability is adding extra information to an item, such as files or comments or assignments. You can do it but it's difficult to tell which items have this information from the main screen. You have to click on them individually.
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    Support Rating
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    Customer Support was fast and helpful.
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    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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    Implementation Rating
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    SaaS is the way forward :)
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    Microsoft
    Wunderlist giving 100% work satisfaction for me and my organization
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    Alternatives Considered
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    Brightpod was definitely the most attractive and we felt like it had the least amount of clutter. We hated how Wrike handled recurring tasks. ActiveCollab just seemed to have some complexity that we didn't need. The Brightpod developers are very responsive and were able to fix bugs quickly.
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    Microsoft
    Wunderlist is the cleanest of all these products, and also the most functional. It performs exactly like you would expect a to-do app to work, and you can make it as simple or as complex as you want. Trello boards were too much for my employees to comprehend and they could never get the hang of it. Microsoft TO-DO is just a stripped down remake of Wunderlist and will be a while before it catches up (if it ever does). Todoist is the most similar to me, and it was mostly an aesthetic choice that made me choose Wunderlist.
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    Return on Investment
    Brightpod (DeskAway)
    • Increased employee efficiency
    • Ability to have remote teams
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    Microsoft
    • Productivity Increase - Knowing exactly what I need to do and when makes sure that I am on the right track, working on the right project and task at the right time, and not missing anything (or wasting my time on tasks that don't move the needle).
    • I'm delivering and following through on projects (big and small) without worrying about if I'm missing anything. This has helped specifically in product releases. One task I used to be late on every year was holiday greeting card releases in May. No one is ever ready to design holiday cards in April, so I wasn't even thinking about it. However, retail shops are buying their holiday products in the summer. I would always remember September as the weather started to change, which would lead me to miss out on the bulk of retail shop sales. With Microsoft To-Do, I mapped out the entire project, starting with designing 3 Hanukkah cards, to 3 Christmas cards, to printing them, photographing them, listing them, and marketing them. All with deadlines attached. Every detail was planned out in a doable way. For two years in a row, I did not miss out on this release and my sales have increased 300% year-over-year in part because of my release planning in Microsoft To-Do.
    • Do you know those tasks that pop up in meetings that you write down somewhere and then sometimes just completely forget? No? Just me? Either way, I used to have them scattered in notepads, sticky notes, and notebooks, and a lot would be lost in the wind. With Microsoft To-Do, I take all of those to-dos gathered during the day and add them to my to-do list with a deadline at the end of my work day. Now, I never miss anything.
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