IBM B2B Cloud Services vs. Kanban Tool

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM B2B Cloud Services
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
IBM B2B Cloud Services provide capabilities for streamlining on-boarding of trading partners. It also allows shared business process to be handled more effectively due to better visibility and control.N/A
Kanban Tool
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Kanban Tool is a visual project management application based on Kanban that helps companies visualize workflow, track project progress, analyze and improve business processes. Some key features include: time tracking and time reports, real-time collaboration and Kaban analytics.
$6
per month per user
Pricing
IBM B2B Cloud ServicesKanban Tool
Editions & Modules
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Kanban Tool Team
$6
per month per user
Kanban Tool Enterprise
$11
per month per user
Kanban Tool On-Site Team
$720
per year per 10-user pack
Kanban Tool On-Site Enterprise
$1,320
per year per 10-user pack
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM B2B Cloud ServicesKanban Tool
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
IBM B2B Cloud ServicesKanban Tool
Features
IBM B2B Cloud ServicesKanban Tool
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM B2B Cloud Services
8.2
Ratings
6% above category average
Kanban Tool
6.3
Ratings
19% below category average
Task Management8.70 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.90 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Scheduling8.70 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.70 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Mobile Access6.60 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Search8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings3.90 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
IBM B2B Cloud Services
8.4
Ratings
6% above category average
Kanban Tool
-
Ratings
Chat7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Surveys8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook9.60 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM B2B Cloud Services
8.3
Ratings
6% above category average
Kanban Tool
-
Ratings
Versioning8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
IBM B2B Cloud Services
-
Ratings
Kanban Tool
5.7
Ratings
28% below category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM B2B Cloud ServicesKanban Tool
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
IBM B2B Cloud ServicesKanban Tool
Likelihood to Recommend
Improve responsiveness by supporting any data type or format with over 300,000 pre-connected trading entities. Fast implementations and lower start up costs provided by IBM B2B Cloud Services solutions. One solution to help you consolidate disparate file transfer activity
and facilities, making them easier to integrate with your internal
systems
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Most users looking at Kanban Tool will ultimately have a process that they work through. This is a great tool and very flexible for any business. Take your time to really review your process and the stages of the process. Kanban Tool will make it clear visually so you can see bottlenecks and areas to improve. I think this tool can be adapted to any company or process.
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Pros
  • The product works well with CRM packages like Microsoft CRM.
  • It provides a well designed, automated system of marketing communications with limited interactions from staff.
  • The system works very well with different types of platforms including mobile web services.
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  • It provides a good basic overview of where tasks are on a timeline (particularly helpful for a pull-based approach).
  • It provides a good collaborative space to have multiple folks commenting on multiple tasks.
  • It does a good job of managing very basic visual elements of an agile development cycle.
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Cons
  • The learning curve is steep on this product. My group had to do a lot of training to feel like we were up to speed on the product.
  • I would definitely recommend some in-house training for employees about to use this product. This will help employees get the most out of the product for a better ROI.
  • The user interface could use a refresh. Seems to be a bit stale compared to a few other products we looked at.
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  • Kanban does not show the task or story clearly. You have to open the project separately to view the details of the project.
  • Kanban gives a higher level project management view but it lacks customization and personal settings features.
  • I would like to see Kanban provide mobile access to their tool, data, and board. This would be very useful for all companies and provide an increase in efficiency and productivity.
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Likelihood to Renew
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We are more likely than not to renew our use of Kanban. Even with its limits, it still is a good product that fulfills our needs.
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Usability
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The integration with Teams is well suited. This works wonderful for my
company. Our team can easily prioritize tasks based on their importance.
It help our team identify and reduce inefficiencies in workflow. With
great visibility in data our team can make informed decisions. Ensuring
clear accountability and responsibility of team members
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Support Rating
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This is the best tool I had a chance to work with- since I started to use it I saved a lot of time and I made my work go smoothly.
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Alternatives Considered
We went with IBM B2B Cloud Services because we felt that IBM has a very long track record of delivering enterprise-ready solutions to their customers. IBM professional services came in and clearly explained how they would help us integrate our current business process into the IBM B2B Cloud Services product. This gave us the confidence and trust to go with IBM over a lesser-known competitor.
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Kanban is superior to Scrum and AGILE because it can visually organize all your projects and data into one board. Kanban integrates with JIRA which digs deeper into the project data when it is needed. By integrating Kanban with JIRA, you don't need any other tool for project management that is effective for both the business and the development teams. Kanban is recommended for any user groups who wish to increase their efficiency to deliver products, transparency for all users and on-time productivity.
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Return on Investment
  • Positive - Good transparency
  • Positive - Good sharing capabilities
  • Negative - Not able to support large datasets
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  • Better communication and organization of ongoing projects.
  • We are a very small team, with many areas to work on. Having everything in one system gives us a lot of visibility.
  • Greatly reduced costs from using other tools that were much more expensive.
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ScreenShots

Kanban Tool Screenshots

Screenshot of Visual project management tool - Kanban board from Kanban Tool.Screenshot of The collection of Power-Ups form Kanban ToolScreenshot of Kanban Tool board example, with My Work widget, Recurring and Postponed Tasks visible in the side panel. User's own background selected.Screenshot of Kanban Tool  board example. Default light theme applied.Screenshot of Kanban Tool - an open card view, with comments in the side panel. The choice of what fields show on cards is with the user.Screenshot of Kanban Tool's free Power-Ups  for user's own activation.