Ideagen Collaboration Portal vs. Kanban Tool

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ideagen Collaboration Portal
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Ideagen Collaboration Portal , formerly Huddle is Ideagen’s tool supporting teams' work by enabling them to store, share and work on content.
$10
per user/per month
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
Ideagen Collaboration PortalKanban Tool
Editions & Modules
Huddle
$10
per user/per month
Huddle Plus
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Huddle Premier
Contact sales team
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
Ideagen Collaboration PortalKanban Tool
Free Trial
YesYes
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
Ideagen Collaboration PortalKanban Tool
Features
Ideagen Collaboration PortalKanban Tool
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Ideagen Collaboration Portal
7.2
Ratings
7% below category average
Kanban Tool
6.3
Ratings
19% below category average
Task Management9.10 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Scheduling4.50 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Workflow Automation4.50 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Mobile Access6.40 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Search6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools10.00 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
Ideagen Collaboration Portal
8.8
Ratings
11% above category average
Kanban Tool
-
Ratings
Chat10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications4.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Surveys9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Ideagen Collaboration Portal
7.6
Ratings
3% below category average
Kanban Tool
-
Ratings
Versioning9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Ideagen Collaboration Portal
-
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
Ideagen Collaboration PortalKanban Tool
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Ideagen Collaboration PortalKanban Tool
Likelihood to Recommend
If you must simultaneously edit documents on a project, Huddle is not a good option. Also, if your team is not technically savvy, the learning curve can be challenging. Finally, if you need hundreds or thousands of people working on a project, Huddle might not be the right choice. I think it is better for teams under 100 people.
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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
  • Usability is excellent.
  • Makes it easy to track who has worked on what.
  • Makes older versions of your files available.
  • Sharing documents is super simple.
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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 desktop app is occasionally unreliable and it is never easy to get to the bottom of it with the tech support people...
  • Tasks are virtually useless as they have no context. We want tasks to be against documents so we can make our workflow more formal but they are not, so we don't use them. A reimplementation of to do and calendar facilities with files/documents as the context would make a huge difference to us.
  • The Huddle Office plugins are a great idea, but they cause us far too many Word and Excel crashes so we have to turn them off.
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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
Huddle is very easy to use whether you are a new user or you have used it for years, it is an incredibly intuitive system that is so simple to teach to new users, the lock feature prevents important documents from being edited accidentally, while the edit features allow for true collaborative working
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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
No answers on this topic
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
Oh Slack is more expensive and Huddle gets exactly what we need done, not much to say other than they have proven themselves and we can go confidently with them knowing if there's an issue we'll get the support we need
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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
  • This has made it a lot easier for remote workers to access important documents without needing to use the VPN at home (which does not always work).
  • It clearly shows who updated the last document and when so it is clear who you need to ask if you have questions or something.
  • We have used it in client settings, so this saves money as we do not need to request a separate client laptop or VPN token.
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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

Ideagen Collaboration Portal Screenshots

Screenshot of Document collaborationScreenshot of Document approval trackingScreenshot of Mobile apps that support remote productivityScreenshot of Android & iOS apps to stay connected while on the moveScreenshot of Huddle Overview

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.