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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kanban Tool

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AKanban 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

    Microsoft Teams

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Teams combines video conferencing software with team collaboration tools. The communications platform allows MS Office users to conduct conference calls and share files via SharePoint, and join or initiate a group chat.

    $4.80

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Kanban ToolMicrosoft Teams
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Microsoft Teams Essentials
    $4.80
    per month per user
    Microsoft Teams Enterprise
    $5.25
    per month (paid yearly) per user
    Microsoft Teams Enterprise
    $5.25
    per month per user
    Microsoft 365 Business Basic
    $7.20
    per month per user
    Microsoft 365 Business Standard
    $15
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Kanban ToolMicrosoft Teams
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discounts are available for non profit organizations.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Kanban ToolMicrosoft Teams
    Considered Both Products
    Shore Labs
    No answer on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    201 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    180 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    202 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    115 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    139 Answers
    Features
    Kanban ToolMicrosoft Teams
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Kanban Tool and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Kanban Tool
    6.3
    13 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Microsoft Teams
    4.1
    192 Ratings
    61% below category average
    Task Management8.513 Ratings4.8147 Ratings
    Resource Management6.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts1.03 Ratings3.176 Ratings
    Scheduling6.111 Ratings3.8162 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.311 Ratings3.7101 Ratings
    Team Collaboration6.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology7.311 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology3.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management6.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration7.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.510 Ratings5.2184 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management3.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings4.1169 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings4.0118 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Kanban Tool and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Kanban Tool
    5.7
    6 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Microsoft Teams
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates5.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing5.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting3.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Kanban Tool and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Kanban Tool
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Teams
    5.7
    201 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings5.5200 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings4.9199 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings5.3187 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings4.6112 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings3.9122 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings6.547 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings5.743 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.1156 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Kanban Tool and Microsoft Teams
    Feature
    Kanban Tool
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Teams
    4.6
    186 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings4.7130 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings4.0158 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings4.6160 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings5.5173 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings4.9156 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings3.6117 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings5.353 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings4.3132 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Kanban ToolMicrosoft Teams
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Flock
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Google Keep
    Score9.9 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Kanban ToolMicrosoft Teams
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (13 ratings)
    5.4
    (278 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    3.7
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    5.2
    (62 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    8.3
    (113 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Kanban ToolMicrosoft Teams
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Shore Labs
    Kanban is well suited for a fast-paced working environment for larger teams who want continuous communication with users. Kanban is good for rapid development and daily meetings for updates and statuses. Kanban is less suited for smaller teams or groups who don't require collaboration and constant communication with involved users. Kanban is time-consuming and it takes additional effort outside of your regular work to maintain and manage the tool.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Positive: The virtual workspace created for a work team within the same company, for the resemblance of information and communications in one place.Negative: The access for members of a non-profit organization who have external emails from the host but need the same access as an internal person since their volunteer work is part of the very core of the federation.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Shore Labs
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Virtual meetings - ease of set up and execution
    • File sharing! We build channels for projects, and being able to invite only project members is huge!
    • Peer-to-peer communications - being able to "ping" one of my colleagues, either text, video or call-only, on-demand, is what runs our business.
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    Cons
    Shore Labs
    • 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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    Microsoft
    • The feature of notifications in the mobile application could be improved. Sometimes notifications of different teams are not visible and are only visible when the application is opened.
    • It uses lots of computational resources while running and thus, slows down the system sometimes.
    • It allows a few channels per team. The number of channels could be increased for better productivity.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Shore Labs
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Teams is included with our Office 365 subscription and we have no intention of migrating off of Office 365 and Microsoft products. Since Microsoft Teams is included for free with our Office 365 subscription, and since we enjoy all the features, benefits, and functionality, there is no question that our team will continue to use the product
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Shore Labs
    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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    Microsoft
    User experience has been much better than the previous Skype for Business app. It has an easy-to-use interface with persistent chats. The search feature is very fast and useful. MS Teams has mostly focused on Collaboration and team building features which are very useful for organizational communications. Since Teams is accessible from multiple platforms like Laptop, Desktop, Mobile phones, etc it has been very convenient from a Mobility perspective.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Shore Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Rare, but outages do happen
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    Performance
    Shore Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Sometimes about once a week I get a message that says "Sorry, there seems to be something wrong". But it goes away in a few minutes.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Shore Labs
    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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    Microsoft
    Using Microsoft Teams has resulted in much faster business communications with both co-workers and consultants. There has been little need for support with this software as the interface is very intuitive and the product is overall very well designed. We did encounter an issue with the built-in phone service, however, this was quickly resolved by the support team.
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    Implementation Rating
    Shore Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    I find everything I need for my day-to-day work.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Shore Labs
    We've only tried JIRA Agile and KanbanFlow before. Kanban Tool was the one that our team actually liked and enjoyed working with. Also - it's been much easier to get started with and to understand than some of the other two (JIRA in particular). Although JIRA has many more features that we would have possibly used, the user feedback on it was so poor we were afraid that the negativity would create time wasted and less "job satisfaction" amongst the team.
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    Microsoft
    Our company and IT department previously used Skype for our communication needs. Skype was not dependable in my opinion, because it seems each time I used it during a call and/or a meeting, I and several other team members would get disconnected more than once. This caused a great interruption of our meeting, caused team members to have to ask others to repeat themselves and caused a general lack of interest in employee attendance during meetings.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Shore Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Honestly, this tool is worth every penny. Yes, it's not free and you pay for the quality of services and the license. But the ROI and the benefits are all there. Also, the renewal, negotiation, and contract terms are all very well explained by our Microsoft account manager, and she's a charm.
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    Scalability
    Shore Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    It does not appear to have a limit to how many teams and employees we can have using it
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Shore Labs
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    I used Skype for Business to take calls, hold conferences, and provide remote assistance to users. Microsoft Teams, on the other hand, is superior to Skype for Business in my opinion. My job entails a lot of screen sharing.
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    Return on Investment
    Shore Labs
    • 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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    Microsoft
    • I'm not sure I can point to a specific ROI, but it has improved our ability to communicate and work more effectively together.
    • It's also nice to have records of every interaction, photo, and document that has been shared. Less chance of something completely disappearing.
    Incentivized
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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.