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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OmniFocus

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AOmniFocus is a project management platform for iOS: Mac, iPad, and iPhone. It has features such as task management, Siri capture, and workflow automation.

    $4.99

    per month

    Todoist

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ADoist, a company boasting an entirely globally distributed workforce, offers Todoist, a project management platform emphasizing the needs of a distributed workforce. The application emphasizes tracking events over time with advanced closed task and progress reporting, with custom graphics for sharing or ease of review.

    $8

    per month per user

    Pricing
    OmniFocusTodoist
    Editions & Modules
    Web Add-On Subscription
    $4.99
    per month
    Cross-Platform Subscription
    $9.99
    per month
    OmniFocus 3 Standalone (Mac only)
    $49.99
    per month
    OmniFocus 3 Standalone (iPhone only)
    $49.99
    per month
    Business
    $8
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OmniFocusTodoist
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    OmniFocusTodoist
    Considered Both Products
    The Omni Group
    Chose OmniFocus
    I initially liked how OmniFocus was set up, but over time have gone back to a combination of Evernote and Todoist/Drafts for my daily organizing. This has been strictly from an ease of use and functionality perspective.
    Incentivized
    Chose OmniFocus
    OmniFocus is built for the user with a lot going on - consequently, it does a great job at organizing lots of things in a manageable workload. It's perfect for taking a project and breaking it down into small tasks for yourself or teams. Once you get past the learning curve, …
    Incentivized
    Chose OmniFocus
    OmniFocus is the most robust. Some criticize OmniFocus for focusing too much on task organization and not enough on task execution, and that may be valid depending on one's use-case. However, if you ever find things slipping through the cracks and unable to trust your system, …
    Incentivized
    Chose OmniFocus
    We have used Microsoft One Note and To Do as other ways of increasing organization across our company, however, we don't feel that those tools are appropriate for that use (in the instance of One Note) or as robust (in the instance of To-Do). Both are, however, easy to …
    Incentivized
    Chose OmniFocus
    While Asana and others are more conducive to groups, OmniFocus is the best stand-alone task manager in almost all aspects. The visual appearance, flexibility, ability to script, predefined views, reporting, and performance.
    Incentivized
    Chose OmniFocus
    The closest analog to OmniFocus is Todoist. OmniFocus, however, runs circles around Todoist and every other to-do list and reminder system. OmniFocus is not just best in class, it is in a class by itself.

    I feel somewhat incompetent saying more about how powerful OmniFocus is. …
    Incentivized
    Doist
    Chose Todoist
    I chose Todoist because of its excellent cross platform support. Whether Mac, Windows, Chromebook, iPhone, Android, or Web, Todoist does perhaps the best job of any task manager I've seen of making sure the interface is exactly the same no matter where you are. It makes it …
    Incentivized
    Chose Todoist
    Todoist gives a great cross-platform to-do list app for us. Evernote is great for note-taking, but we like having a separate, compartmentalized to-do list app. It's super flexible and has a great AI for scheduling to-dos. You can simply type "take out the trash at 9 a.m. …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    53 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    55 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    54 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    49 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    52 Answers
    Features
    OmniFocusTodoist
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of OmniFocus and Todoist
    Feature
    OmniFocus
    6.6
    13 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Todoist
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology4.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access9.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of OmniFocus and Todoist
    Feature
    OmniFocus
    2.7
    2 Ratings
    95% below category average
    Todoist
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    OmniFocusTodoist
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Google Tasks
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Google Tasks
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Google Tasks
    Score9.3 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    OmniFocusTodoist
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    9.9
    (80 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    8.6
    (31 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OmniFocusTodoist
    Likelihood to Recommend
    The Omni Group
    1) Great for managing your work and personal activities. 2) One of the best implementations of the Getting Things Done method. 3) Not really suited for collaborative work management; OmniFocus is managed on a per-user basis so you can't share/assign tasks.
    Incentivized
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    Doist
    There have been lots of times when we need to add a new habit into our daily work routines, and having the option to do so in the To-Doist app on the very first screen is incredibly helpful. It's a good reminder, and I believe that professionals who truly appreciate and properly value the implementation of good habits would be very grateful for this feature. It's also a time saver because you don't have to manually type it in every day/week / etc.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    The Omni Group
    • Ease of viewing your projects at a high-level.
    • Ease of viewing what tasks need to be done at the present moment and the sorting of those tasks by availability, due date, start date, needed resources, and project.
    • The visual interface is really nice to work with, the UX/UI is intelligent and intuitive.
    • It's the most extensible software I've used. There is a community of people that publish compatible scripts for Omnifocus at no charge.
    • The code is robust and I've almost never had a bug or a glitch that resulted in issues.
    • The software syncs in the cloud between MacOS and iOS seamlessly and faster than other To-Do software. The sync aspect is available free of charge.
    • The development team at Omnifocus is on top of bugs and they have been adding releases regularly to increase functionality and performance.
    • While OmniFocus adheres to the GTD (Getting things done) principles, it can be used in almost any manner and you aren't stuck with just that methodology.
    Incentivized
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    Doist
    • Free plan offers two viewing options and 4 color themes; paid plans offer more
    • Can integrate with Google Calendar, IFTTT, and Zapier apps
    • Viewing format is pretty uncomplicated, including sidebar, easy on the eyes
    • Importable and exportable data, emails
    • Optional beta testing opportunities (can opt in/opt out at any time)
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    The Omni Group
    • I would really like to see graphic presentations of how I allocate my time, what categories of tasks don't get accomplished, etc.
    • I would like to see OmniFocus include Gantt chart functionality, such as allowing me to see how long it took me to accomplish a task from start to finish. Allowing me to actually input time spent, and seeing it on a Gantt chart, would be icing on the cake.
    Incentivized
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    Doist
    • The Todoist application now works almost identically across all platforms. There is a minor improvement that I would like to see on iOS and that is the ability to show task count by custom filter.
    • In Board view, I want to be able to easily add sub-tasks to a parent task.
    • Besides those two minor improvements, I am extremely happy with the application.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    The Omni Group
    Over the past 4 years of use I still haven't found any product that comes close in terms of capability
    Incentivized
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    Doist
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    The Omni Group
    This is a super usable tool to use. I really like the front-end user experiences, which makes using it really clear
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    Doist
    Excellent features and concept, simple implementation, but the software is not very clear in training new users and communicating features. The occasional unexplained crash or freeze is not handled gracefully by the desktop software, requiring either the user or tech support to manually restart.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    The Omni Group
    OmniFocus has excellent user forums. They're active as well as mature, since the product has been around for years. I've never needed to actually contact customer support because OmniFocus is popular enough that I've always been able to find an answer in the forums, or in an article, or in a YouTube video.
    Incentivized
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    Doist
    I've used Todoist for about three years now and I haven't needed to contact support, which I'm considering a 10 out of 10. Honestly, their platform is so easy to use that I never had to look up a knowledge base or forum to be able to do what I wanted in Todoist. So I'm not sure what their support system looks like or how it works, but I do know that if I haven't needed support, that's also a good sign!
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    The Omni Group
    OmniFocus is built for the user with a lot going on - consequently, it does a great job at organizing lots of things in a manageable workload. It's perfect for taking a project and breaking it down into small tasks for yourself or teams. Once you get past the learning curve, it's quick at adding new tasks. Overall, it's an excellent product.
    Incentivized
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    Doist
    [Todoist: To-Do List & Task Manager] is significantly simpler and cheaper than most of the alternatives and doesn't complicate the management of tasks with a plethora of unnecessary features. While all the alternatives have strong feature sets, what Todoist does better than any of them is manage tasks, in theory the central point of them all.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    The Omni Group
    • OmniFocus keeps our tasks moving forward. Using a free script you can search all your current projects for projects that have no next step assigned to it to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
    • When we serve our clients, the attention to detail we are able to give them comes from accurate tracking of what we need to deliver.
    • We complete projects 25% faster than before and we can see where the bottlenecks are immediate. We have also been forced to document tasks in a more concrete manner which allows for better execution.
    Incentivized
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    Doist
    • Location-based reminders ensured that my staff didn't miss things when they went onsite with a customer. This has led to renewals on a regular basis.
    • Sharing of task visibility for managers with their direct reports has enhanced 1-on-1 meetings and ensured that field coaches kept focused
    • The cost of Todoist vs. the value it creates is a huge selling point for the software. For the price per user, I've found nothing that even comes close!
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Todoist Screenshots

    Screenshot of Todoist's tasks, projects, and deadlines tracking.Screenshot of the task assignment interface.Screenshot of Todoist's project layouts, which allow users to switch between board, calendar or list to track progress and deliver projects on time.Screenshot of the task grouping and filtering feature. This can be done by personal and/or team projects to separate work and life, or to get an overview of both.Product screenshotScreenshot of the project folder organizing feature, used to organize projects by client, department, initiative, or goals.