Todoist vs. ZenTao

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Todoist
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Doist, 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
ZenTao
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Product management: product, story, backlog, plan, release and roadmap Project management: project, Sprint, task, build and burndown chart Test management: bug, test case, test request and test result CI: Jenkins integration, automation testing, ZTF Document management: product document library, project document library and customized document library Work management: todo management and my task/ bug/ story/ project Company management:…N/A
Pricing
TodoistZenTao
Editions & Modules
Business
$8
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
TodoistZenTao
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Todoist
-
Ratings
ZenTao
8.0
Ratings
4% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
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User Ratings
TodoistZenTao
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.6
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
TodoistZenTao
Likelihood to Recommend
[Todoist: To-Do List & Task Manager is] fantastic for small teams or for personal use. Really simple and easy to use so requires very little in the way of onboarding and gets people engaged quickly in the tasks they need to complete. May not be perfect where more complex usage is required but integrates with other tools so time tracking and other add ons are more than possible through other tools.
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Our own dev team has been using ZenTao to manage so many of the products we have been developed, we use it to manage product backlog, sprint, task, bug, and case. We have been using this tool so much and we don't think we will immigrate to any other software. Thanks ZenTao, you earn an 8 from us.
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Pros
  • Being able to manage tasks across multiple devices and platforms is absolutely critical to me. If I am out of the office, the tasks will be on my phone. But they are also readily accessible on the web, on my desktop, and on my iPad.
  • There are several ways to organize your tasks... via Projects, Labels, Boards, Lists, etc. that allow users to use Todoist to fit their productivity workflow. I use them all and I have been delighted to see how Todoist has continued to improve and advance the Todoist application over the years.
  • I rely extensively on recurring tasks which allow me to never forget a birthday, monthly submission, chore at home, etc. Todoist offers many ways to manage recurring tasks, such as, "every week", "every April 8", "every fourth Thursday in November", etc.
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  • Test management tool.
  • Application management tool.
  • Email reminder and instant messenger integration.
  • Calendar.
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Cons
  • Task Dependencies - Particularly for business projects, I'd love if we could make one team member's task dependent on another's where we could say "do this task 3 days after another one is complete"
  • No Two Factor Authentication - For me personally, I like to keep all my passwords secure and backed up by two-factor authentication. Just wish this was something Todoist offered!
  • Adding Start Date & End Date - Sometimes I set an end date farther in the future, but I'm not alerted that I need to be working on it before then to achieve that due date. If I look at the "Next 7 Days" section, I can see upcoming tasks, but ideally, I'd love to be able to set a start date and an end date so it could appear in today's tasks without needing to be completed today.
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  • [I feel] they should provide an update.
  • It is buggy [in my experience].
  • [I believe] its interface needs more improvement and should be less complicated for beginners especially.
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Usability
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.
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Support Rating
I've been able to find answers to any questions I have in the support documents. You can explore key features and view ideas and best practices for getting organized with Todoist. You can also fill out a support form to submit a request for customized help if you run into anything not covered in the support documents.
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Alternatives Considered
Todoist is more focused on its goal than Google Keeps and is far more intuitive to use. For example, with just a click we see immediately that Todoist provides a way to distill tasks so that we only see what's immediately pertinent to us, via the Filters (which can be customized and set to various priority levels). Also, Todoist's project board is something Google Keep doesn't even offer, it really can't even compete with Todoist simply because Todoist does so much more and was obviously designed with the business professional in mind.
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The features and the flexibility in Workfront were less and were not so sufficient for us as we needed something more. We were paying a high rate for almost nothing in the case of Workfront. So ZenTao is a perfect option when it comes to project management and we have witnessed an uplift in our business after ZenTao.
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Return on Investment
  • A good project management tool for daily completing/recycling my customers' project line items--time to value.
  • Incomplete items stay on the list where I can see them and reschedule easily if needed--time to value.
  • Built-in completion metrics for reviewing project completion success--time to value, and indirectly, customer satisfaction.
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  • It can improve the employee experience, and in turn engagement, by ensuring that staff members’ interaction with the ZenTao in their daily work is positive and productive.
  • Project management is smoother and improves your work efficiency.
  • Compared with other project management software on the market, ZenTao's price is very affordable.
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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.Screenshot of Screenshot of the project folder organizing feature, used to organize projects by client, department, initiative, or goals.

ZenTao Screenshots

Screenshot of Dashboard. Overview of your product, projects, bugs, tasks, test, and todos.Screenshot of Task and timelineScreenshot of Git/SVN Repository and Jenkins integrationScreenshot of Drag and drop to manage todos.Screenshot of Report a bug and convert it to a story/task by one-click.Screenshot of Sprint overview.