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Flowlu

Score8.1 out of 10

56 Reviews and Ratings

What is Flowlu?

Flowlu is a business operating platform from Cloud Solutions Global FZCO, based in Dubai. Designed to contain all essential tools for project, task, finance, and customer management, Flowlu provides an overview of everything that is going on in a company.

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Top Performing Features

  • Support for Agile Methodology

    Agile is a time boxed, iterative approach to development that builds software incrementally instead of trying to deliver it all at once near the end.

    Category average: 8.1

  • Email integration

    Email integration allows work requests to be made directly from email.

    Category average: 8.3

  • Invoicing

    Ability to create, manage and send invoices to clients during or after completion of a project

    Category average: 7.6

Areas for Improvement

  • Support for Waterfall Methodology

    Waterfall methodology is a tradition development method that is linear and sequential.

    Category average: 7.9

  • Mobile Access

    Mobile access is the ability to access the software from a smartphone or tablet.

    Category average: 8

  • Integration with accounting software

    Real-time, two-way sync with accounting or financial software to facilitate project and financial reporting

    Category average: 8.3

Comprehensive solution for project management and CRM

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We needed a complete solution for online business management. Flowlu delivered it and more.

Pros

  • Flowlu is a comprehensive solution for project management and CRM software. Especially when you don’t want to have a dozen separate systems and drown in integration efforts.

Cons

  • Although most functions are well documented, some features require reaching out to support to set up correctly.

Return on Investment

  • Flowlu eliminates a lot of manual work through collaboration and automation functions saving countless work hours.

Other Software Used

Zapier, Sellics, Jungle Scout

Usability

stop wasting time by searching for the right buttons - Flowlu is intuitive

Pros

  • The system of adding only the features you need by installing as separated modules makes it easy to learn without being overwhelmed by the lots of features.
  • I really like its structure and clear interface. Not wasting much time by searching for the right buttons and settings. Looks like the developers use their own tool for everyday work
  • Flowlu offers a custom domain option to fully integrate fully it into our company toolbox. This helps offering a seamless experience for our clients.
  • The elaborated invoice module was the final argument for us to switch to Flowlu.

Cons

  • The subtasks of subtasks are not nested. All Subtasks are on the same level. This needs improvement for our project management needs
  • So far it is not fully translated into German but it is obviously on its way.
  • They could offer more storage space to their plans.

Return on Investment

  • improved ROI
  • time saving especially for invoicing
  • improved customer relations

Other Software Used

ClickUp, ActiveCampaign, Infinity

Usability

Easy and Collaborative Multi Task Management

Pros

  • Flowlu goes till nth level in tasks
  • It has email integrated
  • It is a collaborative system

Cons

  • Some more reporting is required
  • it should integrate with whatsapp
  • Flowlu should also start customer support applications

Return on Investment

  • It is saving man hours
  • We know what is to be done on daily basis
  • The tasks are tracked

Alternatives Considered

Trello

Other Software Used

Zoho CRM, Zoho Books, Trello

Usability

Go With the Flow

Pros

  • Project management
  • Business process design
  • Invoicing
  • Client management
  • Business automation

Cons

  • Client portal

Return on Investment

  • Improved client communication
  • Easier staff onboarding

Alternatives Considered

Nifty and Trello

Other Software Used

Nifty, Trello

Usability

Great 360 solution for any small to medium size business

Pros

  • The process from lead to finished project
  • Project Management
  • The width of apps and possibilites

Cons

  • No native forms
  • No native integrations to popular form builders
  • Google drive integration isnt available everywhere

Return on Investment

  • It has given us a great overview of all our processes
  • It has saved us from a lot of manual work through automation

Usability