If a more intuitive project management software option exists than Trello, I’ll dress up as a burrito and beg for free Chipotle.Ī quick peek at the alignment of the cards lets users know how far along a project is-and what to work on next.
They use a method called Kanban, a project management system developed by a former Toyota vice president, Taiichi Ohno, which allows users to move cards-representative of tasks-to create a visual representation of where a project is in development. Trello costs a grand total of zero dollars and no cents. Small businesses may struggle with the free version of Bitrix24 solely because of its limitation on user profiles-and the jump to $99 per month may be a non-starter if you’re cash-strapped. It also acts as a DropBox alternative-the free version offers5GB of cloud storage for easy document sharing-and, for just25¢ a month, businesses can add an additional gigabyte. The PM features are outstanding: Bitrix24 offers Gantt charts, layered task options, time tracking and management, and even employee workload planning.īitrix24 also makes real-time communication a breeze with group chat, videoconferencing, and instant messenger. Users can choose whether to use Bitrix24 in the cloud or self-host on the company’s own server. The features rival those of PM’s current go-to software: BaseCamp. Bitrix24 is a project management system entirely free for up to12 users, with an option to upgrade to more for $99 per month.