5 Top Trello Alternatives in 2020

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5 Top Trello Alternatives in 2020

An optimized and perfectly designed project management system helps your team to accomplish
the tasks at the right time, to manage them efficiently and to deal with the budget constraints.
Moreover, innovative project management software is also effective for resource allocation.
You may find a range of project management tools in the present market. One of the popular
tools, used by the corporate team and project managers, is Trello.

It has integrated visual boards, where you may add your tasks. The drag-and-drop makes it easy
to use task cards. However, for a big team, Trello can make your tasks messy. Thus, we have
made a list of Trello alternatives in 2020.

1. Asana

Asana is one of the favourite tools to manage tasks and to let your team collaborate. You may
use Asana for assigning tasks, viewing progress and communicating with one another. Asana is
one of the responsive, fast, feature-rich, project management applications. Besides, it also helps
you in sharing notes and attachments. You may add due dates for every task and get email
notifications from others. While your file size is within 100MB, you can easily add that file.

However, only the CSV and JSON files are transportable to a different app. The free version of
Asana enables you to add 15 members. You will be able to deal with an unlimited number of
tasks with this free version. For more convenience, you may integrate Salesforce, Dropbox,
Slack, Google Calendar, and other apps.

Pros-
· Customizable dashboard
· A variety of integrations
· Store data securely

Cons
· No time tracking
· Intricate features

2. Zentao

Freelancers and businesses of any size can choose this software for managing projects. It is one
of the best alternatives of Trello that is available in the market. You may install this software in
your Windows, MAC, Android or iOS device. Moreover, the software also runs on Cloud
platform.

Zentao is a decent tool for managing your products and capturing the feedback to solve issues.
You may also use it as the open-source ALM tool and Scrum tool. It includes modules, like QA
management, Project Management and Product Management. Besides, you may manage the
tasks and stories and track the bugs.

Zentao comes with several exciting features. For instance, percent-complete Tracking is one of
the features, helping you to know the part of a task, done by your team. Through the Task
Management feature, you can record every step of a product development life cycle.
Furthermore, there is a time tracking feature, enabling you to identify the number of hours,
needed to do work.

The open-source Zentao tool is available in a free version for new users. However, to get several
sophisticated features, you can invest in Zentao Pro and Zentao Enterprise. These two premium
versions help you to add an unlimited number of users.

Pros
 Sprint management
 Manages routines, documents, OPS, feedback and story
 User-friendly software
 Works on any platform

Cons
No complaint from the users

3. Jira
Jira Software is a project management software. You can set up the tasks and manage the
workflow very easily. The roadmap is one of the features, presenting the big and clear picture of
your project. You may communicate with stakeholders and ensure the presence of every team
member in one dashboard.

Moreover, the dashboard reveals centralized and real-time information of any project. At any
time, you can find the updated info on any task. The workflow is also customizable by activating
and deactivating some features with a click. You may embed tools for test case management.

While you are looking for agile project management software, you can choose Jira. Your
development team and QA team will be able to make comments. Furthermore, you may also
integrate Hipchat, Bitbucket, Zephyr and other add-ons.

Pros
 Best for scrum masters and QA team
 Vast storage of any type of file
 Easy to track project

Cons
Complicated platform
4. Smartsheet

Smartsheet is one of the project management tools, imitating the look of a spreadsheet. You may
also use a mobile version of Smartsheet app. However, this version does not have auto-saving
feature. Thus, for saving your work automatically, you can choose web application.

You can have a view of the data in any way. For instance, you may have a calendar view, project
view or card view. By assessing the data, you can find out the performance metrics of your work.
In addition to the storage solutions, Smartsheet also helps you in sharing files. You can create
and organize your team while maintaining consistent communication.

One of the stressful tasks of project managers is to create reports. It is much time-consuming to
use the right inputs for creating reports. However, Smartsheet has reduced your hassle, as it
works as a report builder. You can quickly gather data and develop the report automatically.

Pros
 Effective resource and task management
 Permission-driven access
 Automatic update requests

Cons
No innovative UI

5. Microsoft Project

As one of the reliable project management platforms, Microsoft Project is integrated with a
variety of features. Any small and large business can choose this product. Gantt charts are
customizable, helping you to view your project workflows at any time.

Moreover, you may rely on this software to track your work and regular tasks. It is easy to
monitor your resources by using Microsoft Project. You may also add many panels to your charts
to deal with accounting works. You can synchronize an Android and iOS version with Project
Online.

Pros
 Interactive visualization of tasks
 Cloud-based solutions
 Distribute your workload across your team

Cons
No friendly tutorial for faster setup
We have reviewed the best Trello alternatives in 2020. However, by making a comparison of
these popular software applications, we have found that Zentao is a highly acceptable solution.
You may use a free or paid version of this software. Integrated with a variety of features, Zentao
is valuable for a small and large team. Thus, for software development and other product
development process, you may rely on Zentao. Use any device to have access to your Zentao
dashboard.

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