Ora

Vorteile

It's such a powerful tool, it has almost everything I could think of to take care of my company, projects, and clients. And I say almost because, ofc, some things like invoices are being done with other apps, but ORA wasn't designed for that.
It's really easy to work together with your team using ORA, has everything you need, including conferencing tools (ditch Zoom), calendar, deadlines, projects, attachments in the tasks or projects... I find it extremely useful to work on big projects, or things with a lot of small details, not loosing track.

Nachteile

When the tasks/cards has a lot of information and comments, it can get laggy.
Also, deadlines from small tasks inside other tasks don't appear in the calendar, and that's a small problem for us.

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Vorteile

Easy to use.
Just start creating some kan-ban projects, add some tasks and you are good to go.

It's possible to extract reports per user, team, project and a lot of filters.
Really good to keep projects on track.

Nachteile

Template for Workflows are not dynamic: you can create once and use. But if you need to change the Template, you have to create a new one.

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An affordable task management system with many great features.

Nachteile

Underdeveloped and buggy. Developers prioritize new features over ensuring basic functionality, which is crucial. Fundamental improvements are necessary for the software to gain trust from businesses and organizations. Additionally, frequent layout changes cause confusion with each update.

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It is faster, simpler and cheaper to use than ClickUp.

Nachteile

Some features like Chat, Scheduling, Time entries corrections are still rough on the edges.

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Ora is so simple to use, and so comprehensive in it's features, I was able to remove at least 3 or 4 other software solutions from my workflow and consolidate everything into one solution that met all my needs.

Nachteile

I have not had one single thing to complain about. There have been two times that I needed to contact support to fix a problem, but the problem was a glitch that was out of the ordinary and they were able to fix it for me in a short amount of time.

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I love almost everything about Ora. I especially like how you can customize so much in the platform. You can change the look of boards, the colour scheme, and narrow down your focus. It's great for staying on brand when working with clients. Plus, I can turn on or off specific settings to de-clutter my workspace.

Nachteile

I have tried numerous PM tools, but I always come back to Ora. The only thing they could improve is the support time, but even this is getting better. And they always give me quality support.

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First and foremost: the speed. Everything runs quickly and without errors, unlike some competing products. We also like the layout for the kanban board and it's easy to add some automation to improve our processes.
It was also convenient to migrate all departments to as it is easy to set up and work with.

Nachteile

The lack of a dedicated Linux app packaged as an AppImage or DEB for Ubuntu/Debian.
Lack of task priority as a built-in option (We created a custom field for it)
Importing all our tasks from JIRA wasn't perfect with many tasks not having crucial information and attachments while being referenced in the logs for the tasks.

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Ora has a simple look to it, it is quite interesting how it is able to differentiate itself from other products by just being simpler.

Nachteile

Bugs and bad UX. It is easy to encounter bugs while using ora and that is definitely not good. Regarding UX, there are some cases where you click a button and what you expect does not happen. I could tell a bunch of examples, but I believe it is not needed here. If you wish you can contact me, I will gladly help. I truly like the product and I wish it the best.

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I love how many features are baked into Ora. Chat, project and task management, great automations, time tracking - there's a lot there. My favorites are column actions in kanban and add task via email - these two alone have streamlined our processes and saved so much time!

Nachteile

There are some feature requests that have been in the 'requested' or even the 'planned' column for too long. Ora does update regularly - this is by no means abandonware - but I'm sure they're just tackling the most impactful and/or most requested features first (versus the ones I personally want to see).

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Ora is amazing for task management for our small business. With it, we are able to track multiple clients and various projects across each of them. Their time tracking is what we base our pay on.

Nachteile

I really like Ora, and do not have negatives to share.

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- I liked how comprehensive it was and how it had a time tracking option in the free tier

Nachteile

- It got kind of messy when I tried to view all my tasks across the various boards
- Other task managements had a cleaner UI but lacked a lot of features

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I started using a full-sized, hang-on-the-wall sticky-note Kanban board in my office years ago. I love the Kanban concept, and to be able to have it in electronic, highly customizable form has been a real plus for my team. Instead of shooting emails or IMs back and forth, we all have access to the boards for our various projects and have an immediate visual of what's been done and what needs to happen. We can color code to prioritize tasks, and it's really improved productivity.

Nachteile

I'd like to find a way to integrate it with SalesFlare workflow, but other than that, simple is better. Ora has taken a simple concept and made it digital, without the end user having to kill an entire weekend just to figure it out. There is really nothing I don't love about Ora.

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Are you considering other apps for your software development company's process management? Well, STOP! Ora is the best thing out there - period. I've been programming for over 2 decades and using various different software utilities to manage my teams, my own projects and more and Ora is by far the best platform out there today. I HIGHLY recommend you give it a go!

Nachteile

Literally nothing! I used to want their API but their responsive team has recently released it and oh man is it ever great!

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It has plenty of features and continuous updates to keep it stable, making it suitable for a number of applications. The UI is really nice, several reports are available and you can track the time spent on each card

Nachteile

Sometimes I experienced an unexpected behaviour on Microsoft Edge, so I switched to another browser

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Ora offers integrations with several other popular tools such as Slack, Google Drive, Dropbox, and others, making it easy to incorporate the platform into existing workflows.

Nachteile

Some advanced features and customization options are available only in paid plans, leaving the free plan with limited functionality.

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The ease of making projects and moving them into subtasks. Showing they are complete & sharing with other team members

Nachteile

It took me a while to get used to the hang of it with moving things from charts & folders but now it is easy

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Clean and readable interface, easy to find tools, task ponctuation effort, labels feature.

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Sometimes it's hard to find some tasks when archiving or backloging; I found it difficult to start a new sprint because I feel a little lost in where the unfinished tasks went.

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The clear and concise way for me to organize my projects.

Nachteile

I don't have any critics for now in the capacity I am using it.

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I found it simple and organized, and it also has a very cool design.

Nachteile

Sometimes bugs happen and we can't even find the problem visually.

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Ora is AMAZING! It provides a great workspace platform for everything you need for task management. The design and interface is awesome and I can organize and track my work, share files and communicate with my colleagues with such ease and it is very user-friendly and easy it is to navigate, not to mention that it all happens in real time. It is a great aid in ensuring productivity especially when working in a team. My overall experience using Ora has been great.

Nachteile

I haven't had any issues using it so I have no complaints.

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I signed up for ora before it was released because I was trying to find something to keep me organized, keep track of time working on the various projects I have going on, and eventually collaborate with others on certain projects. I have used a lot of todo, time tracking, project management etc and some are great, some are horrible, and some are really good but are missing a piece. Basecamp for example is great. I love it for keeping everyone on the same page but it doesn't do the time tracking I wanted.

The people at Ora seem to have gone through all the software I did and came to the same conclusion, close but not quite there. I started using it for a single project and am very happy with the deceptively simple platform. At first glance it looks like a clone of Trello, but hey, whats that on the end of this task? A time tracking button! What happens when you double click the list item? Notes, due dates, estimated completion time/goal, an audit trail of every interaction with the task and by whom, and several other useful options.

While it may lack a little polish in the looks department at the moment, its pretty close and I'm very happy with it so far. Can't wait to see the polished up version!

Nachteile

The appearance could use a little more work. I love minimalism but it just needs a little more work with typography and overall look. Not being able to pick a custom background color without having a premium account is a little lame...

Haven't really noticed any cons besides that.

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Set up was very intuitive. I really appreciate the pre-made templates that come with it. They provided great ideas for how to setup my own projects.
The time tracker has been a big plus for me, as well as the ability to report tracked time.
The repeating tasks are very useful as well.

Nachteile

There is currently no phone app for this product. It is pending though, so, if that is done right, this tool will get full stars from me.

The repeating tasks are not created right after the initial task completion, but on the day they are set to repeat. This took some getting used to, but I guess it works ok. Just not what I'm used to from other task applications.

Vorteile

I have moved from Trello to Ora. I still miss a few features that Trello had, but overall it has more and the user interface is better.

Nachteile

It still doesn't have an android app and it has been so long that they have announced they will build it.

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I really like how you are able to set up a project and keep track of the time you spend on the project. I like that you can assign tasks to others.

Nachteile

I don't think the product is very easy to use. I feel like it has so much potential and I am not utilizing all of the different things it can do because I am not clear on how to set it up properly.

Vorteile

Is very easy to create boards, asign teammembers, add estimates and track hours. The reports are also greate!

Nachteile

Some features are still in progress, including apps for phones

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I use Ora every day. That's because it's more suitable and featureful than any personal planning application I've met so far. I'm not saying it's a mere tool for managing one's daily activities, I'm saying that for a full-fledged and enterprise-ready project management application it allows you even that, unlike most of the big players.

Nachteile

What I didn't like about Ora, is my indecisiveness in which template to choose when I start a new project. But is this really Ora's problem or my personal trait?

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The customization feature is one of the best in the industry.

Nachteile

I have used a number of other tools and I have not found one con to using this product.

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Vorteile

The clear dashboard and the possibility to make our own templates.

Nachteile

I think it is designed for the IT-business. We miss a feature to fill in separate an hours-administration which we can share with our clients. And we miss the possibility to print.

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Great task management system, simple but effect.

Nachteile

Because it is "newer" it does seem to have more bugs that need to get worked out but the team is very responsive when you report them.

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Ease of use, without a steep learning curve. It's easy enough to quickly setup a project and create/assign tasks. Schedulling came pretty handy recently as well.

Nachteile

The chat. We were eager to move our company's chat to Ora but we find it to be unreliable. It seems like we don't always get notifications and the Huddles seem even less reliable. Whenever we tried to Huddle, we were never able to get everyone seeing/hearing each other, there were always someone who couldn't see/hear some other members.

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I needed something to help me get things done. I can use this for business and personal projects. I love the agenda so I can see what’s current and coming up. Ora continues to make updates and improve their software. I use this for content creation, marketing, social media and so much more. Every aspect of my business is managed in Ora.

Nachteile

There isn’t anything hung I don’t like but if I had to choose something I would say the templates could be better.

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I like the flexibility in customizing the layout, ease of access to various parts of the app including group chat, task creation and assignment, time tracking, scheduling and reporting. It's like having zoom, band camp, trello, slack, Monday, and others all wrapped into one powerful app.

Nachteile

There was a commitment to adding invoicing functionality that has not yet been realized.

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I love the many features that allow me to organize my lists of tasks in ways that make sense to me, and automated functions that save time and effort.

Nachteile

Ora is designed for teams of many people to coordinate and work together on a large task, where I am using it for a very small team, so sometimes getting it to apply to our smaller operation takes a bit of thought, but we are still able to make it work very well, even for one or two people instead of a team of 20-40 or more.

Vorteile

Tracking my projects and time is easy in ORA

Nachteile

Sometimes finding the reports I need is a little difficult but not bad

Vorteile

As more and more projects seem to pile up all around us, an upgrade to our thinking and problem solving skills is desperately needed.

Enter Ora, the Swiss Army knife of project management techniques.

Nachteile

I've been using Ora- at work, and now for personal use - and it does not have any disadvantage, I'd be interested to know if it has any more advantages over other PM software

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Vorteile

Su visualización gráfica y monitoreo de todos nuestros proyectos y tareas, que se puede utilizar en línea en computadoras y celulares

Nachteile

Mejorar la difusión de todas las funcionalidades

Vorteile

The task manager is great. I found it easy to keep track of what needs to happen and when. The feature that attracted me to Ora was the time tracker and reporting system as well.
The interface is superb. I'm glad they updated the calendar view to allow one to schedule tasks in a similar way that a calendar works.

Nachteile

The ability to apply templates is not as intuitive or easy to use.
It's 100% based on the internet and has no offline options. Making it dependent on internet connection all the time.
An easy way to note information and memo's (web clips and notes about an item or task) is not as intuitive or easy. Like making minutes from a meeting etc
Ability to create hierarchy of information that different people would be able to view was not possible from the limited information I knew about the software.

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You can easily switch between different projects... There is also an IOS APP, so you can always access your data...

Nachteile

I would like to share projects with more people...

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The fact that it is very intuitive, and super organized.

Nachteile

a little bit of the layout, took a second to get used to. but after that its really nice.

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It is pretty easy to navigate. The interface is quite nice.

Nachteile

I guess it's not fully developed yet.There has been several bugs this past few months. I has been causing problems with our work.

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Easy to use and not expensive. Compare to other systems verry easy to use.

Nachteile

Office 365 is not connecting to Ora, maybe that would be a great future.

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The functionality Ora packs is impressive. Task management, time tracking and recently added chat feature helps me and my team to be more productive.

Nachteile

The calling feature was buggy when first released.

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I've been a user of Ora since 2018 and have tried nearly every project management tool on the market. Ora's pricing, feature set and customization is the best, bar none.

Nachteile

While Ora devs have been great at releasing stable and robust features for Web and Desktop, the mobile applications are lacking. Two-way calendar synchronization with Outlook and time blocking capabilities are also another area that Ora is lacking.

Vorteile

Ability to slide tasks or items to different columns, and customize what happens when completed items are checked

Nachteile

When the column get very full, it becomes more difficult to scroll across the screen to see columns that are not visible. This became much easier when we learned how to subsection everything appropriately.

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Ora has a great design, is easy to use and works great for the team to use as a product management tool. Having the ability to be flexible with our board of tickets to be used for basic projects, development tickets, etc.

Nachteile

There are some small quirks that take a while to pick up but that's the same with most software. Once you use it for a week or so little search/organization features get easier to use.

Vorteile

Simple to use - easy to assign tasks to members

Nachteile

none really - very pleased with it so no complaints

Vorteile

1. Organize project
2. Help setting up the goal and reminder
3. Help tracking the progress
4. document all progress including the finished task, you can always go back to read your notes.

Nachteile

1. lacking of flexibilities
2. wish the app can link to ical or google calendar or notification for reminding

Vorteile

I tried several times to get going with ClickUp, but you need a university degree to get that going.
Ora is so easy to setup and use that you get going in mere minutes, not hours like with ClickUp

Nachteile

There's nothing that I don't like. It does everything I need it to do for me, my team and my clients.

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I like all the different views and the custom tasks

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it was cumbersome at first but I scheduled for a meeting and got the hang of it. I also like the Knowledge base FAQs

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Customizable sidebar, decent-looking interface, dark mode

Nachteile

Confusing navigation, hidden options, sometimes clunky when moving things around, inputting time can be frustrating