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Worksection vs Trello: What to choose for management

Work­sec­tion and Trel­lo are project man­age­ment ser­vices which have many sim­i­lar­i­ties and dif­fer­ences. Kan­ban is one of the tools that brings these two sys­tems togeth­er, as it is present in the func­tion­al­i­ty of both of them. While Trel­lo has inter­ac­tive boards at the core of its func­tion­al­i­ty, Work­sec­tion has Kan­ban as one of its options for dis­play­ing tasks with­in a project. 

Today, we’re going to help you ana­lyze the fea­tures of Work­sec­tion and Trel­lo in order to help you decide which project man­age­ment ser­vice is right for you.

About Work­sec­tion and Trello

Work­sec­tion

Work­sec­tion is a Ukrain­ian online project man­age­ment ser­vice for com­pa­nies. It has been in oper­a­tion since 2008. Work­sec­tion is suit­able for mixed teams with both tech­ni­cal spe­cial­ists and ordi­nary users with a basic knowl­edge of the com­put­er. Tasks can be pre­sent­ed in var­i­ous views, includ­ing Kanban.

Why do com­pa­nies select Worksection?

  1. Work­sec­tion pro­vides a cen­tral­ized plat­form for project man­age­ment. It elim­i­nates the need for scat­tered notes and uncon­trolled chats in messengers. 
  2. Struc­tured project man­age­ment. With Work­sec­tion, com­plex projects can be eas­i­ly bro­ken down into tasks and sub­tasks to get organized.
  3. Role-based per­mis­sions. This gives each user the lev­el of infor­ma­tion access appro­pri­ate to their position.
  4. Hourly sup­port. Orga­nize the work of ser­vice teams work­ing on cus­tomer projects with a built-in timer and account­abil­i­ty system. 
  5. Resource Allo­ca­tion. By allow­ing com­pa­nies to view the work­load of team mem­bers, Work­sec­tion helps com­pa­nies effec­tive­ly man­age resource allocation.

Rat­ings on catalogs

Trel­lo

Trel­lo is a pop­u­lar busi­ness man­age­ment sys­tem for small teams that works on the prin­ci­ple of Kan­ban boards. It’s a con­ve­nient option for small projects with not too many tasks. It pro­vides a con­ve­nient and com­pact way to visu­al­ize the project, bro­ken down into key stages. 

Why do com­pa­nies choose Trello?

  1. The sim­ple inter­face makes it easy to get up and run­ning because the main fea­tures of Trel­lo are intuitive.
  2. Visu­al­iz­ing using the Kan­ban Board makes it easy for teams to track progress.
  3. Cus­tomiza­tion. Orga­ni­za­tions can cus­tomize boards, lists, and cards to fit their workflow.
  4. Flex­i­bil­i­ty. Trel­lo can be used for a vari­ety of pur­pos­es: from busi­ness project man­age­ment to per­son­al to-do list management.
  5. Com­mu­ni­ca­tion. Com­ments, attach­ments, and noti­fi­ca­tions are tools that make com­mu­ni­ca­tion easy. Keep all your infor­ma­tion orga­nized with­in a sin­gle task. 

Rat­ings on catalogs

Quick com­par­i­son

We have also cre­at­ed a com­par­i­son chart to help you get acquaint­ed with the key tools of both services.

Who can use Work­sec­tion and Trello?

Work­sec­tion 

Work­sec­tion is for

  • Com­pa­nies with 10 to 100 peo­ple in a team. Work­sec­tion is the per­fect solu­tion for grow­ing and scal­ing teams by orga­niz­ing the chaos of small and large projects.
  • You are a ser­vice com­pa­ny that works by the hour. Work­sec­tion offers a built-in timer and account­abil­i­ty sys­tem for com­pa­nies that need to accu­rate­ly cal­cu­late the cost of client projects. These tools help sys­tem­atize work and con­trol costs.
  • Project man­age­ment begin­ners. If you have lim­it­ed expe­ri­ence with project man­age­ment sys­tems, Work­sec­tion will help you struc­ture your busi­ness. It pro­vides trans­paren­cy and orga­ni­za­tion of busi­ness process­es by divid­ing your account into projects, tasks and sub­tasks on two levels.
  • You want a vari­ety of tools in one sys­tem. Work­sec­tion offers a wide range of project man­age­ment tools, includ­ing Kan­ban, Gantt chart, reports and a time track­er. All these tools allow you to get the most out of the sys­tem and are avail­able in any paid plan.

You should con­sid­er Work­sec­tion if

  • You are look­ing for a solu­tion with a high lev­el of work­flow automa­tion and ready-made tem­plates. Since Work­sec­tion does not offer ready-made tem­plates for orga­niz­ing work, it may not meet your needs.
  • You are not will­ing to pay for sys­tem imple­men­ta­tion. Work­sec­tion is a paid ser­vice, so if you have a lim­it­ed bud­get, you should con­sid­er free alternatives.

Trel­lo is for

  • Small teams of up to 10 peo­ple. Trel­lo is ide­al for orga­niz­ing sim­ple busi­ness process­es using Kan­ban. It allows you to visu­al­ize all stages of work, mak­ing it eas­i­er to man­age tasks in small teams.
  • You have a lim­it­ed bud­get. Trel­lo’s free plan allows you to cre­ate up to 10 boards, which may be enough for small busi­ness­es or star­tups. This makes Trel­lo an afford­able solu­tion for those on a budget.
  • If you need a tool to orga­nize work­flows exclu­sive­ly using Kan­ban, Trel­lo has all the fea­tures you need. Its Kan­ban boards allow you to effi­cient­ly divide tasks into stages of completion.
  • You need a tool to visu­al­ize your work­load. Trel­lo’s Kan­ban helps you assess your team’s work­load because all tasks are bro­ken into stages. This makes it easy to see which team mem­bers are over­loaded and to resched­ule some tasks in time.

Con­sid­er Kan­ban as an alter­na­tive to Trel­lo if

  • You need to build com­plex work­flows. Trel­lo’s sim­plic­i­ty can be a dis­ad­van­tage if you need to build com­plex work­flows with depen­den­cies or mul­ti-com­po­nent tasks. It does­n’t have the func­tion­al­i­ty you need to man­age com­plex projects.
  • You require a full project man­age­ment toolk­it. Trel­lo lacks advanced fea­tures like Gantt charts, time track­ing, resource allo­ca­tion, or inter­nal report­ing. Most addi­tion­al tools require addi­tion­al pay­ment, so even the abil­i­ty to inte­grate does not cov­er this issue.
  • You need a built-in report­ing and ana­lyt­ics sys­tem. Trel­lo does­n’t meet com­pa­nies’ needs for an inter­nal report­ing and ana­lyt­ics sys­tem that’s nec­es­sary to assess project prof­itabil­i­ty and effectiveness.
  • Whether your busi­ness is grow­ing rapid­ly or you’re plan­ning to scale, Trel­lo may not be able to han­dle an increase in tasks, users, or projects with­out sac­ri­fic­ing per­for­mance. The faster you grow, the more your Trel­lo work­space risks becom­ing cluttered.

Why should you choose Worksection?

Hourly rate support

Work­sec­tion pro­vides effec­tive cost and resource con­trol. It includes a built-in time track­ing and account­abil­i­ty sys­tem. These tools help stream­line work­flows, increase team pro­duc­tiv­i­ty, and main­tain cost transparency.

Withhourly rate, you can:
  1. Keep track of the actu­al num­ber of hours worked. Every task is tracked in real time with Work­sec­tion’s built-in time track­er. This allows you to see how many hours are spent on each task, which helps to increase work­ing efficiency.
  2. Man­age team work­load. Project man­agers can track the dis­tri­b­u­tion of tasks among team mem­bers using Work­sec­tion’s account­abil­i­ty sys­tem. This makes it pos­si­ble to iden­ti­fy over­worked employ­ees in time and redis­trib­ute tasks to pre­vent burnout.
  3. Ana­lyze project prof­itabil­i­ty. Work­sec­tion’s timer and reports allow man­agers to eval­u­ate the finan­cial per­for­mance of each project. This helps them make informed deci­sions about adjust­ing prices and opti­miz­ing inter­nal processes.
Key tools for hourly work:

Work­sec­tion reports and time tracker
  • Timer. Com­pare planned and actu­al per­for­mance and effec­tive­ly plan resources and time with the auto­mat­ic timer that tracks hours worked.
  • Reports. Detailed Work­sec­tion reports let you ana­lyze all the data you need in real time. They show you how much time and resources were spent on each project, which tasks are tak­ing the most time, and which projects are not pro­duc­ing the expect­ed profit. 

Work­ing with Clients

Work­sec­tion lets you add a client to a project in sec­onds. This allows the client to track progress, set new tasks, and quick­ly respond to updates while being approved. All dis­cus­sions and doc­u­ments are stored in one place for easy access to information.

Com­mu­ni­ca­tion in Worksection
Work­sec­tion also pro­vides a high lev­el of trans­paren­cy when work­ing with clients. Thanks to the account­abil­i­ty sys­tem, you can share reports with clients, cus­tomize their view with fil­ters to show only the infor­ma­tion you need, and export reports in CSV or XLS for­mat for easy reference. 

Price

The cost per user in Trel­lo starts at $5, and you only get a min­i­mal set of fea­tures. Work­sec­tion, on the oth­er hand, starts at $3.4 per user, and even the basic plan gives you access to all the basic fea­tures, with the only dif­fer­ence being quo­tas (num­ber of peo­ple, projects, and GB).

You can also add pre­mi­um fea­tures to any oth­er plan for an addi­tion­al $30 per month. This means you don’t over­pay for Work­sec­tion and you get the most fea­tures at a great price.

Cen­tral­ized structure

Work­sec­tion stores and con­trols all your data, projects, and tasks in one place, pro­vid­ing a trans­par­ent and effi­cient work­space orga­ni­za­tion. The Work­sec­tion account is divid­ed into projects, tasks and sub­tasks, allow­ing you to struc­ture your work and avoid chaos. Each task is assigned to a per­son, which makes roles and respon­si­bil­i­ties clear.

Work­sec­tion task structure
As a result, you can quick­ly track employ­ee engage­ment and the process of work­ing on each task or project. This helps increase pro­duc­tiv­i­ty and pre­vent burnout by effi­cient­ly dis­trib­ut­ing the workload.

Live Work­sec­tion

Work­sec­tion has a high lev­el of tech­ni­cal sup­port so that your use of the soft­ware is effi­cient and with­out inter­rup­tion. If you have any ques­tions or prob­lems while work­ing, the sup­port team is always ready to help. The aver­age response time is three minutes.

You will receive sup­port from real spe­cial­ists, not chat­bots, which sig­nif­i­cant­ly improves the qual­i­ty of ser­vice and pro­vides a per­son­al­ized approach to each user.

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