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Nicola FourieVerified

Delivery Manager

Manufacturing

Centurion51 to 200 employees

5.0

19 May 2026

Simple enough that people actually use it

The team asked to keep it after the trial, which has never happened before. One owner per task, which removes the most common cause of dropped work. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. It is not perfect, and it is the right choice for us.

What works

Portfolios and goals that give directors a truthful in flight picture. Client facing views mean fewer status emails. Time tracking sits with the tasks, so billing is accurate.

What does not

Seat bands mean paying for people who do not exist.

Khanyisile ButheleziVerified

Plant Manager

Engineering

Randburg51 to 200 employees

3.0

19 May 2026

Works, but the seat bands hurt at our size

Good tool. The pricing bands do not suit a team of our size. A free tier good enough to run a small business on. Beyond that it is more ordinary than the marketing suggests. It sits squarely in the middle for us, useful but not something I would champion. Fine for our needs. Test it properly against your own requirements.

What works

Forms that turn intake requests into structured, owned tasks. Task management is reliable.

What does not

Performance degrades on a large workspace. Dollar pricing makes the budget unpredictable.

Ilze Solomons

IT Director

Wholesale and distribution

Witbank11 to 50 employees

5.0

18 May 2026

Visibility across twelve projects, finally

Client status reporting used to take a morning a week. Now it takes ten minutes. Portfolios and goals that give directors a truthful in flight picture. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. Two years in and nobody has suggested we look at alternatives.

What works

Forms that turn intake requests into structured, owned tasks. Automation handles the routine handoffs between teams. Client facing views mean fewer status emails.

What does not

Reporting is weaker than the task management.

Anke MokoenaVerified

Operations Manager

Education

Nelspruit500 plus employees

5.0

12 May 2026

Client reporting takes minutes now

We rolled it out to twenty two people and adoption was close to complete within a month. Forms that turn intake requests into structured, owned tasks. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

Forms that turn intake requests into structured, owned tasks. Time tracking sits with the tasks, so billing is accurate. Templates mean a new project is set up in minutes.

What does not

Reporting is weaker than the task management.

Wayne Mahlangu

Head of IT

Retail

Polokwane2 to 10 employees

4.0

12 May 2026

Client reporting takes minutes now

We rolled it out to twenty two people and adoption was close to complete within a month. A free tier good enough to run a small business on. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. Worth the migration effort, which is not something I say often.

What works

A free tier good enough to run a small business on. Everyone can see what is due this week without asking. The mobile app is good enough for approvals on the road.

What does not

Without governance the number of boards grows out of control.

Zodwa du PlessisVerified

Creative Director

Education

Stellenbosch2 to 10 employees

5.0

10 May 2026

Client reporting takes minutes now

Client status reporting used to take a morning a week. Now it takes ten minutes. Forms that turn intake requests into structured, owned tasks. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. It is not perfect, and it is the right choice for us.

What works

One owner per task, which removes the most common cause of dropped work. Everyone can see what is due this week without asking. Templates mean a new project is set up in minutes.

What does not

Reporting is weaker than the task management.

Faizel PetersenVerified

Head of Marketing

Retail

Cape TownSole trader

5.0

07 May 2026

Time tracking in the same tool changed our billing

We rolled it out to twenty two people and adoption was close to complete within a month. Portfolios and goals that give directors a truthful in flight picture. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. It is not perfect, and it is the right choice for us.

What works

One owner per task, which removes the most common cause of dropped work. Time tracking sits with the tasks, so billing is accurate. Templates mean a new project is set up in minutes.

What does not

Reporting is weaker than the task management.

Vhutshilo SteynVerified

Systems Administrator

Agriculture

WitbankSole trader

2.0

07 May 2026

Reporting could not answer basic questions

It became a graveyard of half finished boards nobody trusted. Where it earns its keep is that the parts we were sold on never worked the way they were demonstrated. The gaps are the kind that create work rather than save it. Test it hard during the trial with real volume before committing.

What works

The free tier is generous.

What does not

It was too slow on our connection. We paid for a tier we could not make use of. Half the team never adopted it.

Megan NdlovuVerified

Studio Manager

Hospitality

PolokwaneSole trader

5.0

01 May 2026

The whole team adopted it in a fortnight

Client status reporting used to take a morning a week. Now it takes ten minutes. Portfolios and goals that give directors a truthful in flight picture. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.

What works

A free tier good enough to run a small business on. Time tracking sits with the tasks, so billing is accurate. Templates mean a new project is set up in minutes.

What does not

Seat bands mean paying for people who do not exist.

Zaida Nkosi

Project Coordinator

Retail

Centurion500 plus employees

4.0

30 Apr 2026

Visibility across twelve projects, finally

We rolled it out to twenty two people and adoption was close to complete within a month. One owner per task, which removes the most common cause of dropped work. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.

What works

Portfolios and goals that give directors a truthful in flight picture. The mobile app is good enough for approvals on the road. Client facing views mean fewer status emails.

What does not

Seat bands mean paying for people who do not exist.

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Client status reporting used to take a morning a week. Now it takes ten minutes. Portfolios and goals that give directors a truthful in flight picture. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.

What works

A free tier good enough to run a small business on. Time tracking sits with the tasks, so billing is accurate. Templates mean a new project is set up in minutes.

What does not

Seat bands mean paying for people who do not exist.

Zaida Nkosi

Project Coordinator

Retail

Centurion500 plus employees

4.0

30 Apr 2026

Visibility across twelve projects, finally

What works

Portfolios and goals that give directors a truthful in flight picture. The mobile app is good enough for approvals on the road. Client facing views mean fewer status emails.

What does not

Seat bands mean paying for people who do not exist.