monday.com Reviews

We use the solution for managing internal resources and client needs publicly. For example, client inductions with a marketing agency are fairly similar, therefore templating the process allows efficiencies in time and ensures everything is 'on brand' and everything is done the way we choose. 

Allowing clients to see exactly where all of their projects are and what reliances are on them saves difficult conversations that may occur later, particularly around timeframes and deadlines. 

Internally, everyone works differently, therefore having a fixed record that everyone defaults to helps amalgamate different working styles. 

The solution has improved our organization in terms of efficiencies in communication, project management, and openness and transparency (both internally and externally) as to the progress of items, while also assisting with recognizing bottlenecks and operational issues that stall progress.

Historically, weekly status reports/client contact reports were the norm, taking account managers/directors out of action to update their clients. However, with Monday, this is updated as they would update a to-do list, therefore removing duplicate effort (or as much as feasibly possible).

The Gantt chart with dependencies allows for all timescales to move when one changes, holding everyone accountable. 

File upload and communication save hunting for messages or files across devices and shared areas.

The Gantt chart function saves spending time creating a visual that is static. Within Monday a simple update on tasks moves the Gantt chart without removing the history - therefore the archive trail allows us to have a nice record. 

File upload and communication just keep everything concise, neat, and organized. Many firms use Google Drive, Slack, email etc. With so many places to find files, it all gets very messy very quickly. 

It is a touch expensive, especially when just starting out. Perhaps a simple per-user scaling that starts small would attract smaller Monday.com clients who are potentially priced out. 

A new feature would be more sophisticated calendar integration, perhaps deadline reminders. Sometimes, we don't want to have prescriptive minute-by-minute 'calendarization' of tasks, however, a simple list of deadlines for the day/week (similar to 'Your Work') would allow an easy and simple checkpoint for all members of the team.

I've used the solution for around six years.

It's only been 'Down' once in the six years that I've noticed.

The solution is very, very scalable, however, it would require investment (time) from the outset to agree to parameters and process. 

We tried Trello, however, it isn't the same. 

We handled the setup in-house.

ROI we are unable to calculate, however, it is certainly positive. 

Licensing is a tad expensive. That said, it depends how you value your own time and profitability gains from efficiency.

We had a quick look at Asana, however, Monday.com is superior by far.

Our company started using Monday to track tasks and workflows. Later on, we started using it to keep records of employees and documents. For example, our HR department creates items with check columns and it tracks the required documents of all employees. 

Furthermore, HR personnel uploads all the documents corresponding to the new employee, and then it goes for authorization from the HR manager. Subsequently, when the yearly evaluation comes the department has all the required files in one place and digitalized.

We were in deep need to find an online solution where everyone in the company could work together and keep track of workflows. Since using Monday.com our productivity has been elevated by at least 35%. Having a platform where you create and automate a lot of small things like creating a sum or other formulas where you normally would have assigned someone to do it manually in a simple Excel locally or in SharePoint decreased our time to respond to our internal requests from any other department. It's very simple since we started using it and we don't see ourselves trusting any other platform.

Having multiple boards and different user-friendly items and visualizations were what we needed to have all employees familiarized with the platform. For example, our business in Facility Management has a lot of personnel where technology isn't their area of expertise. Therefore, having a platform with such expertise in creating features and keeping them with such simplicity is a unique asset that we couldn't find somewhere else. 

Support from Monday.com makes you feel super comfortable communicating any inquiries you may have. 

Better integration with Outlook would be awesome. For example, an add-on where the user could write an update on Monday via e-mail will literally elevate the whole experience for our business. It would minimize the time to search for the corresponding item on different boards and update them.

Another great option might be to give admin privileges and elevated access to multiple boards. For example, if someone leaves the company and somehow you need his uploaded work documents you cant exactly get them. It creates an issue that involves contacting the support.

As a company, we've used Monday.com since 30 October 2018.

We literally trusted Monday.com since day one.

I'd advise potential new users to not bother with such small details in terms of cost and licensing.

We did various evaluations.

We primarily use the solution in our digital marketing agency. We provide services in design, video production, advertising, and web development. Also, our team is often trying to launch our own projects. 

On Monday, we manage our human resources, our equipment as cameras and lamps, distribute the workload, and plan tasks. In addition, we have automated our financial statements, and keep records of sales, contracts, and communication with customers.

I really do not know of any process in our business that does not go through Monday, except that we sometimes communicate in Telegram.

Now all our processes are in one tool. This saves the team time and energy.

Before that, we tried different systems, including industry solutions, however, they did not bring so much pleasure to the work. They were enough for a couple of months, after which they turned into a garbage dump.

Monday is so flexible that even we are not as flexible as it is. Any idea and change in the organization are implemented in a couple of hours. It helps a lot to try more, make more mistakes, and come to the right decisions faster.

The most valuable aspects include:

1) The mirror column which turns Monday into a serious interactive database that can cover all our processes. We have linked all aspects of the business together and there is no more duplication of data in the tables. This is difficult to do if you have never designed a database. In our case, we immediately realized that the mirror column allows you to make boards and powerful systems.

2) Guest access for the client significantly increases their loyalty and understanding of the value of what we do for them.

The solution could improve: 

• Messenger-based communication with clients in CRM
• Telegram integrations and notifications
• Diagrams that better understand the timeline column (as Workload does). I really need an option to distribute the values from the "number" or "formula" column by all the days that the timeline column covers
• Date-based diagram view (as workload or timeline view, with the diagrams)
• Item group as a Kanban separator - not only a status column
• Automation of timezone settings
• More options for board-view sharing by links

I've used the solution for two years.

Just once we had problems with the connection. However, they are progressing in that field.

The solution is very helpful. The product is so intuitive that we very rarely need support.

Positive

We did use other solutions, including:

• Trello which was too hard to build relations between boards
• Notion which had an interface that was too simple and low-power
• Team Gantt which made it hard to share files
• Google Sheet which was hard to keep 
• ClickUp which was too hard to build relations between boards

At first, we didn't understand the full depth of the product. After a while, we realized that everything is possible and more.

I did the initial setup by myself.

For us, Monday is an inseparable part of our business.

I'd advise people to use the pro version only. It's pointless to buy the others.

We evaluated ClickUp.

New users should find a person who understands database design. It will help you use the capabilities of Monday 300% more.

The product is used for tracking customer success activities and daily interactions with customers. We're using dashboard views to analyse data gathered on the boards and track due dates for customer engagements. It's helpful for product release planning and sharing updates with team members as well as onboarding project management. 

The primary use case, however, is tracking customer engagements and reporting to higher management. We also use Monday.com for managing training activities for new joiners. We have close to ten workspaces with five boards on average.  

Monday.com helps my organization track the pulse of our customers and gives a 360-degree view of our users to everyone in the organization. It has helped us in tracking customer engagements and reporting to higher management. 

We also use Monday.com to efficiently onboard new users and give them access to all the training material needed for communicating with the customers. We have close to ten workspaces with five boards on average.

The analytics view is very powerful with Gantt charts and multiple chart visualizations. The integration capabilities to bring in data from external sources like Gmail, Zoho, and HubSpot. Even connecting to Google Sheets is very helpful. 

Prior to Monday.com, all requests were sent by email, making it difficult to keep track of the workload. With Monday.com, all team members can view what's in the project file and know where each project job is in the process. 

I really enjoy the customizing features that Monday.com provides; we have a number of clients that want a tailored experience to make things simpler for both us and them. Monday.com has so many excellent features, however, if I had to select one, it would be the organization.

Monday.com also facilitates internal and external collaboration. The time management and cross-team functionality are fantastic.

Managing project status and product development may be quite difficult unless you have a project manager. 

I've used the solution for two years.

The ROI that my team and I obtained from Monday.com covers the cost and then some; we've been able to raise internal efficiency and improve the overall capabilities of corporate operations. This has enabled us to work in a more organized and effective manner, allowing us to finish more tasks and increase our productivity bonus.

The product is primarily used for collaboration between team members, particularly around project management. We will add design, development and digital marketing jobs, and project briefs and change the status of said tasks daily. We'll allocate team members to projects, use the chat feature, and generally just keep projects flowing within our creative and marketing agency. 

We also use Monday.com to store client information, run purchase orders and keep tabs on our retained clients. We have various boards not only set up for our clients, but for the business too. Whether that be campaign ideas, staff updates and more.

We now have a central hub for all information regarding jobs and clients, and it makes it much easier to share the workload between the team. 

It's especially helpful for colleagues working from anywhere/remotely, as they can simply log into Monday.com and find the information they need. Each of our clients has their own board, then within the boards, we can categorize by area (i.e. design, development, copywriting, etc). 

The automation in particular is a help. When a design job is set to 'Complete', the developers are informed straight away. It's a very useful tool and takes away the smaller manual jobs we used to have to do.

I personally like the visual aspect of Monday. As a team of creatives, It's highly important that we are able to color-coordinate jobs/status and it makes it so much easier to differentiate between clients and tasks. 

The appearance of Monday.com makes it easier to consume and digest. The search feature is also very handy. As our business has grown, and jobs have increased and Monday has grown with it. We can search for the items we need, however, the boards still also look good and have remained well-organised.

When replying to colleagues, it would be useful to see the formatting options (bold, bullets, etc.). You can only see these when composing the first message. 

Subitems from subitems would also be beneficial at some point in the future. 

The 'My Work' section could be improved. At the moment, the jobs are listed by date - i.e. overdue, today, this week, etc., however, it would be better to see these by each client and to see them in the exact way we do in the normal view of Monday (or at least be given that option).

I've used the solution for around three years.

The stability is very high.

The scalability is very high.

We've never had any issues at all.

Positive

We didn't use a different solution, however, we do use Float as well, as the timeline feature in Monday.com doesn't really work for us. 

The initial setup is straightforward. It just takes time. Dedicate some time in your calendar, along with at least one other colleague to test it out/set up.

An in-house team set up the product.

I'm not 100% sure of the ROI, to be honest, however, it has saved on manual labour, ensuring our team are working to the best they can be.

I'd advise potential users to just shop around and make sure it works for them. Sample it with a couple of users first, and have a play around before fully committing.

We also looked into Asana and Harvest.

Users should be sure to take advantage of the automation. They're intimidating at first yet easy to set up once you've created one or two. It takes some time to get going with it. Be sure to set that time aside.

We use the product for recording and keeping track of all sales and transactions going on in our company. This includes sales, returns, descriptions and order numbers. 

It provides our company with a customizable web and mobile work management platform, designed to help teams and organizations with operational efficiency by tracking projects. 

We use the platform on a daily basis since all our tracking, status updates, and descriptions are all logged in real-time. Also, the updates are all real-time as well which makes it an important tool in our daily cycle

In terms of being more organized, Monday has greatly improved overall productivity in the workplace. All the data and information is stored in one place. It is extremely easy to use and does all the project planning and management work for you. 

It can also integrate with quite a few systems to automate processes like creating an inventory, sales, and customer report database which makes it easy to track all updates on one platform. Our whole team uses this platform daily and so far it has been a big help. 

The sales sheet where we keep track of all transactions including transaction history, customers, and all necessary records is great. Every team member has access which makes it easy to tag which customer belongs to who. As for interacting with the project and its tasks, it's very easy. We can set status, assignee, dates, add items, etc. Notifications are a great tool to stay on top of things, especially with customer updates which are critical. You can see all your tasks without scrolling through long items in a project.

Adding more features would be ideal since there are limitations as far as scalability. For example, we'd like a field for adding attachments, especially since, for recording purposes, customers submit documents. It would also be nice if there are training or quick access tools for new features since there are actually a lot of decent unexplored services that we may have not been using. They might actually be helpful in our day-to-day operations if we were aware of them. We continue to use the platform since all our data is stored in one location and the whole team relies on it.  

I've been using the solution for a little over a year.

The solution is very stable and reliable.

I would rate scalability a seven out of ten.

We have not reached out to customer support yet.

Positive

We previously used Google Sheets.

The initial setup was easy.

We did have assistance. I'd rate the process a seven out of ten.

The ROI is still the same.

It is a very cost-effective solution.

We did not evaluate other options so far.

We started by looking for a task tracking tool - something other than Microsoft or Google. Since then, we have expanded our usage to include vacation tracking, project tracking and management, lead tracking, sales funnel tracking, vacation tracking, hourly reporting and approvals, applicant tracking, and onboarding. 

Basically, we attempt to use Monday.com for any task we can think of that will simplify our day to day communications and operations management. The tool provides great flexibility for that.

Before Monday.com, we struggled to keep track of who was doing what and by when. We had multiple spreadsheets, some that we shared via email, some in Google drive. It was chaos. Dates were missed and we didn't have a clear picture of who was assigned to what, nor did we have the ability to accurately hold each other accountable for what we were working on. This was clearly not a good situation for a startup.  

Since implementing Monday.com, we are more organized, tasks are getting done, and no one can claim, "I didn't know what I had to do."

In order of impact/importance, the three key figures for us are automation, templates, and role assignments.  

The automation feature saves us hours of time reviewing activities, sending reminders, and sending emails. We use this on virtually every board in the system even if it is just to send a completed item to the archive.  

The templates are expansive (and growing), detailed, and battle-tested.  We can often slot something in with little or no modification.  

Finally, the ability to easily and quickly assign someone to something is a tremendous time-saver.

There is very little to improve with Monday.com.  

Occasionally, it takes some time to get a response from customer success, though they are always helpful. The help system is very extensive, allowing us to resolve most of our questions on our own.  

There are no features that come to mind to be added. They are so far ahead on the product roadmap; we're continually playing catch-up via the monthly webinars to be sure we're taking advantage of the new features they have been dreaming up. It's a great plus for how they handle enhancements.

I've used the solution for two years.

Occasionally (maybe once or twice a month), we'll get an error message, usually cleared up by redoing the activity (therefore it may be just a network issue). The system itself has never been down for us.

The solution scales to whatever we need. At some point, we might need an administrator.

Early on, it was fantastic and nearly in real time. Since then, there have been times when we had to wait a day or more for a response. We haven't had to use it in the past several months as we have become more self-supporting.

We previously used Excel, Google, and Outlook Tasks. They were not automated or universally visible to us. That's why we went looking for a solution.

The setup is simple. You just log in and go.

We did the setup in-house. One person learned the system and then trained everyone else.

We didn't calculate ROI, however, it has saved us hours of time and many dollars that would have been spent on point solutions.

There is virtually no setup cost other than the time it takes to learn the system and set up boards/automation.  

The pricing is a bit steep, and it's built on tiers rather than incremental users (not ideal for a small company that's adding people slowly).

We looked into Excel, Google, Outlook Tasks, Basecamp, and a couple of others in the project management space.

The sky is the limit. How big is your imagination? You can build it on Monday.com.

I use Monday in my work. I work for a Marketing and Advertising Agency. 

We are a 20-member team. Monday is really useful. The best thing (recently added) is that you can see everything that is asigned to you and keep track on what's on your plate. 

As a small team with a variety of roles (like designers, code developers, writers, social media managers, and consultants) it is really useful to keep everybody up to date.

There is a way you can share a board with clients so they can see in real time how is the project running.

The app is great too. You can work even if you do not have your computer near.

When I joined the company, they already used Monday, however, compared with other tools that I've used in other companies, this is superior. 

Monday allows for remote work perfectly. You can see the contributions made by others. You can get notified every time something has been updated.

Monday is a great way to have history and a backup for all the work done. Other tools are just like live chats, however, Monday keeps track of everything. 

You can have different roles for every person in your team. 

The productivity tool is one of my favorite aspects. You can even track the time it takes you to complete a task.

The productivity tool is great, as is task dependency.

You can create specific groups on your boards and give them color codes. This is really useful.

It is great that you can select if you want to see the project in list, kanban, or Gantt. This is something really useful that other tools do not allow you to do. Usually, you have to use more than one solution. 

You can integrate Slack, Google, Excel, Drive, or Dropbox.

As a company that uses a variety of tools, it was great to have everything in one place, Monday was the solution.

Monday is excellent for collaboration between partners and team members, however, it would be great if there could be a way to have clients on Monday, and not just to share information. That is something you can already do. Instead, we'd like to add a client as a client so they can give real-time feedback, answer questions, and see the whole project and its stages. It takes time to copy and paste things that the client could be adding on Monday, and the team can see it with no problem, with controlled access.

I've been using the solution for one year.

The solution is completely stable and trustworthy.

They are adding some great things, however, a client version would be a really big step.

I've never used technical support.

Positive

Yes, I did use a different solution. I changed as my new work uses Monday.

It was all set up when I began with the company.

I don't know how the company set up the solution initially.

I don't know what our ROI is.

I do not know about the pricing; my company pays it.

I did not evaluate other options.

Monday is wonderful.

We use the solution to create workflow processes for our team and to manage sales funnels and large projects. We can easily manage different projects each with different tasks and we can duplicate that template for the next project once we have perfected it. 

Our team was struggling with a way to manage and communicate all in one location. Monday.com has helped us to focus on building a workflow that works for us along with keeping us organized. There are an endless amount of integrations that have allowed us to use Monday.com as the one central location that we all work from now.

It has allowed us to all be more organized and focus on the tasks that are assigned to us. 

We've seen a significant increase in our productivity and it's much easier to manage each team member's performance. 

We have saved an incredible amount of time by having all of our tools and resources in one place. We've been strictly using Monday.com for the management of our projects and each team members work load. The amount of time we've been able to save using this tool has been significant for our business. 

Assigning tasks to a person with due dates has been great. Also, the templates for boards make it easy to jumpstart a project through a board very quickly. 

The various integrations have made it easier for us to focus on keeping our information in one place so that we're not spending time (wasting time) trying to find information in different places online. 

Overall the ability to use integrations, assign tasks, and create board templates has been the most valuable features of Monday.com. It's improved our overall performance. 

I'd love to see more automation with the additional cost. 

I have not explored all the features it offers, so at this time I do not know for sure what can be improved. Perhaps having an onboarding consult so that someone could help us set up our boards in a way that makes sense for our business would be helpful. With so many options, it can be difficult to know how to improve what we're getting out of this tool without someone to help guide us. That would be my only recommendation at this time - a more hands-on onboarding process.  

I've used the solution for one year.

There have been a few times when our team was receiving error messages when working on Monday.com. The stability could be improved. 

There are tremendous growth opportunities with this tool. 

So far, we've not had to reach out to customer service. 

Positive

We did use Slack. We switched due to the fact that we needed more than a communication tool. 

It was a little complex for our team as there are so many options. 

We implemented it in-house.

We are extremely pleased with the ROI.

I advise new users to understand that a large team means larger costs. 

I was referred to Monday.com by a friend who highly recommend it. 

I work in an advertising agency setting with more than ten people and we use Monday.com for our internal project management for our different departments including graphic design, social media content, social media ads, google ads, billing, project planning, and website creation and development. We also have a board for each and every one of our clients. 

I utilize Monday.com constantly via my laptop and my cell phone. The syncing between my phone and computer is flawless and I never have any issues with it.  

Monday.com has improved the organizational efficiency of our advertising agency. Before Monday.com we were using multiple apps whereas with Monday we are able to only check one place. It accomplishes everything that we need from it and I love how they are always developing new add-ons or integrations. A lot of my clients really like when I specifically set up a Monday board for them. Monday is incorporated into all of the branches of our industry and has improved the efficiency of each one.

The automation settings on each board are amazing to me. I love how many options there are. It is extremely customizable to each and every one of my clients' needs.  

With over 200 different templates for creating boards and automation, I always have what I need. 

Monday is perfect for small and medium-sized businesses. It is a one-stop shop for everything you need. 

I also love the trendy aesthetics that it offers, it really steps up the game when our clients receive their own custom Monday board.  

One thing that would be cool is if Monday had a chat feature. Our office mainly uses iMessage right now to instantly communicate with one another. 

The only other software that we use that we wish we could get rid of is Evernote. I would love to be able to share notes with my colleagues in the same way that you can on Evernote. You can also search within your notes by typing certain words or phrases within a search bar.  

Those additions would be the final elimination of any other software that I use.

I've used the solution for five years.

We did not previously use a different solution. 

We did not evaluate other options.