Digital Performance Specialist & Project Manager at Sea Digital
User
Great "My Work" features with increased transparency and streamlined processes
Pros and Cons
  • "The feature which I found most valuable is the "My Work" section."
  • "The feature which needs more improvement or development is the dashboard."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution for client and project management. Working in a marketing agency, this is used as our main source of organizing our daily and long-term tasks to complete. Monday.com allows us to visually plan out what our clients need from us in detail to make sure nothing gets missed. Everything is easily accessible for all members of the project. It is also a tool used for observing the internal workload of each member to see what each day or week is shaping out to be and if additional support is needed for a particular person.

How has it helped my organization?

Monday.com has changed the way our organization works as we are now able to be confident in the software we are using to organize our work and grant access to clients to look at. 

This has allowed our organization to be more prepared and taught us the importance of transparency as there is no ambiguity around what task is allocated to what person and that we are well prepared to get tasks done on specific deadlines. 

We have been able to visually be able to put together projects without feeling overwhelmed. 

What is most valuable?

The feature which I found most valuable is the "My Work" section. This update has allowed us to elevate the use of Monday.com. Prior to this, it seemed like a very manual task - checking into each board to see what deadlines we had daily. The potential of tasks getting lost in a mountain of other tasks was great. The "My Work" feature has been able to let us streamline the process of looking into boards and just referring to one section as our "holy grail" - what our day is supposed to look like and what we need to achieve.

What needs improvement?

The feature which needs more improvement or development is the dashboard. There are many little quirks such as the dashboard, and workload widget that takes all members on our Monday.com account into the graph and has no feature to exclude or prioritize our internal team before other subscribers. This is an issue I have reached out to support and I have been told it is in the pipeline. 

Automations around connecting tasks status bars across different boards (eg: post-production board to a client board) would be helpful. 

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For how long have I used the solution?

We've used the solution for one and a half years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have strong impressions surrounding the stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have big beliefs in this software's scalability.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support is great. Having a call one on one has always helped.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not use a different solution.

How was the initial setup?

The setup was very time-consuming specifically around learning the interface.

What was our ROI?

I do not handle looking into ROI. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

This was not handled by myself. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate other options.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Project Engineer at Stourflex
User
User-friendly with Excel export capabilities and great data analysis
Pros and Cons
  • "Monday is very easy to use and is very user-friendly."
  • "It would be quite cool if it could connect to my Outlook calendar and put the project deadlines in there."

What is our primary use case?

We are a small engineering company and we use Monday to keep track of all of our projects. We will include information such as the client's name, project name, who is the project lead, the date received and date that its due back, what type of project it is, how we managed to get the project (via which type of marketing), the project value, quote numbers for the project, total value, etc. It ensures that we never miss a project, which otherwise is very easy to do.             

How has it helped my organization?

It has enabled us to not only keep track of our extensive list of projects - it has allowed us to analyze which types of projects are most worth our time, which clients are likely to place the orders, etc., which has allowed us to become a lot more efficient and develop new business strategies based on the heaps of data we have of past projects.

What is most valuable?

Monday is very easy to use and is very user-friendly. I must say the most valuable feature is the export to Excel feature, where you can take an entire board or just sections of it and put the data in Excel. It's great for data analysis and also to present to your boss as the list of projects you've completed and which of these were won, etc.

What needs improvement?

Monday does everything we need it to do. It would be quite cool if it could connect to my Outlook calendar and put the project deadlines in there. I'm still trying to understand the automate feature, however, this looks very promising for efficiency.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Monday for just over three years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Monday has the opportunity to be useful for a company with 10,000+ employees or even just one. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Monday has changed since we first started using it, however, the updates are automatic as it's a website-based solution.

How was the initial setup?

The solution is very straightforward and not that time-consuming.

What was our ROI?

I'm unsure of the exact figure in terms of ROI.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Set-up costs are minimal with just an hour or two of labor to customize the board how you will like it. 

I would make a note to future companies looking to use Monday to make use of all the people spots you have available. Even if you work on different teams and won't be using the main board, there will definitely be a type of board that will suit you. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate anything else. In fact, we weren't actively looking for Monday. We heard about it from word-of-mouth and couldn't believe we'd worked without it for years.

What other advice do I have?

It's a great service and has quite competitive prices. It does exactly what we need it to do anymore. 

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Assistant Manager- Fund raising at Rustomjee
User
Great for multi-task management and expense tracking with easy file upload capabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "It helps to go completely digital and avoids the use of pen and paper, which helps declutter work life."
  • "The constant reminders are very distracting."

What is our primary use case?

We use it in our organization to list down and delegate tasks amongst team members. 

We review the tasks allocated on a weekly basis every Monday. It helps in planning the project lifecycle systematically and effortlessly. 

Further, the manager can tag the activities to different people, which helps share responsibilities so that the burden does not lay on one person. 

Filtering the activities marked to employees helps to quantify the work distribution to different people and ensure there is an equal division of work.

How has it helped my organization?

The sub-tasks which form part of the head tasks help in effectively managing tasks. It helps to avoid missing any task, which is very efficient. I don't have to brief the manager about all the pending activities, which saves a lot of time and effort, the opportunity cost of which is high. 

It also helps the manager keep track of ongoing work, which avoids the nagging and follow up and helps to go on with day-to-day activities. It helps allocate work and responsibility, further strengthening teamwork and spirit. 

It helps to upload files online, which can be accessed by anyone on the team from anywhere, which removes the barriers of geographical boundaries. My manager can review my work from anywhere from the files uploaded, and the same can be seamlessly completed without actually needing to be at the same place at the same time.

What is most valuable?

The multi-task management aspect is great. It helps in remembering every task. Further, it provides a proper workflow of all the proposed activities in project management. 

It efficiently helps achieve all targets within the set target, short-term or long-term. It helps to go completely digital and avoids the use of pen and paper, which helps declutter work life. 

It helps in tracking expenses and managing them as well, which is another superb feature to help manage and further aim to reduce the same. The entire process flow right from proposal making to every document which is to be prepared and submitted is added to the system and we allocate the same to different people which helps in the allocation of work and responsibility.

What needs improvement?

The constant reminders are very distracting. It should be once on Monday itself and not constantly. 

A walk-through should be provided for every new person enrolled, which should be initiated by the Monday.com team. A calendar invite for the same should be coordinated and organized. 

It is user-friendly, however, there is still an initial dependency on the team members to understand the software. 

There should be sessions organized with calendar invites which should be sent for every update to the system. If anyone misses attending the sessions, a summary of all the points covered should be sent out to everyone who is enrolled on the system. 

There should be a helpdesk facility that helps in immediate query resolution. It should have actual people trying to identify and resolve issues and not a chatbox. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We've used the solution for the past seven months.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

This is the first software used for this purpose.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I was not involved in the setup.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I was not involved in the setup.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Support Specialist at moralius.com
User
User-friendly with helpful visualizations and great support
Pros and Cons
  • "Support from Monday.com makes you feel super comfortable communicating any inquiries you may have."
  • "Better integration with Outlook would be awesome."

What is our primary use case?

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.

How has it helped my organization?

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.

What is most valuable?

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. 

What needs improvement?

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.

For how long have I used the solution?

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

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We literally trusted Monday.com since day one.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

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

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did various evaluations.

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Postdoctoral Researcher at Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical
User
Offers multiple boards, has useful integrations, and allows for credentialed access
Pros and Cons
  • "The possibility of having multiple boards is indeed a great feature that allows us to see the many projects (and their progress) at a glance."
  • "I work with many internet tabs open and would prefer having Monday.com as a separate program - not opened via the website."

What is our primary use case?

We use the product for managing all the projects and tasks of a non-profit association. 

We have several groups and task forces, and all our board members and volunteers live around the globe. We also have guest members who work on occasional projects and need access for a short period of time. We also have service providers, with whom we share several projects which needed to be on time. 

We have projects ranging from short to longer-term, including our strategic planning, which is also done on Monday.com.

How has it helped my organization?

After we started using Monday.com, the benefits were clear. We could centralize all our demands and responsibilities in one place. We have several service providers, board members, volunteers, and guest participants, and having the possibility to check the progress of their activities easily, in one place, and with a few clicks is a great service and has been much appreciated by everybody in the different teams. We now have a better idea of how we are doing with daily tasks and with the planning of long-term projects.

What is most valuable?

The possibility of having multiple boards is indeed a great feature that allows us to see the many projects (and their progress) at a glance. 

The workspaces are also an extremely valuable tool since we can have many separate workspaces for teams with different credentials. That is important to have more confidential projects set aside, and have people only assigned to their assigned projects or assigned tasks at a particular moment. 

Of course, the add-ons are important to integrate the other tools we use.

What needs improvement?

One important feature that would improve Monday.com would be an application for desktops (Windows/Mac). I work with many internet tabs open and would prefer having Monday.com as a separate program - not opened via the website. That could improve the daily managing and practical use of Monday.com. 

I do not use the Monday.com mobile app, since I concentrate on work-related things on the computer. I also work with several Google Workspaces, so that puts more difficulties for easy visualization.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Until now it has been shown to be very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have not scaled up yet.

How are customer service and support?

We did not have any need to reach out to technical support so far.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I did not use a different solution previously. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup requires some time to learn to navigate it.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the solution via an in-house team

What was our ROI?

I am not the administrator and have no sense of the ROI.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I did not evaluate other options previously.

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Social Media Strategist at Social Beacon Media
User
Increases productivity, saves time, and helps with organization
Pros and Cons
  • "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."
  • "The stability could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

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.

How has it helped my organization?

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. 

What is most valuable?

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. 

What needs improvement?

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.  

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

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

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

There are tremendous growth opportunities with this tool. 

How are customer service and support?

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

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

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

How was the initial setup?

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

What about the implementation team?

We implemented it in-house.

What was our ROI?

We are extremely pleased with the ROI.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

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

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

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

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Google
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Executive Producer at Envy Gaming
User
Great collaboration, easy UX/UI, and simple tracking
Pros and Cons
  • "It has kept all our departments accountable and gives a quick birds-eye to see how projects are progressing."
  • "We need more cross-API integration with creative apps in the Adobe Suite and other communication platforms."

What is our primary use case?

We use Monday.com throughout our entire company - from sales to content to marketing campaigns. We are a company that has a lot of balls in the air with a lot of tracking required and Monday has been a big help. 

Initially, we used it to track various stages of content production and post workflow and now it has transitioned into intra-department use. We utilize forms for asset requests with our design team. We also use external trackers for our sponsorships team to communicate with our partners on collaborative projects. 

How has it helped my organization?

It has kept all our departments accountable and gives a quick birds-eye to see how projects are progressing. 

Prior to using Monday there was little to no project tracking. Things were assigned and it was up to managers to keep track on their own end using whatever means they had. Monday not only allows easier tracking but it can also set up team members the ability to know what projects are coming up next for them and not have to wait for something to be assigned to them if there are projects in queue for them.

What is most valuable?

Getting us to an easier UX/UI experience and away from spreadsheets has been great. Forms for asset requests have been a boon to our design team. It forces people to have to think about what they're actually asking for and spell out the delivery methods, attach references, dimensions, use cases, brand guidelines, etc. Having the ability to work with external teams on Monday also helps us stay in communication with our partners. It also helps communicate with freelancers as well as contractors. This gives us the same level of communication and progress tracking as we would with any and all of our staff.

What needs improvement?

We need more cross-API integration with creative apps in the Adobe Suite and other communication platforms. We utilize Discord a lot with some of our talent and teams. Therefore, having the ability to a quick reference that way would be great. Having the ability to add notes on project files in Adobe similar to Frame.io and other creative project review outlets would be a big gain. Maybe even having the ability to sync with Frame.io would be good as well. 

Load times can sometimes be a bit inconsistent on web and mobile. The mobile interface seems a bit too cramped and very difficult to work with on the go.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using Monday.com for four years.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not use a different solution.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It's worth it for any sized team and only scales in terms of pricing as your teams increase.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate other options.

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Account Manager at Plan A Advertising
User
Very customizable with great automation and lots of templates
Pros and Cons
  • "It is extremely customizable to each and every one of my clients' needs."
  • "One thing that would be cool is if Monday had a chat feature."

What is our primary use case?

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.  

How has it helped my organization?

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.

What is most valuable?

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.  

What needs improvement?

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.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for five years.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did not previously use a different solution. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate other options. 

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