Planbox Review - why 5 stars?

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Oct 05, 2019

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What is Planbox?

Planbox is an Agile project management software designed to enable employees of a particular business to easily collaborate no matter their field of expertise. Planbox takes advantage of the Agile life cycle to bring together different members of an organization to facilitate collaboration.

The software was originally created in 2009 for a Montreal-based technology incubator called Bolidea. It is now available to the public as a web hosted application.

Who is it best for?

Any team or organization that is interested in using Agile methodologies to work on a certain project will love Planbox. There is no doubt that software developers will enjoy using it. Other groups that might be interested in Planbox are those into marketing and creative agencies. The Agile tool also comes with enough flexibility that will be appreciated by companies practicing a certain degree of agility in their business.

Currently Planbox has about 32,000 customers ranging from small businesses to large enterprises. It's been used in education and certain non-profit organizations. Notable customers are Stanford University, Philips, Blatant Media, Petflow, Real Media, CGI, Micheal J Fox Foundation and The Salvation Army.

Main features and functionalities

Planbox is designed based on Agile principles and for that matter it is a tool that will facilitate the task of project managers when it comes to prioritizing tasks and picking the one that has to be dealt with immediately.

This Agile tool is also perfect for real-time team collaboration. Its interface is intuitive with a drag-and-drop dashboard that allows users to filter through and find out what items need to be prioritized. On top of that Planbox integrates other important applications like Zendesk for customer support and UserVoice for bug tracking. It is for sure a software that business owners would find very useful

What is the actual cost?

The cost of license starts at $20 per user/month. ITQlick pricing score is 3 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for Planbox.

Pros

• Easy to use with a simple interface having the drag-and-drop feature
• Gives a visual representation of progress by showcasing graphs and tables
• Allows users to easily manage portfolios
• Github, Zendesk, Snapengage and other 3rd party tools have been integrated
• Tasks can be prioritized and deadlines can be set

Cons

• Lacks public administration features
• Does not have tools to analyze or manage risks
• English is the only language in which the platform can be used
• Does not directly integrate Salesforce or Google Apps
• Does not offer easily track expenses feature

How it stacks up?

Access a head to head analysis of Planbox vs alternative software solutions.

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