Wrike Review - why 4.2 stars?

• Predict & Prevent Delays: Automation, real-time insight, configurable dashboards, and reports help project teams make faster decisions and complete tasks faster.
• Become Proactive & Resilient: With this feature, project teams can eliminate silos, adapt to change, and guarantee that their entire organization works together to achieve business objectives.
• Avoid the Unexpected: Project managers must always be one step ahead of the competition. With one-click, configurable Gantt charts, they can see deadlines and critical path analyses.
• Show Progress at Every Stage: Processes differ from one team to another. Project teams can showcase their projects progress with personalized statuses that keep everyone up to date.

• Wrike is quick and easy to set up
• The software has a clean interface with variant functionality
• The software is intuitive with smooth navigation and flexible for team collaboration
• The project management software supports open API and integration with Google Apps, Dropbox and Box
• The project management solution offers mobile dedicated app for iOS and Android users
• Wrike customer support is available 24x7 to all users

• Users complain of difficulties in operating the app
• The project management software doesn’t offer customizable workspace layout, which can be a problem for some users
• The project management solution can be difficult to use for some customers at first

• Functionality: Wrike offers features like Dashboard, Planning, Tracking, News Feed, Ad hoc Reporting, Agile Methodologies, Gantt charts, Notifications, ROI Tracking, Approval, Automated Scheduling, Backlog Management, etc. Smartsheet offers features like Project Planning, Project Schedules, Task Tracking (available in Wrike), Resource management, Budget tracking, Strategic Planning, Private Sheets and Reports, Forms, Grid, Gantt (available in Wrike), Card, Calendar views, etc. Nifty offers features like Set goals & timelines, Collaborate on tasks, Establish Knowledge Hub, Create Docs & Wikis, Balance workloads, Portfolios, Milestone Dependencies, Time Tracking & Reporting, etc. Scoro offers features like Work management, Automated billing, Real-time reporting (available in Wrike), Calendars (available in Wrike), Tasklist & task board, Contacts & customers, etc.
• Customers/Industries: Wrike targets Project Managers, Marketing, Creative, Professional Services, Product Development, Company-Wide, etc. Wrike has customers like Google, Nickelodeon, Simense, Snowflake, Ogilvy, Syneos Health, etc. Smartsheet targets Project management, IT & Ops, Marketing, Construction, Healthcare & Life sciences, Higher education, Financial services, and Federal government. Smartsheet has customers like Arcteryx, Cisco, City of Detroit, Pfizer, American Express, Apple, etc. Scoro targets Marketing Agencies, Business Consultancies, Professional Services, Legal Services, Building & Construction, Information Technology, etc. Scoro has customers like Primary UK, Waldencroft, Cross Media, Kojo, Tele2, Zadov, net natives, Mediacom, etc. Nifty has customers like Verizon, Periscope Data, Emovis, VMware, IBM, LOreal, NYU.
• Cost: Wrike has a cost rating of 1.5/5, according to ITQlick expert cost analysis. This means it is low-cost project management software. The rating system considers this software rated 1-2 as low-cost and 4-5 as high cost. Wrike starts at $9.80 per user month per month. Scoro starts at $26 per user per month on annual billing and $28 per user monthly. Nifty starts at $39 per month, billed annually, and $49 per month, billed monthly. Smartsheet starts at $7 per user month on annual billing and $9 monthly.
• Cloud-based/On-premise: Wrike and all its alternatives are cloud-based.
• Popularity: Wrike is publicly traded and trusted by 20,000+ customers worldwide. Smartsheet is also publicly traded on the NYSE under the SMAR symbol and is a trusted brand and over 90% of fortune 100 companies.
• Scalability: Wrike can accommodate mid-sized and enterprises. Smartsheet can accommodate diverse types of work for teams large and small, from enterprise companies to SMBs. Nifty can accommodate companies of all sizes.
• Support: Wrike and Nifty offers support channels like Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live Rep), and Chat. Smartsheet offers all support channels of Wrike except FAQs/Forum and 24/7 (Live Rep). Scoro offers all support channels of Wrike except FAQs/Forum.

What is the REAL total cost of implementation? on top of the total cost of licenses which is easy to calculate you need to add the cost of training, customization, data migration, and other "hidden cost". ITQlick pricing score is 2 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). You can fine here the REAL total cost breakdown for Wrike. You can also find here pricing information from Wrike's website.