Wrike Review - why 4.2 stars?

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: Jul 21, 2020

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What is Wrike?

Main category: Project Management

Wrike is a cloud-based as well as an on-premise enterprise resource planning solution that is developed to be used by individuals as well as by businesses that are either talent tracking companies or human resource companies. The software is designed with specifications that make it suitable to be used in businesses of all sizes including small-sized businesses, large enterprises, medium-sized businesses

The software is provided to users as a suite with it containing a scheduling software, a field management service, and human resource software among others. The main features include facility scheduling, budget and tracking, employee management, and resource scheduling among others. Wrike is a company that is located in the united states and has been developing and distributing Wrike software since the year 2007.

Wrike rating -

The rating of Wrike is 4.2 stars out of 5 and the total score is 90 out of 100. The rating and score are based on ITQlick expert review. We publish unbiased reviews, learn more in our score and rating methodology page

Typical Customers

Wrike is perfect for teams and companies of all sizes: starting from solopreneurs and small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Tech, social media companies, marketing departments and any other company where project management tools are needed can use this software. Google, HTC, PayPal, Adobe and Electronic Arts are some of the Wrike clients.

Features

Wrike comes with workload management, online document collaboration, project organizing, email integration, selective data access, spreadsheet view, time tracking and customizable report features. Users can track deadlines, prioritize assignments, receive real-time monitoring updates and provide timely feedback on work process all in one place. You can keep your plans visible to your entire team, create task dependencies, view a complete project overview, add milestones, and produce an interactive Gantt chart based on task details.

All real-time updates can be viewed from the Activity Stream just like in a Facebook news feed. Users can filter real-time updates by a specific project. The workload management offers another chart that can help you to monitor workload in your team and make adjustments if needed. All your documents can be stored in one place where your team can edit them directly or download them, and view different versions of the same file. Wrike also offers a mobile dedicated app for iOS and Android users.

Wrike 6 Pros

  • The pricing of the software is low and affordable for most people
  • The software is both cloud-based and on-premise meaning it is flexible
  • The solution is provided to the users a suite
  • 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

Wrike 2 Cons

  • The solution cannot be integrated with other similar solutions
  • The project management software doesn’t offer customizable workspace layout, which can be a problem for some users

Competitors & Alternatives

The two main competitors of Wrike are Build smart and Project information management. Wrike is a cloud-based solution as well as an on-premise while Build smart is a cloud-based solution only. The available online reviews that have been given by users regarding the show that Wrike has ratings of 4.8 while Build smart has ratings of 4.5.

Project information management is a cloud-based solution only while Wrike is a cloud-based solution as well as an on-premise solution. According to most of the online reviews that have been provided by users, Wrike has ratings of 4.8 while Project information management has ratings of 4.4. Wrike can support business growth more than Project information management. . The full list of competitors can be found here.

Wrike Pricing Information

The cost of license starting from $9.80 per user/month. On top of the total cost of licenses which is easy to calculate - what is the REAL total cost of implementation? 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). Find here the REAL total cost breakdown for Wrike

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Is it the right software for you?

Wrike is a cloud-based as well as an on-premise enterprise resource planning solution that is developed to be used by individuals as well as by businesses that are either talent tracking companies or human resource companies. Some of the popular customers of Wrike include Google, HootSuite, Hwaiian, and Loreal among others.

Wrike Categories

Budgeting & CPM
Query and Report Writer
Mobile
Home Builder
Document Management
File Sharing
Project Collaboration
Web Collaboration
Portal Integration
Time and Attendance
Bug Tracking
Workflow Management

Wrike specifications

ITQlick Score: 90/100
ITQlick Rating: (4.2/5)
Company: WRIKE
Address: Mountain View, CA
Pricing: Starting from $9.80 per user/month
Website:Visit Wrike website
Typical customers: Small business, Medium business, Large business
Platforms: Desktop, Mobile, Cloud
Operating Systems: Mac OS, Windows, Linux

Wrike Features

Collaboration
Document Management
Issue Tracking
Project Management
Resource Management
Scheduling
Task Management
Collaboration Management
Budgeting & CPM

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Shlomi holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information System Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 15 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant, and implementation expert for small, medium and large size (global) companies.