Spike vs. Todoist

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Spike
Score 4.0 out of 10
N/A
Spike, from the company of the same name in Herzelia, bring communication -- emails, chats, calls, team collaborations, tasks, voice notes -- to one place. presented as a productivity and messaging app, but easier, from an inbox.
$0
Todoist
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Doist, a company boasting an entirely globally distributed workforce, offers Todoist, a project management platform emphasizing the needs of a distributed workforce. The application emphasizes tracking events over time with advanced closed task and progress reporting, with custom graphics for sharing or ease of review.
$8
per month per user
Pricing
SpikeTodoist
Editions & Modules
Starter
$0
Teamspace - Team
$4
per month billed annually per member
Teamspace - Team
$5
per month per member
Email App - Pro
$5
per month billed annually per member
Teamspace - Business
$8
per month billed annually per member
Email App - Pro
$8
per month per member
Teamspace - Business
$10
per month per member
Email App - Ultimate
$10
per month billed annually per member
Email App - Ultimate
$16
per month per member
Business
$8
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SpikeTodoist
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
SpikeTodoist
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Spike
8.9
Ratings
14% above category average
Todoist
-
Ratings
Task Management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Search8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Spike
8.5
Ratings
7% above category average
Todoist
-
Ratings
Chat10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Surveys7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting6.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Spike
8.5
Ratings
8% above category average
Todoist
-
Ratings
Versioning8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
SpikeTodoist
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(0 ratings)
9.9
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
SpikeTodoist
Likelihood to Recommend
I think spike us well suited when you are busy and you want to send a message to the group chat of your department,and you want to check if the team manager is online or not,also it's a great way to take notes and share them with your supervisor or for example a plan for an incoming project.
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[Todoist: To-Do List & Task Manager is] fantastic for small teams or for personal use. Really simple and easy to use so requires very little in the way of onboarding and gets people engaged quickly in the tasks they need to complete. May not be perfect where more complex usage is required but integrates with other tools so time tracking and other add ons are more than possible through other tools.
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Pros
  • Spike groups similar emails so I don't have to hunt. I can pin critical emails and eliminate spam emails with a few clicks.
  • Emails (multiple accounts), calendar events, and team interactions are all integrated. The super search tool is fantastic; it searches all emails, including attachments, all events, and all team communication. The cloud integration is fantastic. Chat and phone calls are integrated (video and audio).
  • Simple and powerful UI. It's easy to use and includes many valuable options for keeping your life and tasks organized.
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  • Being able to manage tasks across multiple devices and platforms is absolutely critical to me. If I am out of the office, the tasks will be on my phone. But they are also readily accessible on the web, on my desktop, and on my iPad.
  • There are several ways to organize your tasks... via Projects, Labels, Boards, Lists, etc. that allow users to use Todoist to fit their productivity workflow. I use them all and I have been delighted to see how Todoist has continued to improve and advance the Todoist application over the years.
  • I rely extensively on recurring tasks which allow me to never forget a birthday, monthly submission, chore at home, etc. Todoist offers many ways to manage recurring tasks, such as, "every week", "every April 8", "every fourth Thursday in November", etc.
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Cons
  • Adding a little extra room to the UI will make it even better.
  • Pixel blocking would be excellent.
  • There is some work to be done on the widget that they give, despite its promising potential.
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  • Task Dependencies - Particularly for business projects, I'd love if we could make one team member's task dependent on another's where we could say "do this task 3 days after another one is complete"
  • No Two Factor Authentication - For me personally, I like to keep all my passwords secure and backed up by two-factor authentication. Just wish this was something Todoist offered!
  • Adding Start Date & End Date - Sometimes I set an end date farther in the future, but I'm not alerted that I need to be working on it before then to achieve that due date. If I look at the "Next 7 Days" section, I can see upcoming tasks, but ideally, I'd love to be able to set a start date and an end date so it could appear in today's tasks without needing to be completed today.
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Usability
No answers on this topic
Excellent features and concept, simple implementation, but the software is not very clear in training new users and communicating features. The occasional unexplained crash or freeze is not handled gracefully by the desktop software, requiring either the user or tech support to manually restart.
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Support Rating
No answers on this topic
I've been able to find answers to any questions I have in the support documents. You can explore key features and view ideas and best practices for getting organized with Todoist. You can also fill out a support form to submit a request for customized help if you run into anything not covered in the support documents.
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Alternatives Considered
Better and clean UI. Amazing and responsive customer support and acts as a Unified email experience on various platforms.
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Todoist is more focused on its goal than Google Keeps and is far more intuitive to use. For example, with just a click we see immediately that Todoist provides a way to distill tasks so that we only see what's immediately pertinent to us, via the Filters (which can be customized and set to various priority levels). Also, Todoist's project board is something Google Keep doesn't even offer, it really can't even compete with Todoist simply because Todoist does so much more and was obviously designed with the business professional in mind.
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Return on Investment
  • However, the app is too tiny to accurately quantify its return on investment (ROI).
  • Multiple times, I've gotten to zero emails in my inbox.
  • It was easy to communicate without exchanging long texts.
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  • A good project management tool for daily completing/recycling my customers' project line items--time to value.
  • Incomplete items stay on the list where I can see them and reschedule easily if needed--time to value.
  • Built-in completion metrics for reviewing project completion success--time to value, and indirectly, customer satisfaction.
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ScreenShots

Todoist Screenshots

Screenshot of Todoist's tasks, projects, and deadlines tracking.Screenshot of the task assignment interface.Screenshot of Todoist's project layouts, which allow users to switch between board, calendar or list to track progress and deliver projects on time.Screenshot of the task grouping and filtering feature. This can be done by personal and/or team projects to separate work and life, or to get an overview of both.Screenshot of Screenshot of the project folder organizing feature, used to organize projects by client, department, initiative, or goals.