monday.com Reviews

The primary use case is for task management and clearly communicating ongoing and planned projects to colleagues across different teams within different geographies. 

I work in the marketing department of a global tech company, which is rather matrixed, so clear communication of current and planned projects helps myself and others to clearly understand where synergies might exist. 

I also use the platform to communicate requests to other internal teams, such as creative and design, and to keep track of the progress of my requests.

I am able to keep much better track of all current projects and each aspect of individual projects, which has helped to make team meetings a breeze. Everyone is clear on which tasks they are responsible for and I am able to review our Monday's board before each meeting to develop an agenda of problems to solve and updates to discuss. 

Organization, in general, has been greatly improved and it has had a marked improvement in communication also, cutting down on wasted time during meetings and making life a little easier for everyone.

I like the ability to connect boards. If I make an update to my board to mark a project as complete or content as live, my colleagues in the social team then know that this piece of content is now live and our community manager can begin to interact with comments. This is so useful as it helps to remove any unnecessary emailing/messaging. 

I also like the general layout and the ability to color-code projects/tasks. It provides an incredibly clear and user-friendly format. The ability to expand/contract tasks, edit labels and edit the ordering of projects are also incredibly useful features.

Email notifications from Monday.com can sometimes not lead to the relevant update I am being notified about. When this happens, I then need to review the email to understand which board the update has come from and then manually find the board with the update I need to address within Monday.com. If the email led me to the specific board, then it'd be a much easier experience and require less of an investment of time.In my opinion, this aspect of the user experience should definitely be addressed within the next release of the platform.

I've used the solution for one year. 

Overall, the solution is fairly stable and will likely continue to be a major part of the company I work for. It will be interesting to see further features/abilities added.

I have not yet engaged customer service and support.

Neutral

I previously used Trello. I switched as my new company already used Monday.com.

I am not involved in procurement. I am simply a user.

I like the product and am looking forward to using it more.

We use the solution for organization and communication in our construction company - including file organization and storage. It is very convenient to be able to leave reminders or updates about each job in their own file. That way, we can come to one central location for each job.

It is also very vital to be able to update field workers quickly as new updates from homeowners come in. With Monday, we have been able to eliminate so many construction meetings as all the information we would previously need is found in the client's file on the system. 

We are more streamlined, we have better communication without having to talk directly to each other, and it's made the online file system and photo uploading easier. We can see progress and hold our subs accountable as well as protect our company. 

Updates from clients or the office happen immediately and each team member is notified of the information that is important to their job title. The integration and automation like sending emails to clients at certain phases have vastly reduced the number of communication complaints we get from homeowners. They are kept in the loop when phases are listed as completed. 

The online file/commenting system for each job is great. We can all see everything going on without scheduling a two-hour meeting. 

Auto emails to clients have streamlined communication with external emails so we can keep people informed without manually adding any hours or tasks to our day-to-day list. 

It keeps things moving without actually doing additional work. The time savings alone is worth every penny and man-hour it took settings up the business profile. 

It took us a few weeks to fully integrate, however, it has been so worth it. 

There are minor bugs that delete information or don’t autosave information placed. It doesn’t happen often, however, when it does, it is inconvenient. 

In a few instances, the dates and times of appointments were changed - which obviously caused problems. The amount of times this has happened is so few and far between like any other system that we can easily see the benefit despite the few bugs we encountered. 

What I do appreciate is Monday's quickness to respond to issues whenever I have submitted them. Any software we’ve used has had its issues. None have been as much of a "package” as Monday - so we will deal with the bugs. 

I've used the solution for one year.

It’s a stable product.

I'm sure scalability could get better, however, it’s already very great. The capacity of memory is already very substantial for businesses of all sizes. For our midsized company that uploads multiple files a day I don't see scalability as a problem as of right now. 

We used Save File. We switched as it didn’t do anything but electronically store files.

The setup is straightforward for technically inclined people.

We did the setup in-house. 

We've saved hours worth of meetings/emails.

I'd advise new users to get the setup over with like ripping off a bandaid. It takes a lot of time, however, once it’s all up and running it’s amazing. 

We evaluated BuilderTrend. 

We'd like to see track appointment dates specifically in more than one area to ensure none or missed. 

I work for a luxury wedding planning company. We use Monday.com for everything. There is a team of five of us, some of who work remotely. Monday.com helps us organize information internally between employees and also with our couples as we go through the planning process. 

For example, we have an internal board where we have organized all of our vendor contacts, login information, and content creation too. For the couples, they are able to access a board dedicated to their wedding and share feedback with us, all in one place - no more chains of emails.

Monday.com has improved our efficiency by having many different options on how to organize your information. We use the boards to track the progress of vendor research, contracts, upcoming payments, and even to plan our social media posts! It's also nice to have the information all in one place where our couples can access the board and track our progress, give us feedback, and even update items that they've checked off of their checklist. 

Monday.com is a must-have for any individual or business in the event or wedding planning industry.

Besides the boards that we use daily to organize our information, we love the survey aspect of Monday.com too. 

It makes it so easy to create a survey with different answer options for our guests, and Monday.com effectively collects and organizes the answers for us, which can then be directly exported to an Excel spreadsheet.

For example, we have set up a survey for couples who are organizing rides to and from the airport for their wedding guests and we can change the answers to have multiple choice answers, dropdowns, or even leave a space for the guests to type in their own answer. 

Once all of the data is collected, you can view it all on Monday.com or organize it in a spreadsheet, which we normally do before sending it to the transportation coordinator.

I would love to be able to have a chat option with Monday.com's IT so that if I'm looking to add a new view or experience to our planning boards, they could easily talk me through the best option. 

For example, we are looking to fully use Monday.com for every aspect of business, but there are too many options for us to scroll through, and I feel as though it would help us to go over exactly what we're looking for and a Monday.com specialist help us out because I'm sure they know more of the offerings than we do. 

I've been using Monday.com for over a year now.

We use Monday.com to manage our projects as a construction company. We also use it to keep track of many things, such as employees and their safety certificates. We generate emails based on data in the projects. We schedule safety meetings and generate emails automatically. I have multiple boards for the same projects. One is for our orders, one is for a site overview and one we share with our customers. We have a service schedule that automatically generates a covid-19 form that the homeowner can fill out and submit directly to Monday.com

Before Monday.com we used to write our schedule on a whiteboard and use an Outlook calendar. Looking back now, I don't know how we did it. We would never go back. We are now organized across our company. There is accountability now since all conversations are recorded on our items. We offer our customers a live update of their project by sharing a board directly with them. This allows them to comment or submit documents directly to Monday.com. We do the same with some of our contractors. They have the ability to manipulate the dates the project will be worked on and I set it so I get a notification if the date is changed, so I am always up to date with delays in our projects.

All of the features are valuable. Especially, creating tickets for projects and assigning workers. Having trackable conversations and archive items for reference. We offer our customers a live update of their project by sharing a board directly with them. This allows them to comment or submit documents directly to Monday.com. We do the same with some of our contractors. They have the ability to manipulate the dates that the project will be worked on and I set it so I get a notification if the date is changed, so I am always up to date with delays in our projects.

Service being down happens to often. They need to create a desktop version that stores the info locally so that when their servers are down, I can keep working and accessing my data. Then it could be uploaded when their servers are online.

I would like to also see improvements to the map and phone number columns. I think Monday.com is based out of the UK. When entering locations, it always suggests addresses not in our country. When adding phone numbers, it doesn't recognize some area code and it enters it as if it was a European number. 

We have been using Monday.com since September 2021.

For the most part, Monday.com is stable and works great, but when its servers are down, it can be a nightmare for us here at the office. I am really left in the dark and we don't have a backup. We depend on the Monday.com schedule. I think this needs to be addressed and I've already voiced my concerns with Monday.com.

I feel that Monday.com would be able to grow with our company. If we doubled in size then I am confident that Monday.com would still get the job done for us.

Support is very quick and helpful. They have address all my concerns in a timely manner. They send videos that they create specifically for your concern and it helps.

Positive

We used Outlook calendar before and it was lacking in so many ways. It only fulfilled the scheduling aspect and did not give us options to organize other areas of our company. 

It is complex to start up. Luckily, I grasped it well and ran with it. I have since, been in charge of the maintenance of Monday.com. 

I set up Monday.com myself using the tutorial they have on their website. Mostly through trial and error. I seem to have it set up exactly how we like it. Monday.com is very versatile so the options are endless which can make it daunting at first. I would suggest building the boards, keeping them simple and tweaking them as needed until you find the best way to display your info.

It's worth the cost depending on the size of your company. We have a pro plan and use most features for our company. The automations are key for us and the size of our company, the Pro plan makes sense.

I was referred by my sister, Michelle Kapila. She used Monday.com and showed me when I was hunting for a new service. I don't remember the other platforms that were options to switch to. Once I found Monday.com, I never looked back.

I recommend Monday.com for those stuck using white boards/paper schedules. Since having Monday.com, I've seen the lack of organization in companies we deal with and how Monday.com would help them so much.

I primarily use Monday as a tool to assist in the management and organization of our flood book of business across our many insurance providers. Keeping track of underwriting requests and upcoming renewals that need to be requoted, as well as big picture things for the future of the company that needs to be investigated and researched. 

Monday allows us to track who is working on what task and how long it has been active. We can see how many quotes are processed in a given time as well as how much new business is closed.

I am not a naturally organized person, and the whiteboard I used to use to keep track of my tasks was a mess. Monday has been a lifesaver in helping me to prevent things from falling through the cracks. 

The ability to better organize and execute at my job has helped me to make a better impression on my peers and supervisor and has allowed me to take an active part in the growth and expansion of the company. 

Without Monday, it would have been impossible for us to achieve the same level of success that we have recently seen.

The feature that I get the most use out of is the boards and groups that allow me to track my daily tasks and to mark which quotes or underwriting requests are top priority and which ones have been sitting the longest. 

Monday has allowed us to create a comprehensive database of all of our active policies with each carrier, the total premiums for each carrier, and each individual policy's expiration date to help us keep track of our renewals. 

Before signing on with Monday, we had no idea what the total value of our book of business was, and keeping track of renewing policies was very difficult. 

The web page can be a bit buggy at times, especially after I switch to a different tab and then come back to the Monday site after leaving it idle for a few minutes. 

Certain functions like moving tasks to different groups/boards will suddenly not actually work. The page will say "X has been moved" however it will still be sitting there on the same page where it started. Sometimes I will try to organize a group of information and the page will give an error and not allow the change to happen.

My usual response is just to refresh the page, and the issue almost always resolves itself.

I've used the solution for a little over a year.

I'm impressed with the stability.

It's very versatile and can be easily shifted to suit almost any need.

I have only had one call with support, however, they were very kind and helpful.

Positive

We did not previously have an alternative.

It was quite straight forward and there are many wonderful tutorials available to help.

The setup was all done in-house.

I don't have a quantifiable number for ROI, however, it's my understanding that it is significant. We certainly would have missed out on some business opportunities over the last year if not for Monday helping us to keep things organized.

I am the primary user of the Monday site, however, not the administrator who set it up or manages payments. I assume we are all happy though.

I was not the one who initially signed us up on Monday. I could not say what was evaluated if any.

This site has been a lifesaver. 

We are a small church with two full-time employees and two part-time employees. We use Monday.com to plan everything from weekend gatherings to major community events. This includes every aspect of a weekend gathering or service including, graphic presentations, bulletins, music, the message, who is on security, children's ministry details, etc. 

We usually plan each quarter ahead of time, which helps us mark major events and holidays. Using color, we are able to highlight special occasions with ease. 

Monday.com keeps us all on the same page especially when we aren't all in the office at the same time. 

It has reduced inter-office emails, texts, and phone calls significantly and reduced in-person meeting times by half. From minor details to major issues that need a running thread for staff discussion, Monday.com provides a one-stop location to house all of our thoughts, plans, and discussions. 

It is as easy to use as Facebook yet with more complex options if you want to take the time to learn how to use them. 

There are many incredible features, however, the ability to tag each other in comments, mark out progress, and get alerts through the app keeps us moving forward. As soon as someone has finished their part of a project, all members are alerted, and the next person can continue on. This also helps us see if there is a problem or if someone is falling behind so we can get the extra help if necessary. 

We often post on Monday.com instead of sending emails that may or may not get lost in the shuffle. Monday.com is the best way we have found to work smarter and not harder.

We are very happy with the current state of the product. 

It would be helpful if there were a little more flexibility with user numbers and the ability to add guests for a period of time. For instance, if we are doing a major event that requires a dozen volunteers, it would be wonderful if there were some cost-effective way to give them all access to one particular board for a period of time. I understand this may not work with the business model, however, being able to allow people temporary access to a single board or even the ability to simply view a board and get alerts without breaking the bank would be icing on the cake. 

Our office has been using Monday.com for well over a year now and we could not be happier. 

Whether we are using it online via a web browser or the mobile app on our office phones and tablets, Monday.com’s stability is rock solid. We have had no data loss, crashes, or team miscommunications due to delayed web/app updates. At any time or place our team is able to access all of our shared information so we can make quick decisions. We couldn’t be happier with Monday.com’s performance.

We are a small office, however, I believe that Monday.com can be effectively scaled to fit any organization. 

We have not had to contact customer support for any reason. 

Positive

For a time, we used Trello. It did not go well.

I learned the basics and then taught the others over the course of a week. We created a test board to go along with a project we were already working on using our then current method and Monday.com. By the end of the week, we had completely transitioned.

We handled the setup in-house.

Monday.com paid for itself immediately by allowing us to be more productive and less frustrated. 

It does take a little time and money to get started, however, it is completely worth it in the end. You may have to remind people to use Monday.com rather than the old system to get them in the habit. 

We did our research, however, after a short test run, Monday.com won hands down. 

We seriously love using Monday.com.

We use the product for internal project management for every department in the business: marketing, product launches, finance, logistics etc. 

We also invite our external agencies to internal projects like SEO, Ads and Press.  

We are a small full remote team. As we grew, the complexity of projects grew as well as the number of projects. Monday helped us scale easily, understand bottlenecks, and plan accordingly. It's also been a life saver as I don't need to remember anything. It's all on Monday! We've totally moved away from emails. 

It gives managers a clear view on how projets are moving forward and they are able to give support where needed without having to constantly follow-up.  

Board templates are really good when you have recurring projects. 

Automations are perfect to save time and remind people of various tasks. 

Overall the product is really good and can adapt to any team with specific columns for each board. 

"My Work" gives you a great view of all the tasks that are due and upcoming.

The dependencies and Gantt chart could be better. I would love it to have personal views with hidden columns per board. Sometimes it can get quite overwhelming. 

I'm not a big fan of the new left panel organization by workspace. Maybe this is due to the fact that we are in a small business. 

We'd like to send emails via Monday. Ideally, being able to cc Monday tasks from our mail account could be better. (ie. sending attachments, being able to cc the task with people not in Monday (they received an error message when replying).  

I'd love it if their could be feature to plan for work time for a task (not a timeline as it shows in your "My Work" view)

We've used the solution for three years.

Stability is pretty good. Every now and then server is down. 

The scalability is very good although it would be great to have more onboarding videos. 

Technical support is super helpful and very fast to respond.

Positive

We did not use solutions.

The initial setup is super straightforward. We imported our Excel files.

We handled the setup in-house.

The ROI has been very good.

We looked into Asana, Trello, and Notion.

We primarily use the solution in our digital marketing agency. We provide services in design, video production, advertising, and web development. Also, our team is often trying to launch our own projects. 

On Monday, we manage our human resources, our equipment as cameras and lamps, distribute the workload, and plan tasks. In addition, we have automated our financial statements, and keep records of sales, contracts, and communication with customers.

I really do not know of any process in our business that does not go through Monday, except that we sometimes communicate in Telegram.

Now all our processes are in one tool. This saves the team time and energy.

Before that, we tried different systems, including industry solutions, however, they did not bring so much pleasure to the work. They were enough for a couple of months, after which they turned into a garbage dump.

Monday is so flexible that even we are not as flexible as it is. Any idea and change in the organization are implemented in a couple of hours. It helps a lot to try more, make more mistakes, and come to the right decisions faster.

The most valuable aspects include:

1) The mirror column which turns Monday into a serious interactive database that can cover all our processes. We have linked all aspects of the business together and there is no more duplication of data in the tables. This is difficult to do if you have never designed a database. In our case, we immediately realized that the mirror column allows you to make boards and powerful systems.

2) Guest access for the client significantly increases their loyalty and understanding of the value of what we do for them.

The solution could improve: 

• Messenger-based communication with clients in CRM
• Telegram integrations and notifications
• Diagrams that better understand the timeline column (as Workload does). I really need an option to distribute the values from the "number" or "formula" column by all the days that the timeline column covers
• Date-based diagram view (as workload or timeline view, with the diagrams)
• Item group as a Kanban separator - not only a status column
• Automation of timezone settings
• More options for board-view sharing by links

I've used the solution for two years.

Just once we had problems with the connection. However, they are progressing in that field.

The solution is very helpful. The product is so intuitive that we very rarely need support.

Positive

We did use other solutions, including:

• Trello which was too hard to build relations between boards
• Notion which had an interface that was too simple and low-power
• Team Gantt which made it hard to share files
• Google Sheet which was hard to keep 
• ClickUp which was too hard to build relations between boards

At first, we didn't understand the full depth of the product. After a while, we realized that everything is possible and more.

I did the initial setup by myself.

For us, Monday is an inseparable part of our business.

I'd advise people to use the pro version only. It's pointless to buy the others.

We evaluated ClickUp.

New users should find a person who understands database design. It will help you use the capabilities of Monday 300% more.