MeisterTask

Score8.9 out of 10

47 Reviews and Ratings

What is MeisterTask?

MeisterTask is a task management and collaboration tool that let teams manage tasks in a customizable environment. MeisterTask's project boards adapt to a team’s workflow, and is suitable for managing a variety of tasks from software sprints to editorial calendars. As opposed to only providing a tool that visualizes the work, MeisterTask automates recurring steps in users' workflows to help them work more efficiently and consistently.

MeisterTask is developed by Meister, the company behind the online mind mapping tool MindMeister. An integration between MindMeister and MeisterTask enables users to turn their brainstorms directly into agile project boards and their ideas into actionable tasks.

MeisterTask is available as a web app and offers apps for Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android devices. The mobile apps come with offline functionality so users can stay on top of their to-dos even when not connected to the internet.

Categories & Use Cases

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Task Management
This includes the ability to plan, track, collaborate and report on tasks.
Category average: 9
Mobile Access
Mobile access is the ability to access the software from a smartphone or tablet.
Category average: 7.8
Support for Agile Methodology
Agile is a time boxed, iterative approach to development that builds software incrementally instead of trying to deliver it all at once near the end.
Category average: 8

Email integration
Email integration allows work requests to be made directly from email.
Category average: 7.6
Scheduling
Scheduling capabilities allow users to set schedules on tasks, and create timelines and milestones.
Category average: 8.3
Timesheet Tracking
Timesheet tracking is the ability to track all billable and non-billable hours for each project.
Category average: 7.9

Verified User

Project Manager in Information Technology (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use MeisterTask to manage vendor onboarding/offloading and other projects with repetitve steps so that our team knows where the project is on the timeline and who is responsible for each portion. With the automated checklists we are sure to hit every step necessary to properly complete the project.

Pros

Notifies personnel when something is added to the project
Streamlines processes through automated checklists
Not overwhelming with setup steps - simplicity of managing the project

Cons

I would love the ability to assign steps in a task to a person rather than the whole task being assigned.
Would like to be able to organize my home page to pin the tasks that are important to me

Return on Investment

Less steps missed in the process - more effective
Less time taken chasing down where the project is implementation.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

ClickUp

Other Software Used

Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace

Alexis van Dam View profile

Lecturer Marketing & Sales in Marketing at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have used MeisterTask as part of courses wherein students need to learn to work as marketeers and also undertake project management. This tool is being used to allow the students to learn to work with deadlines and multiple tasks and projects to help support agile ways of working with in school.

Pros

visually clearly to distinguish tasks
simple tracking
creating projects and todo's right out of MindMeister

Cons

with checklist item show a progress counter on the task card
possibility to make columns smaller, now one needs to scroll when one had more than 4 columns

Most Important Features

almost no learning curve
data storage and cloud in Europe
integration with ideation/ mindmapping tool MindMeister

Return on Investment

It allows to optimize project management & collaboration with team, hence saving time
smart workflow integrations such as timetracking making other tools redundant

Alternatives Considered

Trello and Asana

Other Software Used

Miro, Canva, MindMeister, MindManager, Trello, Todoist: To-Do List & Task Manager, Toggl, Semrush, Ahrefs, SimilarWeb PRO, Moz Pro

Stella Olsson View profile

Territory Sales Manager in Sales at Altria (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Pros

The learning curve is really short compared to other software that is related to this.
It is very easy to manage several projects at the same time, thus saving time in the work process.
Managing the elements of the list is very comfortable since its interface allows everything to work in an orderly manner based on what I want to put as important for me.
It has versions that are adapted to any type of company or if you want to give a personal use because it also has an option based on what you want to do with MeisterTask.

Cons

Based on the prices offered there is a large gap between these since each version has different characteristics with respect to the other, sometimes it is a bit difficult to choose.
After loading a file into a task it cannot be downloaded immediately, this happens since MeisterTask is not really optimized since it must process very slowly the file inside the cloud storage it has.
It would be nice if there was a calendar that shows in detail when a task has been scheduled and visually appealing when the task is finished.

Return on Investment

We have reduced administrative expenses since the projects were managed in an archaic way and we had to have personnel to only manage the projects and tasks.

Alternatives Considered

Trello

Other Software Used

Mailchimp, Insightly, Dropbox Business

Verified User

Manager (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We used Meistertask as a task management tool for incoming external jobs, tracking orders from receipt to fulfillment. We also used it to manage cross-functional teams’ work, but this was more a stepping stone to more complex systems.

Pros

User interface is friendly
Board style was flexible
Email replies to notifications

Cons

Business features were lacking
Slow product updates
Calendar and Timeline views were not very useful

Most Important Features

Board view
Comments
Attachments

Return on Investment

Simplified collaboration
Simplified reporting
Unified source of truth about work

Alternatives Considered

Trello

Other Software Used

ClickUp, Airtable, Looker Studio

Verified User

Project Manager in Marketing (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Used as a simple one off task tracker for small projects with usually one person assigned to it. It covers all the basics - time tracking per task, assigning with deadlines, file uploads, commenting, and custom statuses. It has a good mobile app and is very easy to pick up and get things set up and running quickly.

Pros

Easy to use interface
Good amount of customization
Has integration with most of the commonly used platforms

Cons

Hard to set up a portfolio of projects
Limited set of project views
May not dive deep enough for some users or workflows

Most Important Features

Simplicity
Easy to learn and set up
Microsoft integration
Pricing

Return on Investment

Dedicated platform for our one off tasks
Simple to set up and provide support
Affordable so we don’t have to buy more seats for our larger project management platform

Alternatives Considered

ClickUp, Wrike, Hive and Teamwork

Other Software Used

ClickUp, PageProof, Slack

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Task Management

Mobile Access

Support for Agile Methodology

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Email integration

Scheduling

Timesheet Tracking

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