Zenkit

Productivity

task and project management

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Zenkit

Productivity app of List, Kanban, Spreadsheet and Calendar

zenkit.com

#kanban#task management#project management#trello alternative

264points
104comments
#86of 2,264 in 2016
Top 4%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

14 positive, 59 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 18 critical, out of 97 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.

Design: 5 for, 7 againstExecution: 0 for, 7 againstIdea: 6 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Clean, intuitive design and switching between list, Kanban, spreadsheet and calendar views

    From 3 comments
    • Looks neat! I really like being able to switch between lists, Kanban, spreadsheet, and calendar views. Design looks very clean and intuitive.
      cameronstanley on HN
    • Awesome! I love the simple, clean and tidy design!
      kreck on HN
    • Are all of the views available? I saw the mindmap in the demo on the front page, but I didn't see that view as an option when playing around with Zenkit. Looks very cool from an…
      dangoor on HN
  • Mind map view and vertical/horizontal Kanban grouping are useful

    From 2 comments
    • I didn't know how badly I needed the mind map view until I saw it. Re-creates how I think about planning complex tasks with multiple dependencies.
      chrisbro on HN
    • Not exactly. It would be nice to define a select/dropdown list and some options. Then users can select one of those options for the card item. That said I've used a labels custom…
      stewdellow on HN

Objections

  • Site animations and typing text cause page reflow and distraction

    From 3 comments
    • Looks pretty interesting. The "typing" at the top of the page causes some movement of the page further down which makes reading the lower content annoying as it "bounces" up and…
      jeremy_wiebe on HN
    • The home page title being rewritten constantly causes annoying reflow on mobile browsers, making it very difficult to read things below.
      jsd1982 on HN
    • It looks good but text rewriting thing should be stopped when video is playing, I couldn't watch the video because its distracting :)
      mbrain on HN
  • Errors and instability when opening collections, registering, or using calendar

    From 4 comments
    • I registered, logged in, tried to add a new collection. When I want to open the new collection, it shows me a "something went wrong" page. Doesn't seem very stable yet ...
      Odenwaelder on HN
    • Congrats on the launch! Very complete and well-thought from what I can see. I assume you were not ready for HN #1 traffic, as I registered to start using on a real project of…
      soneca on HN
    • The calendar is not working for me. It shows grey bars instead of text.
      positivity89 on HN
    • Error when connecting with Google, showed this in a red box: select * from "strucd_users_emails" where "email" = $1 and "deprecated_at" is null - Connection terminated
      gotrythis on HN
  • Interface feels sluggish and missing keyboard shortcuts

    From 3 comments
    • With some more testing I found out it only has 1/5 of the functionality in the video. The overall experience is bad, like waiting several seconds after clicking somewhere and…
      z3t4 on HN
    • Fantastic! Can you please add keyboard shortcuts? :D
      hso1 on HN
    • Looks good but this annoys me beyond belief: http://i.imgur.com/ETQHhr5.gif Write text, then hit SHIFT+HOME it does not select the text. Tried it in Firefox and Chrome.
      elvispt on HN

Requests

  • Subtasks

    From 2 comments
    • This is so close to what I was looking for! Feature Request: Sub-tasks The first interface I use to create tasks is always an outliner, that way I can quickly breakdown…
      area51 on HN
    • Yes would also love subtasks, start with a skeleton then add the detailed meat of the work like how the interface works with https://workflowy.com
      cavemanklaus on HN
  • API, webhooks and data export (CSV/JSON)

    From 3 comments
    • Also, I have some feature requests. I should mention I'm already a fan of the product and will be trying it out for the next few weeks, and I'm also sure you're already…
      client4 on HN
    • Must have an API, or at least export as csv AND json buttons. I use the pomodoro technique, it 100% necessary for me to be able to connect my task list with the pomodoro app I…
      Kinnard on HN
    • We'll provide a REST API :)
      sororke on HN
  • Integrations with Slack, Jira, Google Calendar and Taskwarrior

    From 4 comments
    • Also, I have some feature requests. I should mention I'm already a fan of the product and will be trying it out for the next few weeks, and I'm also sure you're already…
      client4 on HN
    • This is a nice to have, but I would love to see integration with Jira and/or Pivotal Tracker.
      madlynormal on HN
    • Have you looked at integration with taskwarrior? A bidirectional sync for tasks would be very handy. Look at asanawarrior for an example.
      ms4720 on HN
    • It would be great to have a more detailed calendar view (ie, the ability to assign tasks to a certain hour, not only setting the due date) and maybe a sync option with google…
      MitjaBezensek on HN
  • Timer on tasks and keyboard shortcuts

    From 2 comments
    • If you add a timer on the tasks, I'll consider moving. I need the native platform to provide a start/stop timer on tasks.
      webwanderings on HN
    • Fantastic! Can you please add keyboard shortcuts? :D
      hso1 on HN
  • On-premise install option for local data

    From 1 comment
    • Looks great. Needs on premise install option to keep data local.
      eclipxe on HN

Questions

  • What is the pricing?

    From 2 comments
    • Price?
      wehadfun on HN
    • Hey! Lucas, another Zenkit team member here! We're trying to answer your questions as quickly as possible! Price: we'll use a freemium model, starting in Q1 2017. Pricing will be…
      SirAiedail on HN
  • Is two-factor authentication supported?

    From 1 comment
  • Will there be an SQL or REST API?

    From 2 comments
    • It's a database, but you don't talk about SQL. Will we have an SQL API?
      tajen on HN
    • We'll provide a REST API :)
      sororke on HN

Alternatives named

  • Trello

    From 3 comments
    • Looks very nice! I really would like to see a merge of features between Zenkit and Trello. If Zenkit keeps my Kanban synchronized with Trello, it's already possible to me use it.…
      edpichler on HN
    • This is really really neat. However, it would be nice if the tags could be decoupled from Kanban column names. For instance, to track what I am learning, I want to tag stuff…
      scriptdevil on HN
    • Really cool. I'm a big Trello user, but it has some shortcomings so I'm always interested in new offerings. Have imported one of my organisations and will work with a bit to see…
      stewdellow on HN
  • Asana

    From 1 comment
    • I just watched the video, it looks very promising. It combine the best of Asana and Trello.
      techvibe2 on HN
  • Airtable and Google Sheets

    From 1 comment
    • This is definitely speaking to me — I like being able to switch between tools, depending on the project, but dislike the silos most tools (trello, google sheets / airtable,…
      ilikescience on HN
  • Pomotodo

    From 1 comment
    • Must have an API, or at least export as csv AND json buttons. I use the pomodoro technique, it 100% necessary for me to be able to connect my task list with the pomodoro app I…
      Kinnard on HN

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