Kanban Tool vs SwiftKanban

Kanban Tool is a visual management service for mapping workflows, tracking project progress, and reviewing business processes. Boards use task cards, horizontal swimlanes, drag-and-drop, configurable workflows, and work-in-progress limits. Teams can assign tasks, comment, receive real-time board updates and email notifications, and control board or folder access. Analytics include cumulative flow diagrams, cycle time comparisons, breakdown charts, and time reports, with Excel or CSV export. A built-in timer follows workflow start and pause stages; project and task time reports are included in the Enterprise plan. Integrations include Zapier, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, Outlook and Google Calendar, Chromecast, email task creation, and an API. Kanban Tool supports kanban, backlog management, agile reporting, and a roadmap view, but not Scrum or sprint planning. Apps are available for Android and iOS, alongside web, extension, API, and self-hosted options. The free plan includes 2 boards and 2 users, with no file attachments. Team costs $6 a month billed per user; Enterprise costs $11 a month billed per user. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Katowice, Poland.

SwiftKanban is a visual project management tool for teams using Kanban, Scrum, or Scrumban. Configurable workflows and flow metrics help teams visualize work, set work-in-progress limits, spot bottlenecks, and use analytics in stand-ups and retrospectives. Metrics include Lead Time, Cycle Time, Throughput, Flow Efficiency, Blocking Time Analysis, and Adjacency Matrix. Portfolio Lane and multi-board Card Hierarchy provide visual portfolio management. SwiftSync lists more than 60 enterprise integrations, including Azure DevOps, JIRA, and CA Agile Central; Zapier connects it to more than 2,000 tools, and it also integrates with Slack and Microsoft Teams. Web services use SOAP and REST APIs. The product is available as SaaS or on-premise software, with Android and iOS apps for boards, cards, comments, and attachments. NimbleWork states that its products use encryption at rest and in transit, SAMLv2 and ADFSv3 single sign-on, and Zero Trust Architecture. The free Team plan is free and allows three users and two boards. Group costs $7 a month per user when paid annually; Enterprise costs $15 a month per user when paid annually.