Instagantt Reviews

It’s wonderful how Instagantt syncs with Asana to visualize our projects and allows us to share with clients.

The resource view doesn’t give us exactly what we need and want to see. We built and manage what we need in a separate spreadsheet and use Instagantt for some of the data that goes into it. Also building out dependencies correctly to where big shifts don’t mess anything up can be a bit tedious.

Navigation is easy and user- friendly. Could be improved .

Changes with template layout does not sync across all web browsers, eg, Chrome and Firefox Need more options for timeline intervals Needs the ability to bold/change the colour of the text Cannot delete workbooks – only archive Adding or deleting tasks does not sync properly

Instagantt's integration with Asana has been a lifesaver! Being able to view multiple projects in Gantt view or workload view has made my role so much easier. Combined project views allow me to view each team member's workload and adjust projects accordingly. If projects are late, it's so simple to highlight all of the tasks and to adjust the due dates accordingly.

Projects may not always sync perfectly with Asana and it can take some time to load if I am viewing a combined group of projects. Some of the features are not as intuitive and it doesn't seem to have as many software updates.

I really like that I can go in a very detailed level and can see this on the whole overview. I really like the easy handling of adding and changing tasks, the possibility to see the critical paths and deadlines. It makes my life easier to keep track on several projects in parallel. Notifications about deadlines would be again but this is really for lazy ones. ;)

To provide the customer a status in form of the project plan the excel export doesn´t looks that nice. I still have to adapt too much. I can´t send out a image neither as there are too many internal information. That´s why I created an additional project so far to simplify everything. I don´t like that I can add an other workpackages / section. I always have to switch to Asana to do this. It could...

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I just started a free trial of this software but I'm already imprressed how easy it is to learn it, and start using it for my business.

Not ready to answer this question as I just started using this software.

Instagantt adds a really solid gantt chart on top of asana task lists. Asana integration is useful. The usability is great, very intuitive features i.e. baseline overlay, auto sort by date, moving with dependencies, adding tasks directly to chart, etc etc. So many great features. Prints very well & share mode is great too.

Nothing major. Lack of a task list. I personally only use asana for it's integration with instagantt. I'd use instagantt alone if there was a task list similar to asana. Reporting isn't as strong for me. I use the progress burn up chart, but I don't resource the project through instagantt (or asana) so workload/overview aren't great for me.

It is easy to use, builds off of a solid backbone (asana) and support is transparent and what it can and can't do (don't try to build a complex project in Instagantt, build it in asana instead and then let the sync do the work)

Didn't understand how best to use it at first. FOLDERS are key, if you are managing your complex projects as sections and subtasks, don't, just pay the $5/user.

Easy to use and connectivity with Asana....

The way we have to create depencies betwenn task is not intuitive and takes to many clicks. We should simply be able to create an arrow by cliking at the end of a task and then the begining of anither one. Would be great to integrate an asset management tab to this tool. If we could assign an asset/equipment to each task, we could the have a tab to make sur we have not planned to task at the same time on the same quipment.

the price goes well with the tool perfect to use with your team of product manager

a bit difficult at the beginning to understand all features but it's just a question of habit the only issue I got was with the login and automatic email to confirm the account, and for that, I didn't saw any customer support. but now everything works and it's seems that my team will use it for a long time!

Web access is most important for our team

We would like to have more options to print/publish gantt charts, list of activities for particular user...

First I'd like to mention that I use Instagantt to plan with Gantt charts only. Not as a management software because I think it would be too scarce for that for even a small size team. I like its price, simplicity and interface. Looked around into many and found this one to be easy to read and has a fairly compact view which I appreciate because it allows to see the big picture of the plan in one screen...

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I don't like that it has almost no security options, meaning any user could easily erase or modify the plan -if not careful- and it is extremely difficult if not almost impossible to reconstruct it well. I don't like it has no way to track back the changes or information on who did what and when. Even when it is possible to create Baselines, it is too easy to erase them by any user and there is no option to lock that. The "undo" option works in strange ways sometimes and it will redo some moves but not others. Although there is a mobile view, it is almost useless: you can see a plan but it's so difficult to modify it on the go that it basically works to see very basic information only.

I load Asana project onto Instagantt, from back when Asana did not have a timeline feature. I keep preferring Instagantt even now: it has a more detailed and professional feel, I can zoom out and have a bird's eye view on very complex projects (200+ tasks)..which is why I take time building out ganttcharts (don't need them for simple proejcts..)

It has a few bugs and sometimes is a bit finicky. The dependencies for example, they do not always work well and I still don't seem to have understood how tasks will react to change if they are dependent or have dependants. The view is not always very easy to read, and I sometimes need to scroll up to actually check a task against the date bar on top, to see when it's actually starting/ending (Yes,...

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I'm the only one in my company using this. I use it because I personally find it helpful. It was very easy to get started due to the free trial, and the link to Asana. After using Asana with Instagantt for a while it became clear that I didn't need Asana anymore. So for the past couple years, I've only used Instagantt. For me, the biggest benefit is the visibility of my project timelines and how they affect each other. I will admit that I am not using this software to its fullest. Probably far from it. However, I am interested in learning how and have just recently started inputting estimated hours for my tasks. My goal with that is to see if I'm overbooking myself and to get better an estimating hours for a given task.

Again, I admit that I need to learn more about Instagantts functionality before criticizing. However, I will say that the user interface feels....clunky. I wish I could be more elegant with my response but it is a bit difficult to learn how to use at first. I find myself doing things a certain way because that's what I've found work for me. However, I'm not confident that's the best way to do it. It "easy" to input a project and add tasks and move things around. But having lots of flexibility inside a software can be a double-edged sword. Often I find myself being overwhelmed at all of the selections and options I have.

We use the software to effectively manage our entire project, for task tracking and workload review, accountability, forecasting and cashflows. It is very effective to have employees justify and confirm what they are doing, how it is progressing, with evidence. The ability to cut through what tasks employees are actually progressing, and what they only say they are, is very valuable from a management perspective. Instagantt is used to facilitate management reporting to our [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN].

Whilst Instangantt can be used to open a task in Asana, we are unable to use Asana to open a task in Instagantt. This has resulted in programs being lost entirely, as we are unable to find them in Instagantt, but can still see them in Asana.

It's quick to learn, Nice presentation, Collaboration, Easy Export Features.

Mainly the issue is that it still does not complety replace Primavera, so we will pay for Primavera (Industry Standard) + an Primavera Expert along with our instagantt subscribtion which is our biggest problem. The main features that have to be added as soon as possible: 1. Planned & Actual Duration of each Item 2. Capability to add the delay in every item in a diffrent color so that the user can visulaize...

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I started using Instagantt to create timelines/Gantt charts and manage resources with my Asana projects before Asana implemented this functionality natively. When Asana added these features, I tried them, but decided I liked the way Instagantt handles these items better. In particular, there still isn't a way to see resource availability across ALL projects/tasks in Asana like what Instagantt does. I also really like the ability to customize and publish a client-facing project plan from Instagantt without giving my clients access to our Asana project.

Generally, the Instagantt UI is not terribly friendly for users who don't have project management experience. Also, when I publish public snapshots, sometimes the Gantt charts get a little wacky (dependencies not connecting or things shifting a day).

Nos gusta mucho que está muy muy completo, que es sencillo de utilizar, que es económico, y accesible para todos. Algo PLUS que ninguno otro lo tiene y nos fascina es que se pone de color amarillo cuando hay cambios externos, eso está padrísimo.

Nos gustaría ver la posibilidad de poder editar nuestras horas por día, es decir, a un task no tener que sumarle las horas. Si al domingo 15 de junio tenía 4 horas dedicadas a Task 1, y el día lunes avancé otra hora más a la misma Task, le tengo que poner 5, estaría muy padre ponerle 1 y automáticamente se sumara.

We started to use Asana and were really happy with it for it's flexibility as a task manager. We'd used seperate gannt chart software such as omniplan previously but it felt very disconnected from the tasks which we managed elsewhere. Instagannt cleverly solved this problem by bringing together live tasks with a controlled Gannt chart system. It's use of tags allows us the flexibility to share external facing tasks and milestones with clients whilst keeping internal focused tasks on the project private.

It does take a little bit of consideration and thinking to integrate with Asana and use for general task management. Overall I think this is worth it as to have the strong integration between the two is invaluable. Gaps in the products features have also been improved in the time we have used it.

Seeing our entire post production slate for is incredibly powerful when needing to make quick decisions on the fly. I can see a huge amount of data with a fair amount of ease.

Legibility. One of the biggest problems I have is being able to translate the gantt into a customer friendly version. When exporting snapshots, I would like the ability to just show specific data points. Instagantt is great to plan the backend, but when I need to send the plan to a customer, it is too cumbersome. Another BIG issue I have is figuring out where one project starts and ends, due to the title of the project being as small as any column/section made in Asana. If the titles of projects were slightly bigger or bolder, I would spend less time trying to see where I need to pop something open with the plus button or not. A small issue is that when I change the title in instagantt, it does not change in Asana.

That it is online, and simple. Integration with Asana is fantastic, and essential for us. Works with our iPad Pros which we rely on for site use. Great export PDF and JPEG functions.

Easy for users to make a change in Asana (not an instagantt problem). I would change permissions so there are tiers. I.e. a user that can view, but not make changes to the programme. Need to allow for dependency lag. I.e. MS Project, set a dependency and then say +FS 1wk or similar. That is really key, and seems like something easy to implement. Remove the limitation on shifting a "group" header. We use subtasks for material procurement and other tasks which sometimes don't need any programme/dates. We want to freely edit the group title as a task, where we have to do that from Asana currently.

The format is clean and the way tasks can be quickly added is very convenient

The sections and tasks definition took some time to get used to. I am still working to understand how to easily link tasks without connecting via the mouse. A simple predecessor/ successor box would be faster. It would be great if you could allow users to add custom columns. This may be present, but I haven't yet located the feature. I would also appreciate a simple Task List feature. I am currently using a SmartSheet Task List and Instagantt gantt chart, since I cannot locate a task list feature in Instagantt.

Instagantt offers robust scheduling options that integrate seamlessly with Asana. Perhaps best of all, they have a small, responsive development team that consistently turns out excellent new features and fixes. They’ve really honed the software into something great.

I had trouble getting clients and contractors to collaborate on the software unless they also had a paid account (this was back in 2018, there may well be options now that weren’t in place yet then.)

Very Easy to use and has a lot of required options

The software could do with custom templates (created by user) of repetitive tasks that occur within one project that can be called upon anytime you need.

The way it syncs with Asana - especially the resources/calendars. And how similar it is to FastTrack. It doesn't crash and we love it being online compared to downloadable software. It was can accessed anywhere.

Sometimes the sync function doesn't work - for example Asana says the wrong start date of a project. But you simply refresh and sign back in - then reset the date and it syncs back up no problem. The main thing is the inability to add bank holidays - non working days. It would be soooo useful, if on bank holidays, the time tasks take automatically extends, without changing it's duration. For example it should still take 2 days to complete the task as it stretches over a weekend AND bank holiday. This would mean we can avoid changing the length of tasks if they move on/delay past any bank holidays.

I could buy only Gantt functionality need to manage my project. Other solutions had too much functionalities with higher price, which I didn't need at that time.

Some part of a project needs to be copied to other project. This happens when some of the tasks of a project is to be moved to next stage.