What is our primary use case?
I use Monday mostly for providing visibility on shared projects. Before, at my full-time job in event marketing and branding. This was nice to have as my work would involve many people and many moving parts.
I had project boards for each event or campaign. I had a board to represent my project for the quarter and overall status (for the big picture, for example: for the manager). Then, I had my personal board here where I'd manage all the tasks from various projects I have.
I've also used this for independent contract work to keep track of things with clients.
How has it helped my organization?
The solution just makes it so much easier to keep track of where things are. I use Monday as a source of truth and sort of a knowledge hub for everything happening around a project. It also really helps to cut back on repetitive questions. After a while, people get the hint when you direct them to the Monday board when they keep asking you the same things.
As I mentioned in the con, universal adoption in an organization is a huge challenge. That's definitely something to be aware of when signing on as a customer.
What is most valuable?
I found shared boards and their various permission levels to be super valuable. When I show this to clients (and even my mother who I do business with sometimes), they are so impressed at how organized and easy it is to access information.
I like how I can silo who sees what by board (and not automatically have to allow everyone to see everything in the workspace). Also, while the automations could use some enhancements, the ones that work really work.
Monday is such a powerful tool. I have used it to integrate survey responses into a Slack group. I have used it to track my personal accomplishments. I have used it for so many things.
What needs improvement?
More customizations for automation would be useful. Sometimes, the built-in options are limiting and do not allow for the intended workflow.
Also, I find the data input aspect tedious. If there were more automated ways of updating boards that'd make it easier to maintain. While I love Monday, getting others in the company to adopt it can be a real challenge.
Lastly, I wish there were better tools for integrating work from each project. For example, as an event planner, I may have several event boards with different collaborators. Each event has various tasks and responsibilities and deadlines that I am personally responsible for. However, there is no seamless way to integrate all of my personal responsibilities into one space where I can easily manage the tasks. I understand I can assign them to myself and work that way, however, I just find it clunky and I wish Monday could show a little more love to the personal task management/organization side vs. being mostly a collaboration tool.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for a couple of years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
There are occasional outages like most tech, however, it is mainly very stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is very scalable.
How are customer service and support?
It takes a while to hear back from technical support with product-related questions.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've used Asana before as it was free, however, the company I worked for signed up for Monday, and I have been hooked since then.
How was the initial setup?
The setup was very easy since I'm a small business.
What about the implementation team?
I did the setup in-house.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It was pretty straightforward in my case, however, I am a small business. I'm sure this is more complex for big companies.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I had already used Monday for my job, therefore, I knew I wanted it for my personal and independent work as well.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.