Tools to Manage Projects

The problem, in plain words: “My team needs a better way to manage projects and keep track of work across email threads and spreadsheets.”

Wisegrid.co fits best, with 4 more that fit too.

Your team wants one place to manage projects and track work instead of relying on scattered email threads and spreadsheets.

Updated October 2026.

What fits

1/2 spreadsheet-based project management

Wisegrid.costrong · 94

Built for project-driven teams moving beyond Excel or Google Sheets, Wisegrid adds project tracking and work management in a shared workspace while keeping a spreadsheet-native approach.

Best for: Teams that want to move spreadsheet-based project work into a more capable shared workspace.

Same approach: Asana: Work Management 86 · Superthread 83 · Freelo Project Management 80

2/2 email-centered project coordination

Missivestrong · 88

Missive is built for teams that run on email: shared tasks and team spaces let you turn email into trackable work without losing the email-centered workflow.

Best for: Teams whose project coordination primarily happens in shared email threads.

Partly fits

Trellopartial · 66

Its boards organize to-dos and responsibilities, and Trello reports that 74% of customers say it improved communication with coworkers and teams.

Won’t cover: Its description emphasizes organizing to-dos and responsibilities rather than explicitly replacing spreadsheet-based project tracking.

toyiyopartial · 59

A project-management tool for teams and small businesses, explicitly positioned as a replacement for spreadsheets and emails.

Won’t cover: It is framed for small businesses, teams, and individuals rather than specifically for teams outgrowing spreadsheets.

Orgnisepartial · 57

Combines project management, task organization, and team collaboration in a shared tool.

Won’t cover: Its stated emphasis is reducing tool sprawl across project management and documents rather than replacing email threads and spreadsheets specifically.

Agile Scrum Project & Issue Trackerpartial · 56

Combines project management with two-way email synchronization, so email-related work can be tracked as tickets.

Won’t cover: It is built around Agile/Scrum issue tracking for development and support teams, not general-purpose team project coordination.

Questions

What's the best tool to Manage Projects?

Wisegrid.co is the strongest match — Built for project-driven teams moving beyond Excel or Google Sheets, Wisegrid adds project tracking and work management in a shared workspace while keeping a spreadsheet-native approach.

Is there a tool that fully solves this?

5 products match this closely.

What won't these tools cover?

It is framed for small businesses, teams, and individuals rather than specifically for teams outgrowing spreadsheets. · It is built around Agile/Scrum issue tracking for development and support teams, not general-purpose team project coordination. · Its stated focus is coordinating tasks, budgets, and client communication rather than replacing spreadsheet-based work tracking. · It is described as a general team management system without a specific focus on replacing email threads or spreadsheets.

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