GTD Software comparison: eProductivity vs TaskMerlin
eProductivity |
vs TaskMerlin ▼ |
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| Company |
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| Company name | ICA.COM, Inc | Interfathom |
| Rating | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ |
| TRO Ready | 𐄂 | ✓ |
| Key features |
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| Description | Complete GTD tool for Lotus Notes endorsed by David Allen. | Hierarchical outliner for projects, tasks and notes. |
| Home page | eProductivity | TaskMerlin |
| Tro training | No TRO training available. | No TRO training available. |
| Platform | Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 | Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista |
| Requires | Lotus Notes 6, 7, 8, or 8.5x | .NET Framework 2.0 |
| Version | released: 2010-05-01 |
5.2.0.2 released: 2014-02-21 |
| Release date | 2010-05-01 | 2014-02-21 |
| Type | Commercial | Commercial |
| Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free version notes | Free 21 day trial | Free 30 day, feature-limited version |
| A paid version is available | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full price low | $108 | $49 |
| Full price high | $420 | $99 |
| Made specifically for GTD | 1 | 0 |
| Syncs with | Lotus Notes add-on (syncs with BlackBerry, iPhone, Android, Palm & other smartphones) | Outlook, Google Tasks, and Google Calendar |
| Sync methods |
Import Export |
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| Mobile access | ||
| Email-to-task support | Manage an email as a Task |
Automatic Send (Reminders, etc.) Copy to Task Manage an email as a Task |
| Categories | Single context only | 3 single contexts fields |
| Time boxing | No time boxing support | No time boxing support |
| Number of date fields | ✓ | ✓ |
| Has reminders | ✓ | ✓ |
| Can automatically prioritize tasks | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Project support | Supports simple projects | Projects can be nested within other projects |
| Calendar integration | Tasks can be linked to the calendar | Tasks can be scheduled directly in the calendar |
| Features URL | www.eproductivity.com/overview | www.taskmerlin.com/features.aspx |
| Screenshots URL | www.eproductivity.com/ICA/eproductivity.nsf/dx/ScreenShots | www.taskmerlin.com/tour/start.aspx |
| GTD setup notes | See http://www.taskmerlin.com/gtd.aspx | |
| Data can be manipulated via an API | 𐄂 | ✓ |
| Short details | ||
| Category dimensions | 2 | 3 |
| Persistent reminders | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Number of priority levels | 3 | 999 |
| Number of prioritization dimensions (besides dates, categories, etc.) | 1 | 1 |
| Collaboration and team support |
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| Date last reviewed | 2016-05-08 | 2014-03-12 |