GTD Software comparison: Nirvana vs 5pm
Nirvana |
vs 5pm ▼ |
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| Company |
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| Company name | Nirvanahq, Inc. | Disarea LLC |
| Rating | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ |
| TRO Ready | ✓ | 𐄂 |
| Key features |
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| Description | Advanced personal TRO and GTD in a simple, sleek, and easy-to-use web interface. | Web-based project management with timeline and email integration. |
| Home page | Nirvana | 5pm |
| Tro training | No TRO training available. | No TRO training available. |
| Platform | ||
| Requires | Flash 8 plugin (optional) | |
| Version | released: 2016-02-17 | released: 2019-10-17 |
| Release date | 2016-02-17 | 2019-10-17 |
| Type | Commercial | Commercial |
| Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free version notes | Free feature-limited version | Free 14 day trial |
| A paid version is available | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full price low | $39 | $168 |
| Full price high | $39 | $2100 |
| Made specifically for GTD | 1 | 0 |
| Syncs with | Microsoft OneDrive; CSV (manual export); iCalendar, Google Calendar (auto sync); RSS (feed); Basecamp (import); Email (manual notifications); 5pm for iPhone; 5pm (Google Apps); Excel (Manual Import); Google Drive; Dropbox | |
| Sync methods |
Export Automatic Sync |
Import Export Manual Sync Automatic Sync |
| Mobile access | Mobile App |
Web Access Mobile App |
| Email-to-task support | Emails are automatically tasks |
Automatic Send (Reminders, etc.) Link to Task Emails are automatically tasks |
| Categories | Unlimited contexts | Unlimited contexts |
| 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 | Supports a single level of subtasks |
| Calendar integration | No support for integration between the tasklist and calendar | No support for integration between the tasklist and calendar |
| Features URL | www.nirvanahq.com/tour | |
| Screenshots URL | ||
| GTD setup notes | Contexts are awkwardly supported through Task Team User profiles (define and select contexts in addition to people). | |
| Data can be manipulated via an API | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Short details |
Nirvana has evolved into an excellent personal GTD and GTD solution, worth looking at. Particularly nice is its ability to pause or schedule projects (and all tasks within them) and designate project steps as sequential or simultaneous. You can also star tasks to create an instant "must do today" list as taught in TRO Online training. |
Easy-to-use interface allows filtering by groups, project, date ranges, as well as switching between daily, weekly and monthly views. Creation or editing of projects, tasks, and messages can be made with a single email. Now with free apps for iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry Bold, and WebOS. |
| Category dimensions | 1 | 1 |
| Persistent reminders | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Number of priority levels | 4 | 4 |
| Number of prioritization dimensions (besides dates, categories, etc.) | 0 | 0 |
| Collaboration and team support |
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| Date last reviewed | 2016-05-01 | 2019-10-27 |