GTD Software comparison: Outlook vs Doit.im
Outlook |
vs Doit.im ▼ |
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| Company |
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| Company name | microsoft | Doit.im |
| Rating | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ |
| TRO Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Description | Email client and PIM from Microsoft (get it free). | A free application that allows users to manage all types of tasks easily. Downloadable client for Windows-based Machine, Android and iPhone are currently available. |
| Home page | Outlook | Doit.im |
| Tro training |
TRO training available Details |
No TRO training available. |
| Platform | Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 | Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 |
| Requires | Firefox 3.6+, Chrome 4.0+, Safari 4.0+, iOS 5.0+ , Android 2.1+. OS X 10.7 +, OS X 10.6, Windows 7+. | |
| Version |
2010 released: 2010-10-26 |
released: 2014-10-10 |
| Release date | 2010-10-26 | 2014-10-10 |
| Type | Commercial | Freeware |
| Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free version notes |
Free 60 day trial (or get it free w/hosted Exchange) |
Free feature-limited version |
| A paid version is available | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full price low | $75 | $20 |
| Full price high | $349 | $20 |
| Made specifically for GTD | 0 | 2 |
| Syncs with | Exchange Server (direct); WinMobile and Pocket PC PDAs (via ActiveSync) | Doit.im for Windows, Doit.im for Android, and Doit.im for iPhone |
| Sync methods | Automatic Sync | Automatic Sync |
| Mobile access | Mobile App | |
| Email-to-task support |
Copy to Task Link to Task |
Manage an email as a Task |
| 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 | |
| Calendar integration | Projects can be copied to the calendar | No support for integration between the tasklist and calendar |
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| Data can be manipulated via an API | ✓ | 𐄂 |
| Short details | The classic email, calendar, contacts, and tasks manager used by corporations worldwide. Use with Exchange Server to automatically sync data to mobile devices. | Doit.im drills the basic principles of GTD, and provides users with a variety of convenient tools to guide users in introducing GTD into their personal and work schedules. Based on network usage, it uses a central server for information storage: it provides secure online data-storing and synchronization between different online clients (such as your home computer and company computer), ensuring that users can access all their updated information on any client. |
| Category dimensions | 1 | 3 |
| Persistent reminders | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Number of priority levels | 3 | 4 |
| Number of prioritization dimensions (besides dates, categories, etc.) | 0 | 0 |
| Collaboration and team support |
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| Date last reviewed | 2015-11-22 | 2016-02-07 |