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What Is Upwave?

Upwave is a visual collaboration platform that helps teams manage their projects, initiatives, and daily tasks. With Upwave's flexible boards, you can customize them to fit your specific needs. Easily toggle between board, table, timeline or calendar view to get the complete picture.
The intuitive and user-friendly interface makes it easy for your entire team to get started - no extra training needed.

Who Uses Upwave?

A wide array of teams use Upwave to get an overview over their projects, and daily tasks. From small company teams to large enterprise teams, they all benefits from a tool that everyone master.

Where can Upwave be deployed?

Cloud-based
On-premise

About the vendor

  • Upwave
  • Located in Oslo, Norway
  • Founded in 2016

Upwave support

  • Phone Support
  • Chat

Countries available

Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland and 7 others

Languages

English, Norwegian

Upwave pricing

Starting Price:

US$8.00/month
  • Yes, has free trial
  • No free version

Upwave does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. Upwave paid version starts at US$8.00/month.

About the vendor

  • Upwave
  • Located in Oslo, Norway
  • Founded in 2016

Upwave support

  • Phone Support
  • Chat

Countries available

Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland and 7 others

Languages

English, Norwegian

Upwave videos and images

Upwave Software - Create the workflow that works for you with columns and swimlanes
Upwave Software - View your project in a compact list-format
Upwave Software - Visualize tasks on a timeline, and get an overview of parallel activities
Upwave Software - Monitor how projects are progressing from the portfolio overview
Upwave Software - Achieve clarity by grouping tasks, projects and people into teams
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Upwave video
Upwave Software - Create the workflow that works for you with columns and swimlanes
Upwave Software - View your project in a compact list-format
Upwave Software - Visualize tasks on a timeline, and get an overview of parallel activities
Upwave Software - Monitor how projects are progressing from the portfolio overview
Upwave Software - Achieve clarity by grouping tasks, projects and people into teams

Features of Upwave

  • @mentions
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Assignment Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Create Subtasks
  • Customizable Templates
  • Document Management Software
  • Email Management Software
  • Email-to-Task Conversion
  • File Sharing Software
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • Idea Management Software
  • Import Tasks
  • Kanban Board
  • Mobile Access
  • Notes Management
  • Percent-Complete Tracking
  • Portfolio Management
  • Prioritization
  • Productivity Analysis
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Planning/Scheduling
  • Project Tracking Software
  • Real Time Notifications
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Project Tracking
  • Search/Filter
  • Status Tracking
  • Task Editing/Updating
  • Task Management Software
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Task Scheduling
  • Task Tagging
  • Template Management
  • Time Tracking Software
  • Visualization
  • Workflow Management Software

Alternatives to Upwave

MeisterTask is a web-based task and project management tool that is perfect for agile project management. Learn more about MeisterTask
Asana organizes and manages work across teams at scale. Learn more about Asana
monday.com is a cloud Work OS, where teams run their projects and everyday work, whether they are in the office, home or on-the-go. Learn more about monday.com
Kanban Tool is a project management service for easy workflow visualisation and optimisation, allowing real-time team collaboration. Learn more about Kanban Tool
Drive growth with Sales Cloud 360, the best-in-class sales solution that drives rep productivity on the world's #1 CRM platform. Learn more about Salesforce Sales Cloud
A visual collaboration tool that creates a shared perspective for your team on any project in a fun, flexible, and rewarding way. Learn more about Trello
Hive is the only project management platform designed by its users. Because managing your work is a personal thing. Learn more about Hive
Boost productivity with customizable Docs, Reminders, Goals, Chat & more. Trusted by 800k+ teams. Streamline workflow today!
Project and work management software designed to empower teams and improve collaboration.

Reviews of Upwave

Average score

Overall
4.6
Ease of Use
4.6
Customer Service
4.7
Features
4.3
Value for Money
4.5

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

One of the most user friendly task management tools out there!

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: We were looking for a tool to keep a track of all our tasks and the person responsible for them. Now we are on top of our delevirables and we can even estimate how much time a simillar task would take in the future.

Pros:

The software is extremly easy to figure out and intuitive. Tasks can be assigned to an individual or to a team in a few clicks. Their neat UI with different color theme for tasks of different priority make it very easy to find the most pressing tasks first. We now have a much better idea of what our employees are spending their time on and their effeciency at completing tasks

Cons:

The platform is quite simple and easy to use, and this is one of its strengths. However, it does lead to it missing out on features that are available with more established players like Asana.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Management Consulting, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source
Source: GetApp

Easy to use and powerful alternative for project managment & collaboration

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: We use the product for day-to-day projects internally and towards clients across a wide variety of different project types. Upwave have preformed great in all areas where we have used it, and we are looking forward to the upcoming features as well.

Pros:

The flexibility to create all the boards that you like, and the ability to combine custom rows and columns makes the tool flexible and clean. Also, some great templates add to the impression as well

Cons:

The lack of a GANTT-chart option and a portfolio overview solution is kind of limiting, but I know the team is working on this.

Alternatives Considered: MeisterTask and Trello

Reasons for Choosing Upwave: Cost, ease of use, ability to use both rows and columns+++

Switched From: Trello

Sarfaraz
Sarfaraz
SEO Manager in India
Verified LinkedIn User
E-Learning, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Streamline Your Business Operations with this All-in-One Software Solution

3.0 10 months ago

Comments: UpWave is a comprehensive management tool that streamlines your workflows and enables efficient distribution and tracking of tasks among teams. With its user-friendly interface and ability to break down complex tasks into manageable chunks, it saves valuable time and enhances productivity. The versatile system is ideal for small to medium-sized companies looking to optimize their management processes and increase overall efficiency.

Pros:

From my knowledge, UpWave is a business operations management software that can help users streamline their tasks and projects, and provide tools for collaboration and communication. It can be a good option for businesses looking for an all-in-one solution for managing their operations. The website claims that it is user-friendly and easy to navigate, it allows to manage projects, teams, and tasks in one place, and also it has features for communication and collaboration, such as chat and commenting. The software also allows for integration with other tools such as calendars and email, to make it easier for teams to stay organized and on top of their tasks. These are some of the features which could be considered as good in the software.

Cons:

UpWave software generally functions well, however, as with any software there may be occasional bugs that arise. The good news is that the development team is quick to address and resolve any issues when they are reported. Overall, the software is reliable and efficient in meeting its intended purpose.

Tom
Senior Manager in US
Banking, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Maximum Collaboration

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Upwave became the one stop shop for collaboration and tracking progress on projects. Also, the customer service team has been very helpful, offering tips so we are able to maximize functionality and productivity.

Pros:

Upwave has replaced all of our other organizational software tools, and it has become a center for continuous improvement and innovation. The clean interface promotes accountability and drives issue resolution. Also, it is the perfect tool for managing stakeholder engagement. There is never any confusion because of channels of communication. As a result, our project teams have become much more efficient and productive.

Cons:

The customer service team at Upwave addressed any complaints I had, tailoring the software to meet the needs of our team.

Tamir
Producer in Slovenia
Motion Pictures & Film, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Best project management tool for small business

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: We're very happy to have found Upwave and we find it worth the cost.

Pros:

After trying out countless online project management tools, we finally found exactly what we need in Upwave.

Cons:

We didn't find Upwave to be lacking in any critical areas and we're sure it will only get better with time.

Alternatives Considered: Trello, Kanban Tool and Asana

Reasons for Choosing Upwave: Trello was too complicated to use

Switched From: Trello

Reasons for Switching to Upwave: Upwave was the most straight-forward, clean looking and easy to use software for small to medium businesses.