Bordio vs MeisterTask

Bordio

• Teams that plan work day by day on a shared calendar
• Managers who want workload figures that include meetings
• Individuals who want a free planner for personal tasks

MeisterTask

• Teams that want task boards and documentation in one tool
• Organizations that need their data hosted in Germany
• Teams with many read-only stakeholders, since Viewer seats are free and unlimited

Bordio

• The free plan is for personal, non-commercial use and has no project members, guests, teams, comments, time tracking or custom statuses.
• The introductory $5.99 per user rate rises to $7.99 on annual billing or $9.99 on monthly billing once the first term ends.
• The pricing page sets prices by the visitor's country, so buyers outside the US may see other amounts and currencies.
• The vendor's own pages disagree on the organization trial: 14 days on the plan card, 7 days in the FAQ.

MeisterTask

• Pricing varies by region: the vendor publishes euro reference prices and says other regions may be charged differently. All prices exclude VAT.
• The Basic plan stops at 3 projects and 5 notes, and has no third-party integrations, automations, recurring tasks or API access.
• Timeline views, subtasks and custom fields need Business; the workload planner, portfolios and SAML single sign-on are Enterprise only.
• The apps page links to iOS and Android apps only. The pricing page mentions desktop apps, but no Mac or Windows download is listed.

Bordio

Calendar planner

Tasks and events are scheduled on specific days in a week view, giving each person a short plan for the day. Completed tasks move to the day they were finished.

Waiting list

A backlog for tasks and ideas that have no date yet, kept beside the calendar until someone schedules them.

Kanban board and custom statuses

A project can be viewed as a kanban board or a table, and organizations can define their own task statuses in any order.

Team workload

Workload is calculated from the time estimates on everything a person has scheduled, counting meetings as well as tasks. Organization plan only.

Time tracking

Start a timer on a task and stop it when the work is done to record the time spent. Not included in the free plan.

Events and Google Calendar sync

Create meetings with reminders and email invitations inside Bordio, and connect a Google account to bring in existing Google Calendar events.

MeisterTask

Kanban project boards

Tasks sit on boards with customizable sections and carry attachments, comments, due dates, tags and watchers. The Basic plan allows 3 projects.

Notes knowledge base

Shared notes are built from content blocks, grouped into folders and written together in real time. Basic allows 5 notes; paid plans have no limit.

Timeline views

Tasks or projects can be laid out on a Gantt timeline to show deadlines, overlaps and dependencies. Timeline is included from the Business plan.

Reports and time tracking

Every plan has 5 preset reports and built-in time tracking on tasks. Custom reports and a per-member team overview are added on Business.

Meister AI

AI features search the notes knowledge base and help with writing. Each request uses one credit: 20 a month on Basic, 75 on Pro and 350 on Business.

Automations and recurring tasks

From the Pro plan, tasks can repeat automatically and automations take over routine workflow steps. Pro also opens the API and third-party integrations.

Bordio

• For individuals$0

  Personal, non-commercial use: 10 personal projects, 500MB storage, week, kanban and table views, notes and Google Calendar sync.

• For organizations$7.99

  per user / month, billed annually ($9.99 billed monthly)

  Unlimited projects, storage and teams, guests, workload, performance reports, roles, time tracking and the public API. New customers pay $5.99 for a first term.

MeisterTask

• Basic€0

  Unlimited tasks, 3 projects, 5 notes, 5 Content Manager seats, 20 AI credits a month and 7-day version history. Labelled Free on the pricing page.

• Pro€13.50

  per user / month, billed annually (€17.50 billed monthly)

  Unlimited projects and notes, private projects, external sharing, recurring tasks and automations, integrations, API access and 75 AI credits a month.

• Business€24

  per user / month, billed annually (€31 billed monthly)

  Adds timeline views, subtasks, custom fields, custom reports, roles and permissions, group sharing, 350 AI credits a month and priority email and phone support.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds the workload planner, multiple portfolios, SAML single sign-on, compliance exports, a dedicated customer success manager and payment by invoice.

Bordio

• Other savings

  Introductory price of $5.99 per user / month

  New organizations pay $5.99 per user a month for the first year on annual billing, or for the first 3 months on monthly billing. The regular rate applies after that.

• Annual discount

  Lower regular rate with annual billing

  After the introductory term, annual billing is $7.99 per user a month against $9.99 on monthly billing. The page advertises savings of up to 40% for an annual subscription.

MeisterTask

• Annual discount

  Up to 22% off with yearly billing

  The pricing page advertises savings of up to 22% for yearly billing. In euros, Pro drops from €17.50 to €13.50 and Business from €31 to €24 per user / month.

• Education

  50% off for students and educators

  MeisterTask's published pricing lists a 50% discount for students, educators and educational institutions, arranged by contacting the support team.

• Nonprofit

  50% off for non-profits

  The same 50% discount is offered to non-profit organizations. It is not applied automatically: the vendor asks applicants to contact its support team.