Reviewers consistently describe Flat as unusually simple, intuitive, and easy for whole teams to adopt, even among people who resist task managers. They say it supports real workflows without much busywork, with flexible list and Kanban views, lightweight task editing, clear visibility across teams, and useful access for external collaborators. Several teams highlight strong GitHub integration, including linking work and automating stage changes through the API. The only notable drawback mentioned is the lack of a mobile app, while support is widely praised as fast and responsive.

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responsive support (4)

simple UI (4)

team alignment (4)

flexible workflows (2)

GitHub integration (2)

kanban boards (2)

minimalist design (2)

project tracking (2)

single source of truth (2)

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•1 review

I was initially skeptical about product management tools, but Flat completely changed my perspective. It's incredibly intuitive, striking the perfect balance between simplicity and advanced functionality. For my current project, I use Flat to manage multiple Kanban boards, one for each team, and it seamlessly aggregates data for higher-level product tracking. The integration with GitHub is excellent, enhancing our workflow significantly. Additionally, the responsiveness of the Flat team is impressive—they actively listen to feedback and take prompt action to address any issues or suggestions. Highly recommended!

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GitHub integration (2)responsive support (4)project tracking (2)simple UI (4)kanban boards (2)

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•1 review

I like the simplicity in Flat. It uses a familiar interface, that's intuitive and fun to work with. I find myself jump around between the list and kanban view - depending on the mode I'm at. For example, during standup we use Kanban + filtering on each person and during review we use the list view. Adding and giving visibility to external collaborators is very simple and useful for us since we have several contractors we regularly work with. The integration with GitHub is key for us and makes it easy to tie between the two. With their recent exposure of their API, it's now very simple to create workflows that even go the extra mile and automate processes. For example, moving tickets between "columns/stages" based on a PR status. My team adopted Flat right from the start. No one complained. I have rarely seen a project management tool with such a wide acceptance. Lastly, the Flat team is very responsive. Not only they respond to feedback, they take prompt action!

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GitHub integration (2)responsive support (4)API access (1)simple UI (4)kanban boards (2)external collaboration (1)familiar interface (1)

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2yr ago

•1 review

We’re a small team and work on lots of issues at once - constantly bouncing them back and forth between team members and stages like ‘for discussion’, ‘in progress’, ‘in testing’ etc. We were tired of trying to represent this flow in Github. Flat fits our workflow perfectly and the team have been incredible in incorporating many of our suggestions. Honestly, we’d be pretty lost without it!

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responsive support (4)flexible workflows (2)

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2yr ago

•1 review

Flat is the simplest project management tool out there. It truly enables an entire team or entire org to have one source of truth with links to any other sources of information and a clear threaded set of comments. All the features you need and none of the cruft that you don’t. I am anxiously awaiting a mobile app though!

•1 review

I love Flat. It provides just enough functionality to prevent confusion, and stay focused on only the highest priorities. They're very responsive to feedback, too.

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responsive support (4)

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2yr ago