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MADEXXX MADEINC BASECAMP ($99/ month, basecamp.com) Basecamp is an American web application company based in Chicago. Founded in 1999 as a web design company, in the mid-2000s the company’s focus shifted from web design to web application development. Basecamp’s primary features are to-do lists, milestone management, forum messaging, file sharing and time tracking. asana ($0-$12/month, asana.com) Asana is an American web and mobile application designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work based in San Francisco. Teams can create projects, assign work to teammates, specify deadlines and communicate about tasks directly. The software also includes reporting tools, file attachments and calendars. In 2017, Asana announced integrations with Microsoft Teams and Gmail. And, this year Asana announced an interactive feature called Timeline that lets businesses visualize and map out projects. TRELLO ($0-$21/month, trello.com) Trello is an Australian web- based project management application company based in New York City. In 2015, Trello launched third-party integrations with Slack, GitHub and Salesforce for paying users, and a year later opened its platform to additional developers wanting to integrate services. A visually-centered platform, Trello is used professionally and personally in a variety of ways including real estate management, software projects, school bulletin boards, lesson planning, accounting, web design, gaming and legal case management. g suite ($5-$25/month, gsuite.google.com) G Suite an American cloud computing brand headquartered in Mountain View. Developed by Google, the platform offers productivity and collaboration tools, software and products. G Suite comprises Gmail, Hangouts, Calendar, and Google+ for communication; Drive for storage; Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and Sites for collaboration; and an Admin panel and Vault for managing users and the services. It also includes the digital interactive whiteboard, Jamboard. The enterprise version additionally offers custom email addresses at a domain, unlimited cloud storage, and 24/7 phone and email support. made-magazine.com | 40