I looked at a lot of knowledge management and project management tools for my editing agency. I'm a spreadsheet person, but using Excel meant not being able to share with my contractors. In my research, I found tools that either I couldn't afford or that didn't fit my business. Coda is spreadsheet based but with several different views and lots of functionality. By building my own tables and utilizing different views, I was able to create just what I needed to track Right Touch Editing's projects and share what I needed to. Thanks, Coda! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Learning how the Coda environment works takes some time. There are plenty of tutorials to learn from and templates to jump off from to help, but be prepared to set aside time to get comfortable in the environment. It's well worth the investment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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It has tons of possibilities. You can write documentation, create (complex) tables, create pages inside pages, mention people and pages, integrate with miro, google sheets/docs/etc, insert images, links... I think it is the most complete tool I have ever used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Some features and possibilities are not very clear and intuitive. Although the interface is very user-friendly, you have to figure out how to use certain functions. Like when you 'mention' data from a table on another table and then you cannot edit it because it is from a different table, and then you have to look for that table on every page and subpage until you find it and edit the content you want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
We can run our ministry, teach classes, and operate our own homeschool and household all through coda. It is the most versatile system I have ever encountered. The coding language is intuitive, and I feel that there are practically no limits to what I can do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I can develop functional apps using coda. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Coda is a completely customizable platform that allows versatility to create a solution that exactly fits your needs. Whether it's managing projects, capturing product feedback, generating documentation or collaborating across teams, coda can be built into anything you need at a price that is an exceptional value. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I have no true dislikes for Coda, the platform delivered in every area I'd hoped. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I've been using Coda for over a year now, and it's been a revelation. As a developer, I've tried numerous tools for project management, note-taking, and collaboration, but Coda has become my go-to solution. Here's why:
The Good is Flexible and Customizable, All-in-One Workspace, Collaboration and various tools integratgion, super fast loading .. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
whenever I Mobile app open it shows signup, screen and Requesting to develop PC app . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Coda is quite a simple tool in terms of learning curve, with incredible potential to keep all information centralized for team and client. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I could suggest different roles and pricing point beyond Doc Maker, and also more visibility into each AI credit spend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I can write my ideas in a professional, structured format. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The lack of direct cross-compatibility with Industry-standard Markdown. As a software inspired by Markdown, it is a shame it does not allow for direct import from and export to Markdown (even if certain capabilities would not be translatable to Markdown). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Think of all the times excel was not good enough and a native app or website was an overkill. That's where it comes in perfectly! I can build what is effectivly a small web-app just using tables and simple javascript-like functions. In other words, it is super easy to start and implement a new idea/ information system to get it up and running, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Performance at scale. It notably starts to struggle with large data sets and many calculations put in place.
We've had to kill Coda docs that contain multiple thousands of somwhat simple entries (10 columns, one of which an image. No advanced calculations or functions), because they started to crash on load.
End-users often complain about the UI/UX of the system when its presented as an app. On pop-ups they ask where is save & close or go-back buttons and while there are workarounds for that they are all a bit ackward.
But people tend to forget that what they are looking at is a database table, for which the UI is absolutly amazing. Unfortunately that is not how people think, they expect an amazing and inuitive UI when I give them modular pop-up views to work with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I love the balance of easiness and complexity for implementing great pages that can suit any need we have had so far. It has great connectors like Google Maps help to create complex things very easily.
Customizations are easy to use with the formulas and allow to add a granular level of user experience that makes it feel very friendly for our everyday use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Some basic features feels unintuitive, for example the tables are pretty confusing, I had to check a lot of Coda tips videos to understand how to use it at the level desired, so it was hard to integrate in some documents I created. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
As a Product Manager, Coda is my most valuable daily-use internal tool. Think of it as a combination of a Google Doc, Excel Spreadsheet, Airtable, Asana, and Zapier that helps you nail collaboration and communication - especially if you are a distributed team. Some critical use cases we've used Coda for: portfolio management and project progress visibility for the entire company, design system documentation and requests for changes/bug reporting, team project management and roadmap planning, team standup/meeting facilitation and note taking. Because of the flexibility of Coda and the sheer number of "Packs" (read: integrations) with 3rd party tools, your team is limited only by your imagination. With all that power, you'd think implementation would be a beast, but it isn't! Even complex features like custom formulas are made brutally easy to configure, thanks partly to the excellent community forums and verbose documentation.
Given its simplicity and power, I would not be surprised if founders build entire products using Coda; it's just that flexible of a platform. And if you get stuck, their support team is ready and willing to share TONS of examples of how other product teams use Coda to solve your problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Documentation, in general, is a tough business problem because it's only as good as the time you spend to create it and maintain it. While Coda can remove the walls between tools to truly centralize knowledge and prevent your team from recreating information to live in a different location, Coda's value to your org will depend heavily on whether your team leans into exploiting that capability. Since there are so many ways to approach solving a specific problem (like portfolio/project roadmap management) within Coda, it can be overwhelming to understand the "correct" way to do something.
Performance can also be a concern. As you continue to leverage more and more packs, integrations, two-way sync tables, and more, you'll find the experience to be a bit slower and a bit more error-prone. In fact, our team can't use Coda on our mobile devices because of our doc size and complexity. That said, if you are encountering these issues, your adoption is so significant that you are easily achieving a substantial ROI, which could be more good than bad. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
With Coda.io, the sky's the limit when it comes to document construction thanks to its exceptional flexibility. By seamlessly merging spreadsheet, database, and document capabilities, Coda.io empowers users to craft unique solutions tailored to diverse use cases.
Furthermore, its seamless collaboration features break down geographical barriers, allowing teams to collaborate effortlessly regardless of their location.
Moreover, the integration of popular productivity tools and platforms enhances data connectivity and communication, ensuring a streamlined workflow experience. Coda.io stands out as a versatile platform that not only fosters creativity but also facilitates efficient teamwork and seamless data management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The ability to lock table columns and customize forms for a more visually appealing presentation are features that could enhance the user experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
