I am going to preface this by saying that anyone who knows me knows I love Ora and Nifty. They're extremely powerful, feature rich tools that offer a ton of power to the user...the only downside is that some, or many, may feel too overwhelmed by their interfaces and offerings.

ActivCollab is the (next) best thing for users who feel that way.

The UI is amazingly modern and polished with an extremely intuitive UX to play the supporting role (Hint: Nearly everything you want is in settings, such as adding new categories for billable hours - love their time tracking).

Adding task lists and tasks are a total breeze (though there's a lack of automation - something found in Ora for example). Easily assign team members, upload or import files from GDrive or Dropbox, and all of the usual suspects you find in PM tools. You can create multiple Discussion threads under one project too, which is nice. One for your creative team, one for your marketing team, etc.

There are multiple themes to choose from (I chose Neon) and some other fun features too.

But ActivCollab ticks all the boxes and is a great solution for those struggling to find the "perfect" project management tool. Simple, yet powerful. No fluff, no frills, no distractions - it just works and works well.