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Microsoft To Do vs Scratchpad: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 16th, 2025
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4.5
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Task Scheduling
4.6
Task Management
4.7
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User satisfaction
4.6
User reviews3,033
Ease of use
4.7
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.6
Customer support
4.3
4.9
User reviews96
Ease of use
4.9
Functionality
4.8
Value for money
4.9
Customer support
4.9
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Create To Do Lists for personal use, education, and work forces to manage all the tasks in daily life. Share lists to stay connected to friends, family, and colleagues.

Supporting sales teams who depend on Salesforce, require speed, and a better way to work together.

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Andrew R P
Director of Children's Ministires
4.0

Andrew P.: My name is Andrew. I'm a director of Family Ministries. I give Microsoft To Do four out of five. And for more reviews like this, click below. Before we settled on Microsoft To Do, our team looked at ClickUp and Monday.com as possible alternatives. Both of those were very powerful. They also had additional cost and some additional work getting them integrated with the systems we were already using. Microsoft To Do fit in well with our Microsoft environment, and didn't come within the additional cost. We chose Microsoft To Do for a couple different reasons. The first is, as I said, it integrated well with the rest of our Microsoft environment. As an administrator, it was easy to head into Microsoft admin, go to the panel, turn it on, and get it working. That was easy to do. And because it was part of an environment our users were used to experiencing, that learning curve was a little bit less steep as well. We also appreciated how many improvements Microsoft To Do has made, particularly in the last year. It started to have features much like you might find in other kinds of task management, project management software. In particular, we are really impressed by the calendar view that Microsoft had made some significant improvements in that area. In terms of onboarding folks into Microsoft To Do, the main thing that we needed to do was to let folks know that this product was there, in the midst of all of our other Microsoft products. The other thing that took a little bit of time and a little bit of finagling was helping folks understand the different places where Microsoft To Do can live. It can live inside of a Microsoft Teams group. It can also be imported and be a web object inside a SharePoint site. So letting folks know this is the same information, the same tasks viewable in several different places, that was the hardest part of getting folks onboarded and comfortable using the product. If you are considering using Microsoft To Do, a couple things to keep in mind. The first is if you are a Microsoft environment already, chances are it's included with your Office 365 or Microsoft 365 subscription. So take a look. It might be exactly what your team needs, using the tools that you already use and are experienced in administering. If you are thinking about it among other options, you also might consider the price point, particularly as for a whole organization. Something like ClickUp or Monday.com can run into real money. Those tools are a little bit more powerful and a little bit more intuitive, at least from my perspective, so that's something to weigh. How much are you willing to put up with a little bit of a UI that might need some refinement versus a tool that costs considerably more, but has those refined features and details? Those are what I would encourage folks to keep in mind.

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388
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Microsoft To Do

Top Features
17/40
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Assignment Management
  • Audio Recording
  • Business Process Automation
  • Calendar Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Content Creation
  • Database Creation
  • Document Management
  • Email Management
  • File Sharing
  • Focus Aid
  • Image Editing
  • Office Suite
  • Presentation Tools
  • Productivity Analysis
  • Project Management
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Single Sign On
  • Team Collaboration
  • Video Content
  • Workflow Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Drag & Drop
  • Notes Management
  • Prioritization
  • Productivity Tools
  • Progress Tracking
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Search/Filter
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Task Scheduling
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • To-Do List
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Scratchpad

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Microsoft To Do
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Scratchpad
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Microsoft To Do
  • By Microsoft
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1975
Scratchpad
  • By Scratchpad
  • Located in United States
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