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FocusMe for Outlook

FocusMe for Outlook

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What is FocusMe for Outlook?

Ceptara's FocusMe application is a Microsoft Outlook 2010-2016 add-in designed to help you and your team achieve greater focus by taming email, organizing action (mail, tasks, appointments, documents, & notes) by project, track time and billing, and facilitate collaboration via email, FocusSync and SharePoint. The tool saves you time and stress by focusing you on achieving your goals.

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$4 Per Month
Pricing Model: Flat Rate
  • Yes, has free trial
  • No free version

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FocusMe for Outlook Reviews

Showing 5 of 20 reviews
Overall
4.7
Ease of Use
4.3
Customer Service
4.9

Pros

  • Well-conceived and well-executed, it is an excellent piece of work and great value.

  • The price makes it worth it beyound the thirty day free trial (I usally do not get around to a comprehensive evaluation in thirty days).

  • I love the ability to stay organized with all of the email I receive.

Cons

  • It is client-side software though Outlook is morphing to web app. It regularly hangs and is periodically disabled by Outlook as a misbehaving add-in.

  • If there is a crash outlook will automatically disable the add in.

  • No longer do I have email sitting in my inbox for weeks on end and i have to take time out to archive, move or respond only to find out that I need to find that message for some reason later.

Most Helpful Reviews for FocusMe for Outlook

Gary B.
Pastor
Religious Institutions, 201-500 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
4.0
Likelihood to Recommend
9/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
July 15, 2016

"Excellent Software"

Overall: It requires a bit of a learning curve to learn how ot use the software to its fullest. It is the only solution that works with Outlook, GTD, and Pocket Informant.

Pros: The feature set is extremely comprehensive. It really helps me to stay on top of the many projects that I handle. The trouble free synchronization with Pocket Informant makes this software a keeper.

Cons: I must admit that I am not fond of the yearly billing, but I suppose that is the wave of the future. The earlier versions of FocusMe were quite buggy, but now the kinks have been largely worked out of it.

Kevin V.
Production Supervisor
Consumer Goods, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
August 4, 2016

"Best add on ever!"

Overall: I have been using Ceptara software now for several years now and I cannot imagine working without out it.

Pros: I love the ability to stay organized with all of the email I receive. It is so easy to drop the ball on an item if you do not have a system to keep you organized. Customer support is the best I have ever experienced with any software product.

Cons: If there is a crash outlook will automatically disable the add in.

Jim G.
Director, Customer Success
Used the software for: Less than 6 months
Overall Rating
3.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Customer Service
3.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
3.0
Likelihood to Recommend
6/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
November 26, 2017

"Great flow and design. Limited by Outlook framework (I suspect). Hangs periodically."

Overall: ability to use implement disciplines of getting things done methodology in Outlook.

Pros: Functionally, it seems to do everything I would want it to do. It follows the GTD methodology nicely. E.g., supports the concept of projects with multiple steps; allows me to set up tasks under projects. Allows me to move emails to tasks or calendar items. Allows me to move tasks to calendar items, etc.

Cons: It is client-side software though Outlook is morphing to web app. 1. It regularly hangs and is periodically disabled by Outlook as a misbehaving add-in.

Vendor Response

By Ceptara on November 27, 2017
Jim - thanks for the review. Agree with your observations. We're moving more to the cloud and are heading to better integration with OWA and other Office cloud services (e.g. Teams). thx Chris
Scott S.
Management Consultant
Management Consulting, 51-200 employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
9/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
June 23, 2016

"I Love This Tool!"

Overall: Easy to install. Once installed, allowed me to manage my life in projects that repreesnt how I sub-divide my time.

Pros: Project alignment of tasks and calendar items. Processing mail into the 5Ds (Do, Delegate, Delete, Defer, and Drawer/File). Tracking of time and effort for generating client bills and knowing where you spend your time.

Cons: Not very compatible with my Android phone apps, but workable.

Michael D.
Operations
Retail, 11-50 employees
Used the software for: 1-2 years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
3.0
Likelihood to Recommend
9/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
October 31, 2018

"Organization! Stay Focused!"

Overall: I feel more productive and everyone at our company loves it!

Pros: FocusMe really really helps us! We can stay on top of all of our tasks and projects easily. Prioritize tasks, track billing time, etc. I feel more focused using it! This is definitely the future.

Cons: Nothing really to not love except the price of course, that you have to pay all at once: no monthly billing.

Vendor Response

By Ceptara on November 3, 2018
Mike - thanks for the review. We haven't set up monthly subscriptions (just haven't done the back-end work yet). I will prioritize it higher. Thanks for letting us know.