Flexi Kanban vs. Competitors

Flexi Kanban emerges as an innovative solution designed to enhance your work management by enabling the creation of custom Kanban Boards, precisely tailored to meet your specific and unique business needs without any compromises.

In contrast, Salesforce offers a robust yet simplified generic Kanban view which, unfortunately, comes with many internal functional limitations.

Flexi Kanban aims to transcend the conventional functionality of Salesforce Kanban views, offering limitless customization through a user-friendly point-and-click approach in nearly all scenarios.

There are some Kanban Builder Apps listed on Salesforce AppExchange with Flexi Kanban at the Top

The increasing demand for enhanced workflow visualization and management has led to 10 Kanban Builder products being listed on Salesforce’s AppExchange. This marketplace is renowned for its diverse array of solutions aimed at implementing Kanban Board Views, catering to a wide range of business needs.

Amidst this bustling competitive landscape, Flexi Kanban emerges as a standout solution, setting a new and high benchmark for customization and efficiency.

What sets Flexi Kanban apart in this crowded field?

Its unparalleled flexibility in configuration is at the core of its distinction. Flexi Kanban empowers users to tailor nearly every aspect of their Kanban Board. This capability transforms the board into a specialized application, offering dynamic visual insights that streamline complex processes and ensure smooth data flow.

If you’re trying to decide which tool to use, we’ve got a detailed comparison below. It shows why many see the Flexi Kanban as the top choice. It goes beyond the basics, offering advanced features that make a real difference. Here is a comparison chart below.

Feature	Flexi Kanban	Home/Child Kanban	Bolt	Kanbanerie	Salesforce Kanban View
Embeddable Kanbans for lightning pages	✓	✓	-	-	-
Seamless Multi-Board integration with configured interactions	✓	-	-	-	-
Configurable buttons and menus with custom actions	✓	-	-	-	Limited to custom Salesforce List Buttons
Dynamic Field and Function integration across hanban UI elements	✓	-	-	-	-
Advanced Form creation for record layouts and interactive handlers	✓	-	-	-	-
Real-Time Kanban Card Updates from external data changes	✓	-	-	-	-

Columns Customization

Feature	Flexi Kanban	Home/Child Kanban	Bolt Kanban	Kanbanerie	Salesforce Kanban
Set different data source for each column	✓	-	-	-	-
Set different sorting order in columns	✓	-	-	-	-
Group columns under a single parent	✓	-	-	-	-
Make columns (and groups) collapsible	✓	-	-	-	-
Configurable elements in headers and footers	✓	-	-	-	-
Configurable visual styling for each column	✓	-	-	-	-
Configurable width for each column	✓	-	-	-	-

Cards:

Feature	Flexi Kanban	Home/Child Kanban	Bolt Kanban	Kanbanerie	Salesforce Kanban View
Predefined styling themes for kanban and cards	✓	-	-	-	-
Individual styling of different elements (dashboard, columns, groups, headers, cells, buttons, etc.)	✓	-	-	-	-
Ability to add own CSS code with support of kanban variables, formulas and functions	✓	-	-	-	-

Feature	Flexi Kanban	Home/Child Kanban	Bolt Kanban	Kanbanerie	Salesforce Kanban View
Predefined styling themes for kanban and cards	✓	-	-	-	-
Custom styling with support of kanban variables, formuals and functions	✓	-	-	-	-
Individual styling of different elements (dashboard, columns, groups, headers, cells, buttons, etc.)	✓	-	-	-	-
Custom column width configuring	✓	-	-	-	-
Custom styling of cards and their elements	✓	-	-	-	-
Abilicty to add own CSS code with support of kanban variables, formuals and functions	✓	-	-	-	-

Design:

Feature	Flexi Kanban	Home/Child Kanban	Bolt Kanban	Kanbanerie	Salesforce Kanban View
Configure card fields to show	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Standard update of records on card drag	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Do a lot of custom actions when card is dragged - from custom messages to bulk records update	✓	-	-	-	-
Organize cards into expandable stacks with pre-defined totals individually for each column	✓	-	-	-	-
Number of fields on kanban card	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	4
Display different card layouts in different columns	✓	-	-	-	-
Show values that are not present on source record (e.g. text output, etc.) on the card	✓	-	-	-	-
Show next-level fields on the card	up to 4th level	-	-	-	-
Show customizable detailed view (record layout) when clicking card	✓	-	-	-	Limited to details
Card bookmarks	-	-	✓	-	-
Trigger custom handlers on card cell click	✓	-	-	-	-
Create and use custom attributes on a card level	✓	-	-	-	-

Feature	Flexi Kanban	Home/Child Kanban	Bolt Kanban	Kanbanerie	Salesforce Kanban View
Configure card fields to show	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Standard update of records on card drag	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Do a lot of custom actions when card is dragged - from custom messages to bulk records update	✓	-	-	-	-
Organize cards into expandable stacks with pre-defined totals individually for each column	✓	-	-	-	-
Number of fields on Kanban card	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	4
Display different card layouts in different columns	✓	-	-	-	-
Show values that are not present on source record (e.g. text output, etc) on the card	✓	-	-	-	-
Show next-level fields on the card	up to 4th level	-	-	-	-
Show Custom Detailed View on Card Click	✓	-	-	-	-
Card bookmarks	-	-	✓	-	-
Trigger custom handlers on card cell click	✓	-	-	-	-
Create and use custom attributes on a card level	✓	-	-	-	-

User Experience:

Feature	Flexi Kanban	Home/Child Kanban	Bolt Kanban	Kanbanerie	Salesforce Kanban View
Filters in kanban	✓	-	✓	-	-
Apply filters and sorting to custom set of columns	✓	-	-	-	-
Save filters and sorting orders in Views	✓	-	✓	-	Can create Salesforce Kanban list views only
Views with different set of columns	-	-	✓	-	-
Use next-level fields for filtering and sorting	up to 4th level	-	-	-	-
Quick filters	✓	-	✓	-	-
Quick remove/add columns	-	-	✓	-	-
Track history	✓	-	-	-	-
Presentation mode	-	-	-	✓	-

Feature	Flexi Kanban	Home/Child Kanban	Bolt Kanban	Kanbanerie	Salesforce Kanban View
Filters in kanban	✓	-	✓	-	-
Apply filters and sorting to custom set of columns	✓	-	-	-	-
Save filters and sorting orders in Views	✓	-	✓	-	Can create Salesforce Kanban list views only
Views with different set of columns	-	-	✓	-	-
Use next-level fields for filtering and sorting	up to 4th level	-	-	-	-
Quick filters	-	-	✓	-	-
Quick remove/add columns	-	-	✓	-	-
Track history	✓	-	-	-	-
Presentation mode	-	-	-	✓	-