The Klusko blog
Plain writing about running a small team: comparisons, templates, costs and the odd opinion.
Klusko vs Asana: which suits a team of 5 to 50?
Asana is the stronger project tool. Klusko puts tasks and team chat in one app and costs less. Here’s how to tell which one your team needs.
Klusko vs Slack: a better chat app, or chat with the tasks attached?
Slack is the better pure chat app. Klusko is team chat with your tasks and projects in the same place. Which one suits you depends on where your work goes missing.
What Slack and Asana cost a small business in 2026, with the maths shown
A worked breakdown of what Slack Pro plus Asana Starter costs a team of 5, 10 or 25 people, why a 12-person team pays for 15 Asana seats, and what the alternatives cost.
How to stop tasks getting lost in chat
Most jobs that go missing in a small business were asked for in a chat and never written down anywhere else. One rule and a short daily check fix most of it.
The best project management software for small business in 2026, picked by situation
Seven tools, September 2026 prices, and a straight answer on which one fits which kind of small team. Including ours, and including where ours isn’t the right pick.
Employee onboarding checklist for small business (UK)
A stage-by-stage onboarding checklist for a small UK business, covering the legal essentials you must get right before someone starts and the ordinary things that decide whether they settle in.
Slack alternatives for small business: seven options and who each one suits
Teams, Google Chat, Pumble, Chanty, Zoho Cliq, Discord and Klusko, with September 2026 prices and a plain view on which kind of small business each one suits.
A weekly team meeting agenda template that fits in 20 minutes
A running order for a small team’s weekly meeting that finishes in under 20 minutes, with a version you can copy, the bits we’d cut, and what to do when the boss won’t stop talking.
A kanban board for small teams: a plain beginner’s guide
How to set up a kanban board that a small team will still be using in six months: a few columns, a limit on work in progress, and cards that say who’s doing what by when.
Too many apps: how tool sprawl creeps into a small business
Nobody decides to run a ten-person business on six apps. It happens one sensible decision at a time. Here’s what it costs, why we built one app instead, and when you shouldn’t listen to us.
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