Why IT leaders choose ProjectPULSE over Nave

Decision‑ready over chart overload: clear risk insights, easy to act on — without mandatory Jira/Trello integration. Hosted in Germany, GDPR‑ready, up and running fast.

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What is Nave?

Nave is a specialized analytics suite for Kanban teams. It’s known for visualizations like the Cycle Time Scatterplot, Cumulative Flow Diagram, and Throughput Run Chart. These help reveal bottlenecks, monitor workflows, and surface process trends — especially when paired with existing task systems.

Costs: Nave offers multiple plans with board limits and real‑time updates. Higher tiers include unlimited users, with pricing largely tied to the number of boards. For many teams, integrations with Jira, Trello, or Azure DevOps are essential parts of the setup.

Usage & audience: Nave’s strength is analyzing existing Kanban data and steering throughput and cycle time operationally. Typical users are team leads, agile coaches, and project managers who already maintain boards and continuously measure processes. For SMB IT leaders who need fast, understandable project‑risk decisions — beyond pure Kanban contexts — a decision tool that works without mandatory integrations and outputs results in stakeholder‑friendly language can be a better fit.

Decision readiness vs. metric depth

✅ Clear focus on project risks

  • Narrative results for leadership and teams
  • Action options instead of pure chart interpretation
  • Works without mandatory third‑party integrations

Nave

❌ Nave provides deep Kanban metrics

  • Chart interpretation requires experience
  • Value depends on board hygiene and data quality
  • Primarily Kanban‑process focus, less on risk decisions
Faster to decisions, not just metrics.

Setup & dependencies

✅ Start instantly

  • Guided onboarding with templates
  • CSV/Excel import
  •  - No mandatory Jira/Trello coupling

Nave

❌ Nave shines through integrations

  • Relies on Jira/Trello/Azure DevOps
  • Insights tied to existing workflows
  • Ongoing maintenance remains with the team
Proof of concept this week.

Costs & scaling

✅ Transparent plans

  • Monthly cancellation
  • Results without add‑on bundles
  • No dependency on board limits

Nave

❌ Nave uses board‑based pricing

  • More boards = higher cost
  • Unlimited users in higher tiers
  • Extra effort for integration upkeep
Predictable budgets — no hidden side effects.

Use cases & reporting

Feature
Stakeholder reports Narrative results with clear recommendations Chart interpretation remains with team/coach
Integration dependency Optional — also works standalone Core value tied to Jira/Trello
Breadth of use Risks beyond Kanban (team, scope, external) Focus on Kanban processes and metrics
Hosting & GDPR Germany, GDPR‑ready EU hosting, SOC 2

Stakeholder reports

Narrative results with clear recommendations
Chart interpretation remains with team/coach

Integration dependency

Optional — also works standalone
Core value tied to Jira/Trello

Breadth of use

Risks beyond Kanban (team, scope, external)
Focus on Kanban processes and metrics

Hosting & GDPR

Germany, GDPR‑ready
EU hosting, SOC 2

Decisions over dashboard puzzles

ProjectPULSE provides clear risk statements and next steps in plain language — ideal for leadership, not only analytics pros.

Ready without mandatory integrations

Start with CSV/Excel and templates. Integrations are optional — get results without a Jira/Trello setup.

Predictable costs, clear impact

Transparent plans without board‑limit side effects. Less upkeep, more time for decisions.

Hosted in Germany

GDPR‑ready with ISO‑certified data centers — ideal for SMBs with strict compliance needs.