Petr Havlicek

I prefer MongoDB due to own experience with migration of old archive of pdf and meta-data to a new “archive”. The biggest advantage is speed of filters output - a new archive is way faster and reliable then the old one - but also the the easy programming of MongoDB with many code snippets and examples available. I have no personal experience so far with Couchbase. From the architecture point of view both options are OK - go for the one you like.

I use Jira because

• It's used widely as the best SW dev tool
• It's so easy to use
• Flexible to configure
• Great for tracking of tickets while leading meetings
• Accessible from Everywhere

In overall, especially for large projects, Confluence is must. On the other hands, for small-mid size projects, #Trello is also great due to visualisation power.

I use Asana because

• I use for daily tasks and memos
• It's really easy to use even on mobile (mostly using on iPhone btw)
• It has nice GUI
• It can be integrated to Spark, my mail client I use instead of Safari
• I'm using a lot instagantt+ plugin to visualise task flow (so well understood by biz people)
• and it's free of charge

The missing functionality is:

• markdown support (that's why use a lot dropbox paper) for detailed work
• source code friendly template or dedicated space
• integration with repositories

However, as Freelancer, mostly leading large implementations and projects right now, Asana works best for no extra cost.