How to Build Your Own ProofHub
Replace ProofHub with a custom build. The one place for all your projects, teams and communications
Build Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Estimated Timeline
Based on 78 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.
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Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 78 features
Task Management(22 features)
See milestones, tasks, and events from all projects with color coding for easy identification
Track progress of all projects in one place and see how tasks are moving forward
View all tasks in progress, completed, or due across all projects with assignment status
Hold someone responsible for every task so everybody knows who is in charge of what
Kanban-style board view to visualize tasks organized in stages of your workflow
+17 more in this category
Reporting(7 features)
See each project's information in detail such as manager, status, due date, and task progress
Create custom reports and get consolidated, precise insights about projects in terms of tasks and time
Get a clear overview of how team members are working across different projects
See how current projects and team members are performing and where work stands
Create custom reports to get actionable insights into projects and resources
+2 more in this category
Tracking(7 features)
Avoid jumping through projects and keep an eye on all activities and updates across projects
Get detailed activity logs with comprehensive information about account changes and actions
See all team activities, assigned tasks, milestones, comments, notes contributions across all projects
See time entries across all projects from all team members in one place
Keep track of all personal activities, tasks, and updates with a list of all account updates
+2 more in this category
Accessibility(5 features)
Access projects, task lists, discussions, file folders, notes frequently used with one click
Save time by using keyboard shortcuts to move from one section to another smoothly
Set interface language from English, French, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese, Dutch, Turkish, Russian
Add a project, discussion topic, task, or announcement with one click from anywhere
Use online personal sticky notes to instantly jot down information and readily access it
Collaboration(5 features)
Give feedback and approve files and projects quickly to simplify the process and deliver quality work
Keep conversations organized, focused and on topic with threaded discussions
Collaborate with people without ProofHub accounts using sharing links for files and work
Capture ideas, jot down important details, action items, and internal wiki in one place
Collaborate on creative assets with your team. Add annotations and provide actionable feedback
Communication(5 features)
Share updates across teams, celebrate achievements, notify teams of new guidelines
Speed up communication with one-to-one conversations and group chats with team members and clients
Get connected with all team members in one go and brainstorm ideas in group chats
@Mention people to highlight important things and connect with team effortlessly
Get updates of all activities through real-time in-app, desktop, email, and mobile notifications
Data Management(4 features)
Export all project data and information for backup or migration purposes
Manage and restore deleted items from trash with full control
Access files, discussions, projects, tasks and everything. Create backup and take it wherever
Locate deleted projects and data in trash. Decide to restore or delete forever
Project Management(4 features)
Signify checkpoints, changes, or stages of development in projects to measure and share progress
Easily group multiple projects under one heading and search for projects by category
Plan, track, and manage projects of any size from simple to complex across teams
Add project templates and reuse them to create similar projects without filling in details again
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DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 78 features at easy complexity.