# What are the best Google Workspace project management tools for small marketing teams coordinating campaigns without separate software?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">I’m researching project management tools that small marketing teams can use for campaign planning, approvals, assets, and handoffs without adding separate campaign software.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">The strongest options from reviews are:</p><ol>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/hive-hive-hive/reviews"><strong>Hive</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Supports marketing calendars, workflow templates, forms, proofing, and approvals.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/teamwork-com/reviews"><strong>Teamwork.com</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Centralizes campaign tasks, Drive assets, client communication, workloads, and profitability.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/collavate/reviews"><strong>Collavate</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Fits Google Docs and Drive-heavy review and approval workflows.</li>
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<a class="a a--md" elv="true" href="https://www.g2.com/products/kanbanchi-for-google-workspace/reviews"><strong>Kanbanchi</strong></a><strong>:</strong> Offers visual campaign tracking, priorities, color coding, and Gantt timelines inside Google Workspace.</li>
</ol><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Hive appears strongest for creative review workflows, while Teamwork.com suits agencies managing clients and budgets.</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Where does your campaign process slow down most: planning, approvals, or status updates?</p>

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- Posted at: about 2 months ago
- Author title: Marketer
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## Comments
### Comment 1

&lt;p&gt;Approvals would slow the campaign down most for me. Planning and status tracking are relatively easy to structure, but creative work can sit waiting for feedback or get buried across Docs, email, and Drive comments. I’d want approvals tied directly to the asset and task, with a clear owner and status, so the team always knows what is actually blocking launch.&lt;/p&gt;

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- Posted at: 5 days ago



### Comment 2

&lt;p&gt;Approvals tend to be the actual bottleneck more often than planning or status updates, since planning happens once per campaign but an approval loop can repeat for every single asset. I&#39;ve noticed that show up in reviews too: one marketing-focused Hive reviewer specifically credited the tool with reducing overall campaign timelines by cutting down the number of approval phases needed, not by improving planning or reporting. So of the three, approvals are usually the highest-leverage place to fix first.&lt;/p&gt;

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- Posted at: about 2 months ago
- Author title: SEO Content Writer





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