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Trello alternative for agencies.

Trello is simple and flexible. Agencies often outgrow it when they need consistent status across projects, clear ownership, support intake, and retainer boundaries. Timelint is ticket-first and designed to stay coherent as you scale.

  • Ticket-first workflow (issue keys, boards, statuses).
  • Service desk inside projects (queue + triage + SLA).
  • Client portal designed for ticket requests + replies.
  • Retainer hours + time tracking tied to tickets.
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Timelint service desk queue inside a project

What agencies add when they outgrow Trello

The missing pieces that keep delivery and support moving.

Service desk queue

Triage with clear ownership and ordering, inside the project workflow.

Client portal

Requests in, status out, with one thread per ticket and predictable access.

First response SLA

Keep response targets visible so nothing quietly breaches.

Retainer boundaries

Contract hours and out-of-contract flags tied to tickets.

Ticket-first time tracking

Timer or manual logs with required notes, tied to tickets.

Workflow templates

Standardise statuses across projects so new work looks like existing work.

Templates for triage and clarity

Fast triage and clean boundaries are mostly policy and habit.

Support intake form template
Intake
The minimum fields that keep triage fast without endless back-and-forth.
Ticket triage checklist
Triage
Clarify, route, assign, set the next step, and protect retainer boundaries.
Out-of-contract email template
Retainers
Clear boundary, clear options, no awkward tone.

FAQ

Answers to common questions. Keyboard-friendly and accessible by default.

Is Timelint a Trello alternative for agencies? +
Yes—if you need more than a board: service desk triage, client intake, and retainer boundaries in a coherent ticket-first workflow.
Do we still get boards? +
Yes. Timelint includes boards and lists, built around tickets and clear statuses.
Can clients use it? +
Yes. Clients submit requests and reply on tickets through the portal with predictable access.

Upgrade the workflow, not the admin overhead

Ticket-first project management for agencies.

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