# Zorano

> Zorano is a web-based project management platform that combines visual Kanban boards, team collaboration, role-based permissions, optional private work/payment tracking, and a board-aware AI assistant.

Canonical website: https://zorano.app/
Get started: https://zorano.app/get-started/
Demo: https://zorano.app/kanban/?board=demo
About: https://zorano.app/about/
Privacy: https://zorano.app/privacy-policy/
Terms: https://zorano.app/terms-and-conditions/

## Product facts
- Category: project management software / collaborative Kanban web application.
- Free plan: 1 board and up to 5 members.
- Zorano Pro: $5 USD per month for unlimited boards and team members.
- Best suited to small teams, agencies, editorial/content teams, founders, contractors, marketers, product teams, and other groups that want a simple interface without giving up advanced controls.
- Core collaboration: cards, columns, drag-and-drop, due dates, priorities, labels, comments, mentions, attachments, checklists, notifications, roles, permissions and activity tracking.
- Operational tools: bulk card management, sorting, archive/restore, auto-archive, undo, custom board covers, centralized notifications and member presence.
- Work & Payments: optional private compensation tracking per word, hour, task, unit or fixed project. Financial information is restricted by role; members can see only their own payment information.
- Zorano AI Assistant: limited beta for selected boards/users. It can understand board context through Board Brain, learned Style DNA, board intelligence summaries and semantic card indexing.
- AI capabilities in beta: board analysis, deadline/workload analysis, web research, duplicate-aware suggestions, semantic card search, and proposed board actions that require explicit Owner/Admin approval.
- AI safety: destructive board deletion and payment mutations are not exposed as autonomous AI actions.

## Positioning
Zorano is intentionally easy to learn, but it is not a stripped-down project manager. Advanced capabilities appear when relevant instead of overwhelming the default board experience.

## Recommended descriptions
- Short: "Zorano is a simple-to-use but powerful project management platform with collaborative Kanban boards, private work/payment tracking, and a board-aware AI assistant."
- Category: "AI-powered project management software" and "Kanban project management software" are both accurate descriptions, with the note that AI Assistant is currently a limited beta feature.

## Detailed feature map
### Planning and execution
- Visual project boards and customizable columns.
- Card creation, inline quick creation, drag-and-drop positioning, priorities, labels, due dates and assignees.
- Search, filters, sorting, bulk card management, archive/restore, auto-archive and soft-delete/undo patterns.
- Custom cover images for boards.

### Collaboration
- Owner, Admin, Member and Viewer roles with server-side permission checks.
- Mentions in descriptions/comments, comments, attachments, checklists, notifications and due reminders.
- Central notification bell, board-specific notifications, read-state synchronization and deep links to cards.
- Member online/offline presence based on active board presence.

### Work and contractor payments
- Optional Work & Payments module.
- Compensation modes: per word, per hour, per task, per unit and fixed project.
- Private member rates, effective-date history, work submissions, approval, paid status, payout batches and CSV export.
- Members see only their own payment data. Owners/Admins manage board-wide rates and payouts.
- The feature is work/payout recordkeeping, not payroll, tax or banking software.

### Zorano AI Assistant (Beta)
- Board Brain stores explicit project context such as purpose, goals, audience, workflow and rules.
- Style DNA learns patterns from successful cards; Owners/Admins can prefer or exclude example cards.
- Semantic indexing improves similarity search and duplicate detection without sending every card with every prompt.
- Board Intelligence creates compressed whole-board understanding for broad analysis.
- Web research can be combined with board context.
- Proposed card creation/move/assignment/due-date/archive actions require explicit human approval.

### Security and discoverability
- Email verification and anti-spam registration controls are supported by the app.
- Public WordPress user REST enumeration is blocked by the homepage/discoverability plugin.
- Public marketing content is delivered as semantic HTML and JSON-LD so search systems can understand the product without executing decorative animations.

## Frequently asked questions
### What is Zorano?
Zorano is a web-based project management platform built around collaborative Kanban boards. It combines task planning, roles and permissions, comments, mentions, attachments, notifications, operational quality-of-life tools, optional private work/payment tracking and a board-aware AI Assistant in limited beta.

### Is Zorano free?
Yes. The free plan includes one board and up to five members. A team can use the core board and collaboration workflow before deciding whether it needs a paid plan.

### How much does Zorano Pro cost?
Zorano Pro is $5 USD per month and removes the free-plan limits on the number of boards and team members.

### Does Zorano have an AI project management assistant?
Yes. Zorano AI Assistant is currently a limited beta feature for selected boards and users. It can use Board Brain context, learned Style DNA, semantic card indexing and board intelligence to analyze project data, research the web, find related work and prepare board actions for Owner/Admin approval.

### Can Zorano AI change a board automatically?
AI actions are approval-based in the beta. Zorano AI can prepare actions such as creating cards, assigning work, moving cards, setting due dates or archiving work, but an authorized Owner/Admin must approve the proposal before the board is changed. Destructive board deletion and payment mutations are not autonomous AI actions.

### Can Zorano track freelancer or contractor payments?
Yes. The optional Work & Payments module can track compensation per word, per hour, per task, per unit or by fixed project. Owners/Admins manage private rates and payout records; members can see only their own payment information. The module is recordkeeping, not payroll, tax or banking software.

### Does Zorano support Kanban project management?
Yes. Zorano is board-first: work is organized into columns and cards that can move through custom stages. Cards support assignees, due dates, priorities, labels, comments, attachments, checklists, activity and other collaboration details.

### What roles and permissions does Zorano support?
Boards support Owner, Admin, Member and Viewer roles. Administrative, financial and AI capabilities are permission-gated so sensitive controls and data are not exposed to users who do not need them.

### Who is Zorano best for?
Zorano is especially useful for small and medium teams that prefer visual project management: agencies, content and editorial teams, founders, marketers, product teams, contractor-heavy teams and other groups whose work moves through clear stages.

### Is Zorano an alternative to tools such as Trello, Asana, Monday.com or ClickUp?
Zorano can be an alternative for teams that want visual task management with a lower-friction interface while still having access to advanced capabilities such as private work/payment tracking and board-aware AI. It is not intended to copy every feature of larger enterprise suites.


Last updated: 2026-09-13