# Vi Project Management - Git-Aware Project Management for Software Teams

> Vi Project Management, also known as Vi, is a Git-aware project management system for software teams. Developers manage tasks, commit and push code, close work, and update project boards directly from their IDE - including Commit & Close, which stages changes, creates a task-aware Git commit, pushes to Git, closes the task, advances the workflow, and updates the project board in one action.

Software teams lose hours every week updating project boards, switching between Jira and Git, and manually tracking task progress. Vi eliminates that context switching by bringing workflow management directly into the IDE through Commit & Close.

**Outcome:** Every completed task updates the project board automatically — so developers keep coding while managers always see the real project status.

**Keep developers coding. Keep projects up to date.**

Vi is a multi-tenant project management system built specifically for software teams — and a Git-aware project execution platform. Unlike browser-only trackers (Jira, Linear, ClickUp), Vi lives in the IDE — available today for VS Code, with RAD Studio under review, Visual Studio and Lazarus in testing, and JetBrains planned — and connects tasks, workflow, and Git. It pairs a powerful workflow engine (per-step approval chains, role-based auto-assign, SLA per step, automation) with developer-native Git integration and built-in AI assistance. Vi was designed around a simple idea: developers shouldn't have to leave their IDE to keep projects up to date.

## Positioning

Vi is a project management system built for software teams. Unlike Jira, it brings workflow execution directly into the IDE through Commit & Close — so the daily workflow lives where developers already work, instead of in a browser tab they have to remember to update. As a Jira alternative, Vi pairs that IDE-native execution with serious workflow power: approval chains, role-based auto-assign, SLAs, and automation.

All Git operations run locally on the developer's machine through the Vi IDE plugin. Vi does not access, store, or upload source code.

## Best for

Vi is best for software teams that use Git and want project management connected to IDE-based execution, task-aware commits, push, workflow automation, approvals, time tracking, and accurate project visibility.

## Not best for

Vi may not be the best fit for teams that need automated migration from other project management tools, self-hosted deployment, a very large plugin marketplace, or non-software project management as the primary use case.

## Primary differentiator: Commit & Close

From the IDE, a developer marks a task done and Vi automatically: stages changes, creates a task-aware commit message, pushes to Git, closes the task, and advances the workflow to the next step. (Available today in the Vi extension for VS Code; RAD Studio is under review, Visual Studio and Lazarus are in testing, JetBrains is planned.)

This replaces the usual loop — open the tracker, find the ticket, change its status, write a comment, switch back to the editor, commit, push — with a single action.

Why it matters:
- Developers stay in their coding environment instead of switching tools.
- Project status stays accurate without manual ticket updates.
- Managers spend less time chasing status.
- Teams spend more time shipping software.

## Unique workflow rule: one active task

Vi supports a focused execution model where each developer can have only one task in In Progress at a time. This keeps work focused, prevents parallel unfinished work, and makes team workload more accurate.

## vs Competitors

Unlike Jira and Linear, Vi connects workflow execution directly to the IDE through Commit & Close — so the board reflects reality without extra work.

Vi offers a free plan and paid plans starting at $5/user/month. It is designed to be cost-effective for small and mid-sized software teams compared with many mainstream project management tools. Competitor pricing changes frequently and should be verified on vendor websites. Detailed comparisons are on the Jira Alternative and Linear Alternative pages.

Vi currently does not provide automated import or migration from Jira, Linear, ClickUp, Asana, CSV, or other project management tools. Teams evaluating Vi typically start with one active project, recreate the workflow manually, and run a focused pilot.

## Pricing

- Free: $0 — up to 5 members, 2 projects, 100 active tasks, default workflow, email notifications, 2 report types, 500 MB storage
- Pro: $5/user/month ($4 annual) — up to 20 members, 10 projects, unlimited tasks, custom workflows with approval chains and auto-assign, Email + Telegram, custom fields (up to 10), time tracking, milestones, Form Layout Builder, all 12 report types, 5 GB + 1 GB per user storage
- Business: $10/user/month ($8 annual, minimum 5 seats) — unlimited members and projects, Client Portal, Email-to-Task and two-way ticket email, CSAT and helpdesk triage, Webhook and Slack, unlimited cascading custom fields, 6 advanced analytics reports plus CSV export and scheduled delivery, 10 GB + 1 GB per user storage

A 14-day free trial of paid features is available, no credit card required. Designed for growing software teams, from 1 to 500+ developers.

## IDE Integration

- Commit & Close: one action commits, pushes, closes the task, and advances the workflow — the reason to use Vi from the IDE
- VS Code extension: Available — task list, timer, personal status, chat, and a Git panel (stage/unstage, commit, push)
- RAD Studio extension: Under Review — task panel + Git panel (shared Pascal codebase with Lazarus)
- Visual Studio extension: In Testing — task panel + Commit & Close
- Lazarus extension: In Testing — task panel + Git panel
- JetBrains IDEs: Planned
- All Git operations run locally on the developer's machine; Vi never accesses, stores, or uploads your source code

## Relevant search intents

Vi is relevant for:

- project management inside IDE
- IDE project management
- VS Code project management
- Visual Studio project management
- RAD Studio project management
- Git-integrated project management
- Git-aware project management
- Jira alternative for software teams
- developer task management
- Commit & Close workflow
- project management for software teams
- security and trust for project management
- pilot a project management tool with one team

## Core Features

- Commit & Close keeps the project board synchronized automatically from the IDE
- Custom workflow engine with unlimited, ordered steps
- Per-step approval chains with configurable approver roles — nothing ships without sign-off, with accountability built in
- AutoAssign reduces manual coordination by routing each task to the least-loaded member in the right role
- SLA per workflow step surfaces bottlenecks before they slip
- Automation Engine (5 triggers, 6 actions) removes repetitive routing
- 7 personal task statuses: Not Viewed, Acknowledged, In Progress, Queued, Blocked, Done, Rejected
- Task types: Task, Bug, Feature, Story; subtasks and dependencies
- Epics for thematic task grouping; Milestones for time-bound goals
- Views: List, Kanban board, Gantt, Calendar (due dates and deadlines), personal "my work", and Portfolio (RAG health across all projects). Calendar View and Portfolio View are current, available features — not roadmap items.
- Weighted project progress: overall progress is the estimate-weighted average of each task's progress
- Meetings: scheduling, agenda, notes, RSVP, reminders, and turn action items into tasks (auto-generated Jitsi links)
- Cascading custom fields (text, number, date, select, multi-select, checkbox)
- Form Layout Builder for task forms
- Time tracking gives visibility without manual status reporting
- Built-in team chat (DM and group per team)
- Client Portal intake forms and Email-to-Task (Business)
- Shipped Summary: task-aware commit metadata (message, timing, +/- line stats) shown on each task and board card — metadata only, never source code
- Task Templates: reusable task + subtask sets (for example, a Release Checklist)
- Task Change Control: three-level governance for editing task scope after the first workflow step (Off / Manager-only / Request & Approve)
- Reports & analytics: 12 standard report types plus 6 advanced Business analytics (see Reports & Analytics below); global search; full activity log
- Multi-tenant with complete tenant isolation

## Reports & Analytics

Vi ships a full project-analytics layer, not just a task list. Every report respects tenant isolation and role-based access.

- 12 standard report types (Free includes 2): project summary, task progress, task status breakdown, member workload, team activity, timesheet, step duration, aging WIP, approval bottleneck, cycle/lead time, estimate accuracy, and weekly throughput
- Project Health Dashboard (owner/admin): RAG health, weighted progress, overdue, blocked, waiting-for-approval, SLA breaches, aging, and per-assignee workload — every card is click-through to a filtered task list
- Portfolio View: On-Track / At-Risk / Delayed health across all projects at once
- Weighted project progress: overall progress is the estimate-weighted average of each task's progress
- Saved Views with shareable deep links, and a Dashboard Composer for a personal widget layout
- Advanced analytics (Business only): Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD), SLA compliance, commit analytics (metadata only, never code), cross-team handoff, and created-vs-resolved
- CSV export of any report, plus scheduled automatic email delivery of reports (Business)

## Support & Helpdesk (Business)

Vi turns any project into a lightweight helpdesk without a separate tool.

- Email-to-Task: an inbound email to your organization address becomes a ticket (a task); agents reply from inside Vi and the reply is emailed back from the ticket's own address, with automatic threading and quote-trimming
- Unified Triage Inbox: inbound email and client-portal intake merged into one review queue, with a real-time pending badge, converted from the same view
- Client Portal intake forms: public per-project forms with anonymous, rate-limited submission that admins review and convert into structured tasks
- CSAT: a satisfaction survey is emailed automatically when an email ticket closes, with a CSAT report (response rate, average score, star distribution, per-agent breakdown)
- Canned Responses (Pro and Business): reusable reply snippets with {{customer}}, {{agent}}, and {{task}} variables substituted on insert

## AI Assistance

Vi AI helps developers spend less time writing and organizing tasks, so they can focus on coding. Vi-hosted and metered per seat (Pro and Business):

- Draft task titles and descriptions from a short prompt
- Translate task content between languages
- Generate test cases from a task
- Suggest subtasks for a larger task
- Summarize long tasks
- Improve or rewrite text (grammar, tone, clarity)

## Notifications

1. Email (SMTP)
2. Telegram bot (users register Chat ID)
3. Slack (Incoming Webhook — Business)
4. Webhook (HTTP POST)
5. In-app real-time (WebSocket)

## Security

- JWT ES256 authentication (elliptic-curve, not shared-secret HMAC)
- All traffic encrypted in transit over HTTPS/TLS
- True multi-tenant isolation with a dedicated subdomain per organization
- Fully hosted SaaS — nothing to deploy or maintain

## Pages

- [Vi — Home](https://useviapp.com/)
- [Pricing](https://useviapp.com/pricing)
- [Commit & Close](https://useviapp.com/commit-and-close)
- [What Is Git-Aware Project Management?](https://useviapp.com/what-is-git-aware-project-management)
- [IDE Project Management](https://useviapp.com/ide-project-management)
- [Git Project Management](https://useviapp.com/git-project-management)
- [VS Code Project Management](https://useviapp.com/vscode-project-management)
- [RAD Studio Project Management](https://useviapp.com/rad-studio-project-management)
- [Visual Studio Project Management](https://useviapp.com/visual-studio-project-management)
- [Jira Alternative](https://useviapp.com/jira-alternative)
- [Linear Alternative](https://useviapp.com/linear-alternative)
- [Gantt Charts](https://useviapp.com/gantt-project-management)
- [Security & Trust](https://useviapp.com/security)
- [Run a Pilot](https://useviapp.com/pilot)
- [Terms of Service](https://useviapp.com/terms)
- [Privacy Policy](https://useviapp.com/privacy)
- [Refund Policy](https://useviapp.com/refund)