The Master board as a template is a ready-to-use configuration with the various automation recipes in place to jumpstart or enhance your project management flow.
1) The main benefit of the Multi-mirroring column versus the Master board approach is that the dependencies can be set up upfront so it is easier for complex project management solutions.
2) The Multi-mirroring column can be incorporated in any board. Currently, automations are not available to be able to connect multi-mirrored status to standard status.
3) Another difference of the Multi-mirror column is that the information is contained in the dedicated project board so it can be shared with external clients to collaborate with them, if required. The Master board workflow can also be shared with external clients from the Master board but it will be as a view-only.
4) Finally, depending on the plan, there’s a limit set by monday on how many boards you can connect for one-to-many boards. This is only set for multi-board mirroring and it’s not the case for the Master board template since it uses the many-to-one approach.
The limit per plan:
- Basic (Individual plan): 1 connected board
- Standard: 5 connected boards
- Pro: 20 connected boards
- Enterprise: 60 connected boards
And then, the linkages limit across all plans is 10,000 linkages. This is to ensure optimum board performance. When the limit is nearly reached (8,000 linkages), a warning is shown and sent to the registered email. If the limit is reached, a banner is shown.