24SevenOffice vs. ActiveCollab

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
24SevenOffice
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
24SevenOffice is a modular, all-in-one enterprise resource planning (ERP) system with integrated capabilities such as customer relationship management (CRM), financial and project management, and communication.N/A
ActiveCollab
Score 4.5 out of 10
N/A
Active Collab is a project management solution built around features such as task management, collaboration, time tracking, and invoicing.
$7
per member/per month
Pricing
24SevenOfficeActiveCollab
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
ActiveCollab Project Management
$7.00
per member/per month
Self-Hosted Plan
$999.00
license
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
24SevenOfficeActiveCollab
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$6.25 per member, per month, annual billing
Additional Details
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Features
24SevenOfficeActiveCollab
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
7.1
2 Ratings
1% below category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Pay calculation6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
7.9
2 Ratings
9% above category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
API for custom integration9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Plug-ins6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
7.0
2 Ratings
15% below category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
6.9
2 Ratings
1% below category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Dashboards6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports5.82 Ratings00 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
6.1
2 Ratings
22% below category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Accounts payable5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Accounts receivable5.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Global Financial Support7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations5.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Configurable Accounting7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Standardized Processes5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
6.8
2 Ratings
14% below category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Inventory tracking7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic reordering6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Location management6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
7.6
2 Ratings
2% below category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Pricing8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Order entry9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Credit card processing6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost of goods sold8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Order Orchestration6.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Subledger and Financial Process
Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
7.1
2 Ratings
4% below category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Billing Management5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Cash and Asset Management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Travel & Expense Management7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Period Close6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Financial Management
Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
7.1
2 Ratings
7% below category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Budgeting and Forecasting8.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Costing6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Cost Capture8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Capital Project Management6.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Contract Compliance8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Revenue Recognition8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Execution Management
Comparison of Project Execution Management features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
7.1
2 Ratings
4% above category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Project Planning and Scheduling8.32 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Insight for Project Managers7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Mobile Functionality5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Definable Resource Pools9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Grants Management
Comparison of Grants Management features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
7.1
2 Ratings
6% below category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Award Lifecycle Management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Procurement
Comparison of Procurement features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
6.6
2 Ratings
5% below category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Bids Analyzed and Compared7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Authoring7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract Repository6.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Supplier Management4.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Risk Management
Comparison of Risk Management features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
6.7
2 Ratings
3% above category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Risk Repository7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Management8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Control Efficiency Assessments6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Detection7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Remediation and Certification4.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Logistics
Comparison of Logistics features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
6.8
2 Ratings
1% below category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Transportation Planning and Optimization7.42 Ratings00 Ratings
Transportation Execution Management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Trade and Customs Management5.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Fulfillment Management5.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Warehouse Workforce Management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing
Comparison of Manufacturing features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
6.4
2 Ratings
16% below category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Production Process Design8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Production Management7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Configuration Management6.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Work Execution7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Manufacturing Costs4.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Supply Chain
Comparison of Supply Chain features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
7.6
2 Ratings
5% above category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Forecasting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Inventory Planning9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Monitoring7.72 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Lifecycle Management
Comparison of Product Lifecycle Management features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
7.3
2 Ratings
1% above category average
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Proposal Management4.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Product Master Data Management8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
-
Ratings
ActiveCollab
3.7
13 Ratings
68% below category average
Task Management00 Ratings6.112 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings1.08 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings3.07 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings1.011 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings6.513 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings3.08 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings4.09 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings1.510 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings2.09 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings1.08 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings2.07 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
24SevenOffice
-
Ratings
ActiveCollab
5.7
8 Ratings
26% below category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings6.97 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings1.07 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings7.94 Ratings
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User Ratings
24SevenOfficeActiveCollab
Likelihood to Recommend
5.5
(2 ratings)
3.9
(13 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
24SevenOfficeActiveCollab
Likelihood to Recommend
24SevenOffice
I would say if you have a staff that's already experienced in the 24SevenOffice program that would be best. People who are brand new to it will have too much time ramping up and training. Also, you'd better have a rock-solid network infrastructure if you want success with this program. A business with less tech-savvy workers just wouldn't work.
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ActiveCollab
Scenarios where ActiveCollab works well 1) ActiveCollab works well for small teams specifically T&M teams.Its invoicing feature is unique & can make your life easy. 2) It is very easy to use & posses good range of filters like on the task list, we can drag/drop tasks, Filter by assignee's,
tasks lists, due dates, or completed tasks. 3) It has some simple but awesome features like when you're in
the middle of writing something i.e a comment on story and get interrupted,
it retains what you wrote. 4) It allows you to tag team members in threads of comments to grab their attention, its really needed when teams are distributed. Thus helping team members to collaborate easily & stay on same page. 5) It integrates pretty well with other web apps like quickbooks , Slack, Trello, HubSpot, Zapier etc Scenarios where ActiveCollab did not work well 1) Tasks can not have multiple assignee's here so if two members are working on same task it did not allow you to reflect that. 2) Sorting capability is not their under invoicing 3) It did not work well for larger teams 4) Search option is not very detailed & you may end up wasting lot of time searching one particular bug or issue.












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Pros
24SevenOffice
  • Excellent UI that is easy to use. All features are a breeze.
  • Because of the depth at which it has data, it can be used very well.
  • Its integration with other ERP software is also possible for better analysis.
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ActiveCollab
  • Great for project and task assignments, project workflow and communications.
  • Solid web-based platform that doesn't require software downloads, also includes great mobile platform.
  • Great reporting tools for managing billing, estimating, project workflow and other essential project details.
  • Allows for both the agency and its clients to interact on a single platform using role-specific permissions.
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Cons
24SevenOffice
  • Unfortunately, usability is a major issue at times. I hear complaints about dropped network traffic, and it's not our infrastructure.
  • The interface is confusing. We have to train new employees with a lot of detailed instructions which shouldn't be necessary.
  • We have had to pay for any support on the above issues.
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ActiveCollab
  • It isn't possible to set members of staff as part time, so if someone is unavailable on certain days you must manually enter them as OOO every single day that they are not in, that other teammates work. Hours also can't be edited individually - everyone is treated as working the same hours in a day, rendering capacity planner useless for flexi working teams
  • Subtasks cannot be assigned their own hours and deadlines, meaning the To Do list view can't be seen in actual date order and capacity planner does not reflect all time allocated to an individual's schedule unless every task is set up as a separate task rather than subtask
  • There is no way to see all tasks of a certain type across multiple campaigns (e.g all copywriting tasks vs all technical tasks) - support team suggested exporting data and making spreadsheets
  • Kanban view isn't available for people's own task lists ('board' view here shows a list)
  • Not possible to have one task be assigned to more than one person
  • Notifications are not sent when tasks are updated, so you have to leave comments and tag people each time
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Support Rating
24SevenOffice
No answers on this topic
ActiveCollab
We have not required support for ActiveCollab as it works pretty seamlessly. We didn't have any issues with using the platform or with any billing issues. The self-service aspect of the platform is robust and easy to navigate so we have not encountered any errors that required assistance from the support team.
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Alternatives Considered
24SevenOffice
24SevenOffice has its own pros and cons just like any other software. It is a great software for an organization to do project management or financial management. It stacks up very competitively against others and is probably in the top 3. the UI that is offered by this software surpasses all the others that I have used and/or mentioned above. It is a breeze to understand most parts of the software by yourself. I think in terms of support there could be some improvement that can be possible and will result in much better feedback from its clients. Overall I give it a great rating in terms of usability and capability to handle the majority of business management, project management, and financial management features.
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ActiveCollab
ActiveCollab is easier to use and simpler in its setup. It has the right mix of features and simplicity. It's also project-oriented which is important for our workflow. Other tools are often too task-oriented, making it hard to track projects. Overall, ActiveCollab has a great mix of simplicity with good features.
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Return on Investment
24SevenOffice
  • We were using a fairly similar program from an ROI perspective previously so I can't say it's had a big effect.
  • That said the network issues represent lost hours/money.
  • The added training is also expensive.
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ActiveCollab
  • Allows our team to stay organized and keep conversations on tasks.
  • The To-Do List email every morning helps me mentally prepare and know exactly what I should be doing as soon as I start work.
  • Powerful and useful integrations save lots of time (Google Drive, Slack, Dropbox, Zapier and more!).
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ScreenShots

ActiveCollab Screenshots

Screenshot of Dashboard and overview of projects.Screenshot of Multiple task views curently showing a Kanban view of the tasklists and tasks.Screenshot of Overview of all recent activity.Screenshot of Calendar view with task dependencies.Screenshot of Permission settings (owner, member, client, client+).Screenshot of List of available Add-ons.