Actionspace vs. ActiveCollab

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Actionspace
Score 5.0 out of 10
N/A
Actionspace is a project management solution built around features such as advanced corporate task management, collaboration, and integrations with Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365.N/A
ActiveCollab
Score 4.3 out of 10
N/A
Active Collab is a project management solution built around features such as task management, collaboration, time tracking, and invoicing.
$8
per member/per month
Pricing
ActionspaceActiveCollab
Editions & Modules
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ActiveCollab Project Management
$8
per member/per month
Self-Hosted Plan
$999.00
license
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ActionspaceActiveCollab
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
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
ActionspaceActiveCollab
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Actionspace
6.9
1 Ratings
8% below category average
ActiveCollab
3.7
13 Ratings
68% below category average
Task Management8.01 Ratings5.912 Ratings
Resource Management4.01 Ratings1.08 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.01 Ratings3.07 Ratings
Scheduling5.01 Ratings1.011 Ratings
Workflow Automation6.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Team Collaboration6.01 Ratings6.413 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology6.01 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Document Management7.01 Ratings3.08 Ratings
Email integration7.01 Ratings4.09 Ratings
Mobile Access8.01 Ratings1.410 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking9.01 Ratings2.09 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.01 Ratings1.08 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management8.01 Ratings2.07 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Actionspace
8.0
1 Ratings
8% above category average
ActiveCollab
5.7
8 Ratings
26% below category average
Quotes/estimates8.01 Ratings6.97 Ratings
Invoicing8.01 Ratings6.96 Ratings
Project & financial reporting8.01 Ratings1.07 Ratings
Integration with accounting software8.01 Ratings7.94 Ratings
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User Ratings
ActionspaceActiveCollab
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
3.6
(13 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
ActionspaceActiveCollab
Likelihood to Recommend
Actionspace
When you have many projects with different people on them Actionspace is well suited to handle that
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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
Actionspace
  • User customization for each individual and their responsibilities
  • Great support staff and update capabilities
  • You can see the early stages of the project and see it through in a clean and organized way
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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
Actionspace
  • Sometimes anyone who has touched a project still receive notification even if they don't need it
  • Having to manually enter information from other areas
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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
Actionspace
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
Actionspace
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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
Actionspace
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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 the dashboard with an overview of projects.Screenshot of multiple task views currently 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.