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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ActiveCollab

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AActive Collab is a project management solution built around features such as task management, collaboration, time tracking, and invoicing.

    $8

    per member/per month

    Arcoro HR

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AArcoro is an HR technology company focused on the construction industry, offering solutions to help companies hire, manage and grow their back office, professional and skilled trade workforce.N/A

    Asana

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AAsana is a web and mobile project management app. With tasks, projects, conversations, and dashboards, Asana lets an entire team know who's doing what by when, enabling workload balancing. Users can also add integrations for GANTT charts, time tracking and more.

    $13.49

    per month per user

    Pricing
    ActiveCollabArcoro HRAsana
    Editions & Modules
    ActiveCollab Project Management
    $8
    per member/per month
    Self-Hosted Plan
    $999.00
    license
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $13.49
    per month per user
    Advanced
    $30.49
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Personal
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ActiveCollabArcoro HRAsana
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$6.25 per member, per month, annual billingNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details——A discount is offered for annual billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    ActiveCollabArcoro HRAsana
    Considered Multiple Products
    ActiveCollab
    Chose 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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose ActiveCollab
    ActiveCollab is 100% better than any of the other tools we have used. We had previously spent thousands of dollars trying out different software that was comparable, but this has been one of the best decisions we have made as a company. It's also the cheapest ongoing option, …
    Incentivized
    Chose ActiveCollab
    ActiveCollab has all the functions that are in these services, unlike them. Not everywhere there is a diagram of gantt. And somewhere the interface is very rewarded and in general looks obsolete.
    Incentivized
    Arcoro
    Chose Arcoro HR
    Although Asana works well for offices that focus primarily on office management, it would not be a user-friendly tool for those who are on job sites and traveling to different locations on a daily basis.
    Incentivized
    Asana
    Chose Asana
    We also use Active Collab to track tasks and issue work tickets. I find this to be a much harder tool to use vs. Asana. It was not in the drop down menue above but its a tool we actively use and I can tell you its hard to find tickets once you have created them and assigned …
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    88%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    49 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    86 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    60%
    Happy with the feature set
    3 Answers
    82%
    Happy with the feature set
    53 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    107 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    81%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    39 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    72 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    78%
    Implementation went as expected
    40 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    78 Answers
    Features
    ActiveCollabArcoro HRAsana
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of ActiveCollab and Arcoro HR and Asana
    Feature
    ActiveCollab
    3.6
    13 Ratings
    72% below category average
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Asana
    8.5
    179 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Task Management5.112 Ratings00 Ratings9.2179 Ratings
    Resource Management1.08 Ratings00 Ratings8.1152 Ratings
    Gantt Charts3.07 Ratings00 Ratings9.261 Ratings
    Scheduling1.011 Ratings00 Ratings8.3162 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.01 Ratings00 Ratings9.3132 Ratings
    Team Collaboration6.113 Ratings00 Ratings9.4178 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology7.07 Ratings00 Ratings8.57 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.57 Ratings
    Document Management3.08 Ratings00 Ratings8.7150 Ratings
    Email integration4.09 Ratings00 Ratings8.8142 Ratings
    Mobile Access1.110 Ratings00 Ratings8.8149 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking2.09 Ratings00 Ratings6.16 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management1.08 Ratings00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management2.07 Ratings00 Ratings7.377 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of ActiveCollab and Arcoro HR and Asana
    Feature
    ActiveCollab
    5.7
    8 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Arcoro HR
    -
    Ratings
    Asana
    6.8
    48 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Quotes/estimates6.97 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing6.96 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting1.07 Ratings00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software7.94 Ratings00 Ratings8.147 Ratings
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    ActiveCollabArcoro HRAsana
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
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    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ActiveCollabArcoro HRAsana
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.6
    (13 ratings)
    7.0
    (67 ratings)
    9.1
    (209 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.8
    (6 ratings)
    9.6
    (34 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (63 ratings)
    8.8
    (37 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    5.0
    (42 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    3.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    5.9
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ActiveCollabArcoro HRAsana
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Arcoro
    From sales to implementation, the process was a little oversold. We didn't know the right questions to ask - had we known what to ask, it would have been easier to embrace from the beginning. Once the training begins, it's comfortable with the tools and team. Our Project Manager had changed throughout the implementation process, but we didn't miss a beat. Arcoro takes care of us, and I would recommend them as a Sage partner.
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    Asana
    The usability of Asana is broad since it's available in a variety of platforms that are widely used nowadays. I think that it would be great for people who are constantly on the move and switching devices, since it has allowed me to work from my phone, too. I also think that Asana has proven itself to handle a large quantity of work
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    Pros
    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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    Arcoro
    • Open Enrollment - this is an AWESOME feature. We have over 900 employees and we wouldn't dream of doing this by hand again! Everything legible and every required field filled out.
    • Electronic feeds to the insurance carriers/benefit vendors - this is seamless and we have more issues with the vendors than with Arcoro HR!
    • ACA reporting is something that they handle and it is one less headache that we have to deal with!
    • Applicant tracking that flows into onboarding then into the benefits module!
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    Asana
    • Through it, we were able to communicate and cooperate with the rest of the team to complete the work in the required manner and at the appropriate time.
    • Available for free on Android and iPhone.
    • Asana has a simple and easy user interface
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    Cons
    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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    Arcoro
    • Since we started using the HUB, I have things listed as jobsites that are not jobsites on Exaktime, I'd like them removed such as DO NOT SYNC, JBLMANG, JENSEN, 1 HOME OFFICE, 2 DM OFFICE I guess they are called "locations" but every once in a while one of our guys will clock into one of them by mistake.
    • When submitting a ticket, quicker response time would be appreciated. Arbaz is quick to respond but the tickets are not responded to very quickly. I think Arcoro HR is a great product but response time is important! Especially when you have a lot of employees counting on a paycheck every Friday.
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    Asana
    • Asana is not really a project management tool, it is good for simple projects only
    • UI has some glitches (doesn't save preferences, etc.)
    • Integration with other tools (Office 365, MS Project)
    • No reminders if the working period you entered is on holidays
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Arcoro
    It is easer to keep someing going then change things out. Our employees have taken 6 months to learn this one, I do not want to reinvent the wheel. Just this week I have seen inprovment as they now know they do not get paid if they do not clock in and back out every day.
    Incentivized
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    Asana
    • Mobile + Desktop capabilities - Able to use it anywhere, anytime.
    • Task management - Easy to view projects and their progress.
    • Time management - Easy to see what elements require time / how they interrelate and manage the project on an overall basis.
    • Company management - Be able to see from a master dashboard perspective where each project is in its stages of completion.
    • Clear communication - It's visually documented who is doing what at what time so that the whole project gets done.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Arcoro
    Very user friendly. Nothing's perfect but ExakTime is pretty close! Employees are diligent about clocking in and out in order to get paid! I love that we can customize reports to get exactly the info that we need. It's also very helpful to provide documentation of hours worked for our customers.
    Incentivized
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    Asana
    It is very user-friendly. Takes a new employee an hour to start figuring out how the system works. That's an important factor. You don't want to encounter the issue where employees need a week to understand how the system works. For example, JIRA, I tried using it for a week and I still don't understand the complicated layout. Asana has a simple interface. Once you see it, you get it type of program.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Arcoro
    No problems.
    Incentivized
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    Asana
    Working with Asana on a daily basis
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    Performance
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Arcoro
    Pages do not load quickly. It's difficult to build custom reports. Again, you need to HR people develop your system and make is user friendly.
    Incentivized
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    Asana
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Arcoro
    I have not had to use support other then as we got started
    and had a few hick ups but they were great.
    They answered all our questions even if some of them were no the program
    does not do that. I guess the best support is one that is not needed because
    the product works great and does its job right
    Incentivized
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    Asana
    I haven't had to use their support so I can't rate it. The fact that I haven't needed them reflects the ease of use of the product. I would recommend that any new users schedule a complete demo of the product to ensure that they are using it to it's fullest (there's a lot of useful features).
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    In-Person Training
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Arcoro
    We did not do any in person training
    Incentivized
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    Asana
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Arcoro
    The training is provided well and recorded. Sometimes it was too fast to grasp, but the recordings make it easier to review at a later date.
    Incentivized
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    Asana
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Arcoro
    Gave a notice to all
    employees to come to work 15 min early on the day planned to implement the
    program. I had Spanish and English signs
    on how to down load the program and log in I showed them ALL how to log in and
    out and explained that they are responsible for reporting accurate time. I had them all sign a policy that lunch
    breaks were mandatory for all employees
    at least 30 min per day. This ensures
    safety on the roofs. We had a few people
    who did not have passwords to the app store and we had a few problems with
    android phones but most of them were on their way quickly. Most not happy about the change but I hope
    they see the benefit of it now.
    Incentivized
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    Asana
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Arcoro
    We still use Sage, and ExakTime is compatible with it, which is why we went with ExakTime. So technically we use both at this time. ExakTime is a great pairing with Sage since Sage does not have any applications that let employees clock in and out. So we use ExakTime for that and then transfer the information to Sage for the reporting and issuing of deposits/checks, etc.
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    Asana
    Asana is a top-tier project management software that helps us organize and track projects from start to finish. It allows us to apply tasks/to-dos to multiple projects without duplication, divide complex projects into smaller tasks, and track project progress. It also helps us organize work on Kanban boards or linear lists. It stands out from the crowd in a big way compared to the competition.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Arcoro
    I think it is priced a little high, but no time to look for other options at this time.
    Incentivized
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    Asana
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Arcoro
    We can't seem to get the simple things fixed. I wouldn't trust it.
    Incentivized
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    Asana
    I used this tool on a daily basis at work and it runs as a solid rock
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    Return on Investment
    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!).
    Incentivized
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    Arcoro
    • Payroll Accuracy - Hours used to be manually calculated here. Depending on the person it was almost never accurate resulting in employees being under paid or the company losing money.
    • Time - To calculate 30+ employees hours, including overtime was a nightmare and took an entire day. I now do minor changes day of payroll to fix up things and ask questions and I am no more than 20 minutes. That is a huge time and money saver.
    Incentivized
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    Asana
    • Productivity - Most of all, it allows me to be more productive and have a good sense of where I am with projects and deadlines.
    • Easy to use - I can make the most of my time to get up (and stay) up and running.
    • Project coordination - Allows me to assign tasks to my interns and communicate directly within the platform to keep the work train moving.
    Incentivized
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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.

    Asana Screenshots

    Screenshot of Product HomepageScreenshot of Team ConversationsScreenshot of Project CalendarsScreenshot of InboxScreenshot of List ProjectScreenshot of Portfolios