Active Collab is a project management solution built around features such as task management, collaboration, time tracking, and invoicing.
$8
per member/per month
Bitrix24
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Bitrix24 is a local-hosted or cloud-based social intranet and project management platform that also contains core HR (HRMS) and CRM features. Bitrix24 also provides time management services and employee self-service.
$61
per month up to 5 users
Pricing
ActiveCollab
Bitrix24
Editions & Modules
ActiveCollab Project Management
$8
per member/per month
Self-Hosted Plan
$999.00
license
Basic
$61
per month up to 5 users
Standard
$124
per month up to 50 users
Professional
$249
per month up to 100 users
Enterprise 250
$399.00
per month 250 Users
Enterprise
$499
per month up to 250 Users
Enterprise 500
$639.00
per month 500 Users
Enterprise 1000
$799.00
per month 1000 Users
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ActiveCollab
Bitrix24
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Yes
Entry-level Setup Fee
$6.25 per member, per month, annual billing
No setup fee
Additional Details
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Price per month when paying for 1 year.
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ActiveCollab
Bitrix24
Features
ActiveCollab
Bitrix24
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
3.6
13 Ratings
72% below category average
Bitrix24
8.5
22 Ratings
10% above category average
Task Management
5.112 Ratings
7.722 Ratings
Resource Management
1.08 Ratings
00 Ratings
Gantt Charts
3.07 Ratings
8.017 Ratings
Scheduling
1.011 Ratings
9.819 Ratings
Workflow Automation
7.01 Ratings
8.119 Ratings
Team Collaboration
6.113 Ratings
00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology
7.07 Ratings
00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology
7.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Document Management
3.08 Ratings
00 Ratings
Email integration
4.09 Ratings
00 Ratings
Mobile Access
1.110 Ratings
8.821 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking
2.09 Ratings
00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management
1.08 Ratings
00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management
2.07 Ratings
00 Ratings
Search
00 Ratings
8.019 Ratings
Visual planning tools
00 Ratings
8.820 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
5.7
8 Ratings
28% below category average
Bitrix24
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Ratings
Quotes/estimates
6.97 Ratings
00 Ratings
Invoicing
6.96 Ratings
00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting
1.07 Ratings
00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software
7.94 Ratings
00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Bitrix24
8.6
22 Ratings
8% above category average
Chat
00 Ratings
9.021 Ratings
Notifications
00 Ratings
9.422 Ratings
Discussions
00 Ratings
8.121 Ratings
Surveys
00 Ratings
8.815 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase
00 Ratings
8.219 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting
00 Ratings
8.38 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts
00 Ratings
9.012 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook
00 Ratings
8.011 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
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.
Bitrix24 is highly beneficial for teams that are geographically dispersed or working remotely. Its real-time communication tools, including instant messaging and video conferencing, enable seamless collaboration regardless of physical location. The centralized document management feature ensures that team members can easily access and collaborate on shared documents from anywhere, facilitating efficient teamwork in a remote or distributed environment.
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
It's user interface can use some work. Although it doesn't take as long as some other software to learn, there is still a bit of a learning curve when it comes to day to day usage.
Bitrix offers a lot of features. It would be nice to have those features laid out in an easier-to-read layout, versus the long list at the side of the page.
It's mobile app functionality is quite limited. It can be difficult to work with other team members, solely off of their mobile app.
It has become the central nervous system of the business and has constantly proven to be of value. We are not just renewing but might even upgrade to advanced Bitrix24 plans and will be adding more user licenses in the next 3 months. Bitrix24 has a sharper learning curve initially. However once it is surpassed, it opens doors to a range of creative deployment strategies
It is a time-saving CRM that will help save time by using one application for all your business needs. Our brain sees colors, images, drawings, it is very visual, and so is Bitrix24. You can plan visually and easily see how everything is progressing. It has tasks, projects management, chat and video, CRM (as you know), visual staff structure, calendar, shared drive, mobile app. You can't ask for anything better out on the market for what you get with their free version and also their step-up plan is $20/month, all the way up to $200, they have a plan for your business. Get your free account and try it out for a few weeks.
I can't recall any instance of unplanned outages over the past 1 year of use. Likewise for application errors. However note that, advanced users will have a learning curve
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.
The absolute worst! Your only contact method is via the paid version and via a chat window. They will take days to answer and when they finally do answer, they will provide nothing but a half baked canned help file.
Overall the training was very comprehensive. The trainer did provider necessary additional reading materials as well. However the general approach at Bitrix24 is to divert users to self-help documentation and videos. It is recommended that atleast 1-2 personnel in the organization be "Bitrix24 experts" so that lower phases of training requirements are covered internally itself. Also the best part about Bitrix24 is that not all users need to go very deep while using it. We have multiple counsellors who started using it on day 2 without any major hiccups
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.
In fact, I use both, but in different ways, monday to control the internal agenda, Bitrix for all other parts within the company, such as task control, chat with employees and with calendar also for control in two systems. Bitrix is more complete and has many more features, but its purpose is also different from monday.
The scalability and reliability is almost 9.5/10 to be honest. We istarted with Bitrix24 for just 2 functions and now have expanded its usage to 2 more. In terms of users, every full-time employee (FTE) now uses Bitrix24 without fail. We are also working on giving limited/partial access to external service providers