ActiveCollab vs e-Builder | TrustRadius

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Score 8 out of 10

Based on 33 reviews and ratings

Score 8.8 out of 10

Based on 11 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

ActiveCollab

e-Builder

Task Management

Resource Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Team Collaboration

Support for Agile Methodology

Support for Waterfall Methodology

Document Management

Email integration

Mobile Access

Timesheet Tracking

Change request and Case Management

Budget and Expense Management

ActiveCollab

e-Builder

Quotes/estimates

Invoicing

Project & financial reporting

Integration with accounting software

ActiveCollab

e-Builder

Plan distribution & viewing

Plan markups & sharing

Issue tracking & punchlists

Photo documentation

Jobsite reports

Document sharing

RFI tools

Collaboration & approvals

As-built drawings

Mobile app

Pros

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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Digital Marketing Director

LGD CommunicationsMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees

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Easy organization once it is set up in the system correctly.
On time notifications of updates or changes.
Fast submission of invoices for processing. Usually notifies the appropriate personnel shortly after I submit it. Payment is prompt.

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Executive Coordinator / Accountant

Total Systems Commissioning (TSCx)Construction, 1-10 employees

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Cons

Individual comments cannot be linked to. This makes it more difficult to reference a comment or question.
Unnecessary features cannot be turned off. Since we use it primarily for communication, it would be ideal to turn off tasks etc. that are not needed or be able to move discussions as the first screen.
There isn't an easy way to set up different projects under the same client.

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Director

ROMI LabMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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We have MS Project 2016 and it doesn't interface with the new schedule module.
We have multiple layers of submittal approvals. Additional functionality to reflect how submittals are reviewed would be great.
The new schedule module Save button is in a location that is not intuitive to look for. If it could auto save or not be all the way on the upper right hand side, it would be easier to use.

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Project Coordinator

Cornell UniversityHigher Education, 10,001+ employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

No answers yet

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e-Builder 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Because again, one of our biggest clients entrusts E-builder to work with their systems. And its functions work for us as well.

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Executive Coordinator / Accountant

Total Systems Commissioning (TSCx)Construction, 1-10 employees

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Usability

No score

No answers yet

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e-Builder 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Simple, because have a used it for the past two years, so i'm very familiar with the particular aspects of its program that I need to accomplish my tasks.

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Executive Coordinator / Accountant

Total Systems Commissioning (TSCx)Construction, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

ActiveCollab 7.2

Based on 3 answers

The support team is responsive to requests and their annual support fees are reasonable. Honestly, we don't have to contact them much. Updates happen automatically and the platform is very solid and does not require a lot of support. Documentation is good and the platform is easy to learn.

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Executive Vice President

Stevens AdvertisingMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees

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e-Builder 8.1

Based on 4 answers

Again, because our technical support is great. He doesn't always answer the phone but he definitely responds to emails fairly quickly. In addition, I like that he actually resolves an issue and I have yet to encounter the same issue twice. Actually, I haven't encountered many issues at all in the two years I have used the software.

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Executive Coordinator / Accountant

Total Systems Commissioning (TSCx)Construction, 1-10 employees

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Implementation Rating

No score

No answers yet

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e-Builder 10.0

Based on 3 answers

1. Set up the time to get training on the sytem before you go all in.

2. Listen, ask questions and actually practice using the tools and features while in class. It helps tremendously with becoming comfortable and remembering how things work.

3. Don't be afraid to mess up. They are helpful and will help resolve your issue in a timely manner

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Executive Coordinator / Accountant

Total Systems Commissioning (TSCx)Construction, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I have used multiple project management platforms such as ActiveCollab, JIRA, Trello, etc. Trello has great visualization with their (Kanban Board) board system and support drag and drop functionality for managing tasks. ActiveCollab, however, does not have the fancy visualization, but is very powerful when it comes to ticketing, task management, task delegation, time tracking, etc.

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Data Analyst | SEO Specialist

Xivic, Inc.Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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EB is user friendly and stacks up very high, compared to the others.

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Giuseppe Sciulli

Senior Project Manager | Water, Environment, & Facilities

Mott MacDonaldCivil Engineering, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

It has saved us a TON of money (literally thousands) in project management software.
It has helped us gain clients because we can show them the template of what they will see and give them access to it. When others don't have software that does this.
Positive impact on ROI based on the time it's saving compared to our previous PM software.

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Founder & CEO

Project World ImpactInternet, 11-50 employees

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Transparency has helped put team members all in the appropriate "know".
The idea that everything is basically kept in one place has helped our project with coordination and planning.
Ease of use has helped contribute to time savings.

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Verified User

Manager in Quality Assurance

Civil Engineering Company, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

$6.25*

* per member, per month, annual billing

ActiveCollab Editions & Modules

On-premise Edition

Self-Hosted Plan	$999.00¹

license

SaaS Edition

ActiveCollab Project Management	$7.00¹

per member/per month

Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Required

e-Builder Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

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