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ActiveCollab vs Harpoon

ActiveCollab

18 Ratings

Harpoon

1 Ratings

ActiveCollab

18 Ratings
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Score 7.8 out of 101

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Harpoon

1 Ratings
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ActiveCollab

Scenarios where ActiveCollab works well1) 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 etcScenarios where ActiveCollab did not work well1) 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 invoicing3) It did not work well for larger teams4) Search option is not very detailed & you may end up wasting lot of time searching one particular bug or issue.












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Harpoon

If you're freelancing or running a small marketing agency, I'll steer you strongly towards Harpoon. It's such a terrific fit for this business type. It provides easy invoice management so if that's all you care about, use Harpoon this way. If you want a tool that will guide you towards success, Harpoon helps you do this when launching your account. Know what you want to earn, what it takes to get there, and how you're doing along the way. What financial software for freelancers provides simple project tools? Harpoon.

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Feature Rating Comparison

Project Management

ActiveCollab
7.4
Harpoon
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Task Management
ActiveCollab
9.3
Harpoon
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Resource Management
ActiveCollab
7.5
Harpoon
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Gantt Charts
ActiveCollab
6.1
Harpoon
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Scheduling
ActiveCollab
6.5
Harpoon
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Workflow Automation
ActiveCollab
7.0
Harpoon
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Team Collaboration
ActiveCollab
8.6
Harpoon
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Support for Agile Methodology
ActiveCollab
6.7
Harpoon
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Support for Waterfall Methodology
ActiveCollab
7.0
Harpoon
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Document Management
ActiveCollab
8.9
Harpoon
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Email integration
ActiveCollab
8.0
Harpoon
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Mobile Access
ActiveCollab
6.8
Harpoon
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Timesheet Tracking
ActiveCollab
8.5
Harpoon
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Change request and Case Management
ActiveCollab
5.3
Harpoon
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Budget and Expense Management
ActiveCollab
7.1
Harpoon
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Professional Services Automation

ActiveCollab
6.3
Harpoon
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Quotes/estimates
ActiveCollab
5.8
Harpoon
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Invoicing
ActiveCollab
6.6
Harpoon
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Project & financial reporting
ActiveCollab
7.7
Harpoon
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Integration with accounting software
ActiveCollab
5.1
Harpoon
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Pros

  • They give you the source code to use on your own server.
  • It is easy to sort clients and campaigns.
  • The email notifications work perfectly when tagging and talking to people. They allow you to subscribe to tasks as well to keep in the loop on what is going on.

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  • Makes Sending Invoices & Collecting Payment Easy, for Freelancers
  • Tracking Financial Goals (Monthly & Annual) & Projecting Future Results
  • Provides Insights On AR, Earned Income, Top Clients, and other helpful but highly relevant data points.

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Cons

  • It is confusing when a review is made, before buying the product.
  • It lacks animation and pleasant forms for the user.
  • Does not allow effective communication when activities are reported. Since it does not provide a direct message chat.
  • The reports that are generated are basic, they do not have personalization characteristics.

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  • The automatic expense management is basic. It does sync with banks, but I've had some duplicate entry issues that are being worked out of the system.
  • I'd like to see additional reports that dive deeper into some of the dashboard widgets.

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Alternatives Considered

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.

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I've used Less Accounting and & Quickbooks Online. After Less Accounting was acquired, its development was mostly stopped. While the tool was a simple way to manage invoices and expenses, its directional philosophy changed with the new owners. Quickbooks Online was a solid tool, but the company support was unhelpful and hard to work with at times. Harpoon provides a great tool, with a company that cares about its users.

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Return on Investment

  • We began to finish projects on time, which undoubtedly will influence the return of customers

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  • Clear and precise visibility of my financial status.
  • Projections of how I'm doing today, this month, and this year.
  • Clarity on what needs to happen with client development to reach my goals.
  • It shrinks the amount of time I spend on getting clients to pay my invoices.

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Pricing Details

ActiveCollab

General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
ActiveCollab Editions & Modules
ActiveCollab
On-premise Edition
Self-Hosted Plan
$9991
1. license
SaaS Edition
5
$251
30
$992
60
$1993
Infinte
$2994
15
$495
1. 5 members per month
2. 30 members per month
3. 60 members per month
4. Infinite members per month
5. 15 members per month
Additional Pricing Details
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Harpoon

General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—
Entry-level set up fee?
No
Harpoon Editions & Modules
Harpoon
Edition
Single User - Unlimited Everything
$191
1. per month
Additional Pricing Details
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