What users are saying about

ActiveCollab vs Harpoon

ActiveCollab
33 Ratings
Harpoon
3 Ratings

ActiveCollab

33 Ratings
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Score 8 out of 100

Based on 33 reviews and ratings

Harpoon

3 Ratings
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Score 9.3 out of 100

Based on 3 reviews and ratings

Likelihood to Recommend

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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Sourav Singla ,Safe Agilist, CSP, ICP-ACC, CSM, CSPO, SSM, LSSG | TrustRadius Reviewer
Sourav Singla ,Safe Agilist, CSP, ICP-ACC, CSM, CSPO, SSM, LSSG
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Harpoon

I think Harpoon works best for freelancers, consultants, self employed people and smaller companies with less client to bill. For larger enterprises with hundreds or thousands of clients, there are larger, more intricate platforms in the market that are better suited for those needs.

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Scott Rosenblum | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Feature Rating Comparison

Project Management

ActiveCollab
7.9
Harpoon
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Task Management
ActiveCollab
8.3
Harpoon
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Resource Management
ActiveCollab
7.0
Harpoon
—
Gantt Charts
ActiveCollab
8.8
Harpoon
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Scheduling
ActiveCollab
6.3
Harpoon
—
Workflow Automation
ActiveCollab
7.0
Harpoon
—
Team Collaboration
ActiveCollab
7.2
Harpoon
—
Support for Agile Methodology
ActiveCollab
8.9
Harpoon
—
Support for Waterfall Methodology
ActiveCollab
7.0
Harpoon
—
Document Management
ActiveCollab
8.0
Harpoon
—
Email integration
ActiveCollab
8.4
Harpoon
—
Mobile Access
ActiveCollab
9.7
Harpoon
—
Timesheet Tracking
ActiveCollab
9.9
Harpoon
—
Change request and Case Management
ActiveCollab
8.8
Harpoon
—
Budget and Expense Management
ActiveCollab
5.9
Harpoon
—

Professional Services Automation

ActiveCollab
7.5
Harpoon
—
Quotes/estimates
ActiveCollab
6.9
Harpoon
—
Invoicing
ActiveCollab
6.9
Harpoon
—
Project & financial reporting
ActiveCollab
8.4
Harpoon
—
Integration with accounting software
ActiveCollab
7.8
Harpoon
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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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Jorden Beatty | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Harpoon

  • 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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Jason Montoya | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jason Montoya
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Cons

ActiveCollab

  • 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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Nancy Ross | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Harpoon

  • Sometimes expense reporting bring up duplicate transactions, which may be more of a fault of the API that connects my account, which is Plaid
  • Would be nice if in the future, they can offer ACH as one of the payment options for invoices
  • There are some redundancies that pop up when setting time frames for client work and the projects attached to them. If they aren't aligned, it can cause inaccurate reporting. If it just sent it once and it took care of both functions, it would be easier

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Scott Rosenblum | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Support Rating

ActiveCollab

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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Mike Muller | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Harpoon

Harpoon 10.0
Based on 1 answer
The few times I've needed help or had questions about the platform, the founder got back to me. And fairly fast. The extra effort resonated well with me

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Scott Rosenblum | TrustRadius Reviewer
Scott Rosenblum
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Alternatives Considered

ActiveCollab

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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Ali Zakeri | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Harpoon

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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Jason Montoya | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jason Montoya
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Return on Investment

ActiveCollab

  • 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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Chris Lesner | TrustRadius Reviewer
Chris Lesner
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Harpoon

  • 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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Jason Montoya | TrustRadius Reviewer
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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
$6.25*

* per member, per month, annual billing

ActiveCollab Editions & Modules

On-premise Edition
Self-Hosted Plan$999.001
  1. license
SaaS Edition
ActiveCollab Project Management$7.001
  1. per member/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

Edition
Single User - Unlimited Everything$191
  1. per month
Additional Pricing Details
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Rating Summary

Likelihood to Recommend

ActiveCollab
7.4
Harpoon
9.0

Support Rating

ActiveCollab
7.2
Harpoon
10.0

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