ActiveCollab vs. isolved

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ActiveCollab
Score 4.5 out of 10
N/A
Active Collab is a project management solution built around features such as task management, collaboration, time tracking, and invoicing.
$7
per member/per month
isolved
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
isolved is a SaaS-based, cloud-resident Human Capital Management (HCM) solution that provides Payroll, HR, Benefits Administration, Time & Attendance, Talent Management and Compliance. Employers have the ability to schedule an upcoming shift, view overtime levels, run a customized report, preview payroll in real time, write a performance report for a peer or elect benefits.
$4
Per Employee Per Month
Pricing
ActiveCollabisolved
Editions & Modules
ActiveCollab Project Management
$7.00
per member/per month
Self-Hosted Plan
$999.00
license
isolved
$4.00
Per Employee Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ActiveCollabisolved
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$6.25 per member, per month, annual billingNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
ActiveCollabisolved
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
3.7
13 Ratings
68% below category average
isolved
-
Ratings
Task Management6.112 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts3.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling1.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration6.513 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management3.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration4.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access1.510 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking2.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management2.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
5.7
8 Ratings
26% below category average
isolved
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates6.97 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing6.96 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
isolved
7.1
144 Ratings
10% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.9122 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings6.8119 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.6111 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings6.8117 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.268 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.293 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings6.687 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
isolved
7.7
153 Ratings
4% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.4149 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings6.368 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.098 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.2110 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.5149 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.2121 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.481 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
isolved
7.2
127 Ratings
11% below category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings6.9102 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings7.5124 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings7.195 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
isolved
7.9
145 Ratings
3% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.0144 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.1138 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings7.991 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings7.151 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.5112 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
isolved
8.0
45 Ratings
3% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.045 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
isolved
7.5
134 Ratings
1% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.9127 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.0131 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.567 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
isolved
7.5
108 Ratings
7% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings7.4107 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.674 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
isolved
7.7
34 Ratings
6% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.625 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.629 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings7.725 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.731 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
isolved
7.4
54 Ratings
7% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.446 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.445 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.948 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings7.047 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.443 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
isolved
7.6
33 Ratings
4% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.721 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.628 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.530 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings7.724 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
isolved
7.9
50 Ratings
2% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.738 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.145 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.038 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.041 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.738 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.140 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings7.848 Ratings
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User Ratings
ActiveCollabisolved
Likelihood to Recommend
3.9
(13 ratings)
7.7
(166 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(21 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(12 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(3 ratings)
7.2
(21 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(10 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(3 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(3 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(5 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(6 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
ActiveCollabisolved
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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isolved
Isolved is great with payroll and payroll changes as well as onboarding. Our benefit open enrollment went well and for the most part was stress free, there were a few hiccups with our 3rd party supplemental insurances. Because of their complexity and they way they are processed through payroll there was a little confusion and things needed to be adjusted. But due to the flexibility of the system the issues didn't become big problems.
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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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isolved
  • Payroll Processing (timely and accurate).
  • Customer Service (dedicated account service representative, who gets to know your company's needs).
  • Payroll Reports (accurate, timely, extensive, exhaustive, customizable).
  • Employee Information (accurate reporting of the data, easily viewable information, information presented in a streamlined fashion).
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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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isolved
  • More reminder notifications would be great!
  • A way to email hiring managers and our IT department at the same time with a template would save us from so much email communication
  • Transfer all attached documents such as interview notes from iHired applicants to isolved employee documents would save us time uploading into multiple places
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Likelihood to Renew
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
isolved
Due to the continued problems (time clock disconnects, regular post-update issues) and users' negative attitude, we are unlikely to renew. Another important factor is that TF is US-centric, so it does not account for local Philippine specifics, which is important to us.
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Usability
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
isolved
It is very intuitive and user friendly. iSolved is always updating and improving things before they even become a problem. I like how they inform us of the new updates and provide us with the details of what is changing and how it will improve the usuage.
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Reliability and Availability
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
isolved
Payroll due dates and send to us at the beginning of the year, with email reminders for holidays. The support email address is fairly fast, within 24-48 hours. But if something is needed immediately, I can just call and they help me out right then.
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Performance
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
isolved
We do not use the integration, so we have a csv file that I upload manually for payroll. That is our decision based on the software at our restaurants. Pages loaded fairly quickly, but reports to pdf lag about 15-20 seconds
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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.
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isolved
I gave this rating because for the most part I am always responded to quickly. More recently there have been a couple of times where it has taken a couple of days for me to get a reply. I also said I would receive a call back same day and that did not happen. It eventually was handled. after a couple of days
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In-Person Training
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
isolved
All over the phone, but it was comprehensive.
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Online Training
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
isolved
We loved taking the course, we went through most of them before we went live and I believe that was very helpful. The online training helped us learn to navigate in the program. We still refer to the training and assign our managers and supervisors to it as well. I highly recommend using it. We have also been able to attend the Connect Conferences with are extremely valuable and we learn tips and tricks to help us better utilize our system.
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Implementation Rating
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
isolved
The system was very cumbersome setting up as well as time consuming. There were times I just wanted to walk away and sometimes I did have to get up and walk away for a break and come back with a fresh perspective. The setup took me over a period of two to three months getting it to serve the purposes that we needed it two. I am very intuitive when it comes to computer software however getting all the right buttons checked in order for it to do what I needed didn't always work.
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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.
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isolved
I went with iSolved because the people I spoke with were all quick to answer and very thorough in their responses. I knew they could help me build my setup the way I wanted it, and not just force me to work within some pre-set parameters once I had signed the contract.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
isolved
Price increases do happen every year. I understand that the cost of living rises, but every year to us is a bit excessive.
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Scalability
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
isolved
We are a company of about 135 people at 9 locations in 2 towns. We were able to set locations and departments, and also have each location seperate so only that manager can see their employees.
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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!).
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isolved
  • When we had Paycom, we had 1/4 of our staff that were not logging in and using the system. That number is down to maybe 5% now
  • Employees love having the ability to easily view and verify their timecards prior to payroll submission.
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ScreenShots

ActiveCollab Screenshots

Screenshot of Dashboard and overview of projects.Screenshot of Multiple task views curently 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.