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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.
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.
Enterprise Agile Coach
Tata Consultancy ServicesInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees
Jira Software
Despite my frustrations with our team's specific setups, I have to say that JIRA is truly a wonderful project management tool for large teams and companies. If your team is very small, simpler software would probably meet your needs. But JIRA offers so many features, giving you granular control over every element of your board, and integrating seamlessly with Confluence and Salesforce. JIRA has become the hub of our product team.
Product Content Strategist
AdjustComputer Software, 201-500 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
Project Management
ActiveCollab
7.8
Jira Software
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Task Management
ActiveCollab
8.1
Jira Software
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Resource Management
ActiveCollab
7.0
Jira Software
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Gantt Charts
ActiveCollab
8.3
Jira Software
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Scheduling
ActiveCollab
6.2
Jira Software
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Workflow Automation
ActiveCollab
7.0
Jira Software
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Team Collaboration
ActiveCollab
7.2
Jira Software
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Support for Agile Methodology
ActiveCollab
8.8
Jira Software
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Support for Waterfall Methodology
ActiveCollab
7.0
Jira Software
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Document Management
ActiveCollab
7.7
Jira Software
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Email integration
ActiveCollab
8.4
Jira Software
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Mobile Access
ActiveCollab
9.3
Jira Software
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Timesheet Tracking
ActiveCollab
9.8
Jira Software
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Change request and Case Management
ActiveCollab
8.4
Jira Software
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Budget and Expense Management
ActiveCollab
5.9
Jira Software
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Professional Services Automation
ActiveCollab
7.3
Jira Software
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Quotes/estimates
ActiveCollab
6.7
Jira Software
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Invoicing
ActiveCollab
6.6
Jira Software
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Project & financial reporting
ActiveCollab
8.4
Jira Software
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Integration with accounting software
ActiveCollab
7.5
Jira Software
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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.
Digital Marketing Director
LGD CommunicationsMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Jira Software
- JIRA is an excellent tool to connect different teams and work styles in an efficient way, without being too specific for some of them.
- It has a lot of features and settings to offer which really enable you to plan a task in a very detailed way.
- Thanks to the different conditions of a task, the status can be tracked easily and everyone always knows who's the one who has to provide input.
Head of Design
RaceChip Chiptuning GmbH & Co. KGAutomotive, 51-200 employees
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.
Director
ROMI LabMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees
Jira Software
- Atlassian recently made a number of UI changes to both JIRA and Confluence. The Confluence changes negatively impact productivity by hampering what used to be a relatively straightforward navigation process. JIRA received an analogous set of changes; while less egregious, I find the new look increases my eye strain when trying to find needed information. New users may not have as much difficulty, but you should try it for yourself.
- Atlassian offers both a Cloud and on-premise solution; the Cloud version doesn't offer many customizations and plugins that are present on the on-prem (server) version.
- The amount of customization offered by JIRA is a blessing and a curse. Generally speaking, it's important to keep things as simple as possible; avoid adding custom fields or super involved workflows as much as possible (though the default workflow doesn't work in most situations based upon my experience).
- You'll need to nominate someone in your organization to own the JIRA effort -- this person should have a reasonable knowledge of JIRA administration but also have the ability to fairly present options and solutions as issues arise. If you don't have someone in this org but opt for a committee of sorts your instance can become a true mess and will negatively impact productivity.
Vice President, Product
Sipree, Inc.Financial Services, 11-50 employees
Likelihood to Renew
ActiveCollab
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Jira Software
Jira Software 5.5
Based on 33 answers
I do not make decisions at my new company, so it's out of my hands. I will say that we're in dire need of a new Project Tracking suite, but I'm not sure how interested they'd be in building something from the ground up. But, if discussions turn to blowing up our current solution and going in another direction, I will be recommending JIRA, and offering to take lead in it's implementation.
Vice President of Operations
Akamai TechnologiesInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Usability
ActiveCollab
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Jira Software
Jira Software 8.1
Based on 25 answers
JIRA's UI is very difficult to navigate. It is almost impossible to find things. I find myself just using the address bar and putting in the ID numbers as I can't find what I need anywhere else. There is no one place to do tasks but many and many ways to get there and this causes confusion.
Technical Lead
Newell RubbermaidConsumer Goods, 10,001+ employees
Support Rating
ActiveCollab
ActiveCollab 7.3
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.
Executive Vice President
Stevens AdvertisingMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Jira Software
Jira Software 8.7
Based on 25 answers
A 10 rating is only apt for the product we are using. It has ticked all boxes like issue tracking, project management and so on. The application with its availability on mobile devices as well has also added more to the rating of 10.
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
GrabInformation Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees
Implementation Rating
ActiveCollab
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Jira Software
Jira Software 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Take your time implementing Jira. Make sure you understand how you want to handle your projects and workflows. Investing more time in the implementation can pay off in a long run. It basically took us 5 days to define and implement correctly, but that meant smooth sailing later on.
Director E-Commerce
Clover Technologies GroupRenewables & Environment, 10,001+ employees
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.
Data Analyst | SEO Specialist
Xivic, Inc.Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Jira Software
JIRA support has been incredibly helpful with any issues that have come up, from technical glitches (few and far between) and increasing user knowledge of the capability of JIRA. The capabilities of JIRA are endless and can be adapted to fit nearly any organizations individual needs. JIRA also has a vast capability to integrate with a variety of software products used throughout many different companies.
Marketing Operations Specialist
TIBCO Software Inc.Computer Software, 1001-5000 employees
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.
Founder & CEO
Project World ImpactInternet, 11-50 employees
Jira Software
- As a product manager I needed to make sure that all teams were aware of priority and that new items went through triage and were accounted for in a timely manner. JIRA took us away from the headache of spreadsheets and daily meetings, to one transparent system with real time dashboards that required no meetings. People could just do their work because they knew what was the next most important item. This must have saved hundreds of thousands of hours over the years.
Technical Solutions Leader
Towers WatsonHuman Resources, 10,001+ employees
Screenshots
Jira Software
—Pricing Details
ActiveCollab
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—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 |
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- license
SaaS Edition
ActiveCollab Project Management | $7.001 |
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- per member/per month
Additional Pricing Details
—Jira Software
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Jira Software Editions & Modules
Edition
Free | Free |
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Standard | 7.002 |
Premium | 14.002 |
Enterprise | Contact Sales |
- Per User Per Month