ActiveCollab vs. Jotform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ActiveCollab
Score 4.3 out of 10
N/A
Active Collab is a project management solution built around features such as task management, collaboration, time tracking, and invoicing.
$8
per member/per month
Jotform
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Jotform Enterprise is a digital workspace productivity tool that provides a platform for organizations. The aim of Jotform Enterprise is to give companies an easy-to-navigate tool that makes reaching out to customers, collaborating with coworkers, and collecting e-signatures and data a more seamless process. Jotform Enterprise strives to enable companies to make data-driven decisions without compromising when it comes to quality and security. It doesn’t matter what type of…
$0
Pricing
ActiveCollabJotform
Editions & Modules
ActiveCollab Project Management
$8
per member/per month
Self-Hosted Plan
$999.00
license
Free
$0.00
Bronze
$34.00
Monthly
Silver
$39.00
Monthly
Gold
$99.00
Monthly
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ActiveCollabJotform
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
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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Community Pulse
ActiveCollabJotform
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
ActiveCollabJotform
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
3.7
13 Ratings
68% below category average
Jotform
-
Ratings
Task Management5.912 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts3.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling1.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration6.413 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 Access1.410 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
Jotform
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates6.97 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing6.96 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Jotform
8.2
120 Ratings
6% above category average
Survey templates00 Ratings8.5103 Ratings
Themes00 Ratings8.0109 Ratings
Custom logo/branding00 Ratings8.2113 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Jotform
8.5
114 Ratings
0% below category average
Changes to live survey00 Ratings8.795 Ratings
Question design help00 Ratings8.194 Ratings
Multiple question types00 Ratings8.6111 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Jotform
8.1
94 Ratings
2% below category average
Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings8.194 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Jotform
8.6
116 Ratings
6% above category average
Response tracking00 Ratings8.6109 Ratings
Data export00 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.699 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings8.493 Ratings
Analytics00 Ratings8.287 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Jotform
8.2
94 Ratings
1% below category average
Access controls00 Ratings8.090 Ratings
Compliance00 Ratings8.585 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Product A and Product B
ActiveCollab
-
Ratings
Jotform
7.8
71 Ratings
3% below category average
Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings7.755 Ratings
Respondent restrictions00 Ratings7.971 Ratings
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User Ratings
ActiveCollabJotform
Likelihood to Recommend
3.7
(13 ratings)
8.7
(140 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(7 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(93 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(3 ratings)
8.0
(81 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ActiveCollabJotform
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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Jotform
We use it for mostly community surveys and I absolutely prefer it over any other survey program out there. It is easy to create, easy to understand and easy to navigate. I love the QR code option it creates for you to share your form/ survey with others. It really is the best out there!
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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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Jotform
  • Gathers information on my clients
  • Gathers and organizes information on my prospects
  • Enables my Team to use the form I create as a Template so they don't have to re-create it which saves them valuable time.
  • Educates clients about the benefit of supplementation
  • Educates my prospects
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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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Jotform
  • The price is too high for casual users like myself
  • The automation took some time to figure out (that's understandable)
  • Making the forms look uniform took a lot of time to setup
  • Some parts like the approval emails, notification emails can be confusing
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Likelihood to Renew
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
Jotform
I need this software to run my business, it's built around it.
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Usability
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
Jotform
As a seasoned user who relies on seamless online forms for a multitude of purposes, I can confidently attest that JotForm has not only simplified the form creation process but has also elevated it to new heights.JotForm's interface is a masterpiece of intuitive design. Even if you're a newcomer to the world of online form creation, the platform's user-friendly layout will have you crafting professional-grade forms in no time.
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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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Jotform
I honestly have not used the support feature with Jotform. From what I can see when I look information up, everything I want to do something that I can't figure out myself it seems to not be a possible solution or edit that Jotform is currently capable of.
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Implementation Rating
ActiveCollab
No answers on this topic
Jotform
the most valuable things that Jotform give free trial, so the resistant users can get the experiences of the easiness and more handling to the digital things
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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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Jotform
Typeform is better hands down [in my opinion]. It's not even a comparison as [I feel] JotForm doesn't work properly and [from my experience I think] their support is very problematic. I would suggest using Typeform or using GravityForms as an alternative to JotForm. Whatever you do, [I feel you shouldn't] depend on JotForm for something that is important to your business or research project.
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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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Jotform
  • It saved me time. Within minutes I was able to create and share forms to collect demographic data.
  • While struggling to use another software, I thought of Jotform and it was able to assist me with collating the data I had to confirm results previously obtained.
  • I could not easily identify what new information was provided in a resubmission by a respondent.
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ScreenShots

ActiveCollab Screenshots

Screenshot of the dashboard with an overview of projects.Screenshot of multiple task views currently 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.

Jotform Screenshots

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