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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.
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
Deltek TrafficLIVE
Traffic is suitable for most agencies, regardless of size. You don't need to use all of the features in order to get good results. And it can be linked to Maconomy which is useful for larger agencies. We have around 80 employees and it works great.
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
DeleteMarketing and Advertising, 51-200 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
Project Management
ActiveCollab
7.4
Deltek TrafficLIVE
6.8
Task Management
ActiveCollab
8.5
Deltek TrafficLIVE
7.4
Resource Management
ActiveCollab
7.1
Deltek TrafficLIVE
7.8
Gantt Charts
ActiveCollab
6.5
Deltek TrafficLIVE
4.7
Scheduling
ActiveCollab
6.4
Deltek TrafficLIVE
8.1
Workflow Automation
ActiveCollab
7.0
Deltek TrafficLIVE
7.3
Team Collaboration
ActiveCollab
7.8
Deltek TrafficLIVE
6.4
Support for Agile Methodology
ActiveCollab
7.6
Deltek TrafficLIVE
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Support for Waterfall Methodology
ActiveCollab
7.0
Deltek TrafficLIVE
7.1
Document Management
ActiveCollab
8.2
Deltek TrafficLIVE
5.6
Email integration
ActiveCollab
8.2
Deltek TrafficLIVE
5.5
Mobile Access
ActiveCollab
7.4
Deltek TrafficLIVE
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Timesheet Tracking
ActiveCollab
8.9
Deltek TrafficLIVE
7.5
Change request and Case Management
ActiveCollab
6.1
Deltek TrafficLIVE
7.3
Budget and Expense Management
ActiveCollab
6.6
Deltek TrafficLIVE
7.4
Professional Services Automation
ActiveCollab
6.3
Deltek TrafficLIVE
7.4
Quotes/estimates
ActiveCollab
5.7
Deltek TrafficLIVE
8.0
Invoicing
ActiveCollab
5.7
Deltek TrafficLIVE
7.2
Project & financial reporting
ActiveCollab
7.9
Deltek TrafficLIVE
7.6
Integration with accounting software
ActiveCollab
5.9
Deltek TrafficLIVE
7.0
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
Deltek TrafficLIVE
- The time sheet area is really good - it's easy to drag and drop and fill in time sheets with allocated tasks quickly, which makes it more likely that people will actually do it!
- It's invaluable to be able to see the time spent on different tasks across a job - both for keeping track of ongoing projects, but also to plan resourcing and costs for the next time.
- It's useful to be able to mark parts of a job as 'complete' before the full job is finished - this makes it easier to track which tasks still have to be finished, and makes sure that people are tracking time to the correct task within the job.
- Job templates are very useful to make sure the same set of tasks is added to each job automatically.
Head of Operations
Soapbox – creative communications for ideas that matterGraphic Design, 11-50 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
Deltek TrafficLIVE
- I would like to be able to colour code my clients, so I can see at a snapshot what projects staff are working on.
- I would like to be able to colour code staff holidays, public holidays so I can easily see what resources I have available.
- As an administrator, I can't see at a glance the actual time spent on a task work or comments a user has logged.

Verified User
Manager in Other
Cosmetics Company, 51-200 employeesSupport
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
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
Deltek TrafficLIVE
We chose Deltek TrafficLIVE after several presentations as to the benefits of its work flow system, and having explained in detail as to what we had to achieve to make our studio much more productive plus being able to monitor the daily pinch points. The overall design, navigation and usability compared to other more complicated products that we had considered was ultimately the decision maker for us.
Studio Manager
ClarksRetail, 10,001+ 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
Deltek TrafficLIVE
- Our utilisation has increased due to better scheduling.
- We can track which clients are most profitable.
- We can easily see the tasks the continually over run.
Art Director
Big PinkMedia Production, 11-50 employees
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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 | $9991 |
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- license
SaaS Edition
Member annually | 6.251 |
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Addition - Get Paid Bundle Annually | $31 |
Addition - Get Paid Bundle Monthly | $42 |
Member monthly | $72 |
- per member, per month, annual billing
- per member, per month, monthly billing
Additional Pricing Details
—Deltek TrafficLIVE
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Required
Deltek TrafficLIVE Editions & Modules
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