ActiveCollab vs Wiredrive

Likelihood to Recommend

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

Enterprise Agile Coach

Tata Consultancy ServicesInformation Technology and Services, 10,001+ employees

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Wiredrive is well suited to anyone who wants a platform online to store and share their work. Film production companies would really benefit, as well as creative individuals that are sharing their work with others.

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Jonny Beck

Production Assistant

Dark Energy FilmsBroadcast Media, 1-10 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

ActiveCollab

Wiredrive

Task Management

Resource Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Team Collaboration

Support for Agile Methodology

Support for Waterfall Methodology

Document Management

Email integration

Mobile Access

Timesheet Tracking

Change request and Case Management

Budget and Expense Management

ActiveCollab

Wiredrive

Quotes/estimates

Invoicing

Project & financial reporting

Integration with accounting software

Pros

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

Digital Marketing Director

LGD CommunicationsMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees

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Wiredrive organizes the content for easy selection for reels. I am also able to add a reel while I am previewing it - this saves time.
Wiredrive's tech support is remarkable: someone with a name calls me back immediately with easily understood solutions. The techs are patient, as well, and I never feel rushed or unschooled.
The analytics are priceless in timing my follow up. Knowing or not knowing if someone has viewed the work or forwarded the link to team mates allows me to be timely and effective

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Ann Asprodites

Owner

Asprodites RepsBroadcast Media, 1-10 employees

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Cons

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

Director

ROMI LabMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Copy feature for files. I often need to copy a file to more than one additional folder and cannot do this easily, nor quickly at the moment.

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Stefanie Manning

Creative Manager

Show+TellMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees

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Wiredrive 9.0

Based on 3 answers

Great support, Sales, and Engineering teams. Beautifully designed tool. Robust system.

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Sal Allababidi

IT Manager

DoremusMarketing and Advertising, 201-500 employees

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Support

ActiveCollab 7.3

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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

Executive Vice President

Stevens AdvertisingMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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

Data Analyst | SEO Specialist

Xivic, Inc.Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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We switched over from Workzone to Wiredrive. We loved Workzone's ability to keep certain files hidden from our clients but overall we feel that Wiredrive is a better fit for our marketing needs.

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Daniel Joyce

Broadcast Operations

GoConvergenceEntertainment, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

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

Founder & CEO

Project World ImpactInternet, 11-50 employees

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Very positive. Easier workflow.
Increased employee efficiency

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Jonny Beck

Production Assistant

Dark Energy FilmsBroadcast Media, 1-10 employees

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Member annually	6.25¹
Addition - Get Paid Bundle Annually	$3¹
Addition - Get Paid Bundle Monthly	$4²
Member monthly	$7²

ActiveCollab

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Feature Rating Comparison

Task Management

Resource Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Team Collaboration

Support for Agile Methodology

Support for Waterfall Methodology

Document Management

Email integration

Mobile Access

Timesheet Tracking

Change request and Case Management

Budget and Expense Management

Quotes/estimates

Invoicing

Project & financial reporting

Integration with accounting software

Pros

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Wiredrive

Cons

ActiveCollab

Wiredrive

Likelihood to Renew

ActiveCollab

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

ActiveCollab Editions & Modules

On-premise Edition

SaaS Edition

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General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Wiredrive Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

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