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ActiveDocs vs Coda

ActiveDocs
9 Ratings
Coda
51 Ratings

ActiveDocs

9 Ratings
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Score 9.3 out of 100

Based on 9 reviews and ratings

Coda

51 Ratings
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Score 8.1 out of 100

Based on 51 reviews and ratings

Attribute Ratings

  • ActiveDocs is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Support Rating
  • Coda is rated higher in 1 area: Performance

Likelihood to Recommend

9.0

ActiveDocs

90%
4 Ratings
8.2

Coda

82%
25 Ratings

Likelihood to Renew

ActiveDocs

N/A
0 Ratings
9.1

Coda

91%
2 Ratings

Usability

9.0

ActiveDocs

90%
1 Rating
7.3

Coda

73%
1 Rating

Availability

ActiveDocs

N/A
0 Ratings
9.1

Coda

91%
1 Rating

Performance

8.0

ActiveDocs

80%
2 Ratings
9.1

Coda

91%
1 Rating

Support Rating

8.0

ActiveDocs

80%
2 Ratings
7.7

Coda

77%
2 Ratings

Implementation Rating

ActiveDocs

N/A
0 Ratings
8.2

Coda

82%
1 Rating

Product Scalability

ActiveDocs

N/A
0 Ratings
9.1

Coda

91%
1 Rating

Likelihood to Recommend

ActiveDocs

There are not a lot of competitors to compare this product with, but ActiveDocs holds its own as a very useful software for the need. I recommend doing a demo to see how the process works, but it's rather streamlined and easy to create a template and produce a document from it.

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Derek Schroeder | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Coda

My organization considers Coda for a variety of business and organizational projects. Using Coda, my organization keeps a lot of data and different types of data in one place. The user interface of Coda is very fluid and easy to use. My organization has benefitted from using the efficient and effective operational functionality of Coda.

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Pros

ActiveDocs

  • The User Interface was pleasant to use.
  • it is a very intuitive software
  • the available templates help and facilitate the day-to-day work

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Coda

  • Flexibility. It's easy to get started on a small scale, but add more complex organization strategies as needed.
  • Integrations. It's simple to ingest data from sources like Zapier for time-saving automations.
  • Useful components. View table data across different formats like cards or custom detail views.

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Cons

ActiveDocs

  • Template could be better by adding features that make it easier for users.
  • Some features are missing like image editing, and SEO management.

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Binayak Thakuri | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Coda

  • It takes getting used to in terms of how the formulas per column is implemented, in contrast to how we build tables in Excel. For organization/team purchase, it would be worth considering having a training for the core team of users. Right now, we do a lot of self-learning.
  • Inability to email charts or image without these objects being hosted on a third party. The community has been great in providing workarounds but it would be much more convenient to be able to have such ability natively.
  • APAC Support. I'm based in Malaysia, due to timezone differences, even with a livechat implemented, the support for each step and conversation takes up to 24 hours per response. Having some hours covered in our timezone would greatly improve customer support experience.

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Pearl Cheah | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Pricing Details

ActiveDocs

General

Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

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ActiveDocs Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details
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Coda

General

Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
No

Starting Price

$0 per month

Coda Editions & Modules

Edition
Free$0.001
Pro$10.002
Team$30.002
EnterpriseCustom Pricing
  1. per month
  2. per month per doc maker; unlimited editors (paid annually)
  3. none
Additional Pricing Details
With Coda, you only pay for Doc Makers. Often one person creates a doc, others edit it, and some simply observe from afar. Instead of charging for everyone, we only charge for the people who create docs. Interested in enterprise pricing? Visit coda.io/enterprise

Likelihood to Renew

ActiveDocs

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Coda

Coda 9.1
Based on 2 answers
Coda is definitely something that has been proven to drive positive impact in our organization. We have many divisions that can benefit from this that we have yet to explore. It would definitely be worth renewing.

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Pearl Cheah | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Usability

ActiveDocs

ActiveDocs 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Very good usability overall. Any user can pick this up and run with it. HotDocs, the closest competitor, has similar end-user usability, but from a designer of templates perspective, ActiveDocs definitely has the edge in this regard. I would recommend this for any company that mass produces documents from templates as deliverables.

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Derek Schroeder | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Coda

Coda 7.3
Based on 1 answer
Coda can seem either really useful or really useless. The extremes of both ends is driven by what our own understanding of what we want to implement. If we lack this understanding, it will be easy to misunderstand Coda's usability especially in the wrong context.

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Pearl Cheah | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Reliability and Availability

ActiveDocs

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Coda

Coda 9.1
Based on 1 answer
So far in the past year, we haven't had situations that Coda has gone down for us which is great.

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Pearl Cheah | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Performance

ActiveDocs

ActiveDocs 8.0
Based on 2 answers
The software overall is very excellent. It responds quickly and produces documents well. The integration with systems makes data input easy. Questions can be designed to allow further expansion of template creation/customization. The rules section is very useful for complicated If/Than/Else style templates. Although experience and training help, the software is very user-friendly out of the box.

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Derek Schroeder | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Coda

Coda 9.1
Based on 1 answer
We haven't done any integrations - the initial part of our experience we found that for docs with complex formulas, the page tends to load slowly but in recent months, Coda has improved and optimized the loading times in general and we generally don't find any problems in terms of speed anymore.

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Pearl Cheah | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Support Rating

ActiveDocs

ActiveDocs 8.0
Based on 2 answers
ActiveDocs can be a considerably complex product because your use cases can be potentially endless. In our experience, when we have come across a problem or issue with the product ActiveDoc's support has always responded to our queries within 24 hours. Support is only provided via email in 95% of cases. Each year your support and maintenance includes support hours. These are used when you contact support and your issue is not found to be a bug or problem with the product (completely fair and understandable). When we've identified or discovered bugs (mainly with the latest version of Word) it is patched by the next release. They typically release about 4-5 updates per year.

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Coda

Coda 7.7
Based on 2 answers
Mainly due to timezone differences. I think Coda's support in general is well implemented and executed. They know their stuff and are helpful. But since I'm not in the same timezone, solution rates are slower for me, and that's not something I prefer. I work in customer service, too, and more often than not, time is important. Shortening the solution time would be a much greater experience.

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Pearl Cheah | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Implementation Rating

ActiveDocs

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Coda

Coda 8.2
Based on 1 answer
I'm relatively inexperienced but this experience is meaningful. It would have been nice to have some guidance from Coda so that we understood more on Coda's purpose and potential.

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Pearl Cheah | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Alternatives Considered

ActiveDocs

In relation to other software that have a functionality similar to ActiveDocs, they don't even compare in relation to the interface, I didn't use all the software available on the market, but the ones I used and I can compare, ActiveDocs is without a doubt the best among them. We really likes the interface.

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Coda

While all of the products listed have great features and platforms, there was always one thing missing from them that I would need to get from another application. Coda was the first one we used that really combined some of the best parts of those products and allowed us to use it in one place. I also appreciate the flexibility of creating your own framework and workflow, unlike in other tools where you have to follow how they capture data and organize projects.

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Camille Hidalgo Nussbaum, CSM® | TrustRadius Reviewer
Camille Hidalgo Nussbaum, CSM®
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Scalability

ActiveDocs

No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic

Coda

Coda 9.1
Based on 1 answer
I think scalability is definitely good here since it's based on number of doc makers. Implementation into each dept becomes simpler. That being said, due to the nature of our work, we find it easier that we have a "super user" and then a team of other doc makers. This would make the doc creation and management more efficient.

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Pearl Cheah | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Return on Investment

ActiveDocs

  • ActiveDocs allows us to create, edit and validate any type of content quickly and with no coding skills.
  • Easy and quick editing.
  • Really flexible and simple to set up
  • Helped us achieve a much higher level of efficiency in our daily operations.

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Binayak Thakuri | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Coda

  • Increased insight for all stakeholders involved--both in terms of overview and details
  • Better grip on issues and escalations--reduced friction, confusion, and higher clarity on status, next actions, and ownership.
  • Reduced time required by those who need to maintain all information. Record (a detail) once and use multiple times.

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