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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Workfront

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Workfront, acquired by Adobe in late 2020, is a web-based project-management tool. It is designed for both IT and marketing teams, but can be implemented for any kind of project. Workfront offers all the features standard to project management platforms, as well as resource allocation, automation, and agile workflow.N/A

    BigTime Software

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ABigTime IQ is time and expense tracking software from Chicago-based BigTime Software.

    $20

    User per Month

    Pricing
    Adobe WorkfrontBigTime Software
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essentials
    $20
    User per Month
    Advanced
    $35
    User per Month
    Premier
    $45
    User per Month
    Projector
    $60
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe WorkfrontBigTime Software
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe WorkfrontBigTime Software
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    No answer on this topic
    BigTime Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    125 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    25 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    91 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    122 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    25 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    56 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    69 Answers
    70%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    Adobe WorkfrontBigTime Software
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Adobe Workfront and BigTime Software
    Feature
    Adobe Workfront
    7.3
    421 Ratings
    5% below category average
    BigTime Software
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management8.5421 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management7.3379 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts6.6331 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.0372 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.5377 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration8.0400 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology7.0271 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.2279 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management7.3378 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration7.2323 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access5.7312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking7.7299 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management7.3300 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.2258 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Adobe Workfront and BigTime Software
    Feature
    Adobe Workfront
    6.3
    240 Ratings
    20% below category average
    BigTime Software
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates6.6133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing6.0115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting6.7230 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software5.9103 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8 out of 10
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    Score7.7 out of 10
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    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Workday Professional Services Automation
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe WorkfrontBigTime Software
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (474 ratings)
    6.1
    (33 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.6
    (63 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    6.4
    (19 ratings)
    6.1
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe WorkfrontBigTime Software
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Since I work remotely from my laptop, when I am finished with work, I enter my hours and submit my time at the end of the week. It's quick, it's easy, and it helps me keep a record of how many hours of vacation and sick time I have used. But when I am on the go, it is a hassle to record my time on my phone because of the lack of responsive design.
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    BigTime Software
    I'd like to start by saying, I rarely give 10's on anything, almost always 9's, the main reason for my 10 rating is the support I've received from this team/company. BigTime Software has been well suited for our company b/c it's giving a window into the project budget and time frames to our Project Managers to proactively manage their projects and look for areas to improve and celebrate with support staff. I would say efficiency in time management. BigTime Software is not an accounting software and I love that about it. We were looking for a tool for staff to manage their projects and stay on budget and track time and generate invoices all in one place and we've found that with BigTime Software.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • Fosters communication between team members.
    • Serves as a virtual "to do list" for me personally - I can track where I am with projects and what there is left to do, and when it's completed.
    • Sharing documents between team members that can be updated.
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    BigTime Software
    • I like the functionality of being able to make payments electronically and the amount of banks and payment methods that are available.
    • Another very useful feature of this tool is that the system allows to set a parameter to perform automatic invoices.
    • I also really like the amount of templates that this tool has. Since it allows us to make customizable reports to our clients.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • The product itself is very complicated and difficult to be stood up
    • Sharing and proofing workflows require multiple steps and layers
    • It may just be my organization, but the build feels a bit clunky and difficult to navigate, which deters many teams from using the tool effectively
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    BigTime Software
    • For some types of projects, we are unable to use BigTime's invoicing feature. It would be nice if we could further customize invoices to fit our needs. We still have to use Quickbooks to complete certain invoices.
    • Being able to create Purchase Orders in BigTime would be extremely useful to us. We currently use Quickbooks for this.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    Workfront is sometimes a bit clunky to use, but overall it works well for our teams when it comes to project management and collaboration across multiple, involved teams. It also has flexibility that allows us to adapt it to diverse use cases, some of which aren't necessarily always the first things that one would think of using workfront for.
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    BigTime Software
    Its been a huge help in saving time and making billing more efficient. Would like to see the product grow and be able to continue to use it.
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    Usability
    Adobe
    Workfront is overly complex, but it is functional as a tool to keep track of projects. It is a shame that sometimes it takes a lot of clicks to find anything. Workfront is slowly modernizing its interface but at the same time, hides certain information away thus making the experience feels worse.
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    BigTime Software
    Overall most areas of the software are easy to use. I tend to spend a lot of time in analytics and reports. Those are not as user friendly, in my opinion, and could use some improvements. I think it just takes time to get familiar with where items are stored in the program and what changes affect what.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    I have found that Adobe Workfront is a reliable resource, because in the post 6 years of using it, rarely has it been unavailable to our team. I think I could count on one hand the number of times the site has been down over my time using it with my team.
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    BigTime Software
    BigTime is available 99% of the time. At times there are bugs, but most are resolved quickly
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    Performance
    Adobe
    I think overall, Adobe Workfront performs well. There have been some times when it doesn't load or run as quickly as our team would like. This is frustrating when it is such a crucial tool that our team utilizes on a daily basis. It can show our workflow when it lags.
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    BigTime Software
    have not noticed a slow integration issue using QBO
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    I know that this particular company has it's own Adobe Workfront employee that builds out things they need from the software, and meets with them regularly to troubleshoot. I'm not part of this process, but it's refreshing to see Adobe provide this level of customer service to people, and they're expedient.
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    BigTime Software
    The support is amazing! They are always available through the chat interface in the program. Each support person has fully answered my questions the first time. I have had a positive experience with each inquiry. It is very important to me that I am able to get instant access to help so that I can make the most of the software and all of its capabilities.
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    In-Person Training
    Adobe
    It was from my boss, not a rep from AtTask.
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    BigTime Software
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Adobe
    The training is very easy to use and you can simply choose the topics included in the course(s) that are most important to your training needs. After each training course, you are tested on what you have learned. If you need a refresher course, they provide Course Catalogs as well as instructor-led courses & workshops.
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    BigTime Software
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    Most people learn as you go, a lot of this stuff requires trial and error throughout so my suggestion is to provide as much information in the upfront and keep it as simple as possible. You can add other tools and features as you go but everyone should have the basics down so no bad habits can start to develop. Be persistent with everyone, and don't be afraid to correct and talk through steps again so everyone is on the same page
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    BigTime Software
    I touched on this briefly, in another survey section, but my implementation manager, Kevin, was exceptional. The actual implementation process took 3 months, not 1 before I was comfortable rolling it out to staff. We also had to wait/schedule time and coordinate for our custom xml. invoice to be generated and in a place we felt comfortable sending it out to clients. In the end I was very satisfied, but during the first few months it was challenging.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    Much increased functionality and templating aspects. While I liked JIRA's setup, the Workfront is so much more flexible. The moving away from Jira i was able to show the possibilities of what a full pm software could accommodate and how it all connected in. Also, the pluses of connectivity with the Adobe suite for our creative teams were excellent. From providing updates within other programs, it allowed a much more fluid working process and instant communication.
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    BigTime Software
    I liked the client management, but it didn't do time tracking, billing or syncing with quickbooks. It was too robust for my needs. I tried it for the client management and thought I might use it along with bigtime, but it was too cumbersome and would involve too much double entry. And it didn't track time or bill which are necessary functions
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Adobe
    As I stated earlier, I didn't have to pay for Workfront myself- I'm a user under a large organization. I know it's not cheap to implement, I don't know how the price scales for a small-business, but I do like the product enough that I'm going to look into it in the future for my own company.
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    BigTime Software
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Adobe
    Our organization has thousands of users that use Workfront and it seems to hold up very well. I have not encountered any issues using it and I think it makes it very easy for multiple people to be involved in a project and keep things organized and clear for everyone involved.
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    BigTime Software
    The product is useful for faster billing and efficient timesheet logs. I do like the report features however there are many options and can be overwhelming for the user. It is most helpful to set up reports speaking to an agent to ensure the right fields are set, etc.
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Increased efficiency in threaded updates to Outlook emails - no time wasted looking for things in email vs Workfront - they automatically are in both places.
    • Time tracking allows us to average out how much time tasks & deliverable types take, allowing better long-term forecasting.
    • Planning has given us a system of record for campaigns, allowing us to easily find historic plans and/or view calendar views of upcoming ones.
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    BigTime Software
    • Before BigTime, we were using Excel to track everything, creating invoices, and run reports. Getting on BigTime has saved us tons of time and effort which equates to dollars saved on labor.
    • From a legal standpoint, BigTime has allowed us to be organized and prepared in the event we would need to present financial details to anyone.
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    ScreenShots

    Adobe Workfront Screenshots

    Screenshot of Tasks in Adobe WorkfrontScreenshot of Work Requests in Adobe WorkfrontScreenshot of Review Functionality in Adobe WorkfrontScreenshot of Adobe Workfront Planning

    BigTime Software Screenshots

    Screenshot of BigTime Wallet provides clients with a personalized experience to pay on time from anywhere, in one click.Screenshot of A big-picture view into operational insights to make adjustments to how resources are managed.Screenshot of Real-time, actionable insights for professional services firms.Screenshot of The platform is designed to work within existing workflows and software stack, acting as a single source of truth for data.Screenshot of BigTime's invoicing engine supports dozens of industry-standard billing scenarios and enough options to satisfy exacting customer needs.