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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CloudBlue PSA

    Score9.2 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    CloudBlue PSA (formerly HarmonyPSA) provides full visibility of projects, customers and profitability in a single pane of glass, along with automation of sales, finance and operational processes. Ingram Micro acquired Harmony Business Systems and HarmonyPSA in April 2021.

    $65

    per month (billed annually)

    Kantata PSA

    Score9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Kantata Cloud (formerly Mavenlink + Kimble) provides project management and collaboration software for small to mid-sized professional services companies. Features include resource management, project dependencies, time and expense tracking, file sharing, versatile user permissions, private messaging, planning and reporting.N/A

    Pipeline CRM

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/AFounded in 2006, Pipeline CRM (formerly PipelineDeals) is a CRM for small and midsize businesses, empowering sales teams across a breadth of industries to build game changing relationships. Pipeline is built around a customizable user experience, sales focused features, and customer support and service. The vendor, headquartered in Seattle, boasts 18,000 users in 60 countries who use Pipeline to gain visibility into their sales, accelerate opportunities, and close more deals.

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    CloudBlue PSAKantata PSAPipeline CRM
    Editions & Modules
    Annual SaaS
    $65.00
    per month (billed annually)
    Monthly SaaS
    Contact Sales
    Annual On-Premise
    Contact Sales
    Premier
    Contact Sales Team
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales Team
    Start
    $300
    per year per user
    Develop
    $396
    per year per user
    Develop
    $588
    per year per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CloudBlue PSAKantata PSAPipeline CRM
    Free Trial
    NoNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    CloudBlue PSAKantata PSAPipeline CRM
    Considered Multiple Products
    Ingram Micro
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    94%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
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    Happy with the feature set
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    89%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
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    Features
    CloudBlue PSAKantata PSAPipeline CRM
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of CloudBlue PSA and Kantata PSA and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    CloudBlue PSA
    -
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    Kantata PSA
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    Pipeline CRM
    6.9
    5 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings00 Ratings4.05 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of CloudBlue PSA and Kantata PSA and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    CloudBlue PSA
    -
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    Kantata PSA
    -
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    Pipeline CRM
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of CloudBlue PSA and Kantata PSA and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    CloudBlue PSA
    -
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    Kantata PSA
    -
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    Pipeline CRM
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    43% below category average
    Lead management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of CloudBlue PSA and Kantata PSA and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    CloudBlue PSA
    -
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    Kantata PSA
    -
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    Pipeline CRM
    4.5
    5 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Task management00 Ratings00 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of CloudBlue PSA and Kantata PSA and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    CloudBlue PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Kantata PSA
    -
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    Pipeline CRM
    6.7
    5 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of CloudBlue PSA and Kantata PSA and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    CloudBlue PSA
    -
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    Kantata PSA
    -
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    Pipeline CRM
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of CloudBlue PSA and Kantata PSA and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    CloudBlue PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Kantata PSA
    -
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    Pipeline CRM
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of CloudBlue PSA and Kantata PSA and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    CloudBlue PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Kantata PSA
    -
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    Pipeline CRM
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of CloudBlue PSA and Kantata PSA and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    CloudBlue PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Kantata PSA
    -
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    Pipeline CRM
    4.6
    3 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings00 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of CloudBlue PSA and Kantata PSA and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    CloudBlue PSA
    -
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    Kantata PSA
    -
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    Pipeline CRM
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
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    Score7.7 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Workday Professional Services Automation
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Workday Professional Services Automation
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
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    User Ratings
    CloudBlue PSAKantata PSAPipeline CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (50 ratings)
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    CloudBlue PSAKantata PSAPipeline CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ingram Micro
    For organizations with 10+ employees, I think it is suitable. Smaller shops might find it overly complex.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    It is appropriate and even exceeds expectations 90% of the time. It makes project tracking very easy and visually accessible for most cases. The only occasion where Mavenlink came slightly short was for a special project that required more interaction options among project members. I am certain there are ways to work around that issue, but we did not find them.
    Incentivized
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    If you have a small business where you are trying to keep things simple, then PipelineDeals is a perfect fit. Once you get to where you are wanting to tie your marketing efforts and create marketing campaigns that are tied to leads, it starts to miss the mark
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Ingram Micro
    • The help desk ticket system is robust and modern.
    • Billing & invoicing from Harmony meets all our needs and is easy to use.
    • Project management and scheduling features help us stay organized and on schedule.
    Incentivized
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    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    • With Mavenlink when starting to assign tasks to people, set deadlines and milestones, and add files to our projects we can look at it all from a variety of perspectives, including a task tracker view and a Gantt chart view
    • Through Mavenlink each project also includes an activity stream where we can view all project details as they come up, as well as an activity feed for all the projects it is linked to.
    Incentivized
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    • Flexibility: It provides the flexibility to set it up how you want to use it. Customization is beyond what you probably want or need.
    • Reporting: We were able to setup all types of reporting and tracking.
    • Ease of Use: While the platform was powerful, it was always easy to use.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Ingram Micro
    • Training resources are still a work in progress.
    • As a software engineer, I'd like to see a more extensive API
    Incentivized
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    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    • The Gantt chart does not allow for baselines to be stored
    • There is no means to upload an excel task tracker and build a plan using an upload
    • The schedule does not allow for planning of holidays
    • The status report functionality needs to be improved
    Incentivized
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    • I wouldn't say no areas for improvement exist, but I will say that PipelineDeals takes customer input, shared product roadmap, and supports what they have very nicely. What they provide works out-of-the-box. Improvements can always be made with respect to pre-packaged integration with 3rd party services/solutions, and with extended attributes, but you also want to avoid something that attempts to boil the ocean.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Ingram Micro
    No answers on this topic
    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    Although the company I currently work for does not use the product I have recommended that we do switch to Mavenlink. We will be opening some new sites internationally this year and I can see that Mavenlink would be a great product for us to use
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    If we can integrate and easily export and clean all of our data such that it can be used for multiple purposes, i.e. outreach to guests, sending out newsletters to subscribers, doing research and tracking progress, we will definitely renew
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Ingram Micro
    No answers on this topic
    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    I think Kantata is one of the most robust and best project management tools out there for an organization like ours. However, some of our staff feel like it isn't as user-friendly as it could be. From a Director point of view or a Project Manager point of view, Kantata is exceptional. From the point of view of a task-doer, it could be more visually appealing. Also, the mobile version isn't great.
    Incentivized
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    The user interface is simple and easy to navigate. Anyone who is overwhelmed with some of the more complicated CRM systems will definitely enjoy the simplicity of what PipelineDeals has to offer
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Ingram Micro
    No answers on this topic
    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    Mavenlink gives advance notice for system upgrades, and they're not during our business day. Mavenlink has always been available when we needed it.
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Ingram Micro
    No answers on this topic
    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    Very good integration with Google apps. Some complexity is called however in the synchronization between Google Tasks and Maven links tasks. This can sometimes lead to duplicate records in Google Tasks. It has been dissolvable that becomes cumbersome if not properly curated.
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Ingram Micro
    No answers on this topic
    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    Kantata support is fantastic! Any issues that arise are always handled quickly and efficiently. Granted, we haven't had many issues to report. Typically, my team tends to only reach out to support if they need assistance remembering how to do something or asking about an improvement. We had Kantata build an integration when we first started using the software, and the support team worked hard to listen and improve the integration.
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    Any time I have had questions or issues that have come up I've always been able to get a quick response and a resolution to what I was needing.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Ingram Micro
    No answers on this topic
    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    We prepared questions in advance, and our trainer was an expert in what Mavenlink was and wasn't able to do. We were able to have multiple people trained at once.
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Ingram Micro
    No answers on this topic
    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    The training was very well-organized. We were able to send questions in advance so the instructor knew what to cover, and the brought up related topics to maximize the usefulness of what they were teaching us.
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Ingram Micro
    No answers on this topic
    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    Dedicate as much internal time to the implementation effort as possible, even if you're using a 3rd party or Mavenlink services. Your team knows your processes the best
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Ingram Micro
    Connectwise was the 600 pound gorilla with lots of features, but it was also the titantic, too big to get out of its own way. We found it too complex to use and too archaic to integrate with. As powerful as it was, it was missing a few key features that a modern PSA like CloudBlue had as a matter of course. CloudBlue feels like the new generation, and so far it's only gotten better as they grow.
    Incentivized
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    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    We have since switched over to JIRA and let me tell you, it was probably the best decision we have made as a company. We chose Mavenlink based on promises from the sales team about future roadmap work that really never happened. We thought Mavenlink would easily integrate with our billing software but we couldn't have been more wrong. We ended up never utilizing Mavenlink invoices as they don't even allow you to fully customize your invoices that go out to clients!
    Incentivized
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    The cost is much better and it is much easier to use. Salesforce was way too robust and I never want to hire a consultant to set up a CRM. PipelineDeals CRM has the best visibility of our sales efforts.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Ingram Micro
    No answers on this topic
    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    It's very easy to add users and contractors into Mavenlink. There's also an option that let's you manage access for teams in multiple locations.
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Ingram Micro
    • It's allowed us to migrate away from home grown solutions to adhere to industry standards and better utilize our engineer's time.
    • Quoting new projects and hardware is easier to delegate and vastly more efficient than our previous methods.
    Incentivized
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    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    • Manvenlink is perfect for showing expenses and income over time and across people.
    • Manvenlink is adaptable for the integration and automation of the processes of each of our projects in order to optimize resources and improve operational performance.
    • Mavenlink allows us to determine if our projects are profitable or not, as well as save significant time by automating components such as recurring tasks and having templates, among other things.
    • Manvenlink is advantageous for our operations due to its simple portfolio management of our projects: manage several projects at once and receive a complete perspective of the development of each one at a glance.
    • Manvenlink kindly provides us with robust discussion threads, access restrictions, and built-in document management, allowing us to contextualize communications.
    Incentivized
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    • Has made us understand sales tactics that are working
    • Easily create forecasting on growth in multiple categories
    • Understand our process and what we need to improve on in closing deals
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    CloudBlue PSA Screenshots

    Screenshot of Customised dashboard with key business metricsScreenshot of Auto generated invoicing ensures nothing gets forgottenScreenshot of Keep on top of projectsScreenshot of Fully integrated and configurable ticketingScreenshot of Conversion of leads to prospects to customers is seamless, with no re-keying

    Kantata PSA Screenshots

    Screenshot of real-time project status tracking.Screenshot of visualizations that help track resources with confidence.Screenshot of at a glance capacity and staffing monitoring.Screenshot of financials and project margin monitoring.Screenshot of revenue tracking, to scale a business with confidence.

    Pipeline CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Pipeline CRM main dashboardScreenshot of a Kanban viewScreenshot of a lead list viewScreenshot of the Pipeline CRM Help Center and Resources