What users are saying about
12 Ratings
<a href='https://www.trustradius.com/static/about-trustradius-scoring' target='_blank' rel='nofollow noopener noreferrer'>trScore algorithm: Learn more.</a>Score 6.7 out of 100
Based on 12 reviews and ratings
19 Ratings
<a href='https://www.trustradius.com/static/about-trustradius-scoring' target='_blank' rel='nofollow noopener noreferrer'>trScore algorithm: Learn more.</a>Score 6.5 out of 100
Based on 19 reviews and ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Deltek Ajera
For small to medium engineering and architecture firms, Ajera appears to be the right size. Beyond the engineering software, Deltek Ajera has all the features a small to medium firm will need for smooth operation. AR, AP, Payroll, reporting, project management are all in one package. We chose to self-host because the licensing was more cost effective for us, but cloud hosting is also available.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Civil Engineering Company, 1-10 employeesLiquidPlanner
If you have a large project and all of the people working on it are assigned to a particular tactic from idea, to creation, to review, to execution. Putting everything in one tactic and having checklist items that everyone can see is really useful. However, once a tactic or project is marked done, it is hard to find assets and history if you want to build on that tactic for future project work. Personally, I don't like the user experience with the software. It feels clunky and not intuitive.

Verified User
Manager in Marketing
Biotechnology Company, 1001-5000 employeesFeature Rating Comparison
Project Management
Deltek Ajera
6.0
LiquidPlanner
7.9
Task Management
Deltek Ajera
8.6
LiquidPlanner
9.0
Resource Management
Deltek Ajera
8.6
LiquidPlanner
9.9
Gantt Charts
Deltek Ajera
6.0
LiquidPlanner
7.1
Scheduling
Deltek Ajera
7.0
LiquidPlanner
8.0
Workflow Automation
Deltek Ajera
5.8
LiquidPlanner
6.5
Team Collaboration
Deltek Ajera
5.0
LiquidPlanner
8.0
Support for Agile Methodology
Deltek Ajera
4.0
LiquidPlanner
9.0
Support for Waterfall Methodology
Deltek Ajera
4.0
LiquidPlanner
9.0
Document Management
Deltek Ajera
6.0
LiquidPlanner
9.9
Email integration
Deltek Ajera
4.4
LiquidPlanner
8.9
Mobile Access
Deltek Ajera
6.0
LiquidPlanner
3.1
Timesheet Tracking
Deltek Ajera
5.5
LiquidPlanner
8.0
Change request and Case Management
Deltek Ajera
6.0
LiquidPlanner
—
Budget and Expense Management
Deltek Ajera
7.2
LiquidPlanner
7.0
Professional Services Automation
Deltek Ajera
6.9
LiquidPlanner
—
Quotes/estimates
Deltek Ajera
7.0
LiquidPlanner
—
Invoicing
Deltek Ajera
6.0
LiquidPlanner
—
Project & financial reporting
Deltek Ajera
7.8
LiquidPlanner
—
Integration with accounting software
Deltek Ajera
6.6
LiquidPlanner
—
Pros
Deltek Ajera
- Widgets are the best feature of Ajera. Designers can make tiny reports for the entire company, or for one or two individuals. These little reports are the first things that the employee sees when they log in. Viewers of the reports are able to filter, sort, group, print or export the widget without impacting the other users. Deltek has been releasing new features that allow the editing of data in widgets. You can now create new projects or edit timesheets from the widgets.
- Credit card importing and credit card reconciliation in Ajera has greatly decreased time spent by administration. You can import credit card transactions from your credit cards. It saves on data entry, and it is easy to see what receipts you are missing when you get the statement.
- Mobile timesheets and expense reports help engineers or other users enter their time and expenses as they are on the go. They can take pictures or receipts or submit their timesheet from home.
- The Project Command Center is a one stop fountain of information. Everything the project manager wants to know about a project can be found here. You can also add custom fields that allow you to tract addition information.

Verified User
Administrator in Corporate
Civil Engineering Company, 51-200 employeesLiquidPlanner
- Priority based planning. Every other planning software we've used relies on dates and therefore needs constant attention. Priority based planning means that the plan is always up to date.
- Ease of use. LiquidPlanner has a very short learning curve. This is critical to getting team members to use it.
- Forecasting. LiquidPlanner makes it very easy to run scenarios by simply dragging and dropping projects and reassigning resources.
- Awesome Support. I get personal responses very fast. Usually within a couple hours. And, they listen and ask for more information.
V.P.
Twin Cities Automation, Inc.Machinery, 11-50 employees
Cons
Deltek Ajera
- Would be nice if the reports would have more creativity with the ability to add more charts and graphics.
- The user interface for time sheets could be more user-friendly.
- The user interface for expense sheets could be more user-friendly.

Verified User
Employee in Marketing
Environmental Services Company, 11-50 employeesLiquidPlanner
- The interface is messy and cluttered. The best way to find things and see what you actually want to see is the main Projects view which is also the most cluttered and hardest to maneuver in.
- Clicking an external link someone posted in a comment or task description doesn't open in a new window by default, so we are constantly having to go back to get to LiquidPlanner again.
- The way that the interface saves your state globally (rather than per tab instance) means that if you click a link from someone else to a task that's not yours, then it adjusts your filters on the Projects page. Then if you refresh another LiquidPlanner window where you were on the Projects tab, suddenly all of its filters are updated and what you were looking at may no longer be there.
- It might just be the way that we use the system, but the Home and My Work tabs are fairly useless for us. They typically don't show the tasks we're actually looking for.
Head of Development Technologies
Top Floor TechnologiesInternet, 11-50 employees
Likelihood to Renew
Deltek Ajera
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
LiquidPlanner
LiquidPlanner 4.4
Based on 2 answers
We may not renew LiquidPlanner's contract, but only because my company has recently been acquired and we'll be adopting some of the software that they're using to standardize process. LiquidPlanner's development team releases new features pretty often, so it seems like the gaps and inefficiencies are slowly getting smaller/less frequent

Verified User
Team Lead in Professional Services
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employeesUsability
Deltek Ajera
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
LiquidPlanner
LiquidPlanner 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Easy to learn and utilize. Can export charts and reports for sharing with colleagues.

Verified User
Project Manager in Research & Development
Biotechnology Company, 201-500 employeesSupport Rating
Deltek Ajera
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
LiquidPlanner
LiquidPlanner 9.0
Based on 2 answers
Support is the least impressive part of LiquidPlanner for me. Issues are resolved, but software bugs or suggested improvements are generally blown off or responded to condescendingly. This software updates more frequently than any other software we use, frequently during times we use the product (Saturday mornings). Often the updates result in aesthetic changes that seem pointless when there are bigger updates that would make using the product easier, which should be a higher priority.

Verified User
Director in Marketing
Marketing and Advertising Company, 1-10 employeesAlternatives Considered
Deltek Ajera
The previous systems were essentially timesheet systems only with very basic accounting. It's mostly the accounting subsystem that made us select Ajera.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Civil Engineering Company, 1-10 employeesLiquidPlanner
We use Teamwork for managing projects and love it for that, but we stick with LiquidPlanner for the high-level overview of our project workload, as well as for time-tracking (specifically for being able to bill out actuals). Teamwork and LiquidPlanner each have their merits; we find the combination of both tools to be right for our needs.

Verified User
Strategist in Marketing
Internet Company, 11-50 employeesReturn on Investment
Deltek Ajera
- Made accounting and payroll's jobs harder.
- Improved visibility on project cost management and profit.
Payroll Manager
BSIInformation Services, 1001-5000 employees
LiquidPlanner
- LiquidPlanner really forces you to map out your workflow. For me, honing into a template that I can later adjust as needed has been huge, as there is less time at the beginning of a project trying to assign and figure out what needs to happen when usually it never changes.
- Communication between employees, especially ones not immediately available in the office has been very welcomed. It helps having conversations documented in a public, logical place that is easy to find and refer to as the project continues.
- Our productivity has definitely skyrocketed as we've really gotten a feel and committed to using LiquidPlanner daily. As we move forward, we continually try to add more and more ways for us to use the service.
Production Team Lead
Scenario LearningE-Learning, 11-50 employees
Screenshots
Pricing Details
Deltek Ajera
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Deltek Ajera Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—LiquidPlanner
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
LiquidPlanner Editions & Modules
Edition
Professional | CONTACT US1 |
---|---|
Enterprise | CONTACT US1 |
- 5-user minimum