ElaBoard vs. Projector PSA

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ElaBoard
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Based in New York City, ElaBoard is an online whiteboard platform for distributed team collaboration. The platform's limitless working canvas facilitates its more than 5M users to lead engaging workshops and meetings, innovate products, and brainstorm conceptions. It is excellent for cross-functional teams at organizations of all sizes, regardless of industry.
$7
per month per user
Projector PSA
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Projector's cloud-based Professional Services Automation (PSA) software helps project-based services organizations track time and expenses, invoice clients, schedule resources, and manage projects. Its three modules span a more comprehensive set of uses than typical project management software. The Accounting module helps the user track time and expenses and manage invoices and billing. Also it syncs with the company's accounting systems as a sub-ledger. The Resource Scheduling module matches…
$15
per user
Pricing
ElaBoardProjector PSA
Editions & Modules
Starter
$7
per month per user
Professional
$14
per month per user
Business
$25
per month per user
Enterprise
$40
per month per user
Team Edition
$15
per user
Professional Edition
$25
per user
Enterprise Edition
$30
per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ElaBoardProjector PSA
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA 14 day free trial is available so you can try Elaboard before you buy. Elaboard has 4 pricing editions, ranging from $7 to $40 per user per month.
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Community Pulse
ElaBoardProjector PSA
Features
ElaBoardProjector PSA
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
ElaBoard
9.3
3 Ratings
18% above category average
Projector PSA
7.4
11 Ratings
5% below category average
Task Management9.33 Ratings9.510 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings9.510 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings8.511 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings5.82 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings5.23 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings8.57 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings7.65 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings3.77 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings9.511 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings5.23 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
ElaBoard
8.7
3 Ratings
8% above category average
Projector PSA
-
Ratings
Document collaboration8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
ElaBoard
-
Ratings
Projector PSA
7.9
3 Ratings
2% above category average
Invoicing00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
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User Ratings
ElaBoardProjector PSA
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(8 ratings)
7.0
(12 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.1
(2 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(2 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ElaBoardProjector PSA
Likelihood to Recommend
Pigeon Messengr
ElaBoard is particularly well-suited for creating engaging visuals for presentations, bulletin boards, and classroom door decorations. It is also great for managing projects and providing resources to help users collaborate more easily. Additionally, ElaBoard is great for quickly creating and sharing documents and materials with other users.When it comes to more complex tasks, such as creating animations and transitions, ElaBoard may not be the best option. Additionally, ElaBoard does not offer many customization options, making it difficult to create unique visuals that capture the user's desired look and feel. Finally, ElaBoard's search and filtering tools could be improved, as it can be difficult to quickly find the materials needed for a project.
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Projector PSA
We think Projector PSA is a great tool to track and manage people in a professional service environment like management consulting. This system is easy to set up, easy to understand and should easily suit the needs of smaller and medium sized firms. It may be less appropriate for firms that rely very heavily on project management through another system (like MS Project) or firms that rely very heavily on a sales pipeline tracking system. While still very much possible to use, you would (I believe) have to do some re-keying between systems
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Pros
Pigeon Messengr
  • It provides a number of tools, such as a calendar, task lists, frameworks, tracking charts, shares, real-time notifications, and more.
  • It allows us to create projects, share files, have real-time conversations and keep up with the activity of other team members.
  • Analysis tools include interactive charts, pivot tables, performance and resource usage reports, and more. These tools allow users to gain a deep understanding of the results of their projects.
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Projector PSA
  • Projector is a very well designed tool for project management. It has allowed us to eliminate a number of auxiliary tools for project timelines and WBS for the vast majority of our projects.
  • Time and expense entry is intuitive and quick for our staff.
  • Our forecasting and resource management capability has improved greatly with Projector and allows us to grow our team efficiently with minimal additional administrative burden.
  • Reporting is extremely robust. It does require some time to really get a handle on the full functionality of the reporting tool, but once you do, you can get almost any kind of report you want out of the system!
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Cons
Pigeon Messengr
  • There are too many steps to share your board with users not already signed up
  • Cost; for smaller organizations it's great but 150+ people really start to add up fast
  • It's 2022, improved accessibility is a must
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Projector PSA
  • Release management process needs to be improved. Currently no facility is provided to test the impact of new releases in a sand-box. This introduces business risk if there are interfaces into Projector PSA as part of it's use in the business.
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Likelihood to Renew
Pigeon Messengr
We give ElaBoard a 10 out of 10 rating because it has proven to be an invaluable tool for our organization. ElaBoard has allowed us to easily set and track our goals, collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage our budget, forecast our expenses, develop successful products, and track progress on various projects. Additionally, ElaBoard has enabled us to quickly and easily visualize complex data sets, create custom workflows, and create presentation-style slideshows. These features, along with ElaBoard's intuitive user interface and responsive customer support team, make it an ideal choice for our organization and make us confident that it will continue to provide the features and functionality we need in the future.
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Projector PSA
We have been using this tool for a year now and find our use of it continually evolves and broadens. We are also very excited about the overhaul that's under way and feel many of the improvements being put in place will help make us that much more effective and efficient. The Projector team is also very responsive and collaborative in terms of user feedback and improvement suggestions, which helps us know they will work hard to help us get what we need out of the tool.
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Usability
Pigeon Messengr
I gave ElaBoard an 8 rating for its overall usability because it provides an intuitive and user-friendly platform for teams to collaborate on a variety of tasks. The kindergarten management system was a great addition, as it allowed us to keep track of the kids inside the home or in the kindergarten. Additionally, the library of educational resources and games was also very useful. Furthermore, the platform is easy to set up and navigate, and the customer service team is responsive and helpful. Overall, ElaBoard makes it easy for teams to work together and efficiently get things done.
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Projector PSA
Desktop interface feels complex to new users.
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Reliability and Availability
Pigeon Messengr
I gave ElaBoard a rating of 9 out of 10 for availability because it is designed to be extremely reliable, and it is backed by a team of experienced engineers and administrators who are dedicated to ensuring the product is available whenever it is needed. Additionally, ElaBoard has multiple layers of redundancy and failover built into the system to ensure that there are no single points of failure and that the system remains available even in the event of an unexpected outage. Furthermore, ElaBoard's servers are regularly monitored and maintained to ensure that the system is running optimally.
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Projector PSA
In 5 years of use we have never experienced an unscheduled outage.
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Performance
Pigeon Messengr
I gave ElaBoard a rating of 9 out of 10 for performance because it is designed to be extremely fast, and it is optimized for both speed and efficiency. Pages on the platform load quickly, and reports tend to complete in a reasonable amount of time, given their complexity. Additionally, ElaBoard is designed to be light on resources, so it doesn't slow down other software or systems it might be integrated with. Furthermore, ElaBoard's servers are regularly monitored and maintained to ensure that the system is running optimally.
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Projector PSA
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Pigeon Messengr
I give ElaBoard an 8 out of 10 rating because of the helpfulness and responsiveness of their customer service team. They have a knowledge base with detailed instructions and guides, as well as a dedicated customer service team that is available to answer questions. In my experience, the support team has been friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful in resolving my issues quickly and efficiently. Additionally, I found that the product itself was easy to use and had a wide range of features that met my needs.
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Projector PSA
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Pigeon Messengr
Key insights regarding the implementation of ElaBoard include the importance of planning, gathering stakeholder buy-in, ensuring compatibility with existing systems, providing sufficient training and support, and monitoring the implementation process to ensure it achieves the desired outcomes. Additionally, it is important to consider the potential impact of the change on those affected by it and to ensure that data is migrated correctly. Lastly, it is important to ensure that the implementation process is completed on time and within budget.
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Projector PSA
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Pigeon Messengr
Interface of Ela Board is better and user-friendly. It is dependent on the G Suite and may not be considered as an independent Whiteboard. Very limited tools available. Media tools are not available. Being a google product, the we were not confident on the security front. Limited and not so good templates are available. However, you can change the background colors & images but it do not give a feel of full functional and professional solution
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Projector PSA
We did pursue Quick Arrow another tool that was similar. We found that be in inflexible in use. Projector allows a lot of flexibility in setup. Our organization has very specific business processes and we were able to set up Projector to work with those processes. Several other systems we tried were not as flexible in allowing set up to our needs.
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Scalability
Pigeon Messengr
I gave ElaBoard a rating of 9 out of 10 for scalability because it is designed to be flexible and easily configurable, allowing organizations to quickly and easily adjust the system to their needs. Additionally, the product can be easily deployed in a variety of environments and scales to meet the needs of the organization. Furthermore, ElaBoard provides a wide range of features and tools that make it easy to integrate and manage data from multiple sources, as well as to create custom visualizations and reports. All of these features make ElaBoard an excellent choice for organizations looking for a highly scalable solution.
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Projector PSA
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Pigeon Messengr
  • Positive - helps us be more efficient than with just a board meeting as we can just meet for a few quick minutes instead of hours.
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Projector PSA
  • Even in the small time that I stayed to see Projector PSA reporting I saw ROI projections become more realistic. There was real data to analyze that proved we were spending way too much and charging way too less on some projects.
  • Although employees were not used at entering their hours, this single reporting improved operations management and validated employees concerns that more people were needed to manage workload
  • Project proposals were more realistic because they were driven by real data.
  • Decision making overall for the department became more efficient and effective
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ScreenShots

Projector PSA Screenshots

Screenshot of Employee Dashboards help resources stay on task by displaying schedules and alerts.