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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IDU

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    IDU is a Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) platform designed to centralize budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. The platform establishes a governed environment by connecting to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, providing the audit trails required for regulatory compliance. Functional Modules The IDU platform includes several modules to manage financial cycles: Budgeting and Planning: Supports multiple budgeting…N/A

    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
    Pricing
    IDUKantata PSA
    Editions & Modules
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    Premier
    Contact Sales Team
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    Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IDUKantata PSA
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
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    Community Pulse
    IDUKantata PSA
    Considered Both Products
    IDU
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    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Best Alternatives
    IDUKantata PSA
    Small Businesses
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    Autotask PSA
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Workday Professional Services Automation
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Planview AdaptiveWork
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IDUKantata PSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (50 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IDUKantata PSA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IDU
    Income Statements per cost centre (actual vs budget) that has been mapped to meet my business requirements. The ability to drill-down to the GL level in each cost centre when reviewing Income Statements. The ability to group Income Statements per region for ease of reporting. The Budget module that offers flexibility and automatic calculations based on inputs make budgeting easier.
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    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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    Pros
    IDU
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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.
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    Cons
    IDU
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Likelihood to Renew
    IDU
    IDU has the best features for budgeting, and it has eased our processes.
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    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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    Usability
    IDU
    IDU compliments our finance processes - budgeting is a key process in our business and its worked well for us for many years
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    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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    Reliability and Availability
    IDU
    IDU is always available and takes less time to come up after power outages.
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    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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    Performance
    IDU
    It takes less time to generate reports.
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    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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    Support Rating
    IDU
    Support is always provided on time and with resolutions.
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    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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    In-Person Training
    IDU
    Well done
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    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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    Online Training
    IDU
    Online training and webinar always available.
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    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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    Implementation Rating
    IDU
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    IDU
    We have not used or evaluated any alternative products. We have been using IDU for over 10 years and have not been in the market for alternatives.
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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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    Scalability
    IDU
    It can accommodate changes to requirements.
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    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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    Return on Investment
    IDU
    No answers on this topic
    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.
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    ScreenShots

    IDU Screenshots

    Screenshot of IDU OverviewScreenshot of IDU Fact SheetScreenshot of Revenue DashboardScreenshot of Variance ReportingScreenshot of Key Number

    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.