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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Keap

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/AKeap is a small business-focused, comprehensive sales and marketing platform which combines basic contact management, CRM, marketing automation, and e-commerce capabilities into a single, subscription-based SaaS product.

    $199

    per month

    Pricing
    Kantata PSAKeap
    Editions & Modules
    Premier
    Contact Sales Team
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales Team
    Pro
    $199.00
    per month
    Max
    $289.00
    per month
    Max Classic
    Contact Us
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Kantata PSAKeap
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredOptional
    Additional Details—All plans with 1 user and 500 contacts. The price is $30.00 for each additional user.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Kantata PSAKeap
    Considered Both Products
    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    Chose Kantata PSA
    Mavenlink is much more robust than other project management platforms that we have used in the past. The ability to match each task to a preset time, budget and invoice objective is better than their competitors. It is also worth noting that Mavenlink has the built-in time …
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    Thryv
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    87%
    Would buy again
    74 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    73 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    74 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    66 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    69 Answers
    Features
    Kantata PSAKeap
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Kantata PSA and Keap
    Feature
    Kantata PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    7.7
    29 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Task management00 Ratings8.820 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings7.416 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.127 Ratings
    Automated CRM activity logging00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Sales pipeline management00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Kantata PSA and Keap
    Feature
    Kantata PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    5.9
    152 Ratings
    27% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings9.050 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings8.947 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings4.0136 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings6.410 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings4.5126 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings4.5151 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings4.5149 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings9.049 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Kantata PSA and Keap
    Feature
    Kantata PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    5.5
    153 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings5.0148 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings4.0130 Ratings
    Data quality management00 Ratings4.5131 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings5.0140 Ratings
    Automated follow-ups00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Kantata PSA and Keap
    Feature
    Kantata PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    8.0
    90 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Calendaring00 Ratings9.089 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Kantata PSA and Keap
    Feature
    Kantata PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    6.4
    150 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.255 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings4.0146 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.0137 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Kantata PSA and Keap
    Feature
    Kantata PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    5.7
    144 Ratings
    25% below category average
    API00 Ratings8.0127 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings4.5110 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings5.0140 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Mobile app for sales & marketing automation00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Kantata PSAKeap
    Small Businesses
    Autotask PSA
    Score7.7 out of 10
    SharpSpring (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Workday Professional Services Automation
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Planview AdaptiveWork
    Score8.8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Kantata PSAKeap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (50 ratings)
    5.3
    (210 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (40 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    5.2
    (28 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.0
    (26 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Kantata PSAKeap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
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    Thryv
    Keap is very good at contact management and automation creation but weaker at email campaign creation. I was particularly interested in a function where when manually entering a new contact, you are then able to email that contact using a premade HTML template. It will currently not do this. There is a workaround, but it is unnecessarily ponderous.
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    Pros
    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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    Thryv
    • Pricing: Keap Max Classic (formerly Infusionsoft) is affordable for nonprofits and small businesses and includes all the automation features we need!
    • Customer Support: Our onboarding and success coaches have been so helpful, taking into account some unique processes we have and finding solutions.
    • Updates: Keap is constantly providing more and better solutions!
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    Cons
    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
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    Thryv
    • More articles and videos on how to use the various functions of Keap
    • Having representatives designated to certain regions or companies for a point of contact when help is needed
    • More options when building the emails. While the click and drop options can be a plus, they can also be negative because you are limited to image and text sizing and positions
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Thryv
    We have invested a lot into Infusionsoft and are using it to automate our processes and marketing. Changing CRMs would have a HUGE cost for us and based on our evaluations, the grass isn't greener elsewhere. Infusiosoft fits most of our needs and is slowly getting better each year. Their support is great and we will continue to use them until something much better comes around or our company outgrows a small business CRM.
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    Usability
    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.
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    Thryv
    You do need to spend some time on-boarding and implementing the software in order to have full functionality. We were lucky - we had colleagues at the university with experience with Keap and then hired an intern familiar with the software to get us set up and ready to use it. We've had some functionality issues with it along the way and that has frustrated myself and the other uses in our department.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Thryv
    There have been few outages since we became a customer, and when they have technical issues they are typically resolved rapidly.
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    Performance
    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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    Thryv
    OMG, it's all in one and that compromises everything, fundamentally. If you want a race car, invest in a race car. If you want a dune buggy, get that. If you want a boat that floats, go for it.
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    Support Rating
    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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    Thryv
    Generally, very responsive support for even our more complicated issues. We do have some open issues that we need resolutions on and that I understand are complicated and will take longer to resolve but the open issues are significantly impacting to our business.
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    In-Person Training
    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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    Thryv
    I have been to a number of in-person training sessions over the years with Keap and all of them have been FANTASTIC. They really put a lot of time and effort into these sessions. Staff and facilitators go out of their way to ensure that participants are getting what they need.
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    Online Training
    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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    Thryv
    The results of training online are often based on how people learn. The training was great but with feature updates, you just have to get in there sometimes and do it! The training definitely lays a firm enough foundation for you to be successful even if its can't be updated with every feature update.
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Thryv
    Don't let the fear of implementing a new software solution keep you from unleashing the power of automation that Infusionsoft provides. With the right implementation partner, the process can not only be smooth and painless, it can actually help you get a better understanding for how your current communication process can be improved upon.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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!
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    Thryv
    Keap is fast. The learning curve is shorter and they have an academy for learning with videos quite extensive that explain a lot of different scenarios, specially when you need to customize scenarios of automations and segments. Is cheaper if you consider that this services CRM + Mailing don´t come often in one package and the realiability to send mails is quite good.
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    Scalability
    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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    Thryv
    You get a lot of features included, but you don't need to use them all at once to start seeing an effect. When you are ready to use them, they are there. It also scales without costing too much money.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Thryv
    • Automation has allowed us to be more engaged and invested in our customers by reminding us about birthdays and other important events in their lives so that we can celebrate with them.
    • We lacked the manpower to sell and distribute orders online before setting up the payments and automation features. We now collect $5k+ a week in lost sales through online ordering.
    • List cleaning functionality and engagment settings have allowed us to run a 40-50% email open rate that allows us to create an engaged community around local events and opportunities as well as sales and special offerings.
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    ScreenShots

    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.

    Keap Screenshots

    Screenshot of a Keap invoiceProduct screenshotScreenshot of the entire sales pipeline displayed in one view.