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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

    Planhat

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/APlanhat is a post-sale customer platform designed for enterprise B2B organizations to aggregate customer data, automate lifecycle workflows, and monitor account health. As a dedicated Customer Success platform, it evaluates product usage telemetry, communication logs, and financial metrics to proactively manage customer health and support value realization.N/A
    Pricing
    Kantata PSAPlanhat
    Editions & Modules
    Premier
    Contact Sales Team
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales Team
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Kantata PSAPlanhat
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Kantata PSAPlanhat
    Considered Both Products
    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    No answer on this topic
    Planhat
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Kantata PSAPlanhat
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Kantata PSA and Planhat
    Feature
    Kantata PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Planhat
    7.5
    13 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.513 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Kantata PSA and Planhat
    Feature
    Kantata PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Planhat
    7.5
    13 Ratings
    15% below category average
    API00 Ratings8.112 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Customer Data Extraction / Integration
    Comparison of Customer Data Extraction / Integration features of Kantata PSA and Planhat
    Feature
    Kantata PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Planhat
    8.2
    14 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Product usage00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Help desk / support tickets00 Ratings8.212 Ratings
    Customer Success Management
    Comparison of Customer Success Management features of Kantata PSA and Planhat
    Feature
    Kantata PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Planhat
    7.9
    14 Ratings
    8% below category average
    NPS surveys00 Ratings7.712 Ratings
    Sponsor tracking00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Customer profiles00 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Automated workflow00 Ratings6.713 Ratings
    Internal collaboration00 Ratings8.513 Ratings
    Customer health scoring00 Ratings7.914 Ratings
    Customer segmentation00 Ratings7.914 Ratings
    CSM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CSM Reporting & Analytics features of Kantata PSA and Planhat
    Feature
    Kantata PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Planhat
    6.9
    13 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Customer health trends00 Ratings6.813 Ratings
    Engagement analytics00 Ratings6.813 Ratings
    Revenue forecasting00 Ratings5.68 Ratings
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.213 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Kantata PSAPlanhat
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    Autotask PSA
    Score7.6 out of 10
    ClientSuccess
    Score6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Workday Professional Services Automation
    Score8.2 out of 10
    ChurnZero
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Planview AdaptiveWork
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Gainsight CS
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Kantata PSAPlanhat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (50 ratings)
    7.7
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    9.7
    (4 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Kantata PSAPlanhat
    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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    Planhat
    For someone working in the Customer Success team, Planhat is a must-have software. All your client-level data can be easily managed, stored, and reviewed at any point in time by Planhat. It also helps the management and the leadership team better see each account and its usage. It also helps in identifying potentially risky customers and taking the required actions to engage and retain the account. It also gets integrated easily with other meeting recording tools wherein the summary from the tool gets easily synced with Planhat
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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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    Planhat
    • Reporting - you can set up filters with boolean criteria to give you insight into everything you need to know.
    • Playbooks - these are very good for less-experienced CSM's who need a step-by-step guide on how to deal with different stages of the customer lifecycle. More experienced CSM's may not need the playbooks.
    • Usage data for customers - there's a wide range of charts in Planhat that tell the story of client consumption.
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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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    Planhat
    • Allow for cc'ing of AEs or others within the same organization from the messaging center. When I went to send a message from within Planhat, I had to manually type out the AE's email address every time if I wanted them cc'd.
    • The fonts were funky if I went to add text into an existing email template. For example, if I added in an extra sentence or paragraph, in Outlook on the recipient's end, the font was different despite looking the same within Planhat. Gmail was all consistent, Outlook was showing a different font.
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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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    Planhat
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Planhat
    It takes a while to learn Planhat even for experienced users. It has limitations in terms of what data you can present where, but its important to set internal guides outside Planhat as well so everybody working collaborative. But as CSM Planhat is a great- and critical tool which I use daily to optimise my work schedule and customer interaction with various topics.
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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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    Planhat
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Planhat
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Planhat
    The support team couldn't be better. They are quick to respond, very helpful, and thorough. Our CS manager was always happy to schedule calls to go through specific feature queries and she ensured we had a smooth and quick setup.
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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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    Planhat
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Planhat
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Planhat
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Planhat
    I was not the person involved in choosing Planhat, but it seems to me that Planhat is much better suited to an account management style role, whereas Hubspot is closer to a sales CRM instead. In my position, Planhat is better suited as it is more graphical, more flexible, and easier to find information on.
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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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    Planhat
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Planhat
    • Planhat has, for the first time, given us a 360-degree view of all our customers and access to all the different types of communication we have with them across different departments and functions.
    • The ability to automate workflows, tasks, and assign playbooks to the various phases of our customer lifecycle has aligned all our departments.
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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.

    Planhat Screenshots

    Screenshot of Insights identify outliers in a portfolio to help users understand risks and opportunities.Screenshot of Displays clients through any filter to shows only the information that matters.