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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

    Troop Messenger

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AInstant messaging for business allows people to communicate relaying information in real time. However, corporate chat app is a contemporary update to the ancient email communication cutting out time, expense and effort at the same time. Nowadays many organizations are using instant messaging for their daily business conversations. But for effective communication, an easy to use corporate chat app is vital. Troop Messenger is an enterprise-level business communication chat application. It is…N/A
    Pricing
    Kantata PSATroop Messenger
    Editions & Modules
    Premier
    Contact Sales Team
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales Team
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Kantata PSATroop Messenger
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Kantata PSATroop Messenger
    Considered Both Products
    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    No answer on this topic
    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    Kantata PSATroop Messenger
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Kantata PSA and Troop Messenger
    Feature
    Kantata PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Troop Messenger
    9.8
    17 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Mobile Access00 Ratings9.917 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings9.717 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Kantata PSA and Troop Messenger
    Feature
    Kantata PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Troop Messenger
    9.8
    17 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings10.017 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings9.917 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings9.617 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings9.615 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Kantata PSA and Troop Messenger
    Feature
    Kantata PSA
    -
    Ratings
    Troop Messenger
    9.7
    17 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Video files00 Ratings9.617 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings9.817 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings9.816 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings9.816 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Kantata PSATroop Messenger
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (50 ratings)
    9.8
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 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 PSATroop Messenger
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    Anyone who wants to have a digital collaboration space for chat, team meetings, audio-video group conferencing, screen sharing, and so on, can start using Troop Messenger. We know that the world can’t move on without communicating with each other, there’ll be no such industry or enterprise that exists where Troop Messenger can’t fit in.
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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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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    • Sending a single message to multiple users and multiple groups at once.
    • Any participant of the group call can add more participants to the ongoing group call.
    • Search filters help you find groups, text files, images, videos, and more in just one go.
    • It has many time-saving filters for retrieving text messages, images, videos, users, groups, etc.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    • To my knowledge, Troop Messenger is already a complete tool, so there is no feature that is required to be improved.
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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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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    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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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    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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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    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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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
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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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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    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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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    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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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    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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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    The best aspect of range in a remote setting is feeling connected. I feel as though we are all united because we can easily start a conference with our teammates, making it seem like we are all present. These very little things let us coordinate and work together in a way that was never previously conceivable. I like Troop Messenger and the ability to interact without experiencing any latency.
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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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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    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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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    • Our team communication and collaboration is simplified with Troop Messenger. Now that we don’t feel the need to use e-mail for checking our work requirements and updates, we check all of them in Troop Messenger and get on to work. We are able to bring non-employees, such as our customers and clients, into it to exchange business conversations. We don’t feel any negative impacts with it.
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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.

    Troop Messenger Screenshots

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