Actionspace vs. Whimsical

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Actionspace
Score 5.0 out of 10
N/A
Actionspace is a project management solution built around features such as advanced corporate task management, collaboration, and integrations with Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365.N/A
Whimsical
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Whimsical is a visual workspace application from the company of the same name in Denver, allowing users to create collaborative wireframes, mindmaps, flowcharts, and sticky notes.
$12
per month per editor
Pricing
ActionspaceWhimsical
Editions & Modules
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Pro
$12
per month per editor
Business
$18
per month per editor
Enterprise
$240
per year per editor
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ActionspaceWhimsical
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details17% discount for annual billing on Pro and Business plans.
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Community Pulse
ActionspaceWhimsical
Features
ActionspaceWhimsical
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Actionspace
6.9
Ratings
10% below category average
Whimsical
-
Ratings
Task Management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management4.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
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Actionspace
8.0
Ratings
6% above category average
Whimsical
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
ActionspaceWhimsical
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.7
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ActionspaceWhimsical
Likelihood to Recommend
When you have many projects with different people on them Actionspace is well suited to handle that
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It's extremely well-suited for rapid wire-framing of concepts, as product teams can quickly collaborate on any idea and create a visual blueprint of it. Whimsical could provide more intuitive feature prioritization templates. The current templates lack the necessary detail and could be further enhanced from a UI/UX standpoint.
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Pros
  • User customization for each individual and their responsibilities
  • Great support staff and update capabilities
  • You can see the early stages of the project and see it through in a clean and organized way
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  • Simple to use
  • Tons of uses
  • Can be customized with themeing
  • Can organize all your boards pretty much however you want
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Cons
  • Sometimes anyone who has touched a project still receive notification even if they don't need it
  • Having to manually enter information from other areas
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  • It can be a little frustrating trying to line things up exactly right but that's probably more user error than anything
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Usability
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Whimsical is overall very easy to learn and remember. One issue with the usability occurs when you attempt to move connected boxes around the workspace. Frequently connections break or do not add easily, causing further disconnects. You can manually fix these issues, but it's a oprobem that seems would have an easy fix
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Support Rating
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I reached out to support, as I was interested in possibly investing in the organization, and they quickly and happily informed me they are a bootstrap organization and do not take on investors at this time. The swift response and information readily available for my consumption was extremely helpful and shows how solid the team behind it is.
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Alternatives Considered
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ClickUp's mind mapping tool was very basic and hard to use from my perspective. Whimsical was by far easier and did what I wanted for a SaaS/cloud-based mind mapping tool. Xmind is fine as a desktop app, but updating the app was a pain whereas, with Whimsical I don't have to worry about that. Also, I wanted to continue working on a mind map wherever I was, even if I didn't have my laptop or device with me and Whimsical allows me to do that.
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Return on Investment
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  • We've been using free version, so it's a no brainer.
  • As it helps us focus on the information organization process, we don't lose time redoing work due to the lack of planning before doing design or code.
  • We can collaborate on the same project, so it's easier to get things done as we're working from home as well.
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