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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ActiveCollab

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AActive Collab is a project management solution built around features such as task management, collaboration, time tracking, and invoicing.

    $8

    per member/per month

    Daylite

    Score7.6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Daylite is a project management solution built around features such as contact management, scheduling, and sales pipeline tracking.

    $20.83

    per month billed yearly

    Pricing
    ActiveCollabDaylite
    Editions & Modules
    ActiveCollab Project Management
    $8
    per member/per month
    Self-Hosted Plan
    $999.00
    license
    CRM
    $20.83
    per month billed yearly per user
    CRM
    $25
    per month per user
    Sales
    $33.33
    per month billed yearly per user
    Projects
    $33.33
    per month billed yearly per user
    Sales
    $40
    per month per user
    Projects
    $40
    per month per user
    Business
    $45.83
    per month billed yearly per user
    Business
    $55
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ActiveCollabDaylite
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$6.25 per member, per month, annual billingOptional
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    ActiveCollabDaylite
    Considered Both Products
    ActiveCollab
    No answer on this topic
    Daylite
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    60%
    Would buy again
    3 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    60%
    Happy with the feature set
    3 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    ActiveCollabDaylite
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of ActiveCollab and Daylite
    Feature
    ActiveCollab
    3.6
    13 Ratings
    72% below category average
    Daylite
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management5.112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts3.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling1.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration6.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management3.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration4.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access1.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking2.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management2.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of ActiveCollab and Daylite
    Feature
    ActiveCollab
    5.7
    8 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Daylite
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates6.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing6.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of ActiveCollab and Daylite
    Feature
    ActiveCollab
    -
    Ratings
    Daylite
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of ActiveCollab and Daylite
    Feature
    ActiveCollab
    -
    Ratings
    Daylite
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of ActiveCollab and Daylite
    Feature
    ActiveCollab
    -
    Ratings
    Daylite
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of ActiveCollab and Daylite
    Feature
    ActiveCollab
    -
    Ratings
    Daylite
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of ActiveCollab and Daylite
    Feature
    ActiveCollab
    -
    Ratings
    Daylite
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of ActiveCollab and Daylite
    Feature
    ActiveCollab
    -
    Ratings
    Daylite
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ActiveCollab and Daylite
    Feature
    ActiveCollab
    -
    Ratings
    Daylite
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    ActiveCollabDaylite
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    Score6 out of 10
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    KanbanFlow
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    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ActiveCollabDaylite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.6
    (13 ratings)
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ActiveCollabDaylite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ActiveCollab
    Scenarios where ActiveCollab works well 1) ActiveCollab works well for small teams specifically T&M teams.Its invoicing feature is unique & can make your life easy. 2) It is very easy to use & posses good range of filters like on the task list, we can drag/drop tasks, Filter by assignee's,
    tasks lists, due dates, or completed tasks. 3) It has some simple but awesome features like when you're in
    the middle of writing something i.e a comment on story and get interrupted,
    it retains what you wrote. 4) It allows you to tag team members in threads of comments to grab their attention, its really needed when teams are distributed. Thus helping team members to collaborate easily & stay on same page. 5) It integrates pretty well with other web apps like quickbooks , Slack, Trello, HubSpot, Zapier etc Scenarios where ActiveCollab did not work well 1) Tasks can not have multiple assignee's here so if two members are working on same task it did not allow you to reflect that. 2) Sorting capability is not their under invoicing 3) It did not work well for larger teams 4) Search option is not very detailed & you may end up wasting lot of time searching one particular bug or issue.












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    Daylite
    Well suited for any size company which needs CRM management. Easy to use. Great for individuals or teams that use Apple products. Daylite and ios expert integration has been key in capturing leads from our website into the Daylite database, plus then if they opt into email marketing, they are entered into the MailChimp database. The web forms also automate the creation of opportunities and are linked with the contacts/companies. Sales Managers with geographical responsibilities can easily filter contacts or projects based on these regions so they only see what they need. Daylite is not appropriate for Windows users.
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    Pros
    ActiveCollab
    • Great for project and task assignments, project workflow and communications.
    • Solid web-based platform that doesn't require software downloads, also includes great mobile platform.
    • Great reporting tools for managing billing, estimating, project workflow and other essential project details.
    • Allows for both the agency and its clients to interact on a single platform using role-specific permissions.
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    Daylite
    • Daylite allows you to link your email so when you email a client it will link to their contact in Daylite and save the communication so anyone on the team can see all the emails that have been sent between the client and our company.
    • Daylite allows you to create "opportunities" for the different packages and services we offer. This lets us track where someone is in the process, if they are still thinking about a service, have been sold on it, or are not interested.
    • Daylite lets you leave notes on the account that everyone on the team can see. This has been so helpful for our company because it lets us drop helpful notes on personal things about the client that would be good for everyone to know.
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    Cons
    ActiveCollab
    • It isn't possible to set members of staff as part time, so if someone is unavailable on certain days you must manually enter them as OOO every single day that they are not in, that other teammates work. Hours also can't be edited individually - everyone is treated as working the same hours in a day, rendering capacity planner useless for flexi working teams
    • Subtasks cannot be assigned their own hours and deadlines, meaning the To Do list view can't be seen in actual date order and capacity planner does not reflect all time allocated to an individual's schedule unless every task is set up as a separate task rather than subtask
    • There is no way to see all tasks of a certain type across multiple campaigns (e.g all copywriting tasks vs all technical tasks) - support team suggested exporting data and making spreadsheets
    • Kanban view isn't available for people's own task lists ('board' view here shows a list)
    • Not possible to have one task be assigned to more than one person
    • Notifications are not sent when tasks are updated, so you have to leave comments and tag people each time
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    Daylite
    • The main drawback of Daylite is that it becomes slow on its iOS mobile devices.
    • Sometimes I face a lot of retries to log into the account. The mobile app needs a change and needs an upgrade. Apps are lacking in giving appointment reminders on time. Sometimes it does not notify on the right time about the appointment with the client.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Daylite
    While we have enjoyed using Daylite, we have been looking into more expanded services that allow us to integrate our technologies further.
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    Usability
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Daylite
    Easy to use for Mac OS users. Not possible for Windows Users. I will still give a rating of 10, though.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Daylite
    It's been great for us and we have not had any major issues with accessing Daylite when needed
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    Performance
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Daylite
    I have not noticed any loading or performance issues specifically with Daylite
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    Support Rating
    ActiveCollab
    We have not required support for ActiveCollab as it works pretty seamlessly. We didn't have any issues with using the platform or with any billing issues. The self-service aspect of the platform is robust and easy to navigate so we have not encountered any errors that required assistance from the support team.
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    Daylite
    The team at Marketcircle has always been good at support and usually quick to respond and usually under 1 hour. Keep up the good work here!
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    Implementation Rating
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Daylite
    I was not involved
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    Alternatives Considered
    ActiveCollab
    ActiveCollab is easier to use and simpler in its setup. It has the right mix of features and simplicity. It's also project-oriented which is important for our workflow. Other tools are often too task-oriented, making it hard to track projects. Overall, ActiveCollab has a great mix of simplicity with good features.
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    Daylite
    Daylite provides authentic services and features with excellent programming. I have also collaborated on the Daylite calendar
    with Apple Calendar so that I can never leave behind any updates of the
    future. Moreover, it keeps on updating its feature for giving better services.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Daylite
    Was not involved
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    Scalability
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Daylite
    Daylite has worked well for our small company trying to get a client base, but as we grow we are wanting more integrations that are unavailable
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    Professional Services
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Daylite
    We did not use professional services
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    Return on Investment
    ActiveCollab
    • Allows our team to stay organized and keep conversations on tasks.
    • The To-Do List email every morning helps me mentally prepare and know exactly what I should be doing as soon as I start work.
    • Powerful and useful integrations save lots of time (Google Drive, Slack, Dropbox, Zapier and more!).
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    Daylite
    • Daylite has been very helpful for new employees to answer their own questions about contacts/passwords, etc.
    • We found the tiny notification bell to be weak, sometimes a project comes in with a tight deadline and we have to double-check and ask an employee if they saw the notification. More time would be saved by just chatting about the project and its expectations.
    • A huge benefit is the institutional knowledge that can be had by reading past projects. We've tracked everything, so the history is there.
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    ScreenShots

    ActiveCollab Screenshots

    Screenshot of the dashboard with an overview of projects.Screenshot of multiple task views currently showing a Kanban view of the tasklists and tasks.Screenshot of Overview of all recent activity.Screenshot of Calendar view with task dependencies.Screenshot of Permission settings (owner, member, client, client+).Screenshot of List of available Add-ons.

    Daylite Screenshots

    Screenshot of Daylite app shown on both iPhone and Mac