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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

    Rocketlane

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AAs per the information provided by the vendor, Rocketlane is a platform specifically designed to cater to onboarding, implementation, and professional services teams. The primary objective of this platform is to enhance collaboration with customers, optimize project delivery efficiency, and augment customer experience and accountability. Its target audience primarily includes industries such as CS (Customer Success) and Professional Services. It emphasizes its capability to expedite time-to…N/A
    Pricing
    ActiveCollabRocketlane
    Editions & Modules
    ActiveCollab Project Management
    $8
    per member/per month
    Self-Hosted Plan
    $999.00
    license
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ActiveCollabRocketlane
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$6.25 per member, per month, annual billingNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ActiveCollabRocketlane
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    ActiveCollab
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    Rocketlane
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    60%
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 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
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    ActiveCollabRocketlane
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of ActiveCollab and Rocketlane
    Feature
    ActiveCollab
    3.6
    13 Ratings
    72% below category average
    Rocketlane
    8.4
    7 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Task Management5.112 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Resource Management1.08 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Gantt Charts3.07 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Scheduling1.011 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.01 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Team Collaboration6.113 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology7.07 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.01 Ratings5.06 Ratings
    Document Management3.08 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Email integration4.09 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Mobile Access1.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking2.09 Ratings9.06 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 Rocketlane
    Feature
    ActiveCollab
    5.7
    8 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Rocketlane
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates6.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing6.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
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    ActiveCollabRocketlane
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Microsoft To Do
    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ActiveCollabRocketlane
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.6
    (13 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ActiveCollabRocketlane
    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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    Rocketlane
    There is project management tracking from the start till the end (onboarding till hypercare). The bifurcation of project stages and pre-built templates is good; you can assign client tasks. Less appropriate: Raising tickets for developers because there is no escalation management option. Let’s say the developer didn’t reply in 24 hours for a high-priority task; this should be automatically escalated to their senior.
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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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    Rocketlane
    • Saved Project Manager time by 80-85%
    • Ease of use, User Friendly interface
    • Reminders : Email notification on upcoming due task to task owner
    • Publishing of Periodic Project Status Report
    Incentivized
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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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    Rocketlane
    • Project Opening time
    • Automated time tracked should be there
    • Every phase has a option to make a call and zoom so time tracked real time
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Rocketlane
    It really helps to support us in supporting our customers.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    ActiveCollab
    No answers on this topic
    Rocketlane
    Because of the impact, it has created in terms of saving resources and time by helping them with project-related timelines.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Rocketlane
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Rocketlane
    For our specific needs, Rocketlane fits the bill perfectly. It had just the right amount of features without it being overly complicated to teach the client. The pricing also worked out well: just pay monthly licenses per user.
    Incentivized
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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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    Rocketlane
    • Dislike can be that we are not able to add tasks when we are filling the timesheet directly and so then we have to go to that project and create task and then put up the time. If I want to fill past days timesheet then this cause double work.
    Incentivized
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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.

    Rocketlane Screenshots

    Screenshot of Project ListsScreenshot of Project PlanScreenshot of Status UpdateScreenshot of Customer ViewScreenshot of TemplateScreenshot of Documents