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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Workfront

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Workfront, acquired by Adobe in late 2020, is a web-based project-management tool. It is designed for both IT and marketing teams, but can be implemented for any kind of project. Workfront offers all the features standard to project management platforms, as well as resource allocation, automation, and agile workflow.N/A

    Kantata PS Cloud

    Score8.4 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
    Pricing
    Adobe WorkfrontKantata PS Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe WorkfrontKantata PS Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe WorkfrontKantata PS Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Workfront is one of the most expensive tools in the market but it offers a lot as well. From budget management to resource management, to support levels, reporting, usability, and even the mobile app. All of those things combined made for a great tool that was easy to use and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Workfront was hands down our choice. It seemed to have the most streamlined processes and capabilities.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    I wasn't with this company when the buying decision was made. However, Workfront replaced Mavenlink, and what I could gather is Mavenlink was liked by users, but the owners and administrators wanted more reporting and more automation.
    For me, Workfront is far superior to MS …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    The reason we ended up picking Workfront was:
    - most all in one
    - most flexibility for billing/finances/reporting
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront

    Mavenlink: Mavenlink had a great user interface and is really simple to use. On that side, Mavenlink was better than Workfront. Its lack of addressing country-specific needs (ex: currencies and work week hours) made us select workfront. We could not modify the 40 hour week …

    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Workfront (AtTask) had an issue tracking system, workflow system, reporting and analyses and it also had ProofHQ integration for our proofing needs. The other products did not have these features so we chose to go with Workfront (AtTask) as our project management tool.
    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    Chose Kantata PS Cloud
    I feel Mavenlink performs a bit better and fits my needs more.
    Incentivized
    Chose Kantata PS Cloud
    We have evaluated about 15 different project management platforms and narrowed down our list to only five (Celoxis, Sciforma, Podio, Mavenlink, and Teamwork). Other solutions we evaluated were not able either to meet our vendor security requirements or were not flexible in …
    Incentivized
    Chose Kantata PS Cloud
    • Workfront (AtTask at the time) didn't have anywhere near the same resource planning usability or functionality. They were significantly more expensive without some of the key features we needed.
    • Microsoft Project has a much more familiar editing interface, but we were limited …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
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    94%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    43 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    25 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    Adobe WorkfrontKantata PS Cloud
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Adobe Workfront and Kantata PS Cloud
    Feature
    Adobe Workfront
    8.6
    304 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Kantata PS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management10.0303 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management9.0275 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts9.0243 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.0271 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.0273 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration8.0293 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology8.0186 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology6.5199 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management6.8275 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration10.0231 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.0234 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.0220 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management9.0211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management10.0189 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Adobe Workfront and Kantata PS Cloud
    Feature
    Adobe Workfront
    6.0
    173 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Kantata PS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates5.181 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing6.171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting6.4171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software6.462 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Adobe WorkfrontKantata PS Cloud
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Autotask PSA
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Planview AdaptiveWork
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Planview AdaptiveWork
    Score7.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe WorkfrontKantata PS Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (355 ratings)
    9.1
    (50 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (60 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe WorkfrontKantata PS Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Workfront enables us to manage all our projects effectively while providing a comprehensive overview of team resources. The Resource Planner helps the team identify their capacity to determine whether they are over- or under-allocated. This information is crucial for project planning and ensuring team members do not experience burnout.
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    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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    Pros
    Adobe
    • Fosters communication between team members.
    • Serves as a virtual "to do list" for me personally - I can track where I am with projects and what there is left to do, and when it's completed.
    • Sharing documents between team members that can be updated.
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    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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    Cons
    Adobe
    • It can sometimes be a bit difficult to keep track of multiple projects
    • Hard to include people who do not have a Adobe Workfront account
    • I wish there were better notifications around when tasks are removed or you are unassigned from a task
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    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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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    All that I've said already is why. I suppose the clearest way to say it is that at this point? I cannot imagine running the 300+ active projects in eMarketing without AtTask; it simply wouldn't be possible and even more; I wouldn't imagine why we'd try to find an alternative tool when we have one meeting our needs.
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    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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    Usability
    Adobe
    For my needs, it's easy to jump in and out of, make changes and update projects, and check in with my employers. I haven't used to it create my own projects, they're created by my employer as we go, I suspect it's not hard to use in that way, but I don't have first-hand knowledge.
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    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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    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    Maintenance is required, but usually after work hours, Some days the proofing tool function is not operational, but this is a new function of the tool that WF is working out. the kinks on. Chrome is the best browser to use the system in and we find Firefox and Explorer lose some view functionality - Gantt Chart, Resource Grid
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    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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    Performance
    Adobe
    Workfront's performance has been very good. Everything always feels very fast and snappy in my experience. We have integrated it with custom scripts to create folder structure for media managing our projects. It works very well.
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    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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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    It would be nice if the support forms were more dynamic so you could add more information to the support ticket when you enter it to reduce back and forth with the support team member. Also communication on escalated tickets isn't always great. It's gotten better over the years but still needs improvement. Other than that, initial response on support tickets is really quick and the people I've dealt with have always been very professional.
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    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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    In-Person Training
    Adobe
    It was from my boss, not a rep from AtTask.
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    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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    Online Training
    Adobe
    The training is very easy to use and you can simply choose the topics included in the course(s) that are most important to your training needs. After each training course, you are tested on what you have learned. If you need a refresher course, they provide Course Catalogs as well as instructor-led courses & workshops.
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    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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    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    Most people learn as you go, a lot of this stuff requires trial and error throughout so my suggestion is to provide as much information in the upfront and keep it as simple as possible. You can add other tools and features as you go but everyone should have the basics down so no bad habits can start to develop. Be persistent with everyone, and don't be afraid to correct and talk through steps again so everyone is on the same page
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    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    It's been a while since I've used another time and resource management platform, but I would say that Adobe Workfront takes the cake. Its newly refreshed user interface is simple to navigate, whereas other platforms can be quite confusing when "drilling down" on a project. Also, Adobe Workfront has features that I have not seen in other platforms, including collaboration capabilities and the ability to upload a document as proof so it can be reviewed for grammar, consistency, formatting, etc., before being presented or sent to a client.
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    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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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Adobe
    As I stated earlier, I didn't have to pay for Workfront myself- I'm a user under a large organization. I know it's not cheap to implement, I don't know how the price scales for a small-business, but I do like the product enough that I'm going to look into it in the future for my own company.
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    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Adobe
    We have been using Workfront for about 3 years. During this time they continue to be a very stable project management system. Workfront's overall scalability is able to handle increased loads of work. When using Workfront for a project management tool for the web team, we store documents, images & video's without any issues. They work with their customer's to provide the best project management system in the market today! I highly recommend Workfront for all project management needs. Workfront strives to deliver unique technology solutions to growing companies!
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    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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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • It will help teams to manage their workflow and impact on the overall productivity.
    • Also, one-stop for the higher management to know [the] status [of] all projects in one go - more visibility, comfort tracking.
    • Easy to track what is in backlog for the team and if any individual [is] stuck on a particular task.
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    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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    Adobe Workfront Screenshots

    Screenshot of Tasks in Adobe WorkfrontScreenshot of Work Requests in Adobe WorkfrontScreenshot of Review Functionality in Adobe WorkfrontScreenshot of Adobe Workfront Planning

    Kantata PS Cloud 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.