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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Birdview

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AEasy Projects is a project management tool designed for a wide range of businesses (small to mid-sized and enterprise level). It includes both basic features like creating projects and tasks and filling in the calendar, and also some advanced ones, including an interactive Gantt chart, an executive dashboard, time tracking and billing. It provides integration with MS Outlook, is customizable and has SaaS/On-Premise options.

    $15

    per month

    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
    BirdviewKantata PS Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $6
    per month
    Business
    $12
    per month
    Platform
    $19
    per month
    Premier
    Contact Sales Team
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BirdviewKantata PS Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
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    Community Pulse
    BirdviewKantata PS Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Birdview PSA
    No answer on this topic
    Kantata (Kimble + Mavenlink)
    Chose Kantata PS Cloud
    Mavenlink is a great option that consolidates project and resource management, communication, time tracking, and budgeting into one platform.
    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
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    BirdviewKantata PS Cloud
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Birdview and Kantata PS Cloud
    Feature
    Birdview
    8.1
    15 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Kantata PS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management8.514 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management7.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration7.513 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology7.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration7.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking8.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management8.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Birdview and Kantata PS Cloud
    Feature
    Birdview
    8.3
    5 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Kantata PS Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Project & financial reporting7.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
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    BirdviewKantata 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
    BirdviewKantata PS Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (16 ratings)
    9.1
    (50 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BirdviewKantata PS Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Birdview PSA
    Each member of our team can choose their own view, so they can see only what is relevant to them. Plus, we can keep track of everyone's progress without bothering them. Our team loves that everyone can have a different view, so they see only what's important to them. In addition, we can keep tabs on everyone's progress without pestering them. The user interface has some nice quality of life features, such as the different views for different members of our team.
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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
    Birdview PSA
    • Easy Projects has a really nice UI. It's really easy [to] work there and make our projects easy to follow.
    • Great support. A few times I had to talk with support about API connections and they answered me quickly and kindly.
    • It's stable. I cannot remember a day when Easy Projects' platform [was] down, so it's really STABLE.
    • Charts and reports are very easy to use
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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
    Birdview PSA
    • Easy Projects has some problems when it comes to accessing the site via different methods/browsers. It is either very slow or never works on a tablet. It is not smart-phone friendly. And it stopped working for us in Firefox -- all we could use is Safari or Chrome (we are a Mac-based office).
    • Easy Projects' email notifications are overwhelming. I turned them off completely since I was getting messages every time one little detail was added or changed.
    • While the reports are great, they are somewhat hard to pull. It takes a lot of trial and error -- I would not say the reports are an "intuitive area."
    • The biggest by far is what we fondly call "the screen of death." When you mark the last open task associated with a job as complete, a screen pops up that asks if you want to close the overall job, as well. The "yes" field is pre-selected, so if you are overzealous and click through quickly, it automatically closes the job. I don't know why they think this feature is helpful. We have so many staffers that complain they suddenly can't find their open job -- well, it's been marked completed and goes into the archive.
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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
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Birdview PSA
    EP is great but could be better. EP has been a wonderful tool within our organization, it has helped us control expenses, resources, and the time needed to invest in each project, however when it comes to presenting reports and details it is a bit weak, there are more tools specialized in data visualization, and it would be good to make some kind of integration between EP and the other market alternatives
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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
    Birdview PSA
    EP is easy to use and adaptable, its menu is intuitive and the design is pleasant.
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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
    Birdview PSA
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Birdview PSA
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Birdview PSA
    In my personal experience, I only needed EP support once and the truth is that they attended me very well and very quickly, they helped me with what I needed, it was a question regarding the use of WebServices, they solved my doubt and then they contacted me another agent to verify that everything was resolved and if they could help me with anything else
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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
    Birdview PSA
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Birdview PSA
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Birdview PSA
    I am really satisfied with the implementation of EP in our organization, since it is a very useful tool in our day-to-day work
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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
    Birdview PSA
    East Projects integrates with other financial systems such as NetSuite and Compass, which allows a great financial view into the existing and future projects and overall financial health of our resourcing. Other systems, such as Wrike and MS Projects, just focus on project/task management, whereas this is a one-stop shop. It also allows us to manage internal resources.
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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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    Scalability
    Birdview PSA
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Birdview PSA
    • Increased team collaboration improved the results significantly, because we managed to reduce the amount of time wasted on unnecessary iterations, therefore reducing costs.
    • The reasonable pricing enabled us to enjoy the service we needed with with less impact on our budget than we've expected.
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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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    ScreenShots

    Birdview Screenshots

    Screenshot of Resource ManagementScreenshot of Resource Simulation ToolScreenshot of Gantt ChartScreenshot of Kanban BoardScreenshot of Time TrackingScreenshot of Finance Management

    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.