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In it's old form, Active Collab offered our team the transparency into every project that we desperately needed. It allowed various members of the team to see what was going on at different stages of the project. I loved that it came with a desktop timer that made it really easy to track time to a certain project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The new update did not have anything that we needed and essentially changed the entire way the system functioned. After the 2015 update, our team had to switch service because Active Collab no longer worked the way we needed it to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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ActiveCollab is excellent when we talk about implementations that do not require the use of hardware infrastructure in our organization since we can use it from its 'on cloud' implementation, this gives us additional functionalities such as workload management and timesheets, through a waterfall project work methodology.
There is a lot of documentation available online that helps familiarize us with the different options and functions, as well as informing us about the use of templates, to mention an example.
Its configuration of roles and permissions is quite robust, making it easy to define what a user can do in activeCollab since we have five predefined roles in the system in addition to being able to adjust them based on the particular needs of a project.
On the other hand, we can invite members and collaborators through email notifications and assign them tasks, upload documents that support the activities and in general we can create a design that allows us to manage the execution of our project in a simple and efficient way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
One of the most distinctive features of ActiveCollab is its simple and easy-to-implement interface, which may be viewed with skepticism by some users of other traditional tools, who are used to seeing hundreds of customization options.
But the truth is that when we execute technology projects, to mention one example, we simply need a good tool that allows us collaborative work such as ActiveCollap to periodically monitor and facilitate people and team members to update progress, record issues, and attach supporting documentation.
In this way, ActiveCollap has shown us to cover the monitoring needs in technology applications and has guaranteed savings in time and resources, in addition to structure and organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
ActiveCollab is a great platform to manage our projects but without a missing dashboard it is quite bothersome and wondersome as well. We would love to see a great, visually appealing dashboard to view and manage most of the features. A project involves so many factors; from task assignment to tasks completion alongside status, invoices, billing, communication, reporting, transfer of and so on. There are many good platforms out there but none of them offer a complete range of variety which ActiveCollab has to offer, it is your all-in-one solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Some people might not agree with me, but visual representation of the data is very much appealing as well as easy to understand in one go, however, the supporting features for visual data are missing here and we really don’t understand why. It is quite an unfortunate situation with all the good features it offers you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It's very ewasy to use, it was easy to implement in our company and it inegrated nively with Hubstaff (timetracking). It has a ton of features that that makes it easy for our team to manage calendar and how we use the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I never had the need to reach our to customer support so I don't know . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The best thing i like about ActiveCollab is its project management and easy user interface that makes it a productive software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I don't think there is anything to dislike in this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
User-friendly interface: ActiveCollab is known for its intuitive and user-friendly interface. The software is designed to be easy to navigate, making it simple for users to get started and quickly adapt to the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Customization limitations: A few users have expressed a desire for more customization options within ActiveCollab. While the software offers a range of features, some users may have specific requirements or preferences that are not fully met by the available customization options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
ActiveCollab is a platform specifically designed for the planning, execution, and monitoring of all types of projects that require a workflow that produces visibility for all team members, in addition to managing information related to budgets, execution times, deadlines in which each task must be accomplished, and much more.
ActiveCollab's interface has a simplicity that allows us to carry out efficient monitoring and automate some tasks related to the execution, thus, we can select, for example, the high-priority option for each task that we need to perform more quickly, which will indicate to the end user that we must attend with high priority. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
ActiveCollab definitely encourages teamwork, this is achieved by assigning a project manager who will distribute the rest of the permissions to the members who will participate in the execution, so the people who participate will be able to know what is being done in the different tasks, progress, and completion of activities.
On the other hand, ActiveCollab manages the entire process of a project, from the beginning, which is when an idea is generated, to the completion of a final product or service, in addition to the fact that we can invite new team members, or clients through sending an email to our work area and participating collaboratively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Very user-friendly. Great organization structure for managing multiple tasks/department silos and allowing for cross-team/business collaboration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Minor thing, but for agencies, I wish they highlighted the business association property for creating new projects so you don't accidentally give new clients more access than you bargain for (if your own company is the default). It would be good if you were required to enter that field (as opposed to allowing for a default entry) and the program made you review that setting before finalizing the project creation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I like that our team can easily collaborate, and share information and updates. The system of projects, tasks, assignees, and workload features keeps us organized, on-time, and on-budget. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Our team misses the standalone time tracker app. Everybody has grown used to switching between jobs through ActiveCollab browser interface, but the standalone app was a nice feature. There are also some missing bulk editing features that would streamline things slightly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Easy to get started with, but if you're used to more robust systems for complex teams and processes, this feels archaic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Tasks can be assigned to only one person (though you can add watchers/subscribers). If you need to delegate subtasks, these cannot be given separate due dates, so the main task needs to be re-assigned with a different due date to the next person working on their part of the task. There's a lot of manual processes that make this system way more cumbersome than project management should be. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
