Compare ActiveCollab and Workfront 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (50.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.50
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ActiveCollab
Star Rating
(93)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.50
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Star Rating
(1,146)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Workfront excels in its ability to handle complex, cross-functional workflows, with users praising its customization options, such as request queues and custom forms that streamline project intake.
- Users say that ActiveCollab stands out for its ease of use and quick implementation, with many highlighting how seamlessly it integrates with tools like Hubstaff for time tracking, making it a great choice for teams looking for a straightforward setup.
- Reviewers mention that Workfront's automation features, particularly through its Fusion tool, significantly enhance productivity by allowing users to automate repetitive tasks, which is a major time-saver for project management.
- According to verified reviews, ActiveCollab is particularly favored by small businesses, with users appreciating its cloud-based implementation that eliminates the need for hardware infrastructure, thus providing flexibility and additional functionalities.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Workfront has a robust feature set for enterprise-level needs, it may present a steeper learning curve compared to ActiveCollab, which users find more intuitive and user-friendly for daily task management.
- Users report that both platforms offer strong support, but ActiveCollab edges out slightly with a higher satisfaction score in this area, as users appreciate the responsive assistance and resources available for troubleshooting and guidance.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ActiveCollab
Plus
$12.50
Great for small teams of up to 3 members looking to manage projects and clients.
Billed per month or year (a flat rate of $15 or $12.5 respectively).
- Up to 3 Members
- Unlimited Clients for Free
- Unlimited Projects and Tasks
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Essential work management capabilities to collaborate, execute, and accelerate work.
- Work management
- Demand management
- Resource management
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ActiveCollab
Free Trial is available
Workfront
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
76
8.4
919
Ease of Use
8.9
76
7.8
960
Ease of Setup
8.6
28
7.1
403
Ease of Admin
8.9
30
7.9
341
Quality of Support
8.3
68
8.2
778
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
29
8.4
320
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
73
8.1
913
Features by Category
Tasks
8.6
23
|
Verified
8.8
215
|
Verified
8.6
23
|
Verified
8.9
217
|
Verified
8.4
22
|
Verified
8.8
215
|
Verified
8.5
19
|
Verified
8.5
206
|
Verified
7.6
20
|
Verified
8.4
204
|
Verified
8.3
13
8.3
196
|
Verified
8.2
20
|
Verified
8.4
197
|
Verified
8.3
18
|
Verified
8.5
194
|
Verified
Projects
8.6
19
|
Verified
8.9
203
|
Verified
8.4
19
|
Verified
8.6
196
|
Verified
7.7
14
|
Verified
8.2
181
|
Verified
8.2
21
|
Verified
8.4
197
|
Verified
8.4
18
|
Verified
8.4
195
|
Verified
8.6
12
8.3
178
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
191
|
Verified
8.3
16
|
Verified
8.6
194
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
177
|
Verified
8.4
20
|
Verified
8.5
185
|
Verified
7.9
16
|
Verified
8.3
176
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.0
18
|
Verified
8.3
180
|
Verified
8.7
14
8.5
186
|
Verified
8.2
18
|
Verified
8.4
190
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.1
15
|
Verified
8.4
174
|
Verified
8.4
18
|
Verified
8.6
182
|
Verified
8.7
17
|
Verified
8.6
190
|
Verified
Generative AI
8.7
5
6.0
63
8.7
5
6.1
63
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
5.7
27
Not enough data
6.1
28
Not enough data
6.1
28
Not enough data
5.3
27
Not enough data
5.4
27
Not enough data
5.8
27
Not enough data
6.0
27
Setup
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
7.9
32
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
7.8
32
Management
Not enough data
7.4
32
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
7.7
31
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.9
29
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
5.7
18
Not enough data
5.8
17
Not enough data
5.8
18
Not enough data
6.2
18
Not enough data
5.5
18
Not enough data
6.0
18
Not enough data
6.1
18
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.9
14
Optimization
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
6.7
13
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Prepare
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.0
18
Plan
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
8.5
18
Optimize
Not enough data
8.8
19
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Execute
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
8.5
19
Tasks
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Agentic AI - Kanban Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Planning
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Task Creation
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
9.0
32
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
7.7
32
Task Management
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
7.9
31
Not enough data
7.7
31
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.6
29
Not enough data
6.0
30
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
136
Not enough data
8.7
138
Not enough data
8.5
133
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
135
Not enough data
8.7
130
Not enough data
9.0
134
Project management
Not enough data
8.9
140
Not enough data
8.7
134
Not enough data
9.0
134
Not enough data
8.7
133
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
8.6
124
Not enough data
8.8
134
Workload
Not enough data
8.8
128
Not enough data
8.8
131
Not enough data
8.6
127
Not enough data
8.6
127
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
137
Not enough data
8.9
140
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.7
119
Not enough data
8.7
128
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
116
Not enough data
8.6
115
Not enough data
8.7
115
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
23
Not enough data
6.5
28
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
5.0
10
Not enough data
5.5
10
Not enough data
5.0
10
Not enough data
5.0
10
Communication
Not enough data
7.1
32
Not enough data
7.7
32
Not enough data
7.1
32
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.6
32
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
7.7
32
Not enough data
8.6
32
Controls
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
7.7
32
Not enough data
7.3
31
Project Management
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
7.9
32
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
7.9
32
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
7.6
32
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.6
31
Not enough data
5.8
30
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
5.8
14
Not enough data
6.0
14
Calendar View
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accessibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Notifications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Calendar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.0
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.4
6
Collaboration - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Security - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
6
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
7.8
6
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ActiveCollab and Workfront are categorized as Project Management, Task Management, Resource Management, and Kanban Project Management
Unique Categories
Workfront is categorized as Project Collaboration, Workflow Management, Bug Tracking, Work Management, Strategic Planning and Execution, and Markup Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ActiveCollab
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Workfront
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
41.1%
Computer Software
14.4%
Information Technology and Services
7.8%
Graphic Design
4.4%
Automotive
3.3%
Other
28.9%
Marketing and Advertising
14.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.1%
Computer Software
6.6%
Financial Services
6.2%
Hospital & Health Care
4.3%
Other
60.4%
Discussions
ActiveCollab has no discussions with answers
Are there any built-in training articles/videos or anything?
8 Comments
SJ
Yes there is built in help with in the Workfront app. There are also online user group for specific regions and numerous communities that address different...Read more
How Important Is Diversity To You, And What Value Does It Bring?
2 Comments
AE
To me diversity is a mixture of different people with different backgrounds, ethnicities and customs working together to achieve a common goal.Read more
What is the best way to view the draft of the project without clicking a lot of links to get to it?
1 Comment
SP
Workfront should store all of the versions and you can determine by the name or number of the version which is the draft.Read more
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