ActiveCollab Features

Timesheet entry takes little time and is intuitive for new users

Users can easily track time based on task or activity and assign to projects

Allows users and administrators to adjust rates based on user, role, task, project assignments, etc.

Ability to create and send printable or electronic invoices. Includes standard invoice style library that can be customized/branded.

Accepts electronic payments from clients

Provides adequate reporting and/or can integrate to AP systems to recognize revenue appropriately

Allows users to track and enter time spent on project tasks from mobile device.

Provides standard connectors for popular Finance, Payroll, HRMS and CRM systems

Routes Timesheets, Invoices, Expense reports through approval process. Easy to maintain and administer

Sends automatic reminders to employees that have not completed expenses reports and/or timesheets

Enables administrators to create rules that enforce compliances of corporate time and expense policies

Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.

Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards.

Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.

Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.

Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.

Allows software to be easily used on multiple mobile devices include phone and tablet devices.

Provides users ability to create and access expense reports/timesheets while not connected to internet.

Based on 23 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Create and assign tasks for individual users with details and due dates.

Based on 23 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Set deadlines and milestones for tasks, manually or automatically (based on project templates).

Based on 22 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Set priority levels on tasks so individuals can organize their work.

Based on 19 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Each user can view their list of tasks to be completed without having access to other tasks.

Based on 20 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Define dependencies between tasks and the rules to manage them.

Based on 13 ActiveCollab reviews. Allows users to update multiple tasks at the same time, accross multiple projects.

Based on 20 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Users can move tasks and change dependencies using drag and drop.

Based on 18 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Define recurring tasks that can be scheduled automatically at pre-defined intervals.

Allows users to create, modify, and delete tasks

Helps users capture all relevant details required to perform tasks

Assigns priorities to tasks and allows admin to change priorities

Based on 19 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Plan and create work breakdown structure (WBS) based on the scope of the project.

Based on 19 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Projects can be mapped out with milestones, due dates, deliverables and interdependencies.

Based on 14 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provide visual representations of tasks, dependencies, and progress.

Based on 21 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Planned projects are mapped to a schedule with due dates and deliverables detailed day-by-day.

Based on 18 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Create customized project views for internal and external purposes (eg: for customers).

Associate a budget with a project and allocate it accordingly by task or resource. This feature was mentioned in 12 ActiveCollab reviews.

Based on 16 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provide standards templates that can be customized by users to create new projects.

Based on 20 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Track time and expenses associated with projects or tasks.

Based on 16 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Support agile and waterfall project management methodologies.

Based on 18 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Create human and material resources and categorize them based on skills and other criteria.

Monitor capacity in real time to track resource use and identify bottlenecks. 14 reviewers of ActiveCollab have provided feedback on this feature.

Based on 18 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allocate resources by matching capacity and demand, by project, team, or department.

Based on 15 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Track key performance indicators or baseline assessments throughout project lifecycle or across multiple projects.

Based on 18 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Monitor resource allocation to identify shortages and adjust accordingly.

Based on 17 ActiveCollab reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Deliver dashboards that display project data and KPIs in real time.

Provide integration with accounting and financial management software

Integrate with payment gateways and enterprise payments software

Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems

Sync with company accounts to transfer payments for approved invoices

The ability to automatically sync calendars across different calendar softwares (i.e. ability to sync a Google Calendar with an Outlook calendar)

Ability to import events from an existing account or another calendar

Integrates an existing calendar with another software application, such as Microsoft Teams or Slack

Provide standard invoice templates that can be customized by users

Ability to convert invoices to digital formats such as PDF

Automatically generates invoices at pre-defined time intervals

Include workflows for approvals of invoices or payments

Process multiple invoices without human intervention

Allow users to consolidate multiple invoices into one

Match invoices with purchases and sales orders, as well as with payments

Track invoices based on due dates to identify overdue payments

Analyze variations between incoming and outgoing cash

Monitor KPIs such as time to process an invoice or erroneous payments

Track different types of payment such as deposits or partial payments

Create human and material resources and categorize them based on skills and other criteria.

Monitor capacity in real time to track resource use and identify bottlenecks.

Allocate resources by matching capacity and demand, by project, team, or department.

Define the stages of a workflow and assign tasks to each stage

Tasks can be moved to a backlog based on priority and other criteria

Ability to improve workflows and processes by analyzing the flow of tasks

Monitor the performance of each resource by project, portfolio, or resource type.

Provide demand-driven forecasts to prepare and plan for future projects.

Identify misutilizations and provide suggestions to improve planning and scheduling.

Provide standard Kanban cards for various types of tasks that can be modified by users

Allows users to drag and drop cards to rearrange them in a board

Boards provide visibility accross all projects, tasks, and users

Create and assign tasks for individual users with details and due dates.

Set deadlines and milestones for tasks, manually or automatically (based on project templates).

Users can move tasks and change dependencies using drag and drop.

Allows users to update multiple tasks at the same time, accross multiple projects.

Set priority levels on tasks so individuals can organize their work.

Each user can view their list of tasks to be completed without having access to other tasks.

Define dependencies between tasks and the rules to manage them.

Define recurring tasks that can be scheduled automatically at pre-defined intervals.

Ability to view multiple calendars at once from within a single window

Provides customizable viewing options (e.g., day, week, month, year)

Ability to subscribe to other calendars for collaboration purposes or personal needs (work, family, school, etc.)

Ability to manage multiple calendars at a time

Calendar integrates with a screen reader to read and respond to calendar invites as well as schedule appointments and meetings

Calendar functions can be carried out with the use of keyboard shortcuts

Ability to customize calendar notifications including event reminders, how far in advance the notification should be received, and methods in which the notification is received (desktop notification vs. email)

Offers location-based alerts to assist with commuting to and from one location to another

Provides the ability to generate images from a text prompt.

Simulates human-like speech from text inputs.

Converts images into a textual description, identifying key elements.

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting