Embedded process allows faster start up and use of (best) practice. KantataSX is a large financial system that comes with complexity. Kantata design is very well done and complexity for us as customer can be quite well scaled through configuration and activation of functionality and modules. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The embedded support and automation for administrative tasks is not enough fr our taste. Too much manual effort is required for especially engagement and assignment maintenance). This results in workload, but also in delays and therefore inaccurate / outdated status data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The depth of workforce and financial data in one platform is what stands out most. Having resource allocations, time actuals, project budgets, and billing rates all connected means we can build a true picture of workforce utilization and cost without stitching together data from multiple systems.

The API is also a significant strength — it gives us the ability to build custom reporting and automation on top of the platform, which has been critical for our workforce planning workflows. We've been able to pull allocation data, time entries, and project financials programmatically and feed them into executive-level dashboards that Kantata's native reporting couldn't produce on its own.

For a team focused on strategic workforce planning, having a system that connects headcount decisions directly to financial outcomes in real time is genuinely valuable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is no data warehouse or historical state management. If you update a resource's rate, change an allocation, or modify a project setting, that change is final — there is no way to see what the value was before. For workforce planning and financial reporting, this is a significant limitation. Teams that need to track how plans evolved over time, reconcile actuals against an earlier forecast, or audit a change have no native path to do so. You are essentially forced to build your own snapshotting solution outside the platform if historical accuracy matters to your business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The drag and drop interface in the resource planner is good and helps save time. Kantata integrations with Salesforce, Netsuite and other tools enable an end to end system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Several core workflows require heavy administrative support because the platform has limited automation, fragmented permissions, reporting constraints, and significant dependency on clean setup data.

Kantata has not kept pace with AI advancements, and Huge is pulling data into self-designed interfaces that are more modern and user friendly than the Kantata UI.

Reporting Suite lacks flexibility. Changing time frames often requires creating separate reports rather than adjusting a single view. Users also cannot save common filtered views, such as their own Practice or set of Projects.

Reports are slow and cumbersome to use. Users often need to load a report, apply filters, and wait for it to reload, which reduces adoption.

Historical trend reporting is limited. The current reporting suite does not make it easy to view how metrics change over time.

The permissions model is limited and fragmented. Kantata has multiple permission models, and available controls are not granular enough for some common operational needs.

The skills functionality is not advanced enough for our needs.

Overall, the price is exceptionally high compared to the value we receive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Kantata primarily for logging hours. The timesheets are easy to use. It's easy to add projects, log hours, change information, etc. I also appreciate the ability to look at project information (timelines, other team members etc) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes, when I’m entering hours, it can be hard to find the right project. For example, if a client’s name is “San Francisco Bakery” but the client name in Kantata is “SF_Bak,” searching for “San Francisco” won’t bring up that client/project. I’m not sure whether there’s a way to link keywords or alternate names to projects to make them easier to search, but something like that would solve the problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yes, Kantata provides more effective ways to automate processes. However, I have noticed that updates and recalculations can sometimes take longer than expected. For example, resource actual cost and revenue figures may not refresh immediately, which can result in a slower response time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have noticed that updates and recalculations can sometimes take longer than expected. For example, resource actual cost and revenue figures may not refresh immediately, which can result in a slower response time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how involved Kantata Professional Services Automation is. It's a very in-depth software that has a lot of functionality and things that we can use. There are a lot of possibilities beyond what we're currently using it for, and I think that's the best part about it. I also really appreciate the time sheet tracking feature. It's very granular and item-based, allowing us to get into the details with notes. We can track exactly what we worked on and how much time down to the minute, which makes it very easy to track our time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think, visually, it is not as user-friendly. I know a lot of other software that are more drag and drop. This is a little bit more archaic in that you have to go in and put in your numbers, put in your words. Specifically, there's not as much AI work happening with Kantata, and I think that it could be a little bit more visual and user-friendly down the line. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kantata brings the entire project lifecycle into a single platform. It provides excellent visibility across resource planning, project delivery, forecasting, and financial performance, allowing different teams to work from the same source of truth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The user interface feels a bit dated in places, and some everyday tasks take more clicks than they really should. The reporting features are solid, but they can be unintuitive to navigate, and there are limitations that sometimes force me to rely on workarounds or turn to external BI tools when I need more advanced analytics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is a great tool for project management and budget tracking. There are areas that could be better but overall it has been able to provide the information needed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

With time tracking within a project I wish there were more capabilities of chaning to multiple roles for a user within a project. Also, I would like to have a more efficent billing feature/schedule. Being able to calucale markups for external cost could be more cleaner than the way it is currenlt being done Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like all of the innovation that they're doing. I'm really looking forward to the AI capabilities allowing me to quickly access things like dashboards. I love my customer service representative; he's there when I need him. I love that I can report across projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I feel like when they roll out new solutions, they're not fully tested. With the AI, a lot of my feedback was negative because it wasn't actually giving me the correct answer. I also wish there were more capabilities connecting to Salesforce, and a little more customization when a project is created and the criteria around that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kantata's user interface is clean and easy to use compared to clunky and generally ugly tools I've used in the past. I have access in one place for all of the time tracking needs and project management needs. I primarily use kantata for timesheets and project health tracking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have not experienced any downsides of working with Kantata functionality. However, I would be interested to learn more about possible integrations and the AI / Intelligence capabilities. My agency has not yet explored these functions to my knowledge and underutilizes the gantt function within the task manager. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.