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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (58.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Accelo
Star Rating
(529)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 3 pricing plansKantata Professional Services Automation (formerly Mavenlink+ Kimble)
Star Rating
(1,482)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (58.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Learn more about Kantata Professional Services Automation (formerly Mavenlink+ Kimble)Summary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Kantata Professional Services Cloud excels in project management features, particularly with its GANTT chart capabilities, which reviewers mention provide a clear visual representation of project timelines, while Accelo's GANTT functionality is noted to be less intuitive.
- Reviewers mention that Accelo offers superior customer management tools, with features like Customer Profiles and Client Portals receiving high praise for their ease of use and effectiveness, whereas users of Kantata Professional Services Cloud express that these features could be more robust.
- G2 users highlight that Kantata Professional Services Cloud has a strong focus on resource management, particularly in areas like Time & Expense tracking, which reviewers say is seamless and efficient, while Accelo's time tracking features are reported to be less user-friendly.
- Users on G2 report that Accelo shines in its automation capabilities, particularly with workflows and recurring tasks, which reviewers mention are easy to set up and manage, whereas Kantata Professional Services Cloud's automation features are seen as more limited.
- Reviewers say that the reporting and analytics features in Accelo are more comprehensive, with users praising its interactive dashboards and forecasting tools, while Kantata Professional Services Cloud's reporting capabilities are viewed as less flexible and harder to customize.
- Users report that the quality of customer support is notably higher for Accelo, with many reviewers mentioning quick response times and helpful resources, while Kantata Professional Services Cloud users express frustration with slower support and less accessible documentation.
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- Client Project Management
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Accelo
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
409
8.1
1,164
Ease of Use
8.1
413
7.7
1,175
Ease of Setup
7.1
179
7.2
698
Ease of Admin
7.7
178
7.7
736
Quality of Support
8.8
392
8.3
1,063
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
176
8.6
728
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
396
8.4
1,094
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.7
148
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
107
Not enough data
8.5
139
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
162
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
66
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
8.0
73
Not enough data
8.0
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
7.4
97
Not enough data
7.6
107
Not enough data
8.1
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
95
Not enough data
Customer Support
8.5
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
119
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
61
Not enough data
8.2
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.1
154
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
162
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
7.7
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
89
Not enough data
7.7
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
95
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
72
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.7
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - CRM
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
Configuration - cpq
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Pricing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quoting
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
Admin
9.2
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - cpq
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
8.8
197
|
Verified
8.2
369
|
Verified
8.6
196
|
Verified
8.1
367
|
Verified
8.5
166
7.3
325
|
Verified
8.3
178
|
Verified
7.2
309
|
Verified
8.4
141
7.3
318
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
6.5
276
|
Verified
8.0
167
|
Verified
7.2
310
|
Verified
7.9
181
|
Verified
7.0
300
|
Verified
Projects
8.7
179
|
Verified
8.0
347
|
Verified
8.5
175
|
Verified
7.6
294
|
Verified
8.3
149
|
Verified
7.4
325
|
Verified
8.5
176
|
Verified
7.4
328
|
Verified
8.3
165
|
Verified
7.5
319
|
Verified
8.5
166
|
Verified
8.0
338
|
Verified
8.3
128
7.0
267
|
Verified
8.5
168
|
Verified
7.7
336
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.2
248
|
Verified
8.7
186
|
Verified
8.4
387
|
Verified
8.1
135
|
Verified
7.2
280
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.3
137
|
Verified
7.8
322
|
Verified
8.4
151
|
Verified
7.9
336
|
Verified
8.4
168
|
Verified
7.9
341
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.2
138
|
Verified
7.5
304
|
Verified
8.3
155
|
Verified
7.9
345
|
Verified
8.3
173
|
Verified
7.8
347
|
Verified
Generative AI
4.8
20
5.4
77
4.8
19
5.0
75
Agentic AI - 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
Contract Management Platform Features
8.6
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.4
9
Not enough data
3.9
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contract Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
5.8
13
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
6.8
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
Project Management
6.0
12
Not enough data
6.4
12
Not enough data
6.1
11
Not enough data
Resource Management
6.5
13
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
6.2
13
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
6.9
12
Not enough data
6.7
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
5.3
12
Not enough data
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
3.9
9
Not enough data
5.2
8
Not enough data
5.2
8
Not enough data
5.4
8
Not enough data
5.4
8
Not enough data
4.6
8
Not enough data
5.4
8
Not enough data
5.2
8
Not enough data
5.2
8
Not enough data
4.6
8
Not enough data
Customer Requirements
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Contracts
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Revenue
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
7.2
6
7.9
325
7.4
7
8.0
344
6.9
6
8.0
344
Optimization
6.4
7
7.8
333
5.6
6
7.9
347
7.0
5
7.2
305
Content
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
92
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
94
Not enough data
8.4
98
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.8
108
Not enough data
7.7
87
Not enough data
9.0
128
Not enough data
8.6
116
Not enough data
9.2
130
Not enough data
8.2
104
Not enough data
Task Creation
8.4
20
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
6.7
20
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Task Management
7.5
20
Not enough data
7.3
21
Not enough data
7.1
20
Not enough data
6.7
20
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.7
14
Not enough data
5.6
14
Not enough data
Customer Management
8.8
93
|
Verified
6.9
164
|
Verified
8.6
82
|
Verified
6.9
166
|
Verified
7.7
65
5.7
124
|
Verified
8.3
83
|
Verified
6.5
129
|
Verified
Project Management
8.8
95
|
Verified
7.7
214
|
Verified
8.8
97
|
Verified
8.0
220
|
Verified
8.3
84
|
Verified
7.8
203
|
Verified
8.5
84
|
Verified
8.1
218
|
Verified
Accounting
8.3
79
7.6
197
8.4
89
|
Verified
7.2
183
|
Verified
8.3
72
|
Verified
6.6
137
|
Verified
8.5
79
|
Verified
7.2
183
|
Verified
8.6
84
|
Verified
7.8
194
|
Verified
Portfolio Management
8.2
66
7.4
156
8.3
67
7.2
155
|
Verified
7.8
64
6.6
151
7.9
64
6.7
134
|
Verified
Analytics
8.0
75
|
Verified
7.9
202
|
Verified
8.4
85
|
Verified
8.0
219
|
Verified
8.2
72
|
Verified
7.4
185
|
Verified
Administration
8.5
85
|
Verified
7.1
175
|
Verified
8.7
92
|
Verified
7.2
185
|
Verified
8.7
86
|
Verified
7.6
189
|
Verified
Platform
8.4
76
|
Verified
7.0
152
|
Verified
8.1
59
|
Verified
6.9
144
|
Verified
9.1
92
|
Verified
8.0
202
|
Verified
7.8
81
|
Verified
5.8
159
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
4.8
114
|
Verified
Generative AI
5.3
6
4.6
42
5.3
6
4.6
43
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
7.7
21
7.3
139
7.5
22
7.1
153
7.9
22
7.3
149
Administration
8.0
23
7.8
157
7.5
22
7.4
139
8.3
22
8.3
163
Project management
8.0
22
7.8
155
7.7
22
7.6
152
7.7
21
8.1
159
7.9
22
7.6
153
7.3
21
7.9
162
Feature Not Available
7.3
139
7.6
22
7.9
167
Workload
7.4
23
8.2
162
7.7
22
7.7
152
7.7
22
7.5
141
6.9
22
7.9
156
Communication & Collaboration
7.2
21
7.2
148
7.3
22
6.9
143
7.1
23
7.7
152
Cost Management
8.2
21
8.3
156
8.1
22
8.8
177
7.9
21
8.1
149
Integration
7.6
20
7.3
121
7.5
22
7.4
120
7.7
21
7.1
102
Generative AI
5.7
15
6.0
36
5.4
15
5.8
37
Agentic AI - Work 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
Communication
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
6.8
10
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Content & Documents
6.3
9
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
6.0
10
Not enough data
Controls
7.0
10
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
Project Management
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.8
6
Not enough data
6.7
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
7.9
19
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
7.4
17
Not enough data
Bill Processing
6.3
17
Not enough data
7.2
18
Not enough data
6.9
18
Not enough data
Integration
6.9
19
Not enough data
6.4
19
Not enough data
5.3
17
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
7.4
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
Sales Management
8.0
10
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
7.9
34
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.3
34
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.2
91
Not enough data
8.2
69
Not enough data
8.4
85
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
7.4
30
Not enough data
Administration
8.0
80
Not enough data
8.4
85
Not enough data
8.1
82
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
84
Not enough data
Platform
8.1
81
Not enough data
7.8
76
Not enough data
8.0
65
Not enough data
8.9
83
Not enough data
7.6
72
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Accelo and Kantata Professional Services Automation (formerly Mavenlink+ Kimble) are categorized as Work Management, Resource Management, Professional Services Automation, and Project Management
Unique Categories
Accelo is categorized as Project Collaboration, Client Portal, Project and Portfolio Management, Task Management, Sales Analytics, CRM, Billing, CPQ, Contract Management, Time Tracking, and Quote-to-Cash
Kantata Professional Services Automation (formerly Mavenlink+ Kimble) has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Accelo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Kantata Professional Services Automation (formerly Mavenlink+ Kimble)
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
33.3%
Information Technology and Services
17.8%
Computer Software
6.0%
Management Consulting
5.4%
Accounting
3.3%
Other
34.1%
Information Technology and Services
25.1%
Computer Software
14.6%
Marketing and Advertising
14.2%
Management Consulting
9.6%
Financial Services
3.1%
Other
33.5%
Most Helpful Reviews
Accelo
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Arianna G.
Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain
We have used Accelo for a small and rapidly growing accounting firm. Here is a summary of our key takeaways. Customizable. We found Accelo to be capable of accommodating the support of all of our processes. From our routing bookkeeping, to our tax season...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
They couldn't work with our Salesforce system.
Kantata Professional Services Automation (formerly Mavenlink+ Kimble)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Elizabeth K.
Verified User in Financial Services
The app has an excellent user experience and looks great, which is important when you need everyone in the company to embrace using it. You can tell that it’s been designed by people who come from a professional services background themselves as it’s...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Jodi J.
Verified User in Online Media
They started out good for the price. Now their customer service is subpar, their product has not evolved well, and they are charging more. Non-responsive, non-customizable dashboard. They lock you into a contract and quote user agreement when you question...
Arianna G.
Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain
We have used Accelo for a small and rapidly growing accounting firm. Here is a summary of our key takeaways. Customizable. We found Accelo to be capable of accommodating the support of all of our processes. From our routing bookkeeping, to our tax season...
Elizabeth K.
Verified User in Financial Services
The app has an excellent user experience and looks great, which is important when you need everyone in the company to embrace using it. You can tell that it’s been designed by people who come from a professional services background themselves as it’s...
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
They couldn't work with our Salesforce system.
Jodi J.
Verified User in Online Media
They started out good for the price. Now their customer service is subpar, their product has not evolved well, and they are charging more. Non-responsive, non-customizable dashboard. They lock you into a contract and quote user agreement when you question...
Discussions
Accelo integrates with various tools and platforms to enhance its functionality. Some of the common integrations include Google Workspace, Microsoft Office 365, QuickBooks, Xero, Slack, and Zapier. These integrations help streamline workflows, improve communication, and manage financials effectively.
2 comments
Official Response from Accelo
Hi there, Valentina is absolutely right! Accelo provides a long list of seamless integrations, including very powerful email, accounting and marketing...Read more
Does Accelo offer Customer Support?
2 comments
Official Response from Accelo
Hi there, Accelo provides free Customer Support to all Accelo users which includes basic 24/6 email responses. Premium Support is available to customers...Read more
When are you coming up with more new exciting features
2 comments
MG
Best way to find out about upcoming features is to check out the Accelo Blog page. https://www.accelo.com/resources/blog/Read more
Does Mavenlink have an integration platform?
2 comments
RS
Yes, you can. We needed a way to get monthly, recurring tasks to repeat for our retainer clients and Mavenlink created an integration for us.Read more
Mavenlink is a project management and resource planning software designed to help businesses manage their projects, resources, and financials in one place. It offers tools for collaboration, time tracking, and reporting to improve productivity and efficiency.
1 comment
Official Response from Kantata Professional Services Automation (formerly Mavenlink+ Kimble)
Mavenlink sits between your CRM & Backend Accounting Software (General Ledger). It allows you to know the availability of every resource, the status of every...Read more
Who uses Mavenlink?
1 comment
Official Response from Kantata Professional Services Automation (formerly Mavenlink+ Kimble)
Consulting / Professional Services - Every consultant acts as a project manager, whether for a big team or independently, so they need a tool to monitor both...Read more
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