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Kantata Description

The Kantata Professional Services Cloud, formerly known as the Mavenlink Industry Cloud for Professional Services, is an incredibly powerful collection of operational management and resource optimization, business insight, integration, workflow automation functionality, and workflow optimization functionality that optimizes resources. It also enhances operational performance. This resource-first architecture allows services businesses to have the best team possible and monitor progress against budgets and timelines so that projects run smoothly, predictably and profitably.

The Kantata Professional Services Cloud is purpose-built to help agencies and professional services organizations with 50 to 5000+ employees.

Kantata is your business's heart. Kantata was designed to address the challenges you face in resource management every day. Kantata's resource optimization functionality leverages operations management science, advanced algorithms and analytics to solve previously unsolvable business problems.

Pricing

Pricing Information:
Custom pricing available. Kantata offers multiple license types with flexible packaging to meet your unique needs. Contact Kantata for details.

Integrations

API:
Yes, Kantata has an API

Reviews - 28 Verified Reviews

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Company Details

Company:
Kantata
Year Founded:
2008
Headquarters:
United States
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Kantata - Resource Management

Kantata - Resource Management

Product Details

Platforms
SaaS
Type of Training
Documentation
Live Online
Webinars
In Person
Customer Support
Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Kantata Features and Options

Resource Management Software

Capacity Management
Data Visualization
Demand Forecasting
Drag & Drop
Employee Scheduling
Filtered Search
Resource Allocation
Skills Tracking
Utilization Management

IT Project Management Software

Bug Tracking
Issue Management
Milestone Tracking
Percent-Complete Tracking
Portfolio Management
Prioritization
Product Roadmapping
Requirements Management
Resource Management
Status Tracking
Supports Agile
Supports Scrum
Task Management
Testing / QA Management
Time & Expense Tracking

Work Management Software

Access Roles / Permissions
CRM
Calendar Management
Collaboration Tools
File Storage / File Sharing
Kanban
Messaging / Discussion
Performance Metrics
Project Management
Reporting / Analytics
Resource Management
Strategic Planning
Task Management
Time Tracking
Version Control
Workflow Management

Project Planning Software

Agile Methodologies
Budget Management
Collaboration Tools
Due Date Tracking
Gantt Charts
Kanban Board
Prioritization
Progress Tracking
Resource Management
Task Management
Template Management
Traditional Methodologies

Project Portfolio Management Software

Budget Management
Collaboration
Dashboard
Issue Management
Milestone Tracking
Portfolio Management
Project Planning
Requirements Management
Resource Management
Status Tracking
Task Management
Time & Expense Tracking

Time and Expense Software

Activity Tracking
Billable Hours Tracking
Billing Rate Management
Expense Tracking
Invoice Processing
Multiple Billing Rates
Project Tracking
Reimbursement Management
Time Tracking by Client
Time Tracking by Project

Time Tracking Software

Automatic Time Capture
Billable & Non-Billable Hours
Billing & Invoicing
Employee Database
Expense Tracking
Mobile Time Tracking
Multiple Billing Rates
Offline Time Tracking
Online Time Tracking
Overtime Calculation
Time per Project Reporting
Timesheet Management
Vacation / Leave Tracking

Professional Services Automation Software

Billing & Invoicing
CRM
Client Portal
Collaboration Tools
Document Management
Portfolio Management
Project Management
Proposal Generation
Quote Management
Resource Management
Time & Expense Tracking

Strategic Planning Software

Budgeting & Forecasting
Dashboard
Goal Setting / Tracking
Idea Management
KPIs
Modeling & Simulation
Roadmapping
Scenario Planning
Scorecards

Collaboration Software

Brainstorming
Calendar Management
Chat / Messaging
Contact Management
Content Management
Document Management
Project Management
Real Time Editing
Task Management
Version Control
Video Conferencing

Business Intelligence Software

Ad Hoc Reports
Benchmarking
Budgeting & Forecasting
Dashboard
Data Analysis
Key Performance Indicators
Natural Language Generation (NLG)
Performance Metrics
Predictive Analytics
Profitability Analysis
Strategic Planning
Trend / Problem Indicators
Visual Analytics

Financial Management Software

Budgeting & Forecasting
Cash Management
Consolidation / Roll-Up
Currency Management
Financial Reporting
Investment Management
Project Management
Revenue Recognition
Risk Management
Tax Management

Kantata Lists

  • Name: Kassy G.
    Job Title: Solutions Delivery Project Manager
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User, Administrator
    Organization Size: 26 - 99
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Great project management software for client communications!

    Date: Dec 21 2023

    Summary: This tool has been a game changer for managing multiple projects with clients. It provides easy communication, all in one place and helps keep projects on track. We love it!

    Positive: The platform has been a wonderful tool for hosting solutions delivery and provides a one-stop-shop for clients and internal stakeholders for communications, timelines, and deliverables tracking. It is easy to use and provides transparency in real-time for all project members as well as easy deliverable tracking and project reporting.

    Negative: Some additional Task Tracker configurations and usability updates would be helpful similar to excel functionality.

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  • Name: Anil S.
    Job Title: Project Manager
    Length of product use: Less than 6 months
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Easy to use tool for streamlining your Agency

    Edited: Jun 02 2023

    Summary: Since we are a growing agency with multiple project and hundreds of resources, it is easy to use Kantata for resource planning, allocation, and following that allocation during execution. We can aim for higher resource utilization with this.

    Positive: Single Dashboard to review all submitted, resubmitted and pending timesheets which makes weekly timesheet review a simple task. It is much better than Tempo timesheets that I have used in past.

    Negative: Nothing in particular but more filter and sorting options on project page would have been more helpful as it takes a while to find what you are looking for in it's current view.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Consultant
    Length of product use: 6-12 Months
    Used How Often?: Weekly
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Complete, user-friendly and intuitive

    Date: May 18 2023

    Summary: Overall, this is a great product that enables us to work more efficiently and easily track the hours spent on specific tasks within a project.

    Positive: My team and I loved the user-friendly interface! We only did about 15 minutes of training to get the basics and then everyone got the rest of it by themselves. It's that easy.

    Negative: It is sometimes hard to see the number of hours spent on billable vs non-billable tasks on a project.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Digital Marketing Specialist
    Length of product use: Less than 6 months
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    A great way to collaborate with your team on projects!

    Date: Feb 10 2023

    Summary: Overall I would recommend this product to any team looking to collaborate on projects together and also its time-tracking tools are great.

    Positive: The pros of this product include ease of use, ease of communication with teammates, and overall project management tools.

    Negative: What I don't like about this software is how it occasionally has days where the connection is extremely slow.

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  • Name: Rifaqat J.
    Job Title: Solutions Architect
    Length of product use: 1-2 Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Best-in-class Business Automation platform

    Date: Sep 15 2022

    Summary: Excellent all-in-one product for your internal business management. Maximize your results. Empower your team. Deliver better client outcomes.

    Positive: Resource Management.
    Financial Management.
    Project Management.
    Team Collaboration.
    Business Intelligence.
    Integrations & Workflows.

    Negative: Nothing as such. It's one of the best tools available in the market.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Kantata is the best modern tool for project management

    Date: Sep 02 2022

    Summary: Kantata is a very efficient and easy to use project management tool. I am using it for more than 2 years now and I am satisfied with its performance.

    Positive: User interface of Kantata is simple and easy. One can easily find everything related to project.
    Kantata insights helps to track project efficiently.

    Negative: Kantata needs to develop a good mobile application to track projects on the go.

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  • Name: Jaime V.
    Job Title: Senior Project Manager and Capability Lead
    Length of product use: 6-12 Months
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User, Administrator
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Great Resource Management Tool

    Date: Sep 08 2021

    Summary: Overall very satisfied with the product. PSO of about 150 people strong. Consultants find the time entry easy to use. Management loves the reports. PMs would like to see better management of projects/resources functionality added.

    Positive: User friendly interface, fast, and dependable. We're not using the tool to its max potential (yet), but so far we're overall happy with what it provides.

    Negative: The fly-out left menu bar is a bit annoying when you're trying to grab screenshots.

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  • Name: Abhishek K.
    Job Title: Developer
    Length of product use: 6-12 Months
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: Administrator
    Organization Size: 26 - 99
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    A great product for Project and Timesheet management

    Date: Sep 08 2021

    Summary: The overall experience of using Kantata was superb! We saw a good spike in productivity of the resources and management tasks has been made much easy with the product.

    Positive: - Timesheet management features
    - Resource and Allocation management features
    - Workflow management features
    - Ease of setup and on-demand customer support
    - Report capabilities
    - Improvised Project and Portfolio management compared to other ppm tools

    Negative: No cons in fact but as a suggestion ease of use is something that can be improved. For example, for new users in our organization, we had to give them a small session on using Kantata.

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  • Name: Arpit K.
    Job Title: Software Engineer
    Length of product use: 6-12 Months
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 500 - 999
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    A great software for project management

    Date: Apr 30 2021

    Summary: Overall its a great tool to manage projects and it is just getting better every year. Every project manager should have this tool to improve the business.

    Positive: Kantata is a dream project management software for every project. It helps to manage portfolio, project and resources easily. Also, it is budget friendly.

    Negative: Found none except the insights and user interface can be improved.

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  • Name: Nicole S.
    Job Title: CFO and HR Director
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: Administrator
    Organization Size: 26 - 99
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    We love Kantata!

    Date: Apr 29 2021

    Summary: We have used Kantata for 5 years now, and the support and service are top-notch. We rely on it daily.

    Positive: Easy to use, even for those who have never used it before. The integration with QB is fantastic, also.

    Negative: More customization would be nice, for retainer clients.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Service Operations Systems Management
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 20,000 or More
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Mavenlink: The operational system of record you can't live without!

    Date: Apr 14 2021

    Summary: Kantata is a great tool managing a project's entire lifecycle including pipeline, capacity, margins, etc. Whenever I have any questions their support staff is always quick to respond!

    Positive: Easy to setup and great support! When switching to Kantata we saw an increase in productivity and improved visibility!

    Negative: More custom reporting options that are easier to setup.

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  • Name: Rachel S.
    Job Title: Director of Operations
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 1 - 25
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Robust Platform for Project Management

    Date: Apr 13 2021

    Summary: This platform has saved me thousands of hours and helped my team stay on budget and meet deadlines. If you manage multiple staff and projects, Mavenlink can do the same for you.

    Positive: Mavenlink makes it easy to manage a project from start to finish with real-time time tracking. I love the ability to see burn rates and to know at a quick glance the health of my projects.

    Negative: My one con is with checklists. You can still mark a task as complete even when the checklist items have not been checked off. That one thing drives me nuts.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Senior Implementation Consultant
    Length of product use: 2+ Years
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User
    Organization Size: 500 - 999
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Support
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Great tool to manage projects for any company

    Date: Apr 13 2021

    Summary: We do marketing SaaS implementations for some of the biggest companies out there and Mavenlink is our project management tool. It helps us keep projects on track and within the set budgets, improves collaboration with customers, and makes the whole project management easier and more efficient.

    Positive: Mavenlink is a very powerful tool to manage projects and there are multiple reasons we went for it after throughly analyzing other tools. We have over 850 employees spread out in 15 offices across the globe and Mavenlink is very easy to use thanks to its intuitive interface and all the help tutorials, videos, FAQs, and great live support. Overall, we've been using it for 5 years.

    The other positive thing is Mavenlink has many integrations with 3rd party tools like JIRA, Salesforce, and many others. It's a huge plus there's also Mavenlink API for everything else that isn't yet officially supported.

    The platform has project templates, Gantt chart, time tracking tools, expense reports, timesheets, invoicing, file storage, collaboration feed, resource planner and all kinds of reports. It is accompanied by very flexible permission management and different rate cards depending on a region. What is also nice, you can invite client users to projects for free.

    The notification management is pretty flexible and is done via emails that you can configure in many ways to not get overwhelmed with all the updates (a big plus).

    Last but not least, there is a web-optimized mobile app and a browser plug-in to do time tracking and project updates on the go.

    Negative: With all the benefits, there are a few minor inconveniences. For example, you cannot select multiple tasks/milestones/deliverables in a project and do a mass-update (i.e. change status or assignees) - you have to go one by one (as of 2020 there was an updated task tracker in beta which will address this). File manager portion could also be expanded and use some permission management, folders, upload requests or sharing links. It doesn't look like Mavenlink supports multiple languages (at least we use English UI across the company and the help portal didn't suggest any language settings per user). Other than that there isn't much to add.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Operations and Marketing Analyst
    Length of product use: 6-12 Months
    Used How Often?: Daily
    Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Impressive project manager

    Edited: Nov 07 2020

    Summary: Overall, Mavenlink is a very useful platform for our organization to manage the business with less effort. Its centralized dashboard gives the best project visualization.

    Positive: Mavenlink is an impressive resource and project management platform. I loved its ability to track employee time with project management. UI is super clean. Has tons to business management to manage. Detailed interface with easy to navigate dashboard.

    Negative: There isn't any negative to share about this tool.

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  • Name: Anonymous (Verified)
    Job Title: Technical Program Manager
    Length of product use: 6-12 Months
    Used How Often?: Weekly
    Role: User, Deployment
    Organization Size: 100 - 499
    Features
    Design
    Ease
    Pricing
    Likelihood to Recommend to Others
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Multi-purpose business tool

    Date: Nov 06 2020

    Summary: Overall, Mavenlink has a broad function of support for every business to manage tons of activity from one dashboard. The interface is great. We highly recommend this tool.

    Positive: Mavenlink adds power to your fingertips that assures complete business management can be handled. Using Mavenlink we can manage resources, projects, Business Intelligence and team collaboration.

    Negative: Nothing so far. We are happy with this solution.

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