Forecast Customer Reviews 2024

Forecast

Composite Score

7.1 /10

CX Score

7.0 /10

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Awards & Recognition

Forecast won the following awards in the Professional Services Automation category

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2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

0 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2022

Forecast Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

82 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+71 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Forecast?

7% Negative

13% Neutral

80% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Caring

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Billing

Security

Expense Detail Tracking

Project Management

Resource Management

Reporting

Time Management

Agile Project Management

Retainer Management

Team Collaboration

Quote to Project Conversion

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Forecast Reviews

Role: Operations
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

Can't judge relative pricing but it's effective.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Respectful

Joe S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

Simple, intuitive and saves time

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Forecast from other similar products?

API reporting features

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy view of projects and allocation

What do you dislike most about this product?

When work is allocated over long periods of time it can be difficult to get a good weekly view, but this is partly about how the product is being used by our team

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Better than tempo

Pros

Saves Time
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

Levi R.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

Able to automate away the hassle using the API

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Forecast from other similar products?

easy to use compared to competitors

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

automatiion-enabling API

What do you dislike most about this product?

Could have better/clearer UX

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

will likely fit your needs, would recommend if within budget

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Cons

Slower Product Innovation
Less Performance Enhancing
Security Frustrates

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Awards & Recognition

Forecast Ratings

82 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+71 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Forecast?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Billing Includes invoice management, time capture, and expense tracking.

Security Permits customers to use their identity provider of choice to manage their sign on

Expense Detail Tracking Expense information related to the expense, including reason, attendees, project and/or client information, and whether an expense is re-billable to a client.

Project Management Plan all resources needed to execute projects

Resource Management Define and manage skillsets and align to specific blueprints/workshops, easily adjust and delete bookings based on resource utilization and staffing needs

Reporting Straightforward data storage with ability to create any reports easily.

Time Management Includes time tracking or recording, automatic timer, and timesheets.

Agile Project Management Running agile projects using sprints and backlog management as well as story points for estimation.

Retainer Management Manage the ongoing and recurring work you do for clients, including tasks and billing.

Team Collaboration Allows multiple users to comment on, mark-up, annotate, or edit a document. Provides team sites, workspaces or other landing areas that enhance productivity.

Quote to Project Conversion Converts won quotes into pre-planned projects using project templates.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Forecast Reviews

Can't judge relative pricing but it's effective.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Joe S.

Simple, intuitive and saves time

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Levi R.

Able to automate away the hassle using the API

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Billing

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Expense Detail Tracking

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Resource Management

Reporting

Time Management

Agile Project Management

Retainer Management

Team Collaboration

Quote to Project Conversion

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Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

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Ease of Customization