Kantata Customer Reviews 2024

Kantata

Composite Score

8.4 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

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What is Kantata?

Kantata takes professional services automation to a new level, giving people-powered businesses the clarity, control, and confidence they need to optimize resource planning and elevate operational performance. Our purpose-built cloud software is helping over 2,000 professional services organizations in more than 100 countries focus and optimize their most important asset: their people. By leveraging the Kantata Industry Cloud for Professional Services™, professionals gain access to the information and tools they need to win more business, ensure the right people are always available at the right time, and delight clients with project delivery and outcomes.

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Awards & Recognition

Kantata won the following awards in the Professional Services Automation category

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Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2022

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2021

Kantata 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.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

79 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.

+85 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 Kantata?

0% Negative

13% Neutral

87% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Enables Productivity
Client Friendly Policies
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Time Management

Resource Management

Expense Detail Tracking

Project Management

Auditability

Security

Reporting

Knowledgebase

Task Management and Workflow

Billing

Process Automation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 75

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Kantata Reviews

Role: Operations
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Lots of functions but need to hear users

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Reliable
Fair
Security Protects
Trustworthy

Cons

Leverages Incumbent Status

Andy B.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Great feature set for professional services!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Kantata from other similar products?

Includes both project task management, project financial accounting, team collaboration, and external client collaboration capabilities. This is a rare combination!

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

External customer collaboration capabilities.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It does have a lot of features and complexity to handle various use cases and situations. This can make the learning curve a bit tough at the start. You need to stay focused on the key value you want to achieve and not get distracted on side features.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Listen to your implementation lead - don't go for too much too fast! Focus on the key elements you need to drive value for your business and target success in those areas for your go-live.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Altruistic
Includes Product Enhancements
Reliable

sam h.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Fine project management for a marketing agency.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Kantata from other similar products?

I haven't used comparable products, but it seems to have all the standard features one would expect plus a monthly cadence of innovation of new features.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

They have good, in-person support.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I wish we could turn off or hide features we don't use.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Take it for a test drive and expect some onboarding pains since it's robust, but once you've found your lane, stick to it, and it will serve you well.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Saves Time

Cons

Less Generous
Under Delivered
Leverages Incumbent Status

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2021 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Kantata Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+85 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Kantata?

Pros

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

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

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

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

Auditability All changes to contracts are fully audit-trailed to improve controls

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

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

Knowledgebase Allows users to create knowledgebase articles, metadata tags, creation data and author's name

Task Management and Workflow Supports triggers and events for process automation.

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

Process Automation Supports process design with a point-and-click interface that lets user build processes

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

Kantata Reviews

Lots of functions but need to hear users

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Andy B.

Great feature set for professional services!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

sam h.

Fine project management for a marketing agency.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

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Process Automation

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Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

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Availability and Quality of Training

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Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Ease of Customization