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Alternatives to Kantata
19 professional services tools sit alongside Kantata in this directory. Below is what separates each from Kantata on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 19
- With a free tier
- 9
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Kantata starts at
- On request
Why people look past Kantata
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Kantata entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Kantata carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 9 of the 19 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Professional services automation for agencies
- Publishes an entry price of $17/month, where Kantata does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Project management software that lets you work your way
- Can be used without paying; Kantata cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Kantata does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Time tracking that's easy, powerful, and frictionless
- Can be used without paying; Kantata cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $9/month, where Kantata does not.
Simple, all-in-one invoicing and billing software
- Can be used without paying; Kantata cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Kantata does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than quote.
Find freelancers, find a job
- Can be used without paying; Kantata cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Kantata does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than quote.
Projects, timesheets, invoices done right
- Can be used without paying; Kantata cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $11.95/month, where Kantata does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than quote.
Every Kantata alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kantata (this page) | On request | Quote | - | |
| ScoroProfessional services automation for agencies | $17/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Kantata |
| TeamworkProject management software that lets you work your way | Free | Subscription | 5 | vs Kantata |
| Toggl Track | Free, then $9/month | - | 3 | vs Kantata |
| Hiveage | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Kantata |
| Guru | Free | Subscription | 5 | vs Kantata |
| Avaza | Free, then $11.95/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Kantata |
| Freelancer.com | Free | Transaction | - | vs Kantata |
| Bonsai | Free, then $9/user/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Kantata |
| Harvest | Free, then $9/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Kantata |
| FreshBooks | Free, then $23/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Kantata |
| Certinia PSA | On request | Quote | - | vs Kantata |
| Netsuite OpenAir | $500/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Kantata |
| TravelPerk | Free | Usage-based | - | vs Kantata |
| Productive | $10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Kantata |
| Plutio | $19/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Kantata |
| Function Point | $53/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Kantata |
| Accelo | On request | Quote | - | vs Kantata |
| BigTime | $20/user/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Kantata |
| PracticePanther | $49/month | Subscription | 8 | vs Kantata |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Kantata badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (9)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Teamwork , Free
- Toggl Track , Free, then $9/month
- Hiveage , Free
- Guru , Free
- Avaza , Free, then $11.95/month
- Freelancer.com , Free
- Bonsai , Free, then $9/user/month
- Harvest , Free, then $9/month
What you would be giving up
Kantata is most often brought in for reducing cost leakage in professional services operations, increasing resource utilization across global operations teams, improving revenue forecasting accuracy for pipeline planning, boosting service margins through better project management, automating workflows across connected business tools. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Kantata is broadly right and the question is cost, the Kantata pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Professional Services category lists everything the directory holds, and best professional services tools ranks them.
Kantata runs on not recorded. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Kantata alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Kantata?
- 19 other professional services tools are listed in this directory, led by Scoro, Teamwork, Toggl Track, Hiveage. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Kantata?
- 9 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Teamwork, Toggl Track, Hiveage, Guru, Avaza.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Kantata?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Kantata?
- Kantata is most often brought in for reducing cost leakage in professional services operations, increasing resource utilization across global operations teams, improving revenue forecasting accuracy for pipeline planning, boosting service margins through better project management, automating workflows across connected business tools. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Kantata?
- None of the professional services tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Kantata alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Professional Services, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Kantata against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Kantata covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every professional services tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Professional Services category, 19 tools beside Kantata. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.