Here’s what actual buyers are saying
Celoxis rates higher for project scheduling and interactive gantt chart than Mavenlink
Celoxis has more comprehensive portfolio management and resource management capabilities than Mavenlink
Celoxis ranks higher for intuitive and real-time reporting and dashboards than Mavenlink
Celoxis is more successful at meeting business and users' requirements than Mavenlink
Mavenlink requires more time to go live than Celoxis
Mavenlink requires more time on average to reach ROI than Celoxis
Mavenlink is rated as more expensive than Celoxis
Celoxis outperforms Mavenlink in timeliness of vendor response & quality of technical support
Let’s look at the facts
Project Planning
Mavenlink’s project management capabilities do not include the dynamics of real-world project planning and scheduling.
| Celoxis | Mavenlink | |
|---|---|---|
| Interactive Gantt chart | ||
| Multiple resources per task | ||
| Allocate resources in hours instead of % | ||
| Advanced scheduling | ||
| FS, FF, SF & SS predecessor types | ||
| Inter-project dependencies | ||
| Critical Path | ||
| Recurring Tasks |
Project Tracking
| Celoxis | Mavenlink | |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking Dashboards | ||
| Intelligent health indicators | ||
| Request an update from resources in one click | ||
| Track planned vs. actual - dates, hours and cost | ||
| Baselines and EVA | ||
| Change-request tracking | ||
| Log time and updates via email | ||
| Email alerts of important events |
Project Financials
| Celoxis | Mavenlink | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost estimation | ||
| Cost tracking & forecasting | ||
| Revenue estimation | ||
| Revenue tracking & forecasting | ||
| Flexible billing models | ||
| Milestone-based billing | ||
| Track KPIs like cashflow, profit & margin |
Portfolio Management (PPM)
| Celoxis | Mavenlink | |
|---|---|---|
| Project request queue | ||
| Project prioritization | ||
| Demand management | ||
| Portfolio analysis | ||
| Portfolio dashboards |
Resource Management
| Celoxis | Mavenlink | |
|---|---|---|
| Resources in different locations or shifts | ||
| Holidays and exceptions | ||
| Reporting manager | ||
| Virtual users | ||
| Support for external consultants | ||
| Cross-project workload chart | ||
| Planned vs. actual utilization | ||
| Job roles | ||
| Capacity planning |
Collaboration
Mavenlink lacks the capability to include multiple distinct project-related discussions, which are crucial in managing large and diverse projects. Lack of an in-app notification center makes it difficult to stay on top of your priorities without checking your email or a 3rd-party app like Slack.
| Celoxis | Mavenlink | |
|---|---|---|
| @ mentions | ||
| Comment on tasks, issues and other work items | ||
| File attachments | ||
| Version control | ||
| Online discussions | ||
| Client portal | ||
| Participate via email |
Time Tracking
Mavenlink’s time tracking lacks the much needed flexibility and tools for dynamic teams.
| Celoxis | Mavenlink | |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly timesheets | ||
| Inbuilt timers | ||
| Log time via email | ||
| Log time for another user | ||
| Incomplete timesheets automation | ||
| Multi-level approval workflow | ||
| Automatic approvals | ||
| 1-Click approvals |
Risk Management
| Celoxis | Mavenlink | |
|---|---|---|
| Organization & project risk registers | ||
| Qualify risks | ||
| Custom risk parameters | ||
| Risk assesment | ||
| Escalation rules |
Issue & Bug Tracking
Mavenlink’s bug and issue tracking solution is a fairly basic offering and does not offer customization and comprehensive reporting.
| Celoxis | Mavenlink | |
|---|---|---|
| Customizable workflow | ||
| Escalation rules | ||
| Log time | ||
| Kanban view |
Expense Tracking
Mavenlink does not offer integrated expense management for accurately recording and tracking project costs related to equipments, people, legal, travel, etc. Managing expenses and receipts is a nightmare without integrating (and paying for) a 3rd party software.
| Celoxis | Mavenlink | |
|---|---|---|
| Billable and non-billable expenses | ||
| Custom expense codes | ||
| Online approval | ||
| File attachments to expenses (e.g. Receipts) | ||
| Reimbursible flag |
Analytics & Reporting
| Celoxis | Mavenlink | |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-project reporting | ||
| Dynamic filters | ||
| Drill-down charts | ||
| Reporting on custom fields including formula fields. | ||
| Trend charts | ||
| Automatically email reports |
Integrations
Mavenlink only offers export/import and file storage integrations with their plans. Any additional integration is considered as a custom integration and is provided for a fee.
| Celoxis | Mavenlink | |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Project | ||
| Microsoft Excel | ||
| Zapier | ||
| Google Drive | ||
| Quick Books Online | ||
| API | ||
| Salesforce | ||
| iCal | ||
| LDAP | ||
| Single Sign-On |
Security
| Celoxis | Mavenlink | |
|---|---|---|
| Workspace | ||
| Role-based permissions | ||
| Project-level overrides |
Deployment
| Celoxis | Mavenlink | |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud (SaaS) | ||
| On-Premise |
Pricing
CELOXIS
$ 25
Monthly/User
Mavenlink
$ 79
Monthly/User (Annual Subscription)
Celoxis has allowed us to gain project and resource management visibility across the business and improve overall coordination, communication and project execution.
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