Team Collaboration Software

Do you have a team scattered all over the world on your hands? We say: location and time zones are irrelevant with the right tools! Specifically, ActiveCollab allows a smooth collaboration with all team members, in real-time or asynchronously. With a built-in Chat platform, time tracking, Gantt boards, integrations with other apps, and project templates, ActiveCollab offers an all-in-one software for a remote-based workflow!

There are plenty of ways to communicate with people, and we've seen a significant expansion of various apps in the past few years. It's pretty easy to get lost in the sea of tools, and instead of making life easier, we find ourselves drowning in details yet missing the important ones at the same time.

When it comes to business correspondence, email is the traditional path to take. However, time showed this method is full of faults, the main ones being speed, formality, and engagement. We have a better idea: a centralized platform for all your communication with the team.

Real-life Feedback From Our Customers: Workflows Are Better When We Communicate Easily

Check out how other teams use ActiveCollab to meet their enterprise and user needs! A tool built to help you set up workflows and tasks so your teams can focus on Real Work

Before using ActiveCollab, we had lots of information spread across lots of different areas. Various spreadsheets, Word documents, we were making notes and emailing one another, so there were a lot of email trains that were quite long. It's just really handy for instant communication, saves me the job of delegating the tasks and asking people to do things via email. I just know it's automatically going to happen, and it saves me so much time!

Sarah Griffin

Managing Director and Producer @ Flyte Creative Media

I can safely say that our internal email chains have all but disappeared. When we work with several clients on multiple projects, you can imagine the hot mess of emails that can pile up in the blink of an eye. It was becoming nearly impossible to find critical information in a timely fashion. With ActiveCollab, you can comment, chat, tag, emote, assign, and upload files to a specific task you created. We share ideas, provide edits, give feedback, and encourage one another all in one place.

Audrey Hunt

Brand Designer @ White Space

Many different teams have discovered ActiveCollab positive sides.
Read it all in use cases.

4 Ways To Collaborate in ActiveCollab

Comments

Create tasks and templates, add detailed descriptions, assignees, due dates, and then leave comments to discuss their progress. Team members can ask questions, view previous discussions, have doubts cleared up, let everyone know if they have any impediments that prevent them from completing the task, etc.

  All the subscribers will get a real-time notification on all devices when a new comment is posted. When someone is @mentioned directly, they'll get the info in the same notification. To make things smoother, you can mention entire teams at once.

Notes

We're all too familiar with a desk full of post-its and a pile of scrapbooks full of pieces of random information. The nightmare begins the moment a fragment of a bullet point needs to be found within minutes. Notes in ActiveCollab allow access to file storing and shared information in an organized way on a cloud. If someone can't attend a meeting, you can collect notes from it and keep everyone in the loop by letting them view them later. Update and change notes as often as you like - all the versions can be reopened and reviewed.

If you have several notes based on the same topic, you can group them into collections by drag-and-dropping them, one on top of the other. This way, you'll never have to look through pieces of paper on a messy surface or a Slack conversation again! Make the most of the benefits software such as ActiveCollab offers.

Discussions

Can't put the team together for a meeting? Luckily, you can talk asynchronously about ideas through discussions! Set up a topic, describe it, include subscribers, and then let the team speak freely at their own pace.

  If the discussion proves to be useful, convert it to a task, and watch an idea become an actionable item.

In-app Chat

Nowadays, it's normal to have completely separate conversations simultaneously on different apps with the same person. It's a quirky and interesting occurrence until it transfers to the business world and the exchange of important information. Who said what, where, and when are common daily questions.

So, we created a chat app within ActiveCollab to centralize all conversations in one place! Formally or informally, you can chat and collaborate in a single app with individuals or entire teams. Finally, you can ditch additional tools like Slack to exchange data and files!

Create custom groups or talk and send a file or video to already formed teams. All your messages will be saved and never lost. Also, no one apart from the participants will be able to read the messages in a conversation! We believe users' privacy is crucial.

Sharing Files

…has never been so easy! There are plenty of ways to share a file or video with your team and clients in ActiveCollab, including integrations with popular cloud-based software.

G-Drive

Connect your Google account to attach documents, spreadsheets, slides, etc. It's easier to collaborate with the team when you include all your files in one place with a G-Drive integration!

Dropbox

If you're used to exchanging files through Dropbox, we got you covered. Keep sharing them and carry on the discussion and exchange in ActiveCollab.

From computer

Upload any type of file - images, documents, zip files, videos, you name it. Use the "Attach Files" button or drag and drop them to where you need them.

Storage

No need to get claustrophobic! You have plenty of space to stretch out. 100 GB are at your disposal. If you're on a yearly subscription, 25 GB more await! Plus, you can always buy even more space: add 100, 300, or 500 GB to your account if needed!

Where can I attach all these files?

You'll be able to attach files in the same way on tasks, notes, discussions, comments, and our in-app Chat!

Why Do You Need Team Collaboration?

Collaborative team	Dysfunctional team
Trusting there will be no persecution for having a bad day.	Team members don't trust each other and fear appearing vulnerable.
Team members are not afraid to talk about dysfunctions and problems.	Avoidance of conflict in order to preserve an illusion of peace.
The team is driven to achieve positive results.	Little care about reaching the company or team goals.
Trying to benefit the team in the best possible way.	Pursuit of personal status and goals.
Being open to accepting help from others.	Not letting anyone share the workload.
Accepting sound advice and continuously improving.	Not being open to change or feedback.
Helping out team members whenever possible and being understanding.	Judging others for having issues with completing assignments.
Solving problems on the fly, trusting others will lend a hand when needed.	Pointing fingers at who's to blame when something goes wrong.

What Is Team Collaboration?

Running a successful, well-functioning enterprise has always relied on teamwork. Modern software has made new channels of communication and collaboration available that allow access to shared data for all involved users

When employees combine their creativity, expertise, skill sets, and talents, many problems get solved, and new products are built. They create new opportunities and form relationships, which boost overall productivity. Even though the majority of work these days is team-based, many companies find it challenging to access the benefits of workplace collaboration.

Teams within one company are no longer bound to a single time zone or location. Responses and instructions have moved from being vertical in an organization's hierarchy, allowing teams to share responsibilities, make their own decisions, plan and set goals, and celebrate successes.

In a nutshell, collaboration is working with someone to produce something. Modern technologies have made us broaden this term to cloud-based tools, including web and audio conferencing, e-mail, and instant messaging.

Measuring productivity and tracking progress is more readily accomplished in a collaborative workplace, while frequent team meetings aren't necessary once everyone is on board. Problems are identified sooner because teams collaborate and sync up on multiple levels, which builds better fluidity.

Learn more about the difference between teamwork and collaboration!

Effective Collaboration


Pros
Cons
Email	Easy to use, convenient	Hard to find information, no interactivity
Phone calls	Immediate feedback, inexppensive	Phone anxiety, only one-on-one conversation
Video calls	Communicating with many people at once	Zoom fatigue, technical requirements
One-on-one meetings	Face-to-face exchange of information	Location and schedule
Instant messaging	Quick exchange of messages, inexpensive	Information gets lost easily

Advantages of Using ActiveCollab

What makes a tool superior to the well-established institution of email? When files and messages are shared in threads, it's not uncommon for users to lose access to vital facts

No need for briefs

When an idea or issue is thoroughly explained through a task, and you post a comment, the need to remind a person what you're talking about disappears.

ActiveCollab interface showing notifications

Spam, who?

Notifications about the development of assignments simply can't end up as spam. All the notifications will be waiting for you until you read them.

No more forwarding

Need to keep certain people in the loop, and you forgot to CC them? When you organize your work through tasks, templates, notes, and discussions, all you need to do is @mention the person in question, and they'll view the whole story from the beginning.

Easy to find information and files

One email thread after another, necessary data is easy to lose. But when all the files can be found in one place, hours of search are saved.

“True team collaboration gives people the incentive to share their skills and knowledge and put extra effort toward reaching a common goal.”

Teams Solution

Switching tools is something we all dread and avoid. But let us showcase the treats you’re in for when you transfer from tools such as Trello, Asana, or Slack, bring everyone on board, and start using the one and only software you’ll ever need for project management.

Increased productivity

Team cohesion leads to less friction and more satisfaction in the day-to-day when communicating with coworkers. When there are no roadblocks, the path to achieving results is smoother and quicker. Having the trust that others will jump in when needed gives the motivation to do the same in return and move the productivity bar further and further.

Cost reduction

Engaged employees will do everything to put out a fire as quickly as possible to avoid user dissatisfaction. Also, they'll continuously look for ways to deliver the best service and product most efficiently. Not to mention that using one tool instead of many will make more funds available!

More time (fewer meetings)

Where there's a will, there's a way. Unfortunately, people who don't want to work together will go out of their way to trip each other, pick on someone's efforts, and look for imperfections. These activities take a lot of time and energy on both sides, detrimental to the company's results. On the flip side, when people are focused on finding a solution, they'll spend fewer hours on meetings and find themselves investing more energy in productive work.

Employee turnover

Big bonuses won't always keep good employees tied to their positions. The benefits that keep people from looking for work elsewhere are usually having their efforts appreciated and coexisting in a pleasant atmosphere. Hostile work environments won't provide either. They'll push hard-working people away and leave a gap behind that needs to be filled. Finding and onboarding new employees is a costly process, while rebalancing a team's dynamic takes time.

Quicker problem solving

Two heads work better than one. A team of heads closely working together can overcome challenges more quickly and efficiently in ways that individuals would rarely find. Whatever project management system you might be currently using, there are a few common tips for effective project collaboration within a team.

Customer satisfaction

Satisfied employees provide a better service and try harder to ensure the customers have a great experience. In return, users receive a premium treatment and are more likely to use the product/service again. This means loyalty and greater cash flow as a result. Set yourself up for success!

Plus

For smaller teams that need a platform for collaboration and managing projects.

$3.17

per member / per month* billed annually
$9.5 monthly flat rate applies for 3 members
$11 billed monthly

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Organize your work and deliver projects on time!

Up to 3 Members
10 GB Storage
Unlimited projects, tasks, and discussions
Task dependencies
Mobile & Desktop Apps
3 task views
Integrated Stopwatch

Pro

For teams and companies to overview the entire workflow in one place.

$8.0

Per user, per month billed annually
$9 per user, billed monthly

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Organize your work and deliver projects on time!

Everything from the Plus Plan
Unlimited members
App integrations
Expense Tracking
Time Reports

Pro + Get Paid

For teams that need to track time, organize, and invoice their projects.

$11.75

per member / per month billed annually
$14 billed monthly

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Manage your entire business with additional features:

Everything from the Pro Plan
Workload Management
User Availability
Time Estimates
Company-Wide Timesheet
Invoicing
Project Budgeting
Online Payments

ActiveCollab has everything you need!

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