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Forecast

Composite Score

7.1 /10

CX Score

7.0 /10

29 Reviews Write a Review

What is Forecast?

Forecast is all you need to plan, run, and track projects from start to finish in one intelligent automation platform.

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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

Jeferson M.

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

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Submitted Jul 2022

Great product but it could be more flexible

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Forecast from other similar products?

- Beautiful UI and quite intuitive - lightweight: Doesn't kill your browser - "One stop shop": Invoicing, timesheets, budget reporting, and PM tools - all in one tool - Easy to integrate with Jira

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

How intuitive it is and how easy it makes to manage different aspects of product and project management within a single tool.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It could be a bit more flexible in some aspects.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

- Understand the problems they are trying to solve; - Understand if the operating model of their business fits within the limitations of the tool

Pros

Effective Service
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Andrew T.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

Aesthetically pleasing but lacking functionality

Likeliness to Recommend

3 /10

What differentiates Forecast from other similar products?

We are two months in but haven't see anything that differentiates it too much

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The UX is nice, looks good from the get go

What do you dislike most about this product?

The integration of Jira has caused a lot of extra work for our team, I think forecast has been built to best support new businesses but lacks in bringing across established agency's with historic projects

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

To make sure they ask more questions and get better demo's

Pros

Respectful
Client Friendly Policies
Generous Negotitation
Friendly Negotiation

Cons

Under Delivered
Less Productive
Commodity Features

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

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2022

Fantastic product for many areas of our business

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

How We Deliver

Forecast

What is Forecast?

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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

Jeferson M.

Great product but it could be more flexible

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Andrew T.

Aesthetically pleasing but lacking functionality

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Fantastic product for many areas of our business

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

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

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