Comparison: ZEP vs factro
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ZEP Professional vs factro
ZEP Professional is a comprehensive project management and time tracking solution that provides companies with a flexible and customisable platform. The software covers numerous functions, including detailed time recording, efficient project organisation, customer management, quotation generation and invoicing, thus supporting effective project management. With a mobile app, ZEP Professional provides additional flexibility and offers a wide range of functions.
factro is a cloud-based project management software that helps companies to plan, organise and manage their projects efficiently. The platform offers various functions such as task management, time tracking, document management, team communication and reporting. Its goal is to help teams collaborate, increase productivity and complete projects on time and within budget.
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✓ = Function is included ✓ = Function can be added |
ZEP | factro |
| Personal customer support by telephone | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free trial version | 30 days | 14 days |
| Maximum number of users | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Maximum number of projects | Unlimited | unknown |
| Price | 20€/user | unknown |
| Work time tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Staff management | ✓ | |
| Project time tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customer management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Holiday management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Travel expense report | ✓ | |
| Customised cost accounting | ✓ | |
| Resource planning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Invoicing | ✓ | |
| Automated analyses and reports | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customisable with company logo and CI | ✓ | ✓ (only with Enterprise) |
| Single sign-on | ✓ | |
| Smartphone App | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terminal | ✓ | |
| Flexible contract terms | ✓ | |
| Modular expansion of functions possible | ✓ |
Software comparison: ZEP vs factro
Project management
Projects can be created and managed in both factro and ZEP Professional.
Various projects are created with the corresponding master data and the associated tasks and sub-tasks. Work locations and activities can also be stored for the projects as well as the clear assignment of project managers and project employees. Extensive analyses of current and completed projects are possible in both factro and ZEP Professional.
Work time tracking
In addition to classic working time recording, which is carried out in ZEP Professional by simply clocking in and out, there is also the legally prescribed coverage of break regulations. These can be configured as required. With factro, working time is recorded manually. Break regulations are not predefined in this form.
ZEP Professional offers a complete solution that is not included in factro for analysing working times, generating evidence or storing bonuses for irregular working times.
Customer management
Like ZEP Professional, factro's solution includes a customer management system in which master data, contact persons and persons responsible can be stored.
Prices & Receipts
Hourly and daily rates can be stored in both factro and ZEP Professional. Individual additional fields can be entered in factro. ZEP also includes internal cost rates for profitability calculations. Furthermore, income and turnover analyses can be created automatically and Receipts and third-party costs be mapped via the software. These functions are not included in factro.
Offers
The factro software cannot map the function of quotation creation and management. With ZEP Professional, the Quotation preparation a standardised creation process for quotation documents based on storable templates. This means that quotations can be sent directly to the customer in the simplest possible way. When a quotation is accepted, the corresponding project is even created directly in the software.
Invoicing
Invoicing distinguishes ZEP Professional from factro. In ZEP Professional you can Bills automatically and sent to the relevant contact person. In addition to stored resubmissions for billable services and a sophisticated approval process for sending invoices, it is also possible to document and analyse incoming payments for accounting purposes.
Export for accounting
Accounting can be carried out on the basis of the information available. This also includes the invoices and Cost settlementsthat can be exported. factro does not offer this function, whereas ZEP Professional does.
Overtime, Absences & Holidays
Both products include a shared team calendar with absences and public holidays. In contrast to factro, ZEP Professional has a Holiday authorisation processwhich ensures that holidays are coordinated in critical project phases, for example. Month-end closings can also be stored in ZEP Professional, up to which postings are permitted and after which they are no longer permitted, in order to obtain a clear-cut evaluation.
Tickets, tasks & to-dos
A Ticket system is available in both factro and ZEP Professional. Times can be booked on tickets and subtasks. There are also clearly defined status transitions to ensure a smooth process. One major difference is that factro does not allow invoices to be created for tickets, which is not a problem with ZEP Professional.
Add-on functions
ZEP Professional offers a wide range of additional functions for all products, enabling customisation. It is possible to add functions step by step as required in order to find the right solution for efficient Project time tracking and avoid unnecessary expenditure. Examples of this are options for Document management as well as tools for expanding the corporate structure and integrating multiple Locations. These specific functions are not available in factro.
Support
Both software providers offer a personal customer support to. They can be contacted by phone or email and will help you quickly and easily with any questions or problems.
Summary
ZEP Professional is convincing in several respects and offers a more comprehensive solution for customer and project-orientated companies. Firstly, ZEP Professional enables detailed project management with extensive planning and evaluation functions, whereas factro is less comprehensive in this respect. Secondly, ZEP Professional offers simple working time recording through a clock-in and clock-out function as opposed to manual entry in factro. Thirdly, ZEP Professional offers extended invoicing with automatic creation, incoming payment documentation and evaluation, which is not available in factro.
In addition, only ZEP Professional enables the simple creation and management of quotations directly from the software, while factro does not offer this function. ZEP Professional also enables the export of relevant accounting information, while factro does not include this function.
Finally, ZEP Professional offers a wide range of additional functions for customisation, whereas factro does not offer these specific functions, even at an additional cost. Overall, ZEP Professional offers a more comprehensive solution for companies that want to plan, organise and manage their projects efficiently.
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