Comparison: ZEP vs Projektron
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ZEP Professional vs Projektron
With ZEP Professional, a wide range of project management tasks can be combined within one software programme. Projects can be handled from quotation to invoicing and both employees and customers can be managed. ZEP offers companies a complete solution that can greatly simplify internal and external workflows.
Projektron BCS offers holistic project management from preparation to final evaluation. It includes risk management, clear project planning, efficient project execution, resource management, project controlling, multi-project management and project portfolio management for economically viable projects.
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✓ = Function is included ✓ = Function can be added |
ZEP | Projektron |
| Personal customer support by telephone | ✓ | ✓ |
| 30-day free trial version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Maximum number of users | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Maximum number of projects | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Price | 20€/user | On-premise licence purchase: €250-350 per user; cloud variant: 5% of the licence purchase price/month |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Single sign-on | ✓ | unknown |
| Smartphone App | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terminal | ✓ | unknown |
| Flexible contract terms | ✓ | ✓ |
| Modular expansion of functions possible | ✓ | ✓ |
Software comparison: ZEP vs Projektron
Add-on functions
Both ZEP Professional and Projektron are Modular design and, in addition to project management, offer many other features such as automatic invoicing or quotation generation. Accordingly, both systems can be customised to meet the customer's individual requirements.
Time recording, project time recording
In the Work time trackingIn ZEP Professional, this is done by simply clocking in and out, and both tools guarantee compliance with statutory break regulations. Automatic evaluation of working and project times also makes everyday work easier in both systems. Functions such as bonuses for night work, for example, also demonstrate the depth of detail offered by ZEP Professional.
Project management
Project management is also standardised by both systems. Different projects with corresponding master data and subordinate tasks and sub-tasks can be created. In addition to the clear assignment of project managers and project employees, it is also possible to record work locations and different activities for projects.
Customer management
Customer management, which is often essential for successful project management, is also facilitated by both tools. In addition to customer master data, contact persons and internal key account managers can also be defined.
Staff management
A module for managing employees is included with both providers. In addition to the master data, a roles and rights concept can be used to ensure that everyone can only view the data relevant to their task. In ZEP Professional, working time regulations can also be defined for each employee. In addition, upper hour limits can be set for weeks and months.
Prices & Receipts
Hourly and daily rates can be stored in Projektron and ZEP Professional. Internal cost rates for calculating profitability are also included in both systems. In addition, earnings and sales analyses can be created automatically. Receipts and external costs are also mapped via the software. Both products can also score points with various exchange rates and foreign currencies, so that they can also be used in international project business without any problems.
Offer
The possibility, Offers Projektron and ZEP Professional both offer the ability to create and manage corporate templates. Both solutions enable a standardised creation process as well as templates that can be customised with your own corporate identity. One difference is the automated project creation when accepting quotations. Projektron does not offer this automation.
Invoicing
In the Invoicing the most important functions of both Projektron and ZEP Professional are mapped. In addition to the option of invoicing and dunning billable services, release processes for invoices can also be integrated. An accounting evaluation is also included, which enables the complete processing of invoices. Invoicing is possible via both software solutions.
Project planning
For the Resource planning of projects, both solutions are equipped with corresponding functions. Utilisation can be monitored using graphical and tabular displays. One difference to Projektron is that ZEP Professional can also clearly visualise very complex project structures and therefore enables intuitive management and planning.
Travel expense report
The Travel expense report can be easily carried out with ZEP Professional and Projektron. The products are also able to map different tax rates and country-specific regulations. A large number of document types are supported.
Overtime, Absences & Holidays
Both products include a joint team calendar with Absences. A holiday approval process that ensures holiday coordination, e.g. in critical project phases, can also be integrated. In addition, ZEP Professional makes it possible to define month-end closings up to which bookings are permitted, so that a clear evaluation is possible in retrospect.
Freelancers
The billing of freelancers is no longer a problem with ZEP Professional. In addition to credit notes for projects, it is also possible to store project-specific internal hourly and daily rates. This makes project management considerably easier. Such a solution is not included in Projektron.
Departments, Branches, Locations
Within ZEP Professional, the flexible creation and expansion of complex company structures is possible. Additional locations, parent companies or subsidiaries can be mapped within the product. Analyses per department, branch or Location and analyses of internal cost allocation are also available.
Support
Both software providers have a personal customer support. Quick help is available both by phone and e-mail and problems can be solved individually.
Summary
To summarise, ZEP Professional and Projektron offer a modular structure and a wide range of functions for project management, including project administration, time recording, invoicing, project planning and much more. Both products cover almost all customer needs, so it ultimately comes down to individual preferences. Compared to Projektron, ZEP Professional offers more flexible working time recording and clear project planning that makes it easy to manage even complex project structures. The software also supports the billing of freelancers and the option of expanding your own company structures. Thanks to its wide range of functions and personalised customer support, ZEP Professional is suitable for companies of all sizes and from freelancers to large corporations.
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