A Kantata alternative for service businesses

Start with your priorities

Before comparing features, agree on three things with the people who will use the system every day:

1. What must work on day one?The processes you cannot run without, starting with the one that hurts most.
2. Where do hand-offs break?The places where data is re-typed between tools or teams today.
3. Who will look after the setup?Who adds fields, changes layouts and onboards new people.

What is Kantata?

Kantata is professional services automation software, formed from Mavenlink and Kimble, used by consultancies and other services firms for projects, resourcing and financials.

Why service businesses look for an alternative to Kantata

Every business is different, but these are common reasons service businesses look at other options:

• They want PSA and the general ledger on one record rather than connected systems
• They want an intranet, documentation sites and client portal alongside the PSA
• They want procurement, people and learning in the same platform

How Perspectiv is different

• Clients, contracts, projects, time, purchasing and accounting share one record, with no integrations to build between them
• Knowledge hub for your intranet and published documentation, plus client and vendor portals, in the same platform
• Procurement, people, recruiting and learning in the same platform
• Your administrators add fields, page layouts and wording themselves, without developers or consultants
• Single sign-on with SAML or OpenID Connect is included in every plan

When Kantata may be the better choice

If you need a mature PSA in production today, Kantata is an established option. Perspectiv’s project management, resource management and time and expense are coming soon and join the private beta when they are ready.

Moving from Kantata

Perspectiv imports from spreadsheets, matching your columns to its fields as you go, so data exported from Kantata or any other tool can be brought in. Start with the area that hurts most, run both side by side for a short period, then switch. Our guide on switching in stages applies here too.

1. Map your dataMatch the columns you export to Perspectiv’s fields.
2. Test a small sampleImport a few records and check them with the people who use them.
3. Review, then switchRun both side by side for a short period, then move over. Ask a question if you are unsure.

Kantata is a trademark of its owner. Perspectiv is not affiliated with or endorsed by Kantata. Descriptions are based on public information as of October 2026; check with each vendor for current details.

Where it lives in Perspectiv

Labels show what opens first in the private beta (Q2 2027), what is being built now, and what is on the roadmap.

• Project managementComing soon

  Projects, programs and portfolios, with budgets, change orders, WIP, profitability and forecasts.

• Resource managementComing soon

  Availability, scheduling, staffing, capacity, utilization and pipeline-driven demand.

• Time & expenseComing soon

  Timesheets, timers and expenses against the work, approved and ready to invoice.

• General ledger & accountingPlanned

  Chart of accounts, journals, multi-entity accounting, intercompany, revenue recognition and period close.

• Knowledge hubBeta Q2 2027

  Internal, intranet, client and public documentation, with public and restricted published sites.