Campfire Interactive vs LiquidPlanner comparison

Campfire Interactive and LiquidPlanner are both solutions in the Project Management Software category. Campfire Interactive is ranked #17 with an average rating of 7.3, while LiquidPlanner is ranked #34. Additionally, 75% of Campfire Interactive users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of LiquidPlanner users who would recommend it.

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Categories and Ranking

Campfire Interactive

Ranking in Project Management Software

17th

Average Rating

7.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Opportunity Management (7th)

LiquidPlanner

Ranking in Project Management Software

34th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

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Tom Beach

Market Intelligence & Sales Forecasting at RESRG Automotive

Works very well for opportunity management and sales forecasting for the automotive industry

I've had recent discussions with the leadership team at Campfire Interactive about several issues. They're fully aware of my displeasure with certain things. Some concerns are not related to the tool itself, although there are some aspects that could be better with the tool. The issues are more related to technical service, specifically when we have an issue or problem with the tool, the communication gap, and the follow-through on issues that need improvement. They're fully aware of that concern, and they're doing things to address it. From a technical standpoint, there are some limitations within the tool that are somewhat out of Campfire Interactive's control because it's a complicated industry to try and have one solution that fits all vendors. There are times when we go to execute reports from their system, and the data does not generate as expected. When that happens, we have to inform the Campfire Interactive IT or Support group what the failure is. They have to research and come back to us. In the meantime, we have 2, 4, 6, maybe 12 hours of downtime where people around the world are trying to use the system. Though it affects less than 50 people, these instances are frustrating.

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Paul Gruver

Sr. Project Manager at Stradley Ronon

Good for reporting, but a little rigorous in its methodology and not conducive to real project management

It is a little rigorous in its methodology and is cumbersome. For example, I have a hard stop date and I would like a project to end by a specific date, but this is not how this solution works. It sorts of spits out the project date based on your resource availability, dependencies, and so on. This sort of project planning works in theory, but that's not always the case. It also relies heavily on resources entering their time into the system, that is, how much time they worked on each of the tasks so that it can sort of consistently update the project. I know that in a lot of organizations, including ours, it is almost impossible to get them to track the time. In terms of additional features, they can include more integration with Microsoft because integration is going to be a key functionality.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"I appreciate the flexibility of the company more than any specific software feature. I have worked with SAP and other software providers before, and since it is still a smaller company, there is a very personal exchange. If we have a simple need that does not require coding, the company is willing to make changes overnight or even within hours. They are truly flexible and customer-oriented."

"I have recommended Campfire Interactive to at least 10 companies over my career, including some of the largest Tier 1 automotive customer suppliers in the world."

"Campfire Interactive’s ability to manage data through business processes and workflows for your organization is good."

"The combination Campfire uses for the automotive sector, particularly the IHS forecast, offers unique predictive capabilities."

"The feature I appreciate the most about Campfire Interactive is probably the forecasting module, the way it links to IHS for the IHS forecast."

"It fixed an issue where we are able to get all of our information in one spot. We have 23 different manufacturing plants whose systems do not communicate with each other. Campfire Interactive allowed us to bring all of our data into one platform."

"Campfire Interactive is much better in terms of the dashboard and reporting."

"Campfire Interactive has saved us time because the data that we are collecting is the same."

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"Its dashboards and reports are the most valuable. We are able to share these reports and other information with our leadership."

Cons

"I can complete in Excel in an hour what might take me six hours in Campfire Interactive."

"I recently discussed with them the need for better KPI measurements in the automotive world. A big KPI in the automotive world is the bookings of the future years, and we measure that not in annual revenue but in the lifetime of any given vehicle."

"One aspect that could be simplified with Campfire Interactive is the process of entering opportunities into the portal. Currently, if we receive a quotation for 20 parts, we can enter one opportunity in our homegrown system that allows us to list all 20 parts within that single opportunity, but Campfire Interactive requires creating separate opportunities for each part."

"From a technical standpoint, there are some limitations within the tool that are somewhat out of Campfire Interactive's control because it's a complicated industry to try and have one solution that fits all vendors. There are times when we go to execute reports from their system, and the data does not generate as expected."

"We just went through that last month, where we had reported data to our board of directors and then came to find out that some parts of the data were incorrect, which is really frustrating."

"I do not prefer the role-based access controls in Campfire Interactive. The role-based system makes sense on paper, but a company such as ours, where people wear multiple hats and different people have multiple roles in some cases, makes it very difficult at times to assign the correct people in the process. I've asked for years to give me, as an admin in the system, the ability to ignore the role and just select the person I want assigned to a task, because the role-based system makes it way more complicated than that."

"There are times when we go to execute reports from their system, and the data does not generate as expected."

"Because we use a multitude of modules, some of the interactions from one module to the other are not as seamless or fluid."

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"It is a little rigorous in its methodology and is cumbersome. For example, I have a hard stop date and I would like a project to end by a specific date, but this is not how this solution works. It sorts of spits out the project date based on your resource availability, dependencies, and so on. This sort of project planning works in theory, but that's not always the case. It also relies heavily on resources entering their time into the system, that is, how much time they worked on each of the tasks so that it can sort of consistently update the project. I know that in a lot of organizations, including ours, it is almost impossible to get them to track the time. In terms of additional features, they can include more integration with Microsoft because integration is going to be a key functionality."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Campfire Interactive is on the expensive side, with approximately $100,000 to $120,000 in expenses."

"We had a negotiation with them back in March of this year to extend our contract for 1 year. They were willing to work with us to negotiate different terms and a different cost of production. They were asking for a certain percentage increase, and we said that was not acceptable. They were willing to settle on a different number."

"I don't know the full scope of our subscriptions for all the modules, but from what I've seen before, it seems fairly expensive. The high cost may drive some potential clients to consider developing a homegrown solution internally if they have a competent finance group."

"It's fairly priced."

"Compared to everything else I have seen, it is very fair."

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

27%

Computer Software Company

25%

Insurance Company

11%

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Overview

Campfire Interactive provides strategic planning and product profitability management, offering businesses comprehensive foresight into financial trajectories and market demands.

Campfire Interactive delivers data-driven insights, helping organizations align their product portfolios with market trends. By enabling scenario planning and strategic forecasting, companies can make informed decisions to maximize their product profitability. Its integration capabilities with existing enterprise systems facilitate streamlined operations, ensuring teams have access to real-time data for quick, adaptable responses to changing market landscapes.

What are the key features of Campfire Interactive?

Strategic Planning: Facilitates long-term planning and forecasting with precision.
Scenario Analysis: Offers detailed what-if analysis to align with market dynamics.
Profitability Management: Tracks and optimizes the profitability of product portfolios.

What benefits or ROI can be expected with Campfire Interactive?

Optimize Product Profitability: Enhance profit margins by aligning product strategies with market demand.
Data-Driven Decisions: Leverage analytics for informed strategic choices.
Efficient Resource Allocation: Streamline processes and allocate resources strategically.

Campfire Interactive is used extensively in industries reliant on meticulous product planning and forecasting. Automotive and aerospace sectors benefit from its ability to integrate complex data streams, improving coordination and maximizing profit potential through enhanced market understanding.

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LiquidPlanner is predictive, online project management for modern business. Our software enables people, teams and business leaders to plan, manage, collaborate and report on single projects, or an entire portfolio of projects, in real-time. LiquidPlanner’s award-winning and patent-pending predictive scheduling engine calculates project completion dates automatically based on three key factors; priority of work, the effort needed to compete the work, and resource availability. The LiquidPlanner scheduling engine uses this information in conjunction with sophisticated risk assessment modeling to accurately predict when work will be completed with 98 percent accuracy.

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Amazon, Redapt, Toshiba, LinkedIn, Nintendo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cummins

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