Kantata is a genuinely sophisticated enterprise PSA platform — its resource forecasting engine in particular is built for large agencies planning hundreds of people across a pipeline of pursuits. That depth comes with enterprise pricing and an implementation project to match.
Hourglass covers the same core workflow — time tracking, resourcing, budgets, invoicing and client visibility — as a self-serve product a 5–80 person firm can set up the same day, at a published price, with no sales call required.
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A full enterprise PSA suite — resourcing, delivery, financials and business development in one platform. Pricing isn't published and is quoted per deal; third-party benchmarks put it around $45–75 per user per month, with implementation fees often exceeding $25,000. Built for firms with dedicated PSA administrators.
Hourglass
Time tracking, resourcing, budgets, invoicing and client visibility in one self-serve platform, priced in GBP from free. No implementation project — add your projects and billing rates and start logging time the same day.
Kantata's resourcing and financial forecasting tools go deeper than Hourglass's for very large teams. Where the two platforms genuinely differ is cost, implementation time and who they're built for.
Kantata pricing benchmarks per third-party analysis (PricingNow, 2026) — Kantata does not publish list prices.
You’re a 5–80 person agency, consultancy or MSP — not a 200+ person firm with a dedicated PSA administrator
You want a published price and a working trial today, not a sales process and a custom quote
You don’t need pipeline/pursuit forecasting — just clear visibility on active projects, budgets and utilisation
You want to be live the same day, not after a multi-week or multi-month implementation project
You want UK-operated support and GBP pricing, not a US-headquartered enterprise vendor
If you're already a large firm with complex multi-currency, multi-entity or pipeline forecasting needs, Kantata's depth may genuinely be the better fit — this comparison is aimed at smaller, growing firms deciding between the two.
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