Compare Aptora vs Kickserv vs ParkMyCloud

About Aptora

Total Office Manager® is an award-winning complete service management software program that does it all. Built by contractors for contractors. We offer both a hosted and on-premises version. With accounting, Certified Payroll for Contractors and HVAC Companies, job costing, CRM, scheduling, GPS tracking, integrated caller id, marketing, sales lead management, powerful Field Service Management App, dashboards, mapping, document management, AIA Billing, custom programming, and customized electronic forms, this is the COMPLETE package. We can even migrate your QuickBooks® financial transactions. Here is a Complete Features and Benefits PDF.

Our software does the following (and more):
1. Web-based or installed locally
2. Contracting specific accounting and payroll (very robust)
3. In-house payroll or we support third-party interface
4. Complete scheduling and dispatching
5. Customer equipment tracking
6. Company asset tracking and scheduling
7. Service agreement management
8. Credit card processing and consumer bank financing
9. CRM and sales lead management
10. Sales proposals and full job costing
11. Full scale mobile service management and sales
12. Sales and marketing management
13. 450+ reports
14. Build custom reports
15. Email work orders and invoices
16. Departmentalized financial statements (down to net profit)
17. Complete printed user manuals
18. Web-based training (10 hours of private training)
19. American technical support

Options
1. Vehicle GPS tracking (black box)
2. GPS tracking on mobile devices
3. Schedule board map to display work orders, appointments, and sales calls
4. On-site training (at your office)
5. Full QB data migration - including financial data
6. Other software brand migration services available
7. Flat Rate Pricing – pre-built data

About Kickserv

KickServ is developed for small businesses in any industry that provides client services in the field.
Thanks to Kickserv’s mobile capabilities, the solution can be used equally by both onsite and offsite employees. Technicians who work in the field can take advantage of advanced features like GPS tracking and automated team status updates.
It helps manage bids and estimates, jobs, scheduling, dispatch, invoicing, and tasks with a shared online calendar where users can complete jobs.

About ParkMyCloud

ParkMyCloud, a Turbonomic company, provides an easy-to-use platform that helps enterprises automatically identify and eliminate wasted cloud spend. More than 1,000 enterprises around the world - including Sysco, Workfront, Hitachi ID Systems, Sage Software, and National Geographic - trust ParkMyCloud to cut their cloud spend by millions of dollars annually. ParkMyCloud’s SaaS offering allows enterprises to easily manage, govern, and optimize their spend across multiple public clouds.

Features

• API
• Calendar Management
• Contact Management
• Customer Management
• Data Export
• Data Import
• External Integrations
• Lead Management
• Multi-User
• Notifications
• Scheduling
• Task Scheduling/Tracking
• Timesheets
• Travel Management
• Route Optimization
• Mobile App
• Fleet Management
• Map Visualization
• Appointment Scheduling

Features

• API
• Calendar Management
• Contact Management
• Customer Management
• Data Export
• Data Import
• External Integrations
• Lead Management
• Multi-User
• Notifications
• Scheduling
• Task Scheduling/Tracking
• Timesheets
• Travel Management
• Route Optimization
• Mobile App
• Fleet Management
• Map Visualization
• Appointment Scheduling

Features

• 2-Factor Authentication
• Anti-Virus
• API
• Calendar Management
• Customer Management
• Dashboard
• Data Export
• Data Import
• Data Visualization
• Email Integration
• External Integrations
• File Sharing
• File Transfer
• Firewall
• Google Apps Integration
• Inventory Tracking
• Multi-User
• Notifications
• Project Management
• Scheduling
• Third-Party Plugins/Add-Ons
• Malware Protection
• SAP Integration
• Bug Tracking
• Network Traffic Monitoring
• Network Visualization
• Network Device Performance Monitoring

Summary

• Dispatching: This feature includes an array of tools users need to have their dispatchers working efficiently.

• Reporting: This feature allows users to access all of the details of their business easily. Plus, all of the reports can be exported to Excel and other program formats.

• Office management: Includes tools to invoice clients, and allows any user to easily fulfill all of his accounts receivable tasks. With the invoicing tool, it is possible to create sales invoices, sale proposals and billing statements.

• Inventory Management: Users can create work orders, schedule appointments, track order status, manage other inventory and schedule related activities.

Summary

• Invoicing & Online Payments: It is possible to send invoices and collect payments online instantly.

• Detailed Reporting: Using predefined reports, or making own custom reports.

• Dynamic Calendar: It can help teams plan for even the most complex schedules.

• Self-service Portal: Enables user's customers to track their jobs and make requests with the self service portal.

• Customer Tracking: From contact information to sales, job, and invoice history.

• Sales & Estimates: Tracks all user's prospects and estimates easily.

Summary

• Operational Dashboard - Manage your cloud resources across multiple credentials, accounts, and regions in a single view.

• Users & Teams - Govern user access and define permissions with role-based access controls.

• Parking Recommendations - Manage and "park" cloud resources based on automated tagging analytics.

• Reporting - View and download savings reports, organized by teams and credentials.

• Public API - Easily integrate ParkMyCloud into your CI/CD processes for continuous cost control.

• Policy Engine - Fully automate all aspects of your cost control processes using policy-based orchestration.

• Single Sign-On - Add and govern users using SSO from ADFS, Active Directory, Centrify, Okta, OneLogin, or Ping Identity.

• Notifications Notify users of ParkMyCloud updates & activities using email or slack.

• Multi-Cloud Support for AWS/Azure/GCP in a single console.

Pricing

• Credit card required: N/A

• We have various pricing models and options. We offer On-Premises and Hosted. The On-Premises software is $2,500 plus $150 per month for each desktop user and $75.00 per month for each mobile user. Those prices basically include every feature we offer including private internet training and onboarding. What is not included in on-site training, data migration, and custom software programming.

Pricing

• Credit card required: No

• Lite: $26 /month up to 2 users
  Basic: $44 /month up to 5 users
  Standard: $89 /month up to 10 users
  Pro: $134 /month up to 20 users
  QuickBooks® 2-way Sync: Online or Desktop $10/month
  14 day free trial

Pricing

FAQs

Does this service integrate with any other apps?

• Total Office Manager and Aptora Mobile II integrate with all Microsoft Office programs, RevuKangaroo, Verizon Fleetmatics, EnerBank USA, etc.

What platforms does this service support?

• We offer both Hosted (SaaS) and On-Premises. Our mobile software is built for both iOS and Android. We also have a browser version.

Who are the main user groups of this service?

• Aptora provides software solutions to the service industry. We specialize in companies with thirty or more employees. We can handle residential AND commercial service, replacement, and construction.

What is this service generally used for?

• HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, electrical, and other service industries use our software.

Does this service offer multi-user capability (e.g. teams)?

• Yes. It offers multi-user capability.

Does this service offer guides, tutorials and or customer support?

• We offer technical support via phone number; email, and on-site. We host four annual events and many live internet training opportunities.

FAQs

Who are the main user groups of this service?

• Kickserv is most frequently used by professionals in the plumbing, landscaping, computer repair, HVAC, and carpet cleaning industries. The majority of these companies have fewer than 50 employees.

What is this service generally used for?

• It is used for field service management.

What platforms does this service support?

• Platforms: Web-based on Windows and Mac, iPhone-iPad, Windows Phone, Mobile Web App.

What are some applications this service is commonly used in tandem with?

• It is most commonly used with QuickBooks.

Does this service integrate with any other apps?

• They have a seamless 2-way Quickbooks integration with no double entry.

Does this service offer an API?

• Yes, they offer an API.

Does this service offer guides, tutorials and or customer support?

• Support: FAQs, Forum, Knowledge Base, Online Support, Phone Support, Video Tutorials.

FAQs

What platforms does this service support?

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) including AWS GovCloud (US), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Alibaba Cloud.

Who are the main user groups of this service?

• Typically, the main users at a company are the same as those who manage cloud infrastructure, which can include Development, Operations, DevOps, ITOps, or Cloud/Infrastructure/Architecture managers.

What is this service generally used for?

• ParkMyCloud is a SaaS platform that automatically identifies and eliminates public cloud resource waste, reducing spending by 65% or more on AWS, Azure, GCP and Alibaba Cloud.

Does this service offer multi-user capability (e.g. teams)?

• Yes. ParkMyCloud allows for an unlimited number of users, organized in teams with customizable permissions.

Does this service offer an API?

• Yes. ParkMyCloud offers RESTful API access for customers.

Does this service offer guides, tutorials and or customer support?

• Yes - via our website and YouTube channel.

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