--- description: Review of Factor AE Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Factor AE | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Project Tracking Software](/directory/1606/project-tracking/software) > [Factor AE](/software/243455/factor-ae) # Factor AE Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/243455/factor-ae Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/243455/factor-ae?page=2) > Factor AE is affordable project management software built for architecture and engineering firms. It brings project planning, time tracking, invoicing, and reporting into one connected system so teams can clearly understand how their projects and their firm are performing. Firms can organize projects by phases, schedule their teams, track time, manage subconsultants, and generate detailed invoices without switching between multiple tools. Real-time dashboards give teams clear visibility into project progress, budgets, and overall firm performance. Factor is designed to be easy to adopt, with full-assisted onboarding included to help teams get started quickly. Ongoing support is always available from people who understand the A\&E industry, with no additional support fees. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 52 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 52 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Factor ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$30.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: $30/user/month - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Canada, United States ## Features - "What If" Scenarios - Activity Dashboard - Activity Planning - Activity Tracking - Ad hoc Reporting - Alerts/Notifications - Assignment Management - Benchmarking - Budgeting/Forecasting - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Cost-to-Completion Tracking - Customisable Reports - Customisable Templates - Dashboard - Data Import/Export - Data Integration - Data Management - Data Visualisation - Deadline Management ## Integrations (1 total) - QuickBooks Online ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Project Tracking Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/1606/project-tracking/software) ## Related Categories - [Project Tracking Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/1606/project-tracking/software) - [Business Performance Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4579/business-performance-management/software) - [Project Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4430/project-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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This is the most time-consuming aspect of using Factor AE. > > We remain very happy with Factor AE and would recommend it to other small businesses. They continue to improve their functionality in a thoughtful way, and their customer service continues to be responsive and helpful. ----- ### "Factor Made Time Tracking and Billing Faster Than We Thought Possible" — 5.0/5 > **Nicolle** | *12 March 2026* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: One of the biggest advantages of Factor is how much time it saves. Before using it, processing time tracking and turning that into billable invoices could take us up to two weeks. With Factor, we can now complete the same process in a single day. We haven’t found another tool that makes tracking time and generating billing this easy and efficient. > > **Cons**: There are a couple of features we’d love to see added in the future. For example, it would be helpful if a single account could support multiple brands or companies. Another improvement would be the ability to apply sales tax to only part of a project instead of the entire invoice. That said, these are fairly unique situations for our business, so we don’t see them as faults with Factor, just potential enhancements that would make it even better for us. > > We've had a great overall experience with Factor so far. From the beginning, the setup process was simple and intuitive, which allowed our team to get up and running quickly. In fact, we were able to get our company fully set up and billing clients in our very first month. Overall, our experience with Factor has been extremely positive. The platform is easy to learn, efficient to use, and has significantly streamlined our billing process. ----- ### "Intuitive software - Helpful and Friendly Support Team" — 5.0/5 > **Bruce** | *12 May 2026* | Architecture & Planning | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very intuitive software that just \*works\*. Factor gets it and their team is the most supportive team we've come across for any of our software providers. Very refreshing these days\! > > **Cons**: A few little coding niggles here and there, but the Factor team has been very responsive to addressing them\! ----- ### "Good product so far." — 3.0/5 > **don** | *12 March 2026* | Civil Engineering | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Fairly easy to fumble around and figure out. It looks like it will be a great product once I'm able to watch all of the training videos. > > **Cons**: Still trying to figure out how to input the last 5-8 years' worth of project data so I can be up to date with project history. I don't like that I have to lose historic data and start over. Although, maybe I just need to send all of my old project data and have it uploaded. I wish it was easier to customize reports and invoice templates myself. > > Super helpful during initial phases of onboarding and integration, then communication drops off somewhat. ----- ### "Factor ideal for AEC firms desiring custom project management with strong financial insights" — 4.0/5 > **Logan** | *13 March 2026* | Architecture & Planning | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Our favorite feature of Factor is the level of customization. Being able to create unique phases and subphases with different billing methods is highly useful to use where each project can look a little different than the typical SD, DD, CD. We also like that each project can have different billing rates and roles for team members. I enjoy the dashboard that is linked with QuickBooks and you get a fast read on profitability and other metrics. The QuickBooks integration works reliably. Invoicing is simple and gives you an easy read on You can easily see your project performance from multiple different perspectives. Time sheets are easy to input with the recent update. Budgets are easy to create from multiple different angles (top down/ bottom up) Factor has had great support, very responsive to questions and helps with custom needs. > > **Cons**: Our least favorite features about Factor start with the on-boarding cost. In today's world of Software as an (perpetual, never ending cost) Service, the upfront cost to on-board seemed unnecessary, at least in our case, where we did not need extensive conversion of a past system. We self-trained and set-up easily ahead of most things we were shown in the on-boarding sessions. The on-boarding cost at the time should have service-level options based on firm needs. The next con is the task \& schedule system. It's very basic and not useful to us as a task management system. In today's world of many other great task specific software - I'd encourage Factor to create an integration with a purpose built task management / scheduling software. That would be incredibly useful\! The tasks are more useful for budgeting hours major chunks of project work. I would say the same for the CRM. I'd prefer an integration option over the built-in CRM. The invoice template editor is overly complex. I do enjoy customization ability, but good luck doing it yourself. I will say Factor is helpful with the doing the customization for you, but this still could still be more DIY friendly. The retainer tracking system is one-dimensional - requires work-arounds, manual input, and not very dynamic. This could be improved. The user-interface could use improvements for ease of navigation \& an aesthetic facelift to make it easier on the eyes. Particularly the invoice / billing history page. This feels a bit like a spreadsheet - not modern software with intuitive graphics. > > Factor has given us an efficient way to view, track, and manage project financials in a customized way - with great support. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/243455/factor-ae?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/243455/factor-ae) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data