While other comparisons may have been a “no-brainer” and easy to distinguish the differences, this comparison is by far very close.
Both Xcelerate and Albi have been founded by restorers who have tried other software and were unhappy with the status quo., Let’s dive into the differences of both of these and who they are a best fit for.
Xcelerate Pros over Albi
Master Jobs View:
Xcelerate does a good job of combining different job files into a master job file, centralizing the information across all jobs pertaining to one client. Most restoration companies often run across a water mitigation job needing contents and build back. Albi doesn’t have projects linked together, however, has a project clone tool that copies project information from one project to another.
In Job Dashboard with heavy KPIS:
Xcelerate project files with KPI reporting is genius! A quick scan over a project file gives you the ability to easily tell what metrics are being hit on the project file. The only problem with this is that you have to use their preset job statuses and KPIs for this to work.
Albi Pros over Xcelerate
Customizability: Albi is fully customizable while Xcelerate offers very little customization of their software. Albi’s CTO Shamoil Soni can tell you just how hard building a highly customizable software is and the difficult task it takes to support it.
Albi is best for companies that have different workflows and metrics that they need to track.
Accountability: Albi has a full voice over IP solution that records phone calls, transcribes them, and assigns them to the job file. This reduces the amount of keystrokes necessary to deliver the same result and makes job documentation almost bulletproof.
Pricing:
Albi is $60 per user per month for basic and $100 per every pro user. With Albi, there is no yearly contract. Basic onboarding is free, but you can also consider Pro onboarding for $1500. Xcelerate is $50 for base and $85 for pro with yearly contracts. Onboarding is mandatory and $1500.
While prices are very similar, Albi could be a better option for those who are looking to not be tied into a yearly contract and don’t need advanced onboarding. Albi believes it is the responsibility of the software company to keep on innovating to keep clients onboard, allowing them to offer a contract free service
