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Factor AE

Software solution for A/E Firms

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Factor AE - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: March 2026

Factor AE overview

What is Factor AE?

Factor AE was created to offer an affordable software option for small to mid-size architecture and engineering firms. It was designed to alleviate specific pain points that many A/E firms experience, including: flexible project break-downs, sub-consultant management, project tasking, resource scheduling, time entry, detailed invoicing, and industry-specific KPI's. Factor also integrates with QuickBooks online, offers fully-assisted onboarding, and charges no additional fees for support.

Key benefits of using Factor AE

- Customizable project templates and phase breakdowns
- Sub-consultant management
- Project-level tasks and scheduling
- Firm-level resource schedule
- Easy, intuitive time entry
- Detailed invoicing
- Industry-specific reporting and KPI's
- QuickBooks integration

Starting price

30per user /
per month

Alternatives

with better value for money

Factor AE’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

4.8

(48)

Factor AE reviews

Overall rating

4.8

Positive reviews

Rating breakdown

Value for money
Ease of use
Features
Customer support
Likelihood to recommend8.83/10

Rating distribution

Pros

“My favorite thing about Factor AE is that it syncs perfectly with QuickBooks Online. I also really like the easy to use system, and the helpful customer service.”

Amanda L.

Business Manager

“The Factor team was very helpful during the transition from our old software and have continued to be responsive to our support requests when questions come up.”

Heather H.

Owner

“Their customer service excellent. The software is easy to navigate.”

Kristen Y.

Administrative Assistant

Cons

“The only thing missing is our old software would push any employee reimbursable expense to be a bill to pay. In Factor I have to run an expense report and then go into Quickbooks and pay it.”

Amy J.

Business Manager / Executive Assistant

“In our experience, there's no limit to their expertise, patience, or genuine concern for their clients. Five stars are not enough.”

Mark H.

Principal

“Factor can still be affected by internet outages.”

Scott S.

Survey Tech

Who uses Factor AE?

Based on 48 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Architecture & Planning

Civil Engineering

Apparel & Fashion

Design

Others

Use cases

Project Tracking

Project Management

Business Performance Management

Factor AE's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Factor AE users:

Time & expense tracking

4.7

(30)

Multiple projects

4.4

(19)

Status tracking

4.3

(16)

Customizable reports

3.8

(16)

Reporting & statistics

4.1

(14)

Activity tracking

4.4

(16)

All Factor AE features

Features rating:

4.5

(48)

Task scheduling

4.5

(2)

Task management

4.0

(1)

Strategic planning

4.0

(1)

Reporting/Project tracking

4.3

(10)

Budgeting/Forecasting

5.0

(1)

Project planning

5.0

(2)

Performance metrics

4.5

(4)

Percent-Complete tracking

5.0

(3)

Customizable templates

4.0

(1)

Data import/export

5.0

(1)

Data visualization

4.3

(12)

Dashboard

4.5

(8)

Third-Party integrations

4.3

(6)

Project planning/scheduling

4.2

(5)

Milestone tracking

4.6

(9)

Workflow management

4.2

(13)

Cost-to-Completion tracking

3.9

(7)

Gantt/Timeline view

3.8

(5)

Ad hoc reporting

3.6

(5)

KPI monitoring

3.4

(5)

Key performance indicators

4.0

(1)

Collaboration tools

3.3

(3)

Kanban board

3.8

(4)

Commenting/Notes

4.0

(4)

Assignment management

5.0

(1)

Resource management

5.0

(1)

Role-Based permissions

(0)

Secure data storage

(0)

Alerts/Notifications

3.0

(3)

Task progress tracking

(0)

Activity Planning

(0)

Activity dashboard

5.0

(2)

Trend analysis

(0)

Trend/Problem indicators

(0)

Visual analytics

(0)

"What if" scenarios

(0)

Reporting/Analytics

(0)

Reminders

(0)

Real-Time updates

(0)

Projections

(0)

Project time tracking

5.0

(1)

Project templates

(0)

Benchmarking

(0)

Progress tracking

(0)

Predictive analytics

4.0

(1)

Data integration

(0)

Goal setting/tracking

(0)

Financial management

(0)

Deadline management

(0)

Factor AE alternatives

Factor AE

4.8

(48)

Starting from

/user

Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.8

Features

4.5

Value for Money

4.6

Customer Support

4.7

Asana

4.5

(13.5K)

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Starting from

No pricing info

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

Features

Value for Money

Customer Support

Jira

4.4

(15.3K)

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Starting from

No pricing info

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

Features

Value for Money

Customer Support

Trello

4.5

(23.4K)

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Starting from

No pricing info

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

Features

Value for Money

Customer Support

Factor AE pricing

Value for money rating:

4.6

(48)

Starting from

/user

Per month

Pricing details

Subscription

Free trial

Free plan

Pricing range

User opinions about Factor AE price and value

Value for money rating:

4.6

(48)

To see what individual users think of Factor AE's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“My favorite thing about Factor AE is that it syncs perfectly with QuickBooks Online. I also really like the easy to use system, and the helpful customer service.”

Amanda L.

Business Manager

“The Factor team was very helpful during the transition from our old software and have continued to be responsive to our support requests when questions come up.”

Heather H.

Owner

Factor AE integrations (3)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 48 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Factor AE integrations and how users feel about them.

QuickBooks Online

Integration rating: 4.6 (22)

“I'm still trying to figure out if I enter things in QBO or Factor. There was not any training after the onboarding. I understand there are some videos out there to watch, but I've not had time to get to those yet.”

“would be better if expenses would go from Factor to Qb as i manual move all exp in factor to QB and then remove them in Factor as we need to track for our Profit Loss statement”

“Without Factor including full accounting, it is imperative that Factor integrates with QB so users don't need to input data twice.”

“My bookkeeper did not want to learn a new software, so she stays in the QBO world and I work in Factor.”

don p.

CEO

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