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Function Point does not have a free version. Function Point paid version starts at US$52.00/month.
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Function Point Reviews for UK Users
Feature rating

- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Not the most "functional" project management software but definitely keeps us organized
Pros
The company pages in Function Point provide us with all the information we need because we're able to customize them to our needs. We can include the client information, but we also have team information so one page tells everyone who is involved with that client's projects. The customizable dashboard also allows each person to view things that they feel are important to them.
Cons
I find Function Point to not be as "functional" as its name might suggest. It is often laggy when you click on links. Getting to pages that you want to be on takes many clicks instead of just one (for example, it seems strange to me that clicking on the name of a "schedule" within a company takes me to a jumbled list of tasks rather than the actual schedule page where I can see things laid out in order). There isn't a good calendar view that allows a person to drag and drop tasks (and since I manage our company's design calendar, it would be great if I could do this since it's basically like putting together a giant puzzle).
The customization seems to have stopped with the "dashboard" type of views of the main page and schedule pages. If you want to view, for instance, the time allotted to people within the company for a day, you might visit the Work Planning View, which overall is a great view (shows tasks assigned and a total number of hours allotted to each person). The downside is it always only shows everyone in the company, which isn't ever what I need. Being able to choose who I see in this view (and others like it) would improve the functionality a lot.
There are also too many different ways to view things. There are at least three different ways to see how many hours of work a person has scheduled for the day. There are a couple of different views for tasks within a certain project. It can be overwhelming.
Response from Function Point Productivity Software
Thanks for your feedback, Darla. Your Customer Success Manager will be following up with you on a couple items you mentioned. Keep an eye on your inbox!
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Our business is healthier and our employees are happier because of the things we can do and...
When it comes to project and operational management, there are loads of options that talk a good game. However, the Function Point team is actually changing the game with how agencies and production companies can run their businesses successfully. Function Point set our business up for success in navigating a pandemic, remote work, and new sales structures. Changing our project management system to FP has been the single greatest immediate and long term benefit to our company's profitability. Our business is healthier and our employees are happier because of the things we can do and see now with the FP operating system.
The sheer amount of usable, reliable and readable data that the Function Point platform can produce matched with the top notch customer experience and support makes the perfect software to support busy creative agencies.
Pros
The ease of timetracking against specific jobs, service lines and tasks; financial and project/task management tracking in one platform; estimate creation within the system that has all the information transferred automatically when making it a job; the BI reporting with bar graphs and pivot grids.
Cons
The lack of reviewing software; how difficult/how many extra steps it takes to move a task to a different assignee or different date; no seemless/single channel communication tab; no quick search functionality; it's not an easy system for account or project managers to keep tabs on mulitple projects/people at once.
Reasons for Choosing Function Point
In April of 2020 we decided to completely overhaul our company's workflow operating system. With so much uncertainity during the pandemic surrounding our business, team members and clients, we needed a system that could support our business objectives of higher visibility, greater efficiency and an all-in-one platform.Switched From
AsanaReasons for Switching to Function Point
At the end of the day, our decision really landed on the fact that we felt understood by the Function Point team. They became trusted advisors throughout the process, truly taking the time to understand the complexities of our businesses and problem solving with us to find the right solution.Response from Function Point Productivity Software
Hi Victoria,
Thank you for taking out the time to review Function Point. We really appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that Function Point is helping your team become more productive (and happier) and providing long-term value to your clients. Nothing pleases us more than to learn that we've helped set up our partners for success!
Thank you for your feedback regarding the FP system, specifically around collaboration. With releases such as Kanban view and Online Proofing this year, we are hoping to close those gaps.
As always, please do not hesitate to reach out to your CSM in case you need help with understanding any of the system modules.
Thank you once again!
Best regards,
Team FP
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Lots of pros, but also lots of cons
It works for us, but the sun doesn't rise and set with it. Function Point lets us log a lot of information and communicate tasks with people who are out of the office well. But there is a steep learning curve, we've never been super happy with the billing integration for retainer clients, and the reporting is subpar.
It works great for people who exclusively work on a project-by-project basis. But their "Retainer" integration leaves a lot wanting. It works, but it's not seamless.
Pros
It's really great for projects. The structure for setting up estimates and Jobs and Tasks works great when you're focusing on individual projects.
And creating Tasks are straightforward, we love that you can pass tasks back-and-forth between team members.
We can pretty easily communicate new tasks and jobs/projects to people who don't work in the office. Between Job description, Tasks descriptions and comments on tasks, Notes and comments on notes, and the ability to upload files, there's a lot of power there. Nice to have a track record of things.
And when you're billing for an individual project, the billing function is great.
Cons
Billing for retainer clients is not simple or easy. Integrated billing was a big reason we went with Function Point, and it works great for individual projects, but I think the retainer function was added on as an after thought, and is very clunky. To the point that we're thinking about only using the FP billing feature for projects, and just billing Retainer clients straight out of QuickBooks.
Also, the Reports are fairly worthless. They are so complicated to interpret, and confusing to create. Most of the reports don't pull up in the browser, they are automatic downloads to an .XML file. And some of the files names are completely different from what they are called in Function Point. I once spent half a day trying to recreate a report I had made a few months ago, but could not find the report listed anywhere in the Report section. It took a support ticket for me to find out that even thought the file name that had downloaded with the report was called "Cost Recovery Rate Report By Client", the report I had to run was called "Billable Hours Recovered By Staff".
And the Jobs are pretty great, but it is annoying that you have to create and Estimate every time you create a new job. With Retainer clients, we don't always have to get an estimate approved before we start on a job, so it's just an annoying step. And it's another level of settings you have to go through to get things in the Job right.
Response from Function Point Productivity Software
We appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us, Jessica. Keep an eye on your inbox for a message from your Customer Success Manager.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Great all-in-one system to project management
Overall, Function Point is excellent for organizing years of files and tasks. It’s highly efficient for assigning tasks to individual team members and tracking everything. That said, I do think some redundant tasks could be automated. For instance, logging time for each task daily feels repetitive. An automated system that carries over time entries from previous tasks could streamline this. For example, if 2 hours are allocated to Task A from 9–11 a.m., the next task (Task B, 1 hour allocated) could automatically be filled in from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Pros
I like Function Point for its absolute zero lagging time. Once clicked, it goes straight to the task or job that I want without showing me the loading time forever. It is quite straightforward, searching for task numbers is easy to do and it is efficient for keeping numerous tasks organized.
Cons
However, sometimes I need to sift through files to find tasks without a task number. I typically filter out tasks completed within the last week, but anything older requires more time to find. There may be a better way to navigate and search, but I haven’t found one yet.

- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Review Source
Task and project management software
Function point is a basic but efficient tool if you're trying to estimate project hours and timeline.
Pros
Function point is an efficient project management software with time tracking feature. You can also create project plans, estimates, and invoices.
Cons
The interface is very basic and it can be difficult to navigate to different sections of the website. Adding details about a task or estimate can be a challenge considering the space is limited and you have to drag view again and again.
Response from Function Point Productivity Software
Hi Muneeb! Thank you for taking the time to review Function Point. We really appreciate your feedback on how Function Point is efficient for your business.
With releases such as Kanban, proofing, and work calendar views over the past two years, we hope to increase our users' experience with how you view and edit tasks. Know that your CSM is there for you in case you need any help in improving your journey with our system modules.
Thank you once again and best regards from our FP Team!