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TulipFarmvsKantata

When Kantata is more platform than your firm needs

Kantata runs resourcing, time and billing for large services firms. TulipFarm lets your team write its own agents and workflows, on tables you design.

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Where TulipFarm differs

Kantata models projects, people and money for large services firms. These are the places TulipFarm takes a different path.

  • Your team writes what agents know

    TulipFarm

    Any member can turn a checklist into a skill, share it and give it to a saved agent.

    See Skills

    How Kantata handles it

    Custom agents are built in Agent Studio, which needs Expertise Engine Premium and a “Manage custom agents” permission.

    knowledge.kantata.com/hc/en-us/articles/54686382145307-Agent-Studio-and-Custom-Agents-Overview

  • Workflows you build yourself

    TulipFarm

    Draw your own steps, add JavaScript or Python, and let a run wait up to 30 days for a reply.

    See Workflows

    How Kantata handles it

    Automations come as prebuilt workflows with Expertise Engine Premium. Prebuilt scenarios can’t be edited or reordered.

    knowledge.kantata.com/hc/en-us/articles/56951568166299-Automations-Overview

  • Approval that holds on scheduled runs too

    TulipFarm

    For actions you choose, the change waits for a person, even when no one is watching the run.

    See Agents

    How Kantata handles it

    The Expertise Agent asks you to confirm before it creates or updates data, unless you switch it to Auto mode.

    knowledge.kantata.com/hc/en-us/articles/54687077397659-Expertise-Agent-Overview

  • Tables for whatever your shop tracks

    TulipFarm

    Ink stock, price lists or rush orders each get a table, and field rules catch a missing value.

    See Tables

    How Kantata handles it

    Custom fields extend its built-in records, as text, date, currency, number or choice values.

    knowledge.kantata.com/hc/en-us/articles/202924760-Custom-Fields-Overview

When to stay with Kantata

Kantata is a full professional services platform. TulipFarm has no time tracking, budgets, resourcing or billing, so stay with Kantata if you run on them.

You staff projects across a large firm
Kantata matches people to work by availability, skills and demand. TulipFarm has no resource planning.
Your margins depend on time and billing
Kantata tracks and approves time, holds project budgets and sends invoices clients can pay. TulipFarm has no time tracking, budgets or invoicing.
Clients need a view into the project
Kantata clients can join projects, see budgets and pay invoices. Only workspace members can use TulipFarm.
You need SOC reports and SSO
Kantata has SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II reports, SAML sign-on and over 1,200 prebuilt connectors.

Moving work from Kantata

You don’t have to leave Kantata to use TulipFarm. Keep it for time and billing, and move one manual job to an agent.

  1. Pick one manual job

    Choose work people still do by hand around Kantata, such as checking rush orders before they reach the schedule.

  2. Export the data it needs

    An Account Admin can export account data as CSV. Import the file into a TulipFarm table and set its field rules.

  3. Write the check as a skill

    Turn the steps into a skill, give it to a saved agent and pick which changes need a person’s OK.

  4. Compare one cycle

    Run the agent beside your usual process and check the results. Your first signup includes $50 in free credits.

Feature comparison

Kantata’s column comes from its own site and knowledge base. “Not published” means Kantata doesn’t say, not that the feature is missing.

Feature comparison
FeatureTulipFarmKantata
Services work and data
Tables for any business recordYesField rules reject bad values before they savePartialBuilt-in PSA records with custom fields
Unique values enforcedYesYes“Unique Value Required” on custom fields
Time tracking and time approvalsNoYes
Project budgets, invoices and paymentsNoYes
Resource managementNoYesAvailability, skills and demand across the firm
Clients inside your workspaceNoWorkspace members onlyYesClients can view budgets and pay invoices
Agents
AI agent that changes recordsYesYesExpertise Agent, with an Access Group permission
Agents your team buildsYesSaved agents with shared skillsPartialAgent Studio, with Expertise Engine Premium
MCP server for Claude or ChatGPTNoYes150+ tools, with Expertise Engine Premium
Automation and approvals
Build your own workflowsYesVisual builder with JavaScript and Python stepsPartialPrebuilt workflows with Expertise Engine Premium
Confirm before AI changes dataYesShows the exact change, on actions you chooseYesAsk to confirm, or switch to Auto mode
Webhook triggersYesNot published
Runs wait for days and resume after a restartYesUp to 30 daysNot published
Integrations
Prebuilt connectorsPartialSlack, GitHub, Google Workspace, Jira, Confluence and TrelloYesOver 1,200
Agents use outside MCP toolsPartialA manager reviews and enables each toolNot published
Security and deployment
Single sign-onNoSign in with Google or an email linkYesSAML on Enterprise; Okta provisioning isn’t included
SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type IINoYes
Audit logsPartialRecords who changed memberships; no audit exportPartialBeing phased out for Extended History, now in beta
Personal chats hidden from adminsYesNot published

Pricing

Kantata’s agent builder, MCP server and automations need Expertise Engine Premium, so ask for that in any quote. Kantata pricing checked on 21 October 2026.

TulipFarm

$50 free

In credits on your first signup. Paid plans aren’t public yet; see the pricing page.

Kantata

Not published

Kantata tailors each plan to company size and goals. You fill out a form and a PSA Advisor follows up.

kantata.com/pricing

Questions about TulipFarm and Kantata

Is TulipFarm a Kantata alternative?

Not as a whole. Kantata is a professional services platform with resourcing, time, budgets and invoicing. TulipFarm has none of those. It’s a workspace where agents do repeat work on shared tables and files, with approvals and workflows you build yourself.

What is the main difference between TulipFarm and Kantata?

Kantata’s AI works inside its own model of projects, people and money. TulipFarm lets your team design its own tables, write the skills agents follow and build workflows that can wait weeks for a person and pick up again after a restart.

Does Kantata’s AI ask before it changes data?

Yes. Kantata’s Expertise Agent asks you to confirm before it creates or updates data, and you can switch that to Auto mode. TulipFarm asks for approval on the actions you choose, shows the exact change, and holds scheduled and workflow runs until a person decides.

Can TulipFarm replace Kantata for time and billing?

No. TulipFarm has no time tracking, budgets, resource planning, invoices or client logins. Keep Kantata for those and use TulipFarm for jobs an agent can take on.

How much does Kantata cost compared with TulipFarm?

Kantata doesn’t publish prices; plans are tailored through its sales team, and its agent builder, MCP server and automations need Expertise Engine Premium. Your first TulipFarm Cloud signup includes $50 in free credits. Paid plans aren’t public yet; see the pricing page to ask for more credits or apply for student, NGO or startup support.

Can I move data from Kantata to TulipFarm?

Yes, one job at a time. A Kantata Account Admin can export account data as CSV, which you can import into a TulipFarm table. Agents, automations and settings don’t move across; rebuild them as skills and workflows.

Is Kantata more secure than TulipFarm?

It has more to show today. Kantata has SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II reports and SAML single sign-on on Enterprise. TulipFarm has neither, though workspace admins can’t open members’ personal chats or private agent tasks.

Give one manual job to an agent.

Sign up for TulipFarm Cloud and build the job your team still does by hand. The research preview is open to everyone, and your first signup includes $50 in free credits.

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Last reviewed 20 October 2026.