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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Project

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Project is a project management software. It provides core PM functionality, including agile workflow support and resource management. Project can be deployed in the cloud or on-premise.

    $120

    per year per user

    Planisware

    Score10 out of 10
    N/APlanisware is project portfolio management software for product development and R&D. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Francisco, with locations in Germany, France and Japan.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft ProjectPlanisware
    Editions & Modules
    Project Server
    $0
    Planner Plan 1
    $10
    per month per user
    Planner and Project Plan 3
    $30
    per month per user
    Planner and Project Plan 5
    $55
    per month per user
    Project Standard 2024
    $679.99
    one-time fee per installation
    Project Professional 2024
    $1,129.99
    one-time fee per installation
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft ProjectPlanisware
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPlans are billed annually.
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    Microsoft ProjectPlanisware
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Planisware
    Chose Planisware
    Hands down, Planisware is the most configurable system available. Every page has design panels with hundreds of configurable options. In addition, a full suite of widgets that can be designed and configured from scratch provides for implementing any business process against any …
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    Chose Planisware
    I wasn't involved in the selection of Planisware.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    40 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    43 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    34 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
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    Features
    Microsoft ProjectPlanisware
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Project and Planisware
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    9.1
    108 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Planisware
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management10.0107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management10.0104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts10.0104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling10.0106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation10.083 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration8.096 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology6.080 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology10.080 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management9.077 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration5.082 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access10.067 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.073 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management10.063 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management10.083 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Microsoft Project and Planisware
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    10.0
    77 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Planisware
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates10.054 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing10.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting10.074 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software10.050 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Microsoft ProjectPlanisware
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (108 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (34 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft ProjectPlanisware
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Microsoft Project Online is suited to Turnkey Projects where more Collaboration is required in Project Progress monitoring, risk assessment and conveying, issue recording and tracking. It is less appropriate when ERP Suites other than MS Dynamics are used, i.e when Enterprises need to integrate Finance / Accounting with It and having straight project management workflow
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    Planisware
    While not expensive, it is better suited to larger organizations since the requirement for an administrator is not easily maintained at lower user counts. Although the more a site uses it "out of the box" without configuration, the less the requirement for a system administrator.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • I love the Gantt Chart that Microsoft Project offers me, because it provides me with a view from various aspects, it provides me with exact details about the fulfillment of tasks over a period of time, it also allows me to make comparisons with the necessary data and the fulfilled data. by the employees, in order to know exactly if the project's expectations have been met.
    • I love the Gantt Chart that Microsoft Project offers me, because it provides me with a view from various aspects, it provides me with exact details about the fulfillment of tasks over a period of time, it also allows me to make comparisons with the necessary data and the fulfilled data by the employees, in order to know exactly if the project's expectations have been met.
    • The alert system for the fulfillment and delay of assignments is perfect. Microsoft Project allows me to configure the task system, I can assign the necessary tasks to fulfill the project, and the software alerts me immediately if the managers are fulfilling the assignments.
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    Planisware
    • Apply resource algorithms to timelines
    • Enterprise wide and scalable
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Seems overly complicated for users sometimes in using Project and its functionalities
    • Hard to share files for those folks who do not have MS Project, and then have to print out for them
    • Can be confusing since it looks and feels like MS Excel
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    Planisware
    • Organization is still growing and needs to adapt to a rising volume of client needs for consulting, training, core development.
    • Major part of corporate oversight is from Europe and is still adapting to US work requirements, responsiveness, communication channels.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
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    Planisware
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Microsoft
    Project is easy to operate because data could be inserted, changed and
    deleted like you are in an Excel timesheet. Besides, it provides a great
    level of automation beween his fields allowing few data changes. Also, its
    funcionalities are well defined and grouped in upper menus, so you can find a
    funcionality quickly
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    Planisware
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    Microsoft in recent years has transformed itself and gives a positive feeling when one interacts with the company. The company is focusing on its customers and willing to go extra mile to make customers happy.The company continues to invest in its products and bringing new features from time to time. Overall it is a positive feeling to be associated with such an iconic company.
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    Planisware
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    I wasn't part of it so I don't know
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    While many of the above tools are extremely well-versed, Microsoft Project's largest advantage comes from it being related to the largest business productivity company in the world. Project does have its sharing limitations - but regardless, offers one of the most robust tools in the market today. Microsoft Project is built with large-scale projects in mind but is more than up to the task for smaller projects as well. However, there are options available (especially cloud-based options) that may be more fitting for higher-level projects that do not require going into the weeds.
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    Planisware
    I wasn't involved in the selection of Planisware.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Project saved me, as the project manager, countless hours of digging through tickets and schedules to plan everything out. It also saved me time in adjusting the project triangle as needed, since it does so much automatically.
    • It is costly, and since it requires extensive training to master, it's not just the high licensing cost that you need to take into account.
    • The reporting features - even just printing out Gantt charts - makes it far easier to communicate with stakeholders. That means less time for PMs doing all of this manually, and it means less follow-up questions and delays moving forward.
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    Planisware
    • This is always hard to gauge since we don't have metrics for "did nothing" to compare against. An old Business Roundtable white paper indicated that a 10% reduction in expense could be attained, but I don't think a general statement like that applies to any specific organization unless they can say their Project Management Maturity level is low.
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