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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

    Quickbase

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AQuickbase helps users tackle any project, no matter how complex. Quickbase helps customers see, connect and control complex projects. Whether it’s raising a skyscraper or coordinating vaccine rollouts, the no-code software platform allows business users to custom fit solutions to the way they work – using information from across the systems they already have.

    $700

    per month

    Pricing
    Microsoft ProjectQuickbase
    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
    Enterprise
    Full Customizable
    per month/billed annually
    Business
    Starting at $2,200
    per month
    Team
    Started at $700
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft ProjectQuickbase
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsPlans are billed annually.Quickbase offers three key plans, with feature distinction, simple and consistent entitlements, and a flexible licensing model, giving users the option of either user based or usage based licensing across all 3 plans.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Microsoft ProjectQuickbase
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Project
    MS Project is an industry choice for project managers. It is undoubtedly used by many professionals.
    Incentivized
    Quickbase
    Chose Quickbase
    We enjoyed the cloud-based set up of Quick Base. Microsoft Access also required more detailed database knowledge. Microsoft Project required expensive user licensing. We also need a program that would run it easily on Apple iPads.
    Incentivized
    Chose Quickbase
    Microsoft tools are functional but they are not necessarily created for scalability. As our contract scaled, we needed something that had the capability to consolidate data as well as handle more and more amounts of data and analysis. Quickbsae has also helped us stop working …
    Incentivized
    Chose Quickbase
    They all ended up being different systems that are siloed and Quickbase brings everything together.
    Incentivized
    Chose Quickbase
    QB is a true database so can do much more.
    Having said that, it’s more complex to develop in so end users can do more themselves in Smartsheet.
    Incentivized
    Chose Quickbase
    None
    Incentivized
    Chose Quickbase
    Only Quick Base allowed the customization by non-IT pros that we sought.
    Incentivized
    Chose Quickbase
    But easier to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Quickbase
    Liked the fact that it was cloud based and easier to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Quickbase
    None of these were interactive across multiple teams and were not easy to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Quickbase
    Better in most regards except dependencies.
    Incentivized
    Chose Quickbase
    Quickbase provides more capabilities to track/manage all aspects of a project (documents, issues) beyond just the project plan, and because it is cloud-based, users do not need a seat license- just a browser to view and navigate through the entire project template.
    Smartsheet is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Quickbase
    We looked at Basecamp and about 10 other systems and settled on QB but this was 8-9 years ago. Recently we've looked at things like Mircrosoft Project and SharePoint -- but those are expensive and overkill for what we need. But Quickbase is not meeting all of our needs. We need …
    Incentivized
    Chose Quickbase
    We have evaluated and used other platforms such a Wrike, Clarizen and MS Project, None of which provided the customization and freedom of quickbase.
    Incentivized
    Chose Quickbase
    I was not involved in the original selection process but from what I understand, it was a mix of functionality and price which was the deciding factor.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    40 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    141 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    41 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    122 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    43 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    142 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    34 Answers
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    106 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    107 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft ProjectQuickbase
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Project and Quickbase
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    9.1
    108 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Quickbase
    -
    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 Quickbase
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    10.0
    77 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Quickbase
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates10.054 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing10.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting10.074 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software10.050 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Microsoft ProjectQuickbase
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Microsoft Project Server
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Planview PPM Pro
    Score8.9 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Microsoft ProjectQuickbase
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (108 ratings)
    9.4
    (520 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.9
    (54 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.4
    (40 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (16 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (15 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (34 ratings)
    7.4
    (44 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (22 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (10 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (15 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft ProjectQuickbase
    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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    Quickbase
    I no longer think that Quickbase is the way of the future. They do not fix major bugs in a timely manner, and are releasing basic functionality behind a paywall. I believe that Enterprise Level Tier should be given certain things, like SLAs on Support and up-time. However, as a low-code no-code platform the majority of the accounts, "builders", and users are not going to be able to justify the cost of an Enterprise Tier Plan, and won't be able to use the features that Quickbase continues to advertise.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Quickbase
    • Rapidly bring new ideas to life
    • Great authentication and authorization system out of the box
    • Connects with many major third-party services (via Pipelines)
    • Reporting and Dashboards are awesome
    • Excellent emails notification system to keep us in the loop when data changes
    • Intuitive UI for building forms and reports
    • Nice playground to test new ideas
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Quickbase
    • I'd like to see a link on email notices that take you directly into said notice. On an app that only has 1 or 2 email notices firing, there's no issue. However, we have some tools that are so complex that they have about 20 email notices firing at any given time based on the action users take. In this case, if we have to go in to modify a notice, we have to guess or scroll down the long list of notices to see which one we need to customize. It would be great if Quickbase had the URL of said notice somewhere at the footer of that notice so when Administrators click on it, it takes them into the exact notice they need to update.
    • When filling out or reviewing a lengthy form, I'd like to see the Save & close button, as well as a Save & next option at the bottom of the form rather than having to scroll back up to the top of those forms just to click on those choices.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Quickbase
    For our use-case of QuickBase, there really aren't any other products out there that can offer us the same out-of-the-box solutions they provide to us. We're also so integrated with it in our daily processes that to move away from it abruptly would cause mass chaos, so it's going to be renewed for at least the next several years.
    Incentivized
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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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    Quickbase
    Quick Base has done everything we have asked it to do and then some. Our original goal was to have one system for CRM that encompassed both the sales process and the customer management. We have gone w-a-y beyond that with analytics, project management, system bug logging, and historical effort reporting.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Quickbase
    Once we did get Quick Base configured and customized it was reliably available when we needed it. We may have had one or two occasions when the product was inaccessible but those were few. The greatest challenge with its availability was its difficulty with integrating with our systems.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Quickbase
    Some of our tables that hold over a million records are starting to perform poorly, with some summaries taking over 20 seconds to load. This may be an indication that it is best to archive old data when reaching large volumes like this.
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Quickbase
    If you utilize the community, the support is amazing. Unfortunately, I find their actual support system a bit underwhelming. They don't seem to have a great process for interacting directly with an issue and often sweep significant issues under the rug by categorizing them as "Enhancement" ideas or legacy items.
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    In-Person Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Quickbase
    It is very easy to get training from their University portal and still if we don't know their, then we can ask their support too.
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Quickbase
    Quick Base already is having a separate portal of providing training to customers and it is very easy to use and updates as per the new features added in to the application
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    I wasn't part of it so I don't know
    Incentivized
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    Quickbase
    I was not directly involved with the initial account implementation, only a bystander. For the app I directly implemented for my department only, I wish I had know to create an app diagram first. I don't remember if that was suggested. I think that would be a great help tip tool when a new app is created, to have a page with a check list of what is needed or how to get started. If you are a regular app builder, then you can bypass it or have the ability to turn it off in the app settings.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Quickbase
    Well, there's a plethora of low-code tools out on the marketplace and, you know, there's a reason that we've decided to partner with QuickBase because it has all the right balance of the ability to integrate with the ability for a citizen developer to create apps successfully. So if you look at something like Zo Ho's low-code offering, for example, yes, there are some similarities there, but they're really dependent on all of their other licensed products to get you where you want to be, where with QuickBase you have the ability to truly create something custom.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Quickbase
    It has evolved really well with our company, but there is a hard limit to the table size that has begun to affect us and not let us grow. The table size limit is set at 500 MB and we have had to jump through quite a few hoops to be able to get by.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Quickbase
    For clients we use Qucik base to develop application
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Quickbase
    • ROI is HUGE. Our company saved over 3.5 million in one year alone based on developments that year in Quickbase that saved time for many teams
    • Less user error - implementing automations and standardized workflows has led to less user error as was previously seen by maintaining spreadsheets or Smartsheets
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