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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AceProject

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AAceProject is a project management solution built around features such as central dashboards and task management.

    $24

    per month 10 active users

    RationalPlan

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    RationalPlan is project management software that has been designed to help project managers keep their projects on time and within budget. The main goal of this software is to make the process of planning projects as short and as straightforward as possible and to guide novice project managers through each step but offer enough tools to those who are more experienced.

    $0

    per month per user

    Pricing
    AceProjectRationalPlan
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $24
    per month 10 active users
    Advanced
    $49
    per month 30 active users
    Silver
    $99
    per month 100 active users
    Gold
    $199
    per month Unlimited users
    Basic
    Free
    Free
    $0
    Beginner
    $4
    per user
    Master
    $12
    per user
    Production
    $19
    per user
    Stakeholder
    $64 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Single
    $145 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Multi
    $288 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Server
    $668 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AceProjectRationalPlan
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details
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    Features
    AceProjectRationalPlan
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of AceProject and RationalPlan
    Feature
    AceProject
    3.2
    1 Ratings
    82% below category average
    RationalPlan
    6.6
    4 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Task Management5.01 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Resource Management6.01 Ratings6.84 Ratings
    Gantt Charts3.01 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Scheduling4.01 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Workflow Automation1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration5.01 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology1.01 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Document Management1.01 Ratings3.63 Ratings
    Email integration2.01 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Mobile Access1.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking8.01 Ratings4.51 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management3.01 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of AceProject and RationalPlan
    Feature
    AceProject
    2.0
    1 Ratings
    116% below category average
    RationalPlan
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    51% below category average
    Project & financial reporting2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings4.51 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AceProjectRationalPlan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AceProjectRationalPlan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Websystems Inc.
    It is well suited if you have a specific work force or are working in a production or an assembly line style environment. It is also well suited if you have small teams that have to get out a certain amount of product in set periods of time. AceProjects is great for monitoring how long each individual spent on their specific task and subsequently how long the team took to complete their work.
    Incentivized
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    Stand By Soft
    Appropriate as a great alternative to MS Project. RationalPlan provides most of the features needed to develop and maintain mid-level complex schedules. Less Appropriate for large complex schedules of long duration. These can be a challenge due to Duration at top-level. It is also a challenge to generate reports for management - reporting feature is limited.
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    Pros
    Websystems Inc.
    • Time Tracking
    • Resource allocation
    • Easy to implement, small adoption curve.
    Incentivized
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    Stand By Soft
    • Portfolio view is great to get a feel for how your programme is running at a glance and which areas possibly might require attention. The fact that you can customise your view by adding your own columns is another plus.
    • All project information in one tool is a big plus for me considering the amount of projects we run with. This really improves efficiency and saves me time. You have the ability to add documents to tasks, manage risks, email resources tasks due for projects they are assigned to(might need some refinement depending on your requirements), material db with costing etc.
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    Cons
    Websystems Inc.
    • Expand on data tracking
    • Improve report generation
    • Break out from just being a time clock manager.
    Incentivized
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    Stand By Soft
    • Milestones should be a primary option instead of 0h to create one.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Websystems Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Stand By Soft
    I had to ask for support once and got a response immediately.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Websystems Inc.
    Incentivized
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    Stand By Soft
    RationalPlan is cost-effective and allows most users to prepare and manage their schedule. The software lacks comprehensive reporting and duration changes at the top level of a project.
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    Return on Investment
    Websystems Inc.
    • We were able to track our production teams work and refine our methods to improve deliverable dates.
    • Once our staff reached a certain size the capability of the software began to lag. Diminishing returns.
    • The lack of reporting features made data regression and extrapolation difficult.
    Incentivized
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    Stand By Soft
    • Helps explain the target schedule and resource estimates for cost of the project
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of Project infoScreenshot of Notes and linksScreenshot of Working calendarsScreenshot of Gantt chartsScreenshot of Resource levelingScreenshot of Baseline management