Microsoft Project

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Microsoft Project	Score 7.6 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft 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.	$10 per month per user

Pricing

Microsoft Project

Editions & Modules

Project Server: $0
Planner Plan 1: $10
per month per user
Planner Plan 1: $10
per month per user
Planner and Project Plan 3: $30
per month per user
Planner and Project Plan 3: $30
per month per user
Planner and Project Plan 5: $55
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

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Project
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	Microsoft Project
Considered Both Products	Microsoft Project EG Edgar Garcia GCM Project manager Chose Microsoft Project Jira and Miro are very visual, they provide us a very friendly interface (specially Miro), and in the case of Jira, it give us very customizable workflows that suit team needs. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Microsoft Project Our company already has our client and tracking database in microsoft 365 so it was the logical step to stay with microsoft although it is a bit lacking compared to other offerings. If our team was on the go one of these other products might work better. We needed something … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Microsoft Project Honestly, I am not really using those platforms, but I am familiar with them. Thing is, I know that Microsoft platforms is game changer for everyone not just the Microsoft Project, that's why I chose this platform because I have been using it for a longer time even when I still … Incentivized Helpful? Aybuke Aynur Business Development Architect Chose Microsoft Project I do not use any other software Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Microsoft Project Microsoft Project provided more robust, collaborative solution to Turnkey Project Management. With Excel like sheets for Project Task Schedules are used for contractors and users it was well accepted i.e good UI UX. Integration capability of Microsoft Project Online with Power … Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose Microsoft Project At the end of the day, Microsoft Project still is best in class overall. It isn't as specialized as some tools like Trello or JIRA, but especially with new integration with Planner and native support for Agile project management templates it becomes a lot closer. Microsoft … Incentivized Helpful? Fernanda Ministerio Especialista de Desenvolvimento Industrial Chose Microsoft Project I can't remember because it was many years ago. But Microsoft Project was very affordable and had a much larger set of features. Also the stability of its technology, as well as the number of existing users, the abundant documentation and the possibility of having well-defined … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Program Manager Chose Microsoft Project MS Project is most familiar to our users, so the learning curve is easiest. However, MS Project doesn't allow our teams to collaborate nor does it track actual vs. planned effort (time reporting). Hence it's not the only tool we use. We typically plan with MS Project and use it … Incentivized Helpful? Suvit Ahuja Project Manager - Digital Chose Microsoft Project Dependency tracking and automated task management helped its raking above other competitors in the usage. Microsoft support and updates are also reliable. Security is also good for this tool. UI is also good and task management is very effective. Integrations are also easy. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Supervisor Chose Microsoft Project There are some good MS Project alternatives that I have tested/used in the past. These would be GanttProject and OpenWorkbench. These are open source programs that offer a lot of basic features in a Project software solution. I have also tested/used Microsoft Planner, which … Incentivized Helpful? Matthew Smith Estimator and Project Manager Chose Microsoft Project ProjectLibre is a free or open source version of MS Project. It’s supported by a community of programmers that maintain its versions. It’s definitely not MS Project but definitely gives you a good idea what to expect from MS Project. I would recommend trying it first to see if … Incentivized Helpful? Javier Silva SR MGR MFG & SC IT Chose Microsoft Project Microsoft Project will continue to be my tool of choice for high stakes high complexity projects with over 100 tasks and many requirements to control costs and delivery but the assumption is that a dedicated PM is needed to keep the file updated and manage communication with … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Contributor Chose Microsoft Project Better suited for everyone in the team due to an existing partnership with Microsoft for access to other software suite provided by them. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose Microsoft Project As our IT is based on Microsft Office 365, we have privileged access to MS Project licences, resources, training and support, so we didn't use any other PM software. Incentivized Helpful? Quratulain Habib, PMP Partner / Director / Head of Projects Chose Microsoft Project Initially, I tried using Smartsheet and then Wrike, all for Gantt Chart availability and task management. They don't come close to the flexibility or depth of features that Microsoft Project provides. Wrike does have better collaboration amongst team members and provides an … Incentivized Helpful? JJ Jiho Joung Director, IT and Operations Chose Microsoft Project Mostly I chose Microsoft Project due to the usage we're using for our clients. The primary reason for using Microsoft Project is because it's working well with our legacy in-house applications/solutions for our project management. We have many users who have multiple different … Incentivized Helpful? AS Alfredo Sanchez It Director Chose Microsoft Project Because is a powerful tool that include everything that you need to manage your projects also are on-line on cloud. On app very easy to use the other vendor offer minimal support and upgrades for the tool MS project is always improvement, new features a lots of information … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose Microsoft Project Microsoft Project was the most expensive project management software that we utilized aside from the costs associated with developing and in-house service. Microsoft Project provide a wealth of features for managing a large scale project like planning all of the tasks … Incentivized Helpful? Darrell Dunavan Project Manager / Document Control Chose Microsoft Project We picked Microsoft Project instead of ProofHub due to us already using Office 365. Microsoft Project was the cheaper of the two options and seemed to fit our needs better than ProofHub. It seemed to be easier to use on the front end since some of our less technology-savvy … Incentivized Helpful? Russell Voigt, PE Project Manager Chose Microsoft Project Microsoft Project is a reasonable price and provides all of the functions we need, and even more. The fancier tools will be more expensive but not necessarily be more effective, so sticking with the industry standard seems to be the reasonable choice. Incentivized Helpful? Nichole Zimmerman, PHR Organizational Development Specialist Chose Microsoft Project Project integrates more with other Microsoft software so it is more flexible for us to use. Incentivized Helpful? Kristen Silvan Project Manager & Chief Estimator Chose Microsoft Project Procore allows Microsoft Project schedules to be uploaded into it. It is not an easy feature to use. The uploading is a piece of cake, but changing anything after that is challenging and never seems to track correctly for me. Maybe I need more practice but it is not a feature I … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Microsoft Project Microsoft Project had the strongest integrations and Gantt chart qualities. As a team that uses Outlook, Skype, DevOps and the Office Suite, it became clear that Project suited our needs best. Additionally, testing found that the user interface and security features pleased … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Analyst Chose Microsoft Project Microsoft Project seems more intuitive and user friendly than Agiliti. It helps with organization and planning. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Microsoft Project Project is comprehensive and many project professionals are familiar with it, however the other tools are more business user friendly. Little training needed, Airtable and Trello are more intuitive so anyone can make updates and understand progress. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Microsoft Project

Project Management

Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Project 8.0 110 Ratings 5% above category average
Task Management	7.7109 Ratings
Resource Management	7.0106 Ratings
Gantt Charts	8.7106 Ratings
Scheduling	8.1108 Ratings
Workflow Automation	9.983 Ratings
Team Collaboration	7.498 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology	6.482 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology	7.082 Ratings
Document Management	8.977 Ratings
Email integration	5.182 Ratings
Mobile Access	9.867 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking	9.873 Ratings
Change request and Case Management	8.064 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management	8.085 Ratings

Professional Services Automation

Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
	Microsoft Project 8.9 78 Ratings 17% above category average
Quotes/estimates	7.955 Ratings
Invoicing	10.045 Ratings
Project & financial reporting	7.975 Ratings
Integration with accounting software	9.850 Ratings

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User Ratings
	Microsoft Project
Likelihood to Recommend	7.1 (110 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (3 ratings)
Usability	8.3 (8 ratings)
Support Rating	8.2 (34 ratings)
Implementation Rating	5.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Microsoft Project
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 Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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 Sasha Brito Marketing Director Read full review
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 Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Microsoft I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	Microsoft It is great for simple project management and is critical for out success. It is pretty user friendly and easy to manipulate for all users. The drag and drop feature makes it easy to move things around. It lacks some features espically with document management, time tracking and generating reports Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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 Shiva Krishna Oracle Cloud Procure to Pay Consultant Read full review
Implementation Rating	Microsoft I wasn't part of it so I don't know Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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 Joshua Melder Process Optimization Analyst Read full review
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 Robert Paul Project Manager Read full review
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