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Microsoft Project

Overview

What is Microsoft Project?

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.

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Pricing

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Project Server

$0

On Premise

Planner Plan 1

$10

Cloud
per month per user

Planner Plan 1

$10

Cloud
per month per user

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $10 per month per user
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Product Demos

Microsoft Project 2021 Overview And Features Walkthrough

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Features

Project Management

Project management software provides capabilities to streamline management of complex projects through task management, team collaboration and workflow automation

8
Avg 7.6

Professional Services Automation

Features that support professional services organizations

8.9
Avg 7.6
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Product Details

What is Microsoft Project?

Microsoft Project is a project management software that helps users plan, execute, and monitor projects effectively. It includes features for managing tasks, allocating resources and budgeting. With integration into Microsoft 365, it supports real-time collaboration and data sharing. The advanced reporting and analytics tools allow users to track progress and make data-driven decisions.​

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With Microsoft Project, users can plan projects with dynamic scheduling based on effort needed, project duration, and allotted team members. Suitable for projects of any size, Microsoft Project offers flexible deployment options, both cloud-based and on-premises, catering to a wide range of organizational needs.​

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Microsoft Project Features

Project Management Features

  • Supported: Task Management
  • Supported: Resource Management
  • Supported: Gantt Charts
  • Supported: Scheduling
  • Supported: Team Collaboration
  • Supported: Support for Agile Methodology
  • Supported: Support for Waterfall Methodology
  • Supported: Change request and Case Management
  • Supported: Budget and Expense Management

Professional Services Automation Features

  • Supported: Quotes/estimates
  • Supported: Project & financial reporting

Additional Features

  • Supported: Work Management
  • Supported: OKRs

Microsoft Project Integrations

Microsoft Project Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesGlobal
Supported LanguagesArabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Microsoft Project starts at $10.

monday.com, Smartsheet, and Atlassian Jira are common alternatives for Microsoft Project.

Reviewers rate Invoicing highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Microsoft Project are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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When Agile met Microsoft Project

Rating: 5 out of 10
April 03, 2025
EG
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Project
7 years of experience
We use Microsoft Project to manage new product launches, engineering changes and supplier transitions.
  • Team collaboration
  • Create To-Do plans
  • Advanced scheduling
  • Task management
Cons
  • Integrate "Agile" methodologies functions like Jira/Miro
  • Incorporate burn down charts
  • Provide quick and easy tutorials to integrate Power BI and Copilot
I personally prefer Microsoft Planner or Jira.
I think is very intuitive, easy to use and have a lot of drag and drop options; which we appreciate when we use with people with a lot of experience in the company (older team members).
Project Management (8)
61.25%
6.1
Task Management
50%
5.0
Resource Management
40%
4.0
Gantt Charts
80%
8.0
Scheduling
60%
6.0
Team Collaboration
70%
7.0
Support for Agile Methodology
60%
6.0
Support for Waterfall Methodology
50%
5.0
Budget and Expense Management
80%
8.0
Professional Services Automation
N/A
N/A
  • Positive: Better Tracking and Reporting
  • Positive: Enhanced Collaboration
  • Negative: Licenses fees
  • Negative: Complexity
  • Negative: Training costs
Microsoft Project contains comprehensive features which allow us to plan, track and reporting; but I really feel that we spend so much time trying to teach others how to use it.
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.
No
  • Other
Microsoft Project is a classic in every global company, and I think that was the reason my IT department chose it. But once you start using other platforms that integrate Agile functions, you always keep in mind how great it would be to have these functionalities in Microsoft Project
I definitely wouldn't buy Microsoft Project

Microsoft project has really made my life easier

Rating: 8 out of 10
April 18, 2018
I am the IT project manager for the company I work for and I live and breathe Microsoft Project. Before using this software, I was stuck with using Excel spreadsheets to track project statuses and milestones. As the projects got more complex, Excel just wasn't doing the job anymore. I presented Project to Exec. management and we made the purchase and tracking my projects have gotten so much easier once you get past the steep learning curve.
  • Ability to track Milestones
  • Ability to track Resources
  • Has a really good Gantt chart
Cons
  • Steep learning curve
  • To get the full suite with the Project server, it is very expensive
  • Printing the project plan is a bit challenging
Microsoft Project is a very good tool for tracking project progress. If the project is a quick 2 - 3-day project, using MS Project probably wouldn't be viable, but if you are working on a long-term, complex project that will span numerous months and/or departments, MS Project is the way to go.
Project Management (14)
73.57142857142857%
7.4
Task Management
80%
8.0
Resource Management
90%
9.0
Gantt Charts
100%
10.0
Scheduling
100%
10.0
Workflow Automation
80%
8.0
Team Collaboration
50%
5.0
Support for Agile Methodology
80%
8.0
Support for Waterfall Methodology
80%
8.0
Document Management
90%
9.0
Email integration
50%
5.0
Mobile Access
N/A
N/A
Timesheet Tracking
60%
6.0
Change request and Case Management
80%
8.0
Budget and Expense Management
90%
9.0
Professional Services Automation (4)
72.5%
7.3
Quotes/estimates
80%
8.0
Invoicing
70%
7.0
Project & financial reporting
80%
8.0
Integration with accounting software
60%
6.0
  • Project has helped keep my project from being derailed by scope creep.
  • While Project isn't a money making tool, it does help keep your projects on-budget
  • MS Project is a pretty hefty expense. Integration is supported, if you have MS project Server.
Project is much more robust compared to other products on the market. I haven't evaluated them all, but I'm pretty happy with what project has been able to do for me and a Project manager. There is a lot of functionality if you don't many paying for it. Overall, I think Project would go toe to toe with any other PM software out there.
1
Project Managment
1
If they have never used MS Project, you will want someone who isn't afraid of a challenge
  • Project schedule tracking
  • Project budget tracking
  • Project resource tracking
  • Invoicing was an interesting feature that I've started looking at.
  • As we grow, we may looking into buying project server.
I am very happy with the software and am definitely get use out of it.
Yes
Excel
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Product Reputation
  • Prior Experience with the Product
The most important factor what that it could do everything I needed a project software to do.
Maybe looking at more options, but there are a lot of PM software out there and I only evaluated 2 other aside MS Project

Microsoft Project is a time saver.

Rating: 8 out of 10
August 30, 2019
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft Project
4 years of experience
It is being used by various individuals. It is nice to collaborate on schedules with each other. I also use it to figure manpower and durations based on manpower. I still feel like I'm very new at using Project and don't get to use it as often as I'd like. I'm always learning new tricks and things to make it easier to use.
  • Being able to tie tasks together so when something changes it makes it easier to track.
  • Being able to create categories for tasks and tie them all together.
  • It's nice to set holidays and not have to remember them when scheduling farther into the future.
  • I've been using it for a while but I don't get to use it as much as I'd like. The is a lot of information and help out there to learn how to use it better.
Cons
  • Linking tasks together and the whole SS-1D or FS+4D is very confusing. It usually takes me a few tries to get it where I want. There is always information to help figure this out, just need to be willing to look and ask.
  • Sorting by date and task can be confusing. At least there's always the undo button.
  • I'm always learning something new that makes using project easier and more beneficial for me. I wish I was able to use or more.
I like being able to copy directly to Excel for certain items and vice versa. Linking tasks can get very confusing. It requires a lot of time up front but will save a ton of time in the long run. I'm still learning, and as I do, it becomes so much easier to use.
Project Management (3)
93.33333333333334%
9.3
Gantt Charts
100%
10.0
Scheduling
80%
8.0
Mobile Access
100%
10.0
Professional Services Automation
N/A
N/A
  • It saves a ton of time. A little work upfront says on the back end.
None
1
I am unsure of exactly how many people us it
I do not know. I don't deal with that area
  • I use Microsoft Project to create job schedules
  • We use it to figure manpower based on task durations
  • We use it to figure durations based on manpower
  • We use it to calculate manpower needs based on durations of tasks to be performed
  • I would like to learn how to use it more fully. I only use it for basic schedule building but I know that it can do so much more
I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
Not Sure
  • Prior Experience with the Product
The decision wasn't mine to make
I wasn't involved
  • Don't know
  • unknown
I wasn't part of it so I don't know
I've never used it so I don't know to say
I've never used Microsoft support
  • Entering tasks and basic schedule building are very simple
  • linking tasks together is simple
  • Linking task tasks together and trying to work off of SS or FS and figuring exactly what it is calculating from
  • I don't really understand much else other than basic schedule building so everything else seem cumbersome to me
For basic schedule building, which is what I primarily use it for, is great and very easy. I don't really understand much else although I would like to learn because everything I do use it for is very easy to do and learn
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