We performed a comparison between Microsoft Project and Microsoft Project Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Project Management Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is very useful for project planning."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is planning."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is time management."
"Dependencies (not typically effectively used in "Agile" techniques) allow understanding of actual project status and challenges."
"The tool has a simple and excellent approach."
"It is easy to define timelines with Microsoft Project."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Project are the availability of being online and within Teams. My entire team can use it and see it, versus the full Microsoft Projects, such as Project Professional, you need to have a license."
"It is a complete and all-rounded enterprise product. From a portfolio management perspective and an individual project management perspective, it is a corporate-wide project management product. It can be used for resource planning, financial planning, task planning, etc."
"SharePoint site integration"
"It is well-established, reliable, and compatible."
"In the competitive landscape of project management and portfolio management solutions, Microsoft Project Server stands out significantly."
"Microsoft Project Server is a scalable solution."
"This is a scalable solution. It is easy to set up and to add clusters to your environment."
"We are able to know what we are doing, how much we have spent, how much time we've taken, and it tells us how much money is left for the project. It also tells us whether we are below or above our expenditures, whether we are below or above our budget."
"There are many valuable features of this solution. It is very advanced and once you understand and learn how to use it, it can be quite powerful. The whole package can be quite powerful."
"The solution's ease of use is its most valuable aspect."
"I would like Microsoft Project to better align with our business needs, with improved consultant support for setup and integration features that show all relevant aspects at the top level."
"The solution could be more flexible when it comes to integration."
"It would be better if Microsoft Project were included in the DevOps stack. That is, I'd like to see this tool integrated to a different stack of the applications that we normally use in DevOps, such as in Jira, for example, to deploy a different version related to the different tasks that are included in Microsoft Project."
"In a future release, the dashboard should improve because there isn't one, I had to create my own."
"Microsoft Project should include more visualization, queries to filter out data, and more reporting structures."
"It is positioned at the more high end. Sometimes it's more complicated than we need."
"When you start getting into the more advanced features, it can become unstable. The more you use the advanced features, the more exposure you have to an unanticipated result. I think we need to add the Kanban Board capability to the product that would help them advance that board into the project management methodology that's being used in the industry today. Being able to depend on Scrum management is key."
"I'd like the solution to be less expensive."
"Stability of the solution is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The product is difficult to use for complex projects."
"The solution must provide Agile and AI features."
"When a lot of users logged onto the site, it took a big toll on the service. Therefore, there is a scalability issue."
"In terms of tech support, it took a long time for them to resolve a ticket."
"The initial setup was complex."
"The product's UI is not very user-friendly."
"Resource management has room for improvement because it uses a lot of resources."
Microsoft Project is ranked 2nd in Project Management Software with 77 reviews while Microsoft Project Server is ranked 5th in Project Portfolio Management with 56 reviews. Microsoft Project is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Project Server is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Project writes "A stable solution that very accurately runs projects". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Project Server writes "Provides holistic reporting and allows us to keep track of what's going on with projects". Microsoft Project is most compared with Asana, Jira, Smartsheet, Broadcom Clarity and monday.com, whereas Microsoft Project Server is most compared with ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Planisware, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management, JIRA Portfolio and Broadcom Clarity . See our Microsoft Project vs. Microsoft Project Server report.
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