Microsoft Project vs Planisware comparison

"Microsoft Project offers comprehensive project overviews and the ability to rate down what we have and what we need in terms of software."

"The resource allocation features, which help allocate resources to tasks, are quite valuable."

"The standard project planning features and charts are most valuable."

"Being able to get a milestone schedule or a breakdown out of it is valuable. It can integrate into Visio, which is helpful."

"Microsoft offers good support."

"It's an easy solution to set up."

"The reporting features are quite strong. Being able to do team reports and find out what work is pending, what work needs to be done are key in my day-to-day management of the team. The earned value analysis capabilities and critical path capabilities inside the tool help me make sure that I'm keeping the projects on track."

"A lot of valuable features have been added in the last three years, including scheduling automation and intelligence."

"The area that could benefit from improvement in this Planisware is the project management tool. I have previously used Project Server, which is a Microsoft solution, and I found it to be more user-friendly as it included a client solution. In contrast, with this solution, the only option available is the online version, making it difficult to create activities, milestones, and other necessary components. This is in comparison to Planisware, which offers a more comprehensive solution."

"Overall, our company has all disintegrated systems, and with Planisware, we are getting a very integrated view of my portfolio reporting, cost and load, and everything else."

"There are two things in particular that I enjoy. The first is the portfolio planning section. Another advantage is that it is highly customizable."

"We have a variety of different modules, but it is mainly used for costs, risks, and resources."

"It has an inbuilt BI tool, which can be compared to Power BI or Tableau."

"The solution is performance-oriented and easily customized accordingly to many areas, such as performance KPI."

"It stands out by automating the intricate mechanics of project execution, eliminating the need for highly technical individuals to manage and reconfigure models."

"Planisware offers integration with multiple tools and provides a good level of customization."

"Could be more user-friendly, and forecasting could be better."

"The solution's interface seems to be an outdated one. So, I would like its interface to be improved."

"Planview FLEX licensing gives us a central repository where all the projects are stored so you can check the finances, resources, etc. It's quite useful to have everything connected. We don't have that for Microsoft Project. It's disconnected. The reporting capabilities could also be better, especially with finance and resources. Everybody complains about reports. That's why we need another tool."

"The dashboard could be improved."

"The packaging of Microsoft Project Professional is pretty simple as a product. But, the end-to-end enterprise is complex."

"The solution could be more flexible when it comes to integration."

"The online version of Microsoft Project lacks some functionality compared to the on-premises version."

"Microsoft Project tends to become very unstable on large project plans with more than 400 lines."

"I have experienced some issues, and that’s okay. It tends to be stable when the server's processing power and memory are adequate."

"The solution's user experience and user interface need improvement because they are not that great and intuitive."

"The biggest con for Planisware is that if you are not a Planisware partner, you don't have access to their functions, making it difficult for beginners and new team members."

"Its stability should be improved. Its stability is the main issue, but we sometimes also have issues with calculations."

"More integration is needed with other kinds of products for better collaboration."

"The area that could benefit from improvement in this Planisware is the project management tool. I have previously used Project Server, which is a Microsoft solution, and I found it to be more user-friendly as it included a client solution. In contrast, with this solution, the only option available is the online version, making it difficult to create activities, milestones, and other necessary components. This is in comparison to Planisware, which offers a more comprehensive solution."

"The UI and UX of Planisware are not that advanced."

"The learning curve is steep and there could be more avenues for opening up learning materials to a broader audience, enabling individuals to gain practical experience with the tool."

"I do not remember the exact cost we paid but usually, they charge per user per month."

"It gets expensive when having to add all of the plugins and everything that you need."

"The solution is expensive."

"Its price could be reduced a little."

"We purchase perpetual licenses due to the high cost of subscriptions, which are about 1,000 Australian dollars."

"I am not involved with this."

"I do not have personal experience with pricing or licensing of this product."

"The solution is less expensive than other options."

"The solution is expensive and support is an extra cost. There are three license types to choose from, and we only pay for support and cloud services depending on our needs."

"It comes with a high cost."

"There are training and certification costs."

"The solution could be less expensive and the cost of scaling is expensive too."