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RationalPlan vs monday.com comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

monday.com
Ranking in Project Management Software
1st
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
224
Ranking in other categories
CRM (3rd), Project Portfolio Management (1st), Marketing Management (3rd), Opportunity Management (1st)
RationalPlan
Ranking in Project Management Software
58th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of monday.com is 7.6%, down from 10.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of RationalPlan is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

SolèneVerhaeghe - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps you avoid delays because you can visualize your deadlines and track your progress
I like the automation you can do with monday.com. You can automate priorities, status changes, notifications, etc. You may need another solution to create this automation in other tools, but monday.com includes everything. The Gantt view for project planning is also pretty good. The interface is another area where monday.com shines. It is colorful and visually appealing. You can paint with colors, and there are multiple views. If you are the type of person who wants all of your information displayed linearly, you can set it up in lines. It's the best tool for evaluating timelines and projects. The most challenging part is deciding how you want to display your information, but as soon as you know what you're doing, it's effortless to view where you are in the project and who's involved. You can set up a simple project in under five minutes, but a super complex one might take a few days. I think it's straightforward if you know how you want to organize your information. monday.com is accessible to non-technical users but takes a lot of time. They have many tutorials, and you can easily use monday.com if you can take the time to go through them and learn. When you initially create a project, it's only a board with lines on which you enter the tasks. You have some columns with the task owner, status, deadlines, etc. It is not that easy to understand all the features and how you can use them for your case, which is why people contact me. When you implement the tool, you decide which layout to use and what information you want to disclose. I've seen clients who have been using this for three years, and they still only know how to do things one way because they haven't taken the time to understand all the features. It's crucial to spend time at the start and learn the tool. I don't think the learning curve is that huge.
reviewer1976010 - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to understand with fair pricing and lots of unique features
We use the desktop version of RationalPlan, and It seems some desktop software has the ability to share a document as a web view. This would be a nice feature allowing us to share our plans with clients without needing additional software. This may be something that is offered in the RationalPlan cloud plan. However, it would be nice for the desktop version to have this ability to bring it one more step ahead of the competition. As a side note, RationalPlan does have a free viewer as well.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable tools are the search function, automated email reminders, and the ability to track changes through the activity log."
"The formula feature is amazing."
"The feature which I found most valuable is the "My Work" section."
"It gives me an overall view of everything someone is working on. I can go to the My Work feature, click on someone's name, and see all the tasks assigned to that person; their whole workload."
"It has helped us to divide work by assigning tasks and forecasting how busy we will be in the future."
"It is extremely customizable to each and every one of my clients' needs."
"The templates were always the best part as not starting from scratch made the process so much easier."
"I have found the automation very useful for reminders."
"Support is top-notch whenever help is needed."
 

Cons

"It would be nice to have a general section at the top of each group."
"The only issue we have now is that Monday sometimes crashes and does not recognize a change we make."
"Often we receive technical difficulties on the platform and the entire website will be down."
"I would love to be able to hide rows visibility. Currently, this is only available for columns."
"Even when the person leaves the team, he/she can still access all the files he/she created."
"It would be nice to have more customization around the documents, such as different title headings, fonts, etc."
"I have never not found a feature I want."
"monday.com could benefit from deeper integration with other products that are prevalent within the industry, such as Google Sheets, HubSpot, social media platforms, and various ad services."
"We use the desktop version of RationalPlan, and It seems some desktop software has the ability to share a document as a web view. This would be a nice feature allowing us to share our plans with clients without needing additional software. This may be something that is offered in the RationalPlan cloud plan."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of monday.com is worth it."
"I think monday.com's paywalls are a little too high. Some basic features are locked behind the premium subscription. Some applications they offer within their subscription model are locked in an expensive package. These applications provide functionality that would benefit small teams, but it's too much money for a startup or a small business."
"monday.com is pretty affordable. It's cheaper than Asana. There are four tiers, including a free version. The free version is fine if you don't have any complex projects. One of the most advanced plans is around $16 per month per user."
"We tell others it's about $2200 for a ten-person plan and it can be adjusted; it's easy to scale."
"The project manager would be responsible for any licensing fees. As an end-user, we just follow suit."
"The product is not expensive."
"It was fairly reasonable. For everything we were using it for, it was fairly reasonable."
"The pricing is totally fair. I don't have any issues with it."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
63%
Computer Software Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Manufacturing Company
4%
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Questions from the Community

Do you recommend Monday.com?
Monday.com is one of the best project management softwares available on the market. It lets you create and customize the tools you need to run every aspect of your work. I particularly favor it bec...
What do you like most about monday.com?
The product's initial setup phase was straightforward.
What needs improvement with monday.com?
I believe the reporting functionality could be improved on monday.com. While some reports are accessible, this area has room for enhancement. For example, including a Gantt chart in project plannin...
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