OpenText Project and Portfolio Management vs Planview Daptiv comparison

OpenText and Planview are both solutions in the Project Portfolio Management category. OpenText is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.3, while Planview is ranked #17. OpenText holds a 1.7% mindshare in PPM, compared to Planview’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Planview users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 13, 2025

OpenText Project and Portfolio Management and Planview Daptiv compete in the project and portfolio management category. OpenText appears to have the upper hand in offering comprehensive real-time visibility, while Planview Daptiv is favored for its project and task management features.

Features: OpenText Project and Portfolio Management provides seamless integrations, real-time visibility, and robust capabilities in project, resource, and financial management. Planview Daptiv offers an extensive project repository, timekeeping features, and customization options catering to various use cases.

Room for Improvement: OpenText can enhance reporting, resource management, and its cloud service integrations. Licensing management is noted as cumbersome. Planview Daptiv needs to improve its advanced project planning and capacity planning tools, as its general feature set doesn't stand out in any specific area.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText supports on-premises and public cloud deployments, with customer service rated average, encountering challenges in resolving technical issues. Planview Daptiv supports both private and public clouds and typically receives positive feedback on customer service, though it faces occasional challenges in technical support effectiveness. Users report a more prolonged deployment experience with OpenText compared to Planview Daptiv.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText is priced higher, suitable for large organizations but costly for smaller setups, with licensing configurations often causing frustration. Planview Daptiv offers a flexible pricing model with volume-based discounts, regarded as competitive. While Planview is more economical initially, OpenText justifies its cost for enterprises needing extensive functionalities.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Project and Portfo...

Ranking in Project Portfolio Management

12th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Planview Daptiv

Ranking in Project Portfolio Management

17th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Project Portfolio Management category, the mindshare of OpenText Project and Portfolio Management is 1.7%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Planview Daptiv is 1.0%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Project Portfolio Management

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Mahmoud NourElDin

ITSM Consultant at Vodafone

Saves significant time on demand management and helps accelerate delivery

The ease of customization of the tool means I can support multiple departments in our company. Our users find it easy to use the service and the forms. And the Project Management module is one of the best modules that they work on. It is very important that the platform gives us a single place where we can measure progress toward goals, as we have weekly meetings with the CTO. We present these consolidated overviews and dashboards to him so that he has an overview of all the projects and can see the status of all the problems that we have and we are working on.

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Antonio Lira

Territory Manager LATAM at LeaseWeb

Do not be afraid to migrate to cloud solutions

I started using Daptiv PPM at SAP R/3, 22 module implementation, with over 80 functional team members, in different geographic locations. It definitely gave us the opportunity to centralize all schedules per module and assemble work teams for each subproject, binding them with co-dependent tasks in other modules. This type of tool allowed us to finish the back office stage just a week behind the original baseline, a real record for SAP R/3 implementation.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution helps with tech management. It has a work plan similar to Microsoft Project for tracking progress anywhere. It can synchronize with Microsoft Projects for updating and rebooting tasks. They can also assign tasks to team members who can update progress using timesheets without a sheet."

"Has a powerful workflow engine that allows creation of workflow complexities and processes."

"It's a very detailed tool. As far as an enterprise is concerned, it gives you the flexibility to manage everything: portfolios, projects, finances, proposals, resources, and time... It takes care of even the minor details that need to be captured. The project management functionality is configured really well within the tool. That stands out."

"Resource management: The resource management module is very complete and covers most of the time all needs of customers."

"The data provided by PPM is trusted and is available almost immediately; without trusted data there is very less scope of any tool to be successful."

"Overall, they have a very strong workflow management capability. That's a very strong feature because then you can model any process easily. Whether it is a demand management process, a pipeline management process, or your project delivery methodology, it is much easier because of their workflow management capability."

"The availability of multiple integrated modules is a vital aspect"

"Micro Focus PPM is flexible and easy to use. It's simple to customize and configure workflows."

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"The powerful collaboration is definitely the most valuable and the fact that you can adjust flexibility to almost any methodology, and the easy creation of complete new functionalities without programming code."

"It's difficult to pinpoint just one most valuable feature, as there are many features that can be beneficial. For the specific use case of my client's project management office, they found the project management features of the application to be particularly valuable, such as project boards, reporting, and the ability to customize views. Additionally, task management and project scheduling were also highly utilized. However, capacity planning was not used as much as the others, as there was a lack of support from executives to invest in training and implementing it due to a lack of processes in place. The project planning features, dashboard, and reporting capabilities were considered the most valuable."

"The timekeeping features are great and very helpful."

"Changepoint gives us a view of the project status and needs very clearly, which are things that we used to miss with MS Project and Excel."

"I like the reporting engine, IBM Cognos, especially the analytics. That's a good tool. It's quite strong on the ideation and capacity-planning side, which is a huge plus."

Cons

"Micro Focus PPM should be less dependent on coding. It could also benefit from some updates to the software architecture. These have been on the roadmap for years now, but they haven't been released."

"Sometimes features in PPM don't work as expected, or our users request a new feature. Typically, our partner vendor can deploy those changes. But there have been a few instances when we had to raise it with Micro Focus because it's beyond the ability of our partner vendor. When we raise the issue with Micro Focus, it sometimes takes time because it needs support from other customers using PPM, not just our bank. It goes through a voting system. Other customers need to vote for the feature. The features that get the most votes will possibly be added."

"User interface continues to be poor. The product does not have a similar view in the different modules, e.g., staffing vs financial management, it looks like you are working with a different product and it is not easy to use or intuitive."

"I would also like to see improvement in PPM's reporting and alerts. PPM has reporting capabilities, including HTML reports and portlets. But a majority of clients will build their own reporting platforms, or they will use external reporting platforms like Tableau and QlikView."

"They can make its UI better. Currently, the UI is a bit clunky."

"We had a couple of issues with stability or performance degradation about a year ago, around the time of the initial rollout. Since then, we've only had two unexpected outages that were quickly resolved."

"We constantly put in requests for some of the things we need. One of those is being able to export just our standard request type to PDF."

"Reporting; need to be able to provide fancy reporting out of PPM, way it is done in OBIEE etc."

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"The areas that should be improved in Planview Daptiv are a subject that can be viewed differently depending on who you ask. I feel they should focus on excelling in one specific area rather than providing average capabilities in many areas. For example, their project planning software is satisfactory but not as advanced as Microsoft Projects. The same goes for the capacity planning tool and reporting capabilities, which can be improved upon by using custom Excel spreadsheets or by hiring a business analyst for additional support. In short, the biggest weakness of Daptiv is that it does not excel in any one area and only provides average performance."

"This solution needs more standard connectors to other solutions."

"It would also be nice to see some improvements on the IBM Cognos Analytics. There's still work to be done on the analytics side of things, like your condition formality."

"Expense management, simulation scenarios, and budget control could be great and useful features to include."

"I find the solution has an excessive amount of features. Many aren't even kept current. Some aren't useful at all. There's an overall lack of coherence within the solution. It can make the execution difficult. Many features can easily be eliminated and it would help streamline the solution. They should get rid of 80% of the features and then really focus on the leftover 20% to make it a really great product."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have an annual license, and it is fairly priced in comparison to that of other solutions."

"Now, we also received an increase in the support license prices, without any advanced notice. At this point, switching to unify all our licensing under HPE and customer support has been poor."

"There is an additional cost for product support"

"Support and license management are two hurdles for us. Every time we purchase new licenses, it has taken us half a year to implement those."

"HPE PPM SaaS model is comprehensive, however, the base fee component has customer resistance to its recurring setup,"

"It is SaaS without a base fee."

"A large organization will find Micro Focus PPM affordable, but it may be a bit costly for a small or medium-sized company. The license is based on the number of users."

"It's a yearly license, but it's not an open license. It's based on users and their roles. So your administrator is priced differently from your timesheet user."

"The licensing is pretty complex. Each kind of user is a different price. It's approximately $300 per year. They charge additional fees for technical support and other additional services."

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Computer Software Company

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Government

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Questions from the Community

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Micro Focus PPM is flexible and easy to use. It's simple to customize and configure workflows.

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The price of this solution is reasonable. It is not overly expensive and provides a fair value for the features offered.

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Overview

OpenText Project and Portfolio Management provides user-friendly interfaces with seamless integration into tools like Jira. It enhances real-time visibility, resource planning, demand management, and workflow automation for more effective project tracking aligned with business goals.

OpenText Project and Portfolio Management offers extensive customization and reporting capabilities. It integrates effortlessly with platforms like Jira and Microsoft Project, offering real-time data visibility for improved decision-making. While its strengths in resource planning, demand management, and financial oversight stand out, users highlight the need for improved chargeback integration, enriched reporting capabilities, and more efficient license management. The platform aids in managing project delivery, investment, resource management, and financial forecasts, with modules for time tracking and reporting management ensuring transparency and governance.

What are the key features of OpenText Project and Portfolio Management?

Real-Time Visibility: Offers trusted data for immediate insights.
Resource Planning: Assists in managing team allocation effectively.
Demand Management: Supports balanced project prioritization.
Workflow Automation: Streamlines processes to improve efficiency.
Scenario Comparison: Evaluates different project plans for best outcomes.
Financial Oversight: Monitors budgets and financial predictions.

What benefits can organizations expect from OpenText Project and Portfolio Management?

Enhanced Decision-Making: Utilizes real-time data for better choices.
Improved Integration: Seamless sync with common project tools.
Increased Transparency: Comprehensive reporting capabilities.
Efficient Resource Management: Optimizes resource allocation and utilization.

OpenText Project and Portfolio Management is widely used across industries for resource and demand management, handling project delivery, capacity, and financial forecasts. Entities incorporate diverse modules like time and defect tracking to ensure governance and tailor the platform to meet project management requirements, collaborating closely with developers for effective testing and implementation.

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Daptiv by Changepoint is an industry-leading Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) solution that helps businesses connect strategy to execution. Plan and monitor your portfolios from a top-down perspective to ensure you’re investing in the right projects to align with the overarching goals of your business.

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Sample Customers

Bank Simpanan Nasional, Smart Communications, Aareon AG

AOS Studley, Austrian Airlines, bpost bank, Employees Provident Fund, Stena Metall, VitalityHealth, Precor

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