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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Workfront

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Workfront, acquired by Adobe in late 2020, is a web-based project-management tool. It is designed for both IT and marketing teams, but can be implemented for any kind of project. Workfront offers all the features standard to project management platforms, as well as resource allocation, automation, and agile workflow.N/A

    Microsoft Project

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 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.

    $120

    per year per user

    Pricing
    Adobe WorkfrontMicrosoft Project
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Project Server
    $0
    Planner Plan 1
    $10
    per month per user
    Planner and Project Plan 3
    $30
    per month per user
    Planner and Project Plan 5
    $55
    per month per user
    Project Standard 2024
    $679.99
    one-time fee per installation
    Project Professional 2024
    $1,129.99
    one-time fee per installation
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe WorkfrontMicrosoft Project
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Plans are billed annually.
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe WorkfrontMicrosoft Project
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Far easier to use than MS Project, easier to navigate and learn, but far more complex (albeit more functionally sophisticated as well) than Smartsheet.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Workfront is a really highly powerful tool that can be a bit over-matched for typical project management tools like Microsoft Project or other project management programs. It does a great job with medium to large projects with medium complexity. It helps significantly to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    JIRA and Clarizen were too complicated and did not offer an integrated document review and proofing system.
    Microsoft Project did not handle multiple small projects and resource allocation as well.
    Smartsheet was too limited for large teams and required too much manual work.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Enovia is a product lifecycle tool, so not a good match for a marketing team. Basecamp and MS Project are comparable but we went with Workfront. The newly added Fusion is important to consider. With hundreds of integrations available, it will streamline your workflow across …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Workfront lands in the middle between MS Project and Basecamp. Basecamp was too simplistic and didn't provide enough core project / task management features. MS Project was too rigid and difficult to share project information. Workfront has the right mix of project / task …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    They don't compare... People say that MS Project is easier to use... But where's the reporting? You can't perform resource allocation with a drag and drop, nor can you build the dynamic reports that Workfront provides. Not to mention automatically distribute those reports at …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    I wasn't with this company when the buying decision was made. However, Workfront replaced Mavenlink, and what I could gather is Mavenlink was liked by users, but the owners and administrators wanted more reporting and more automation.
    For me, Workfront is far superior to MS …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Workfront is on par with the others, each has their strengths and weaknesses.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Personalization is the main reason.
    Access everywhere where internet is available.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    I have always used MS-Project and Project Server. The task management is much more user friendly in MS-Project.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Very poor to manage many project with shared resources
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Workfront is a more inclusive and customizable option
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    We liked the flexibility and ease of creating custom forms and fields. We also felt that they were heading in the right direction and growing as a company.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Better user interface and way more flexible. It is possible to change many aspects of the reporting and landing pages even internally in the same company, depending on the working groups and needs, with great satisfaction among different people involved and with easy steps to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Easier to use, easier to maintain, better collaboration.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    I've evaluated more than just this list but can't recall them all right now. See other comments, but Workfront has far better flexibility and "programmability" in a rather easy and intuitive way (no programming skills actually required). It can generally do everything the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    For our current needs, Workfront does the job. We have used additional products in the past (MS Project) and whereas we didn't have any issues, we do think we will be sticking to this product for the foreseeable future. I can't see us making any changes anytime soon. Great …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    [We selected Workfront because it offered:]
    • Cloud version that is accessible traveling and potential integration with other applications we have (Oracle, Salesforce).
    • A fully integrated system solving the amount of separated and non interactive files of MS Project, Word, Excel …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Our previous system was home-brewed Sharepoint, mostly for note-taking and online tracking as we routed physical job jackets, scanned documents and emailed them to one another. It was fine for its time but as we expanded not just in volume but in location (offices went from NY …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    The fact that it is web based and can be viewed by anyone at anytime is huge for viability and transparency within the company. It is also much more user friendly and seems to have taken out the guess work out of building a project plan and allocating/determining timelines.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    We selected in the end Workfront over the other PM tools evaluated due to ease of use for the levels of our users, capacity planning options and good value for the price it has. Also now that is has support and online training included in the price it an easy way to manage the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    Ease of use, and the availability of the workfront community, training and now the recent Portland user group round table, make this the ideal solution for us. The program is ideal for our PMO, the staff and leadership in that it is intuitive, robust and meets all of our …
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    When shopping for a project management system, Workfront was the clear winner for our group. The proofing tool, mobile app and product features were far superior to all other products we reviewed and saw demos of.
    Incentivized
    Chose Adobe Workfront
    We looked at custom solutions, Basecamp and a few others before selecting Workfront. The end user ease of use was what sold us on Workfront.
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Project
    While many of the above tools are extremely well-versed, Microsoft Project's largest advantage comes from it being related to the largest business productivity company in the world. Project does have its sharing limitations - but regardless, offers one of the most robust tools …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Project
    At the end of the day, Microsoft Project still is best in class overall. It isn't as specialized as some tools like Trello or JIRA, but especially with new integration with Planner and native support for Agile project management templates it becomes a lot closer. Microsoft …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Project
    Microsoft Project has more robust planning capabilities than Workfront and much more than Excel. If you already have a project selection process in place and/or you need a tool to help project out dates based on inputs of worker availability and estimated hours or duration then …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Project
    After using other web-based project management tools, Project would not be my first choice.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
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    Features
    Adobe WorkfrontMicrosoft Project
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Adobe Workfront and Microsoft Project
    Feature
    Adobe Workfront
    8.6
    304 Ratings
    Microsoft Project
    9.1
    108 Ratings
    Task Management10.0303 Ratings10.0107 Ratings
    Resource Management9.0275 Ratings10.0104 Ratings
    Gantt Charts9.0243 Ratings10.0104 Ratings
    Scheduling8.0271 Ratings10.0106 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.0273 Ratings10.083 Ratings
    Team Collaboration8.0293 Ratings8.096 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology8.0186 Ratings6.080 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology6.5199 Ratings10.080 Ratings
    Document Management6.8275 Ratings9.077 Ratings
    Email integration10.0231 Ratings5.082 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.0234 Ratings10.067 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.0220 Ratings10.073 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management9.0211 Ratings10.063 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management10.0189 Ratings10.083 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Adobe Workfront and Microsoft Project
    Feature
    Adobe Workfront
    6.0
    173 Ratings
    Microsoft Project
    10.0
    77 Ratings
    Quotes/estimates5.181 Ratings10.054 Ratings
    Invoicing6.171 Ratings10.045 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting6.4171 Ratings10.074 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software6.462 Ratings10.050 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Adobe WorkfrontMicrosoft Project
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (355 ratings)
    9.7
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (60 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (12 ratings)
    8.2
    (34 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)