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LiquidPlanner vs. Microsoft Project

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LiquidPlanner

    Score8.3 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    LiquidPlanner is a cloud based predictive project management solution. Some key features include: Dynamic Timeline View, Workload View, and Real-Time Activity Stream.

    $0

    per month per user

    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
    LiquidPlannerMicrosoft Project
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    per month per user
    Essentials
    $15.00
    per month per user
    Professional
    $25
    per month per user
    Ultimate
    $35
    per month per user
    Enterprise
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    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
    LiquidPlannerMicrosoft Project
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Plans are billed annually.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    LiquidPlannerMicrosoft Project
    Considered Both Products
    LiquidPlanner
    Chose LiquidPlanner
    MS Project is more complicated to use, we needed a more simple solution that is based around collaboration, and MS Project wasn’t suitable for this and costs more.
    Incentivized
    Chose LiquidPlanner
    We ruled out Microsoft Project because of its complexity, cost, and perception that is is more of a project manager's tool rather than a collaborative solution that anyone could use. We evaluated Clarizen quite rigorously alongside LiquidPlanner, but we selected LiquidPlanner …
    Incentivized
    Chose LiquidPlanner
    MS Project was much more difficult to use for entering tasks. LiquidPlanner was more user-friendly.
    MS SharePoint was not used for Gantt charts, but really excelled in document and data sharing between different teams.
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Project
    These other products are much simplified and easier to use due to not having all of the advanced features that Microsoft Project has built-in. However, they have all the necessary functionality to meet the needs if you're not trying to use all of the extra advanced features.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Project
    MS Project is most familiar to our users, so the learning curve is easiest. However, MS Project doesn't allow our teams to collaborate nor does it track actual vs. planned effort (time reporting). Hence it's not the only tool we use. We typically plan with MS Project and use it …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    LiquidPlannerMicrosoft Project
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of LiquidPlanner and Microsoft Project
    Feature
    LiquidPlanner
    8.1
    15 Ratings
    Microsoft Project
    9.1
    108 Ratings
    Task Management8.711 Ratings10.0107 Ratings
    Resource Management8.69 Ratings10.0104 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.68 Ratings10.0104 Ratings
    Scheduling8.810 Ratings10.0106 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.47 Ratings10.083 Ratings
    Team Collaboration8.911 Ratings8.096 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology7.76 Ratings6.080 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology8.46 Ratings10.080 Ratings
    Document Management9.93 Ratings9.077 Ratings
    Email integration7.914 Ratings5.082 Ratings
    Mobile Access4.89 Ratings10.067 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking7.210 Ratings10.073 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.66 Ratings10.083 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings10.063 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of LiquidPlanner and Microsoft Project
    Feature
    LiquidPlanner
    8.3
    5 Ratings
    Microsoft Project
    10.0
    77 Ratings
    Quotes/estimates8.64 Ratings10.054 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting8.45 Ratings10.074 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software7.94 Ratings10.050 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings10.045 Ratings
    User Ratings
    LiquidPlannerMicrosoft Project
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (17 ratings)
    9.7
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.4
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (34 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)