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Microsoft Planner vs. Microsoft Project

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Planner

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Planner is presented as a solution to organize teamwork with intuitive, collaborative, visual task management. With it, users can create Kanban boards using task cards with files, checklists, and labels. Users can collaborate in Planner and Microsoft Teams and check visual status charts—all in the Microsoft cloud.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
    Microsoft PlannerMicrosoft 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
    Microsoft PlannerMicrosoft Project
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Plans are billed annually.
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft PlannerMicrosoft Project
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Planner
    Compared to the other options, we already had access to Microsoft Planner, preconfigured accounts, and support and ordination from tech internally to use it. We previously used Wrike, I wanted to use Asana, and other people in the organisation either used Microsoft Project, or …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Planner
    I would recommend Planner for light project / team management with strong MS Teams integration.
    For a PMO / large project with resources/cost/gantt management, I would really recommend MS Project.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Planner
    Our organization chose MS Planner because it is an included tool in the MS Suite, and since we are unfortunately replacing our current and much better project management tool due to a consolidation of the tech stack. However, it doesn't appear that any of the teams using the …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Project
    Jira and Miro are very visual, they provide us a very friendly interface (specially Miro), and in the case of Jira, it give us very customizable workflows that suit team needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Project
    Initially, I tried using Smartsheet and then Wrike, all for Gantt Chart availability and task management. They don't come close to the flexibility or depth of features that Microsoft Project provides.

    Wrike does have better collaboration amongst team members and provides an …
    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
    Microsoft PlannerMicrosoft Project
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Planner and Microsoft Project
    Feature
    Microsoft Planner
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Project
    9.1
    108 Ratings
    Task Management00 Ratings10.0107 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings10.0104 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings10.0104 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings10.0106 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings10.083 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings8.096 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings6.080 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings10.080 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings9.077 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings5.082 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings10.067 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings10.073 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings10.063 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings10.083 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Microsoft Planner and Microsoft Project
    Feature
    Microsoft Planner
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Project
    10.0
    77 Ratings
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings10.054 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings10.045 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings10.074 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings10.050 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Microsoft PlannerMicrosoft Project
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (20 ratings)
    9.7
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (34 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)