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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Planview Portfolios

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/APlanview Portfolios is an end-to-end project portfolio management and enterprise architecture management tool. It includes two components: Portfolio and Resource Management and Capability and Technology Management. The platform is available as a cloud-based or on-premise service.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft ProjectPlanview Portfolios
    Editions & Modules
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft ProjectPlanview Portfolios
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPlans are billed annually.
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft ProjectPlanview Portfolios
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Project
    Selected Microsoft due to cost verses capabilities and ease of use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Project
    Microsoft Project is better suited to layout and manage project schedules. In regard to building project schedules with dependencies and resource loading, There is more flexibility and ease of use in Microsoft Project over Planview Enterprise.
    Incentivized
    Planview
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    Portfolios have better integration with reporting and other systems vs. MS Project.
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    Planview and Microsoft Project have many similar features. However, the direct contact with the Planview team for questions, tech support, and training is unprecedented and appreciated.
    Microsoft Project:
    -Weaknesses: Limited to single project management, lacks risk and time …
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    When we first started using Planview it was not as user (PM) friendly as MS Project but has improved significantly over the years
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    HP PPM and MS Project Server were past predecessors to PVE1, and both fraught with misconfiguration, lack of top-down support, and neither had effective resource management capabilities. We sort of backed-into PVE1, as we were initially entrenched with Projectplace. As luck …
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    In a mature SharePoint environment the Microsoft Project Server can be an appealing option - in prior environments I saw very easy integration between Project Server and SharePoint. Microsoft Project is a great tool for projects that are conducted in isolation, meaning they …
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    MS Project Server and MS Project provided MANY more capabilities for detailed project planning than Planview. Unfortunately, I did not select Planview.
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    None
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    Planview Portfolios is the market leader in the area, the flexibility of the product and the continuous investment by Planview makes Planview Portfolios currently the best in the market. The support organisation for implementation and run of Planview Portfolios rounds off the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    We are just in the process of deploying AgilePlace and will connect with Portfolios Smartsheet, which does have the functionality we need. We are just starting to use AgilePlace. We have a business group doing a proof of concept.
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    Planview Portfolios has an easier interface for users and executives. Ease of use was key for us.
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    Planview Portfolios product capabilities positions it well, as a leader in the industry
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    Planview has much more potential in terms of it's products and capabilities. It can integrate more easily with many more of our other products and software. Planview reporting is much more intuitive.
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    I think Planview Portfolios is having very user friendly UI and easily navigate to different modules and proper naming conventions
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    In our organization we selected Planview Portfolios for the capabilities it offered.
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    We find Planview Portfolios gives us a better platform to work with projects and with the use of Planview ProjectPlace can run our stand-ups and interact with the cards on the boards more readily.
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    No experience with the previous product.
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    Compared with other systems, Planview is much easier to use. It has the right balance between functionalities and configuration. It offers a good value against the cost. It offers also a cloud service that help companies to start with the right effort.
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    Planview Enterprise allows us to maintain a hierarchy of projects and resources and allows us to report on the projects for each department.
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios

    Clarity PPM. I prefer Planview for the following reasons:

    • Better user interface.
    • Better customer service and issue resolution.
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    Palnview Enterprise has much more status indicators than Microsoft's project management software.
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    Planview is a much more robust Resource and Portfolio Management tool. It is easier to use and provides drill down visibility to address critical issues.
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    They don't have a resource management feature, no portfolio feature, it would have cost hundreds of thousands each year for us to have our data transferred to our data warehouse nightly in order for us to do real time reporting.
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    Pretty comparable in functionality but we needed a tool that could do portfolio and investment/capacity management.
    Incentivized
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    I didn't select Planview, but having worked with it and other comparable systems, it was a complete and well developed PPM system. In regard to support and staff at Planview, they were fantastic! But I would like to stress that buying this system will not automatically solve …
    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 ProjectPlanview Portfolios
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Project and Planview Portfolios
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    9.1
    108 Ratings
    Planview Portfolios
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management10.0107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management10.0104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts10.0104 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling10.0106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation10.083 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration8.096 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology6.080 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology10.080 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management9.077 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration5.082 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access10.067 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.073 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management10.063 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management10.083 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Microsoft Project and Planview Portfolios
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    10.0
    77 Ratings
    Planview Portfolios
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates10.054 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing10.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting10.074 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software10.050 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Microsoft ProjectPlanview Portfolios
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (108 ratings)
    8.8
    (113 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.3
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    6.7
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (34 ratings)
    7.5
    (11 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (3 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)