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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

    ProjectLibre

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AProjectLibre is an open source project management software built as a software as a service (SaaS) deployment.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft ProjectProjectLibre
    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 ProjectProjectLibre
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    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 ProjectProjectLibre
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Project
    ProjectLibre is a free or open source version of MS Project. It’s supported by a community of programmers that maintain its versions. It’s definitely not MS Project but definitely gives you a good idea what to expect from MS Project. I would recommend trying it first to see if …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Project
    We chosen Microsoft Project instead of ProjectLibre because of Microsoft support and documentation available.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Project
    I can't remember because it was many years ago. But Microsoft Project was very affordable and had a much larger set of features. Also the stability of its technology, as well as the number of existing users, the abundant documentation and the possibility of having well-defined …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Project
    Sharing information is easy, and more support is available online.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Project
    The strength it has is that it's the best complete solution for project planning. I would choose Microsoft Project over cloud solutions only if the requirements specify self-hosted solutions or that it allows integration with the AD and other corporate tools. But be prepared to …
    Incentivized
    ProjectLibre
    Chose ProjectLibre
    ProjectLibre offer many of the same functionalities as MS Project , but at no cost! While the user interface might not be as aesthetically pleasing or intuitive as MS Project, ProjectLibre still gets the job done while enabling substantial cost savings. Both products are …
    Incentivized
    Chose ProjectLibre
    Microsoft Project has a great interface and features. However, the cost of ProjectLibre overshadows anything that Microsoft can provide. The cost to benefits that ProjectLibre provides along with their similar features to Microsoft makes ProjectLibre a leader in the project …
    Incentivized
    Chose ProjectLibre
    We decided to go with ProjectLibre because it is a free tool and there is a great community that supports us in case there are any questions or concerns about the software. This has allowed us to be able to invest time without having to worry about licensing costs or anything …
    Incentivized
    Chose ProjectLibre
    As already mentioned, ProjectLibre doesn't hold up well against a professional project management tool.
    It is quite suited for simple projects and if you don't need to advanced features of other tools and if you don't need simple scripting extensibility. My main driver on using …
    Incentivized
    Chose ProjectLibre
    1) Ability to access project plans created using MS Projects - MS Projects license is expensive and we cannot have all users assigned one. This is where ProjectLibre comes in. We can get the team to access project plans rather than sharing them as PDFs

    2) User interface is …
    Incentivized
    Chose ProjectLibre
    ProjectLibre is a free tool with no limit for users using the tool and mainly works on all Windows, Linux and MAC OS operating systems. It is a very interesting alternative for those who are starting in the project management area. And you don't want to spend on paid software …
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    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 ProjectProjectLibre
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Project and ProjectLibre
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    9.1
    108 Ratings
    ProjectLibre
    6.8
    14 Ratings
    Task Management10.0107 Ratings7.414 Ratings
    Resource Management10.0104 Ratings7.914 Ratings
    Gantt Charts10.0104 Ratings8.213 Ratings
    Scheduling10.0106 Ratings7.314 Ratings
    Workflow Automation10.083 Ratings5.812 Ratings
    Team Collaboration8.096 Ratings6.511 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology6.080 Ratings5.99 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology10.080 Ratings6.59 Ratings
    Document Management9.077 Ratings6.512 Ratings
    Email integration5.082 Ratings6.46 Ratings
    Mobile Access10.067 Ratings9.53 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.073 Ratings5.79 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management10.063 Ratings5.97 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management10.083 Ratings6.214 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Microsoft Project and ProjectLibre
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    10.0
    77 Ratings
    ProjectLibre
    6.7
    11 Ratings
    Quotes/estimates10.054 Ratings6.16 Ratings
    Invoicing10.045 Ratings5.87 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting10.074 Ratings6.27 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software10.050 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Microsoft ProjectProjectLibre
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (108 ratings)
    7.5
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (34 ratings)
    9.8
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)