ProjectLibre vs. Whimsical

ProjectLibre

Whimsical

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
ProjectLibre	Score 7.5 out of 10	N/A	ProjectLibre is an open source project management software built as a software as a service (SaaS) deployment.	N/A
Whimsical	Score 8.5 out of 10	N/A	Whimsical is a visual workspace application from the company of the same name in Denver, allowing users to create collaborative wireframes, mindmaps, flowcharts, and sticky notes.	$12 per month per editor

Pricing

ProjectLibre

Whimsical

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Pro: $12
per month per editor
Business: $18
per month per editor
Enterprise: $240
per year per editor

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
ProjectLibre	Whimsical
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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17% discount for annual billing on Pro and Business plans.

More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	ProjectLibre	Whimsical
Considered Both Products	ProjectLibre CP Cathy P Project Manager Chose ProjectLibre ProjectLibre is more customizeable and has greater functionality than Google sheets. Though not as intuitive or visually appealing in design, they have the tools you need once you learn them Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous 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 Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ProjectLibre Project Libre being free and open-source, makes it accessible to users regardless of their budget. It has a large and active user community, providing support and resources for those who are new to the software or need help with a specific task. Overall, LibreOffice is a good … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous 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 Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ProjectLibre Both of those other options are paid options and do not mimic MS Project. While those tools are great in their own right, ProjectLibre is truly unique in that it basically emulates MS Project and does it really well for free. Incentivized Helpful? Ramprasad Rangachary, PMP® Product Manager 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 Helpful? Verified User Anonymous 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 Helpful? Patrick Stephens Consultant Chose ProjectLibre ProjectLibre is open-sourced, so constantly on the verge of getting better. I think this one is more suited against other workflow programs because it is built for function and (like referenced in another section) not meant to be something you can distract your boss with to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose ProjectLibre The significant reason for choosing Project Libre is that it's free and my business is very small. In fact, we have less than 10 employees. It's easy to learn, especially since its interface is very similar to the leading project management software. It wasn't a hard choice at … Incentivized Helpful? PG Paula Gomez IT-Support 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 … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous 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 Helpful? David Thomas IT Project Manager Chose ProjectLibre I was looking for something free, and ProjectLibre met my needs. I had used another Gantt program, but it was discontinued. TeamGantt has also been introduced, and I tried it but came back to ProjectLibre because of familiarity. Incentivized Helpful?	Whimsical TB Tehleel Bashir Product Manager Chose Whimsical Figma, Miro and Excalidraw+ Incentivized Helpful? Vincent Po MD & Head of Global Marketing Chose Whimsical Clickup's mind mapping tool was very basic and hard to use from my perspective. Whimsical was by far easier and did what I wanted for a SaaS/cloud-based mind mapping tool. Xmind is fine as a desktop app, but updating the app was a pain whereas, with Whimsical I don't have to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Whimsical Miro has a slight edge in UI but Whimsical is not far behind. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Whimsical Whimsical is so much easier and has a better interface, so I think it's more suited to our workflow if compared to other tools like Google Charts. I really love this tool and I'm looking to learn and use it even more, as it helps us optimize our time, planning, and delivering … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Whimsical Whimsical is much easier to learn than Lucidchart. We had coworkers up and running on Whimsical with little to no training. It's intuitive and just makes sense and it never freezes or times out, unlike some other tools we've used in the past. The monthly cost is also … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Whimsical I like the wireframing/web mockups a little better in Whimsical. I still do use Miro for some other uses (simple sprints/onboarding exercises). Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose Whimsical Whimsical nails early stage project exploration. Whether it’s mapping, wire-framing, or simply whiteboard collaboration, Whimsical provide a flexible toolset that puts you and your team in the correct mindset to explore ideas without feeling committed to a specific direction. … Incentivized Helpful? Sarah Littlefield Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), UX design Chose Whimsical I've tried a few different services similar to Whimsical, and like the simplicity of Whimsical - as it's very easy to learn how to use and begin creating. The price is also better than a lot of competitors. There are quite a few options for creating wireframes, flowcharts and … Incentivized Helpful? Brianne Matthias Member Services Administrator Chose Whimsical Whimsical has a flexible interface and a more cost-friendly plan than Lucidchart. Whimsical allows you all the room to create whatever comes to mind in one space, whereas with other products, you have to create a separate document to use the different functions. Other apps like … Incentivized Helpful? Andrea Hester Director Of Operations Chose Whimsical Whimsical is simpler and easier to use than InVision. Not as many design capabilities, but much better interface. Incentivized Helpful?

Features

ProjectLibre

Whimsical

Project Management

Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
	ProjectLibre 6.8 Ratings 12% below category average	Whimsical - Ratings
Task Management	7.40 Ratings	00 Ratings
Resource Management	7.90 Ratings	00 Ratings
Gantt Charts	8.20 Ratings	00 Ratings
Scheduling	7.30 Ratings	00 Ratings
Workflow Automation	5.80 Ratings	00 Ratings
Team Collaboration	6.50 Ratings	00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology	5.90 Ratings	00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology	6.50 Ratings	00 Ratings
Document Management	6.50 Ratings	00 Ratings
Email integration	6.40 Ratings	00 Ratings
Mobile Access	9.50 Ratings	00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking	5.70 Ratings	00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management	5.90 Ratings	00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management	6.20 Ratings	00 Ratings

Professional Services Automation

Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
	ProjectLibre 6.7 Ratings 12% below category average	Whimsical - Ratings
Quotes/estimates	6.10 Ratings	00 Ratings
Invoicing	5.80 Ratings	00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting	6.20 Ratings	00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software	8.50 Ratings	00 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	ProjectLibre	Whimsical
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User Ratings
	ProjectLibre	Whimsical
Likelihood to Recommend	7.5 (0 ratings)	9.0 (0 ratings)
Usability	- (0 ratings)	8.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	9.8 (0 ratings)	5.7 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	ProjectLibre	Whimsical
Likelihood to Recommend	ProjectLibre is very similar to Microsoft Project, but it is free. It has a user-friendly interface that is simple to understand and use. Best of all is its compatibility to import and export data to Project and PDF without any restriction. ProjectLibre is very important to execute medium and large scale projects that we develop. There is a possibility to create many diagrams, with Gantt and PERT being the most used by me. I feel like you don't lose anything to any paid competitor software Incentivized BA Bruno Almeida Analista de redes Read full review	It's extremely well-suited for rapid wire-framing of concepts, as product teams can quickly collaborate on any idea and create a visual blueprint of it. Whimsical could provide more intuitive feature prioritization templates. The current templates lack the necessary detail and could be further enhanced from a UI/UX standpoint. Incentivized TB Tehleel Bashir Product Manager Read full review
Pros	ProjectLibre is great for project management. It allows us to establish milestones and timeline planning for projects. It allows us to stay organized among multiple projects. It is extremely simple to use with a simple interface. It takes little time to plan out a project with key dates and provides a nice graphic. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Simple to use Tons of uses Can be customized with themeing Can organize all your boards pretty much however you want Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Customer service is not there - I understand that the product is open source but some kind of forum with FAQs, etc. can come in handy App crashes at time for no reason. There have been instances where you try to create a new task and all the diagrams and other items get messed up Incentivized Ramprasad Rangachary, PMP® Product Manager Read full review	It can be a little frustrating trying to line things up exactly right but that's probably more user error than anything Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Usability	No answers on this topic	Whimsical is overall very easy to learn and remember. One issue with the usability occurs when you attempt to move connected boxes around the workspace. Frequently connections break or do not add easily, causing further disconnects. You can manually fix these issues, but it's a oprobem that seems would have an easy fix Incentivized Sarah Littlefield Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), UX design Read full review
Support Rating	There are a lot of discussions online about it, and a customer addition based manual. While that can lead to some confusion, I am not the kind of person who likes talking on the phone. So it is easier to go online with ProjectLibre! Incentivized Patrick Stephens Consultant Read full review	I reached out to support, as I was interested in possibly investing in the organization, and they quickly and happily informed me they are a bootstrap organization and do not take on investors at this time. The swift response and information readily available for my consumption was extremely helpful and shows how solid the team behind it is. Incentivized Brianne Matthias Member Services Administrator Read full review
Alternatives Considered	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 excellent, but open source software that performs as well as ProjectLibre is hard to beat! Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	ClickUp's mind mapping tool was very basic and hard to use from my perspective. Whimsical was by far easier and did what I wanted for a SaaS/cloud-based mind mapping tool. Xmind is fine as a desktop app, but updating the app was a pain whereas, with Whimsical I don't have to worry about that. Also, I wanted to continue working on a mind map wherever I was, even if I didn't have my laptop or device with me and Whimsical allows me to do that. Incentivized Vincent Po MD & Head of Global Marketing Read full review
Return on Investment	ProjectLibre is free so it has allowed us to collaborate on MS Project files for users that run a Mac or Linux machine Learning curve is minimal since it so closely resembles MS Project Not all MS Project features (especially the newer editions) are present but it's best for users that are not the primary PM to user ProjectLibre. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	We've been using free version, so it's a no brainer. As it helps us focus on the information organization process, we don't lose time redoing work due to the lack of planning before doing design or code. We can collaborate on the same project, so it's easier to get things done as we're working from home as well. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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