Planview ProjectPlace vs. Whimsical

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Planview ProjectPlace
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Projectplace is a collaborative work management solution. The vendor says the product is built with teams of all sizes and complexity in mind, from virtual teams of five to entire global enterprises with tens of thousands of active users. It is also designed to incorporate waterfall and agile workflows.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
Planview ProjectPlaceWhimsical
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
Planview ProjectPlaceWhimsical
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details17% discount for annual billing on Pro and Business plans.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Planview ProjectPlaceWhimsical
Considered Both Products
Planview ProjectPlace
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
Though Monday.com is a great tool, but Planview ProjectPlace beats it by a fraction when it comes to ease of use and navigations. On top of that, ability to connect Projects in Planview ProjectPlace to Planview Portfolios open up whole new horizons for the Projects, like …
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
Collaboration both internally and externally is much easier or sometimes not possible with other tools
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
Notion is an open book that allows you to create whatever you want... nice but having some bumpers makes creating and implementing a solution a bit easier. ProjectPlace is simple to get started and use. You might miss out on a cool feature or two, but I think the lack of a …
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
We utilize all of these products for different use cases.
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
We use Projectplace because it is connected to Planview Portfolios. The functionalities within ProjectPlace enable collaboration with different teams.
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
Both Planview Project Place and Planview PPM Pro have their own strengths. We use both; PPMPro is our portfolio tool, while Project Place is a project delivery application.
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
Planview ProjectPlace has worked globally for our Company. We are many teams across the globe. Utilizing Project Place keeps everyone on task no matter where they are in the world. We selected ProjectPlace because of it's ease of use and functionality. To be able to see in …
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
Organization went with ProjectPlace so we followed suit.
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
Part of the enterprise solution.
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
Once everyone was trained it was easy to keep the info updated
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
Using with PPM Pro had more reporting features
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
It's better in some ways, not as good in others. I like it's ability to connect multiple workspaces together for a Team.
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
Smartsheet and Microsoft Project
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
We use both and integrate the two.
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
Reporting and Portfolio Management won out for ProjectPlace.
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
It offers a simpler alternative that's easier to manage by the less tech-savvy people. I also think that Planview Projectplace has managed to keep the product updated compared to other project management tools. Miro is perhaps the one that comes to mind, but while evaluating, …
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
I like both Trello and Planview Projectplace. I think that Planview Projectplace lends itself to being used for larger companies and more in-depth tasks. I like Trello more really because of its ease of use and user interface.
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
The ease of access and configuration helped us to go with Planview Projectplace.
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
Projectplace has many similar features in terms of conversations, document storage, and timesheet tracking. However, I think where it offers improved performance is in use of Kanban boards to promote more agile project environments over a waterfall type environment. I also …
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
I think it is fine but has been a much more difficult integration that originally anticipated.
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
Most of these others don't have many of the features that are available in Planview Projectplace. The agile methodology is in a true sense covered by Planview Projectplace, not by Asana nor Wrike. In confluence, one has to link up with Jira for full functionality, but in …
Chose Planview ProjectPlace
There are not really any other products that we have tried out because this one works for us and our team, but I am not sure if other teammates have.
Whimsical
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 …
Chose Whimsical
Miro has a slight edge in UI but Whimsical is not far behind.
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 …
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 …
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).
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. …
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 …
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 …
Chose Whimsical
Whimsical is simpler and easier to use than InVision. Not as many design capabilities, but much better interface.
Features
Planview ProjectPlaceWhimsical
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Planview ProjectPlace
7.7
Ratings
1% above category average
Whimsical
-
Ratings
Task Management8.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management6.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Planview ProjectPlaceWhimsical
Small Businesses
Stackby
Stackby
Score 9.0 out of 10
Stackby
Stackby
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
InEight
InEight
Score 8.3 out of 10
InEight
InEight
Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
InEight
InEight
Score 8.3 out of 10
InEight
InEight
Score 8.3 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
Planview ProjectPlaceWhimsical
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
5.7
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
6.4
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
6.4
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
6.4
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Planview ProjectPlaceWhimsical
Likelihood to Recommend
Planview ProjectPlace is a vibrant platform that manages all activities and schedules different roles based on their urgency, importance, and requests. Further, Planview ProjectPlace outlines the need for proper documentation with the aim of accurate referencing. Tasks are credibly shared, and proper reporting is enhanced to transform firms' work environment. ; Lastly, Planview ProjectPlace brings sustainable email integration for enterprises.
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.
Read full review
Pros
  • Easy of use. Modules are well define.
  • Navigation: Users can use the tool's search functionality to find what they are looking for easily. The home page is configurable to the users' needs.
  • The knowledge center is a key function to understand the tool capabilities.
Read full review
  • Simple to use
  • Tons of uses
  • Can be customized with themeing
  • Can organize all your boards pretty much however you want
Read full review
Cons
  • Under the time tracking, it would be nice to have a set template that would load each week and not have to click a button to load the previous week's template.
  • Somehow making it more intuitive.
  • Having to add in each service line and each detail that I cover for every service line each week is a bit ridiculous.
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
Read full review
Likelihood to Renew
I have loved using Projectplace the last few years, however with recent budget issues, we likely need to cut costs in this area, and Projectplace is on the higher price point for project management platforms. There are also a lot of features in Projectplace that our team doesn't utilize/doesn't apply to our workflow needs.
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Usability
Easy to use platform and provides the user with an amazing experience and straightforward tools that empower and help execute tasks with fast performances that allow quick and easy service delivery. Easy on implementation and get started immediately with enterprise-ready Planview Projectplace and start to connect with teams and departments at once.
Read full review
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
Read full review
Reliability and Availability
No downtime-issues since the implementation. It has been very stable
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
I do not think Planview Projectplace is as polished and refined as other project management tools, nor is it as simple and easy to use as other free tools. Integration with the tools we required was difficult to impossible with our staff and toolset. The overall design seemed dated, and we preferred the look and feel of Jira.
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.
Read full review
Implementation Rating
create an extensive change management process to help folks embrace the change
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
It offers a simpler alternative that's easier to manage by the less tech-savvy people. I also think that Planview Projectplace has managed to keep the product updated compared to other project management tools. Miro is perhaps the one that comes to mind, but while evaluating, we saw fewer issues with Planview Projectplace. Overall, the decision came down to the project manager, that had previous experience and recommended the product. For me, using a product from a smaller company is better because I know that there will be a focus on improving it, unlike, for example, Microsoft products that can be discontinued at any moment.
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.
Read full review
Scalability
It is a bit more difficult to fluently use in large scale implementations
Read full review
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
  • [We have the] ability to support remote work through projects that scale across multiple groups
  • We have large-scale quarterly projects, so the ability to save and duplicate project templates are helpful for us to keep track of tasks down to the specific card
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.
Read full review
ScreenShots

Planview ProjectPlace Screenshots

Screenshot of Collaborative Workstream: Streamlined interaction between activities, boards and cards. Users can plan and follow up in the Gantt while their teams execute and collaborate for optimum productivity on the Kanban boards.Screenshot of Document Management: This helps to ensure changes to documents are visible in real-time. Version control ensures that team members see the latest document versions with access to document history.Screenshot of Gantt Charts: These support planning and visualizing every step of enterprise work and projects with Projectplace Gantt Charts. Track progress to make sure you'll meet your deadlines and know when things are not happening on time.Screenshot of Kanban Boards: This enables teams to execute and collaborate for optimum productivity, and includes activity notifications, messaging and visualizations of progress of day-to-day tasks.Screenshot of Workload View: A visualization of the workload of members in all workspaces, used to determine whether a team member is overloaded with work, or has room to do more.Screenshot of Workspace Overview: This offers an overview of all work and tasks that have been assigned across all workspaces. Personal tasks can be added that help offer a more complete picture of what's left to do.