Top Microsoft Project Alternatives and Competitors
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Common Features
Collaboration | Planning and Scheduling | Reporting | Hierarchical Task Management | Time & Expense Tracking | Document Management | Workflow Management | Budget Management | Resource Management | Dependency and Milestone Tracking | Mobile Access | Email Synchronization & Tracking | Calendar Integration | Retainer Management | Quote to Project Conversion | Project Invoicing and Accounting Integration
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Best Alternatives and Competitors to Microsoft Project
Compare how Microsoft Project stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.
Teamwork.com
Teamwork.com
9.0
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+95
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Compared to Microsoft Project, Teamwork.com is:
More Efficient
More Caring
More Inspiring
Easier to Implement
Easier to Customize
Better at Integrating
Manage your projects, team, and clients in one place, with all the features you need to deliver work on time and on budget.
37signals
Basecamp
9.0
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+95
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Compared to Microsoft Project, Basecamp is:
More Inspiring
More Efficient
More Caring
More Innovative
Easier to Implement
Better at Integrating
Basecamp’s unique blend of tools is everything any team needs to stay on the same page about whatever they’re working on.
Asana
Asana
9.0
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+94
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Compared to Microsoft Project, Asana is:
More Inspiring
More Innovative
More Efficient
More Caring
Better at Integrating
Easier to Implement
With tasks, projects, conversations and dashboards, Asana enables teams to move work from start to finish.
Atlassian
Confluence
9.0
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+93
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Compared to Microsoft Project, Confluence is:
More Inspiring
More Innovative
More Caring
Easier to Customize
More Efficient
Better at Integrating
Confluence is your remote-friendly team workspace where knowledge and collaboration meet. Confluence turns conversations into action built for lasting knowledge so you never lose great ideas or context in a transient notification or chat. From marketing and sales to development and operations, Confluence has solutions for every type of team and project to get your team doing the real work right away.
Wrike
Wrike
8.9
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+94
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Compared to Microsoft Project, Wrike is:
More Inspiring
More Caring
More Efficient
Better at Integrating
More Innovative
Easier to Implement
Wrike combines project management with a real-time workspace for collaboration, discussion, and document sharing. It provides online project management software to set up priorities and align your team to work faster and smarter across your organization.
Atlassian
Trello
8.9
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+93
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Compared to Microsoft Project, Trello is:
More Inspiring
More Efficient
Easier to Implement
More Innovative
More Caring
Better at Integrating
Trello lets you work more collaboratively and get more done. Trello’s boards, lists, and cards enable you to organize and prioritize your projects in a fun, flexible and rewarding way.
ClickUp
ClickUp
8.9
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+93
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Compared to Microsoft Project, ClickUp is:
More Inspiring
More Efficient
Better at Integrating
More Caring
Easier to Implement
Easier to Customize
Build ClickUp into your own mission control center - small team or large team, simple workflows or complex workflows. One platform for everything. Bring everything together in one centralized place to manage all your productivity needs and track progress with custom Dashboards.
Smartsheet
Smartsheet
8.9
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+93
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186
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Compared to Microsoft Project, Smartsheet is:
More Inspiring
Easier to Implement
Easier to Customize
Better at Integrating
More Transparent
More Innovative
Smartsheet is the best way to plan, track, automate, and report on work, enabling you to move from idea to impact — fast.
Airtable
Airtable
8.9
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+95
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Compared to Microsoft Project, Airtable is:
More Inspiring
More Caring
More Innovative
More Efficient
Better at Integrating
More Transparent
Airtable is a flexible solution that can fit any workflow. Relate data across teams. Create real-time reports and analytics.
monday.com
monday.com
8.9
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+92
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238
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Compared to Microsoft Project, monday.com is:
More Inspiring
Easier to Implement
More Innovative
More Efficient
Easier to Customize
Easier to Use
A tool that works for you, Not the other way around. monday.com is a tool that transforms the way teams work together. Our mission is to help teams build a culture of transparency, empowering everyone to achieve more and be happier at work. We're obsessed with building an excellent product, and our goal is to create a tool that people will love to use—one that’s fast, beautiful, responsive, and makes your life easier.
Atlassian
Jira
8.9
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+92
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594
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Compared to Microsoft Project, Jira is:
More Inspiring
More Efficient
More Caring
Better at Integrating
More Innovative
Worse at Support
JIRA Software is built for every member of your software team to plan, track, and release great software.
Adobe Systems
Adobe Workfront
8.8
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+94
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77
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Compared to Microsoft Project, Adobe Workfront is:
More Inspiring
More Efficient
More Caring
More Innovative
Better at Training
Less Reliable
Our PPM Software gives management the tools they need to prioritize and get their team working on the tasks that matter most, making the most significant impact on your business.
Zoho
Zoho Projects
8.5
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+87
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Compared to Microsoft Project, Zoho Projects is:
More Inspiring
Easier to Customize
Better at Integrating
Easier to Use
Less Reliable
Less Caring
Plan, track, and collaborate using the preferred online project management software of more than a million businesses.
Oracle
Oracle Primavera
7.5
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+80
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57
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Compared to Microsoft Project, Oracle Primavera is:
Less Efficient
Less Caring
Less Respectful
Worse at Training
Less Innovative
Worse at Support
Primavera offers extreme performance to manage Engineering and Construction work across the Enterprise. Integrating project controls specialties to transform the business and deliver success every time.