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Categories and Ranking

Basecamp
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Project Management Software (22nd)
Microsoft Project Server
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
Project Portfolio Management (5th)
 

Featured Reviews

Abenazzer Tadesse - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Operations Officer at BeOnline ICT
An easy-to-use project management solution with good stability and scalability
The recent update on the solution has made it a little bit complex. For example, to create a team and a project, there is a separate button that you need to click. Recently they updated it with only one button making it difficult for us to create teams or supply teams other than a project. Hence the solution could be more user-friendly. Additionally, some additional features need to be integrated so it'll be easy for other companies or project managers to manage software projects.
Mouloud Fourali - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Digital Research Alliance of Canada
Visual project planning enhances collaboration and proactive management
The dependency management in Microsoft Project is highly valuable, as it visually maps dependencies and impacts within a project plan. The online version facilitates easy collaboration without having to share multiple versions of the file. The Gantt chart is also a very powerful tool for a visual presentation of sequences, critical paths, and execution processes, which simplifies comprehension for users.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The ease of use is valuable."
"The ability to network informally is great for communicating with colleagues."
"The app functionality and ease of seeing the different functionalities parsed equally on the screen with consistent menu access to shift between areas."
"We are able to know what we are doing, how much we have spent, how much time we've taken, and it tells us how much money is left for the project. It also tells us whether we are below or above our expenditures, whether we are below or above our budget."
"Deliverables List: Most useful to enable meaningful status reporting at an enterprise level."
"The best features of Microsoft Project Server are the online collaborative working capabilities, which enable collaborative online work."
"Microsoft Project Server has improved our organization by providing visibility of all project portfolios in one place."
"Microsoft Project Server helps organizations in collaboration."
"It is a scalable solution. We have been able to manage larger scale projects easily using this solution."
"I think the division between the onsite work on the cloud of Microsoft Office is something valuable."
"It provides us with complete visibility of resource allocation on a global team."
 

Cons

"The solution could be more user-friendly."
"The product isn't easy to use. It's not very intuitive."
"Formalized area to store contact information indexed in a way that can pre-populate other areas would be helpful."
"Project Server could be improved by simplifying how tasks are assigned and reviewed on a daily basis."
"The product is difficult to use for complex projects."
"Work needs to be done on collaboration with SharePoint."
"Collaboration should be better integrated in the desktop version."
"Reporting is an area that needs to be worked on. It needs improvement."
"The main drawback of Microsoft Project Server is that it is offline. Having it online would offer better access to other managers."
"It would be better if the solution had some more training or resources available for a person who is new to Microsoft Project Server."
"There are more user-friendly products on the market that I would suggest using in preference to this one."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There is a subscription model for different types of users for different types of roles."
"I rate the pricing a one out of ten because the price is way too high."
"Microsoft Project Server is relatively cheaper than other products."
"The technical assistance is expensive but the solution is an open source software."
"It has features that cannot be bought by other rivals, so cost does not matter."
"I would rate the price a six out of ten."
"There are some payments related to the licensing cost of Microsoft Project Server."
"It's not subscription-based, we purchased the on-premises version."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
23%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Security Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise33
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Project Server?
The pricing for Microsoft Project Server is standard, around $200-$250, but I think it's actually $80 to $100 per year. The pricing for Microsoft Project Server is relative; I would say it is cheap.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Project Server?
In order to improve Microsoft Project Server, collaborative features could be enhanced, as it is possible to improve it in a collaborative way similar to other office products, for example, using c...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Project Server?
Today, the use cases for Microsoft Project Server are for office tasks, such as writing in Word processors, worksheets in Excel, Word processors with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft ...
 

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