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Bubble Innovator vs OpenText Project and Portfolio Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

Bubble Innovator
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
25th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Project Management Software (76th)
OpenText Project and Portfo...
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Project Portfolio Management category, the mindshare of Bubble Innovator is 0.9%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Project and Portfolio Management is 3.7%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Portfolio Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Project and Portfolio Management3.7%
Bubble Innovator0.9%
Other95.4%
Project Portfolio Management
 

Featured Reviews

Will Onyekponwane - PeerSpot reviewer
Notion Project Manager at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
A tool to help create mobile and web applications that ensure its users experience a return on investment from its use
My company uses Bubble Innovator to create applications, specifically mobile applications and web applications. Our company uses the solution to design websites or online pages I did not use Bubble Innovator for my own needs. I used the solution to create applications for clients. The most…
Aphiwat Leetavorn. - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Marco Technology
Useful for resource and financial management but needs to change Oracle database
The solution helps with tech management. It has a work plan similar to Microsoft Project for tracking progress anywhere. It can synchronize with Microsoft Projects for updating and rebooting tasks. They can also assign tasks to team members who can update progress using timesheets without a sheet. It includes a Project dashboard for managing multiple projects simultaneously and program management for overseeing groups of projects. It offers various data metrics. It has project entities for controlling risks, issues, and protections. It can calculate costs based on resource tasks and compare actual and planned costs. The tool has features for scenario comparison, allowing us to optimize scenarios based on various factors. Additionally, we can manually optimize by managing resource availability, creating staffing profiles, and making payments to optimize in any situation.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that its workflows are really impressive."
"Scenario comparison is the feature most valuable to us and the reason why we decided to choose HPE PPM over other portfolio management products."
"Micro Focus PPM is flexible and easy to use. It's simple to customize and configure workflows."
"The portfolio management and the resource management are the key features."
"Demand Management and reporting are the most valuable features."
"Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) has a very strong workflow engine."
"Has a powerful workflow engine that allows creation of workflow complexities and processes."
"Demand, Dashboard, and Reporting are the most powerful modules for our customers."
"I like the automated calculations, especially on the resource side. When project managers enter their resource requirements into their staffing profiles, they are automatically translated into labor forecast calculations. PPM automates a significant portion of the forecast calculations. Timesheets are also built-in. We automatically process time sheets and bill them accordingly."
 

Cons

"The designs provided by Bubble Innovator have certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"Reporting; need to be able to provide fancy reporting out of PPM, way it is done in OBIEE etc."
"Currently, HPE PPM does not allow “Project” approval, but only simple “Demand Request” approval (mobility)."
"We had bad experience with technical support. They don't do their best to try to help us solve the case."
"The HPE PPM license prices are a bit high. HPE PPM does not support agile management."
"The solution can sometimes be a little inflexible and a bit caustic."
"Better user interface. Usability in terms of better UX."
"There are some limitations when it comes to attaching receipts. For example, if we are going to buy some non-labor-related assets such as hardware, we are not able to attach the receipts in the Financial Management module in version 9.41."
"The user interface is very, very old and is missing some functions, such as, for example, re-do, follow, and share functions. The UI is not good."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Since I use Bubble Innovator to create applications for my company's clients, I feel the pricing part of the product is fair."
"A large organization will find Micro Focus PPM affordable, but it may be a bit costly for a small or medium-sized company. The license is based on the number of users."
"Support and license management are two hurdles for us. Every time we purchase new licenses, it has taken us half a year to implement those."
"We have an annual license, and it is fairly priced in comparison to that of other solutions."
"HPE PPM SaaS model is comprehensive, however, the base fee component has customer resistance to its recurring setup,"
"There is an additional cost for product support"
"Now, we also received an increase in the support license prices, without any advanced notice. At this point, switching to unify all our licensing under HPE and customer support has been poor."
"It is SaaS without a base fee."
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Marketing Services Firm
10%
University
9%
Performing Arts
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

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Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise15
 

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Any experience with Strategic Project Portfolio Management Solutions?
Hi, @Cheryl Joseph Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management solution could be a good candidate, see my review on this product, or if you may need more information to drop me a message. You can...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)?
The price of this solution is reasonable. It is not overly expensive and provides a fair value for the features offered.
What needs improvement with Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)?
OpenText Project and Portfolio Management could improve in several areas such as portfolio planning and resource allocation. Additionally, strategic portfolio management and investment management s...
 

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Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM), HPE Project and Portfolio Management PPM
 

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