Microsoft Project vs Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management comparison

Microsoft and Oracle are both solutions in the Project Management Software category. Additionally, 93% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

Microsoft Project

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93% willing to recommend

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92% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Project and Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Project Management Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Project

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

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Project Management Software (3rd)

Oracle Primavera Portfolio ...

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.6

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Project Portfolio Management (8th)

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Jacob-George

Domain Consultant at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees

Improved project scheduling has maximized resource utilization and has reduced delays

I think the licensing structure presents a significant area for improvement. The full features are not offered on the standard E4 license. This becomes problematic when distributing the project plan. I can export the plan as Excel and CSV files, but then I lose all the rich features, including dependency mapping. To recreate all that functionality without proper licensing is challenging. Microsoft Project offers a light version available for free, but when I try to distribute a project plan, it requires separate licensing. Microsoft Project Central used to be more of an enterprise product. Microsoft Project currently focuses on very low-level task management, and it could do much more. I do not see significant advancement happening because there is confusion about where Microsoft Project is heading. I believe Microsoft should bundle the license with Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This approach would result in more people using Microsoft Project. That is my opinion on how to improve adoption and the product offering.

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Cynnie Ruminjo

Senior Software Engineer at Well

Project teams have improved collaboration and have delivered complex portfolios on time

The best features Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management offers include a great user experience, as Oracle has invested heavily in user experience. The application is intuitive and user-friendly, and it also includes project budgeting, cost capitalization, expenses, embedded analytics, and data visualizations that come built-in with the software. The embedded analytics and data visualizations in Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management specifically help us make data-driven decisions from the accurate insights gathered from different sources. Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management has positively impacted my organization by increasing predictability. It has brought awareness to the executive level with the ability to integrate with other systems, which is flawless and seamless, thus enhancing collaboration in my organization. We have been able to deliver projects on time to our clients, meeting the deadlines and timelines while also hitting the cost timelines. The use of Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management has increased the odds of timely project delivery through efficient tracking. The software supports mobile and tablets with a modern user interface featuring embedded analytics, enabling project team members to access all their tools and information in our organization. The efficiency of project managers has increased, allowing them to manage multiple projects and thereby lowering the cost by approximately thirty percent.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"If you work with Microsoft, it's very easy to work with this."

"The integration between SharePoint and Power BI has been great."

"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Project is status reporting."

"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the product's GUI is very good...The product's scalability is good."

"The most valuable feature is the Auto resource leveling tool because it shows students that often, expert resources get over-scheduled, and that dealing with the issue by just using the auto-resource leveling tool would have a large impact on the delivery date."

"We use Microsoft Project for its timeline and task management capabilities. The primary advantage is the easy application of tasks in sequence, confirming dependencies, and establishing relationships between tasks. It simplifies handling conditions, significant dates, and dependencies between various tasks."

"Microsoft Project offers comprehensive project overviews and the ability to rate down what we have and what we need in terms of software."

"It's an easy solution to set up."

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"Delay analysis and extension of time claims are some of the key features."

"The most valuable features were the cost breakdown structure and work breakdown structure."

"Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management has one of the nice dashboards because it gives the company a clear picture on the way a project is going."

"Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management has positively impacted my organization by increasing predictability, bringing awareness to the executive level with flawless and seamless integration to other systems, enhancing collaboration, enabling us to deliver projects on time while hitting cost timelines, and increasing project managers' efficiency to manage multiple projects and lower costs by approximately thirty percent."

"The integration with Unifier, which is also an Oracle tool, ensures that the data is correct and timely."

"It is very, very good in planning for large projects."

"Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is a well-engineered product from an IT perspective."

"I like Primavera's planning capabilities."

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Cons

"Microsoft Project should provide better documentation regarding the usage of the solution."

"The solution could offer waterfall options for agile and sprint planning."

"I would like to see a direct integration of Microsoft Project with AutoCAD. It will make client presentations easy."

"What could have been better is the integration with Office 365 so that if you're discussing a project on Teams or there's an email related to the project, it can be tagged to the project in Microsoft Project. That functionality is currently not there."

"Planview FLEX licensing gives us a central repository where all the projects are stored so you can check the finances, resources, etc. It's quite useful to have everything connected. We don't have that for Microsoft Project. It's disconnected. The reporting capabilities could also be better, especially with finance and resources. Everybody complains about reports. That's why we need another tool."

"There needs to be better integration with other Microsoft products such as SharePoint, and the like."

"The packaging of Microsoft Project Professional is pretty simple as a product. But, the end-to-end enterprise is complex."

"I find that MS Project has limited control in comparison to other solutions in the same sphere."

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"I would rate the technical support by Oracle at five out of ten."

"The reporting could improve project management. We need multiple source reports. If someone is new to the support it has a steep learning curve."

"There is a need for improvement in the interfacing and possibly better integration with other programs."

"Primavera could be better integrated with other products, and it needs more cost management features."

"One area for improvement for Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is that printing from the software can be difficult, and some of the views in Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management are hard to adjust."

"The solution's user interface is an area with shortcomings that need improvement."

"They should work on integrating the solution with ERP."

"For us in LATAM, the pricing is extremely high. That is why I only work with oil and gas and mining industries because they have substantial budgets."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"You do not have to invest much in terms of configuring this solution to suit your needs."

"The product is not expensive. My company has opted for an annual subscription."

"The solution has a decent annual license subscription cost, which is not high."

"The licensing model is somewhat complex."

"The solution is less expensive than other options."

"I am not involved with this."

"The solution is expensive."

"I am not aware of any additional costs apart from the standard licensing fees of the solution."

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"The solution itself is cost-effective."

"Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is an expensive solution. There is an upfront cost to purchase the solution and then there are annual fees to use the solution."

"The solution is highly priced compared to one of its competitors."

"My company has made an annual payment towards the costs of the solution. Price-wise, the solution is okay."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

11%

Aerospace/Defense Firm

Government

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

12%

Energy/Utilities Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Healthcare Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	31
Midsize Enterprise	15
Large Enterprise	41

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

Has anyone moved from Microsoft Project to Smartsheet? How has your experience been with Smartsheet?

Hi @Eire Zimmermann, I helped an organization evaluate both MS-Project and Smartsheet when they were conducting their PM tool RFP. The short of it is this, MS Project is not caught up with the mo...

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What do you like most about Microsoft Project?

The product's initial setup phase is easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Project?

I would say Microsoft Project is affordable, but the standalone Project license should be included in the Office price to increase adoption.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management?

Primavera appears to be more expensive than Microsoft Project but potentially less than Maximo. Pricing details from ten years ago are not committed to memory, and I would have to refer back to doc...

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What needs improvement with Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management?

Because we use mostly P6 and we do not use OPC, which is the new cloud version that is visually easier to use, I would rate it as an eight.

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What is your primary use case for Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management?

We try to use Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management combined with Unifier. Unifier is a cost control tool. It is mostly used in oil and gas, mining, and construction industries, but predominantly i...

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Also Known As

Project Pro, MS Project

Primavera Portfolio Management, OPPM

Overview

Microsoft Project helps you get started quickly and execute projects with ease. Built-in templates and familiar scheduling tools help project managers and teams stay productive.

Microsoft

Oracle's Primavera Portfolio Management is the leading portfolio management software solution, providing unmatched flexibility and infrastructure for enterprise portfolio management. With its unique functionality, real-world enterprise scalability, and unlimited configurability, Primavera Portfolio Management is ideal for managing just about any type of portfolio from ideation through execution.

Oracle

Sample Customers

Aston Martin, ABANCA, Airbus Group, Capita, Cardiff University, City of Saskatoon, Intel, Pegasus Airlines, South Australia Power Network (SAPN), Israeli Ministry of Construction and Housing

Yarra Valley Water, John Wayne Airport, Hatch Mott Macdonald, Austrian Power Grid AG, EDF France, Chiyoda Corporation, Croatian Waters, Selex ES, Chicago Park District

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