We performed a comparison between Microsoft Project and RationalPlan based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about monday.com, Microsoft, Asana and others in Project Management Software."The solution is very complete. It makes it a great option for project managers and they can use it extensively in almost any organizational setup."
"The user interface is simple and it helps me in planning what needs to be accomplished."
"One of the best features is that it is easy to use."
"The reporting features are quite strong. Being able to do team reports and find out what work is pending, what work needs to be done are key in my day-to-day management of the team. The earned value analysis capabilities and critical path capabilities inside the tool help me make sure that I'm keeping the projects on track."
"The pricing is pretty good on the enterprise agreement we have."
"The tool has a simple and excellent approach."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Project is scheduling. The solution is useful on a daily basis."
"It is very stable. I haven't had any kind of issues with it. It is also very scalable."
"Support is top-notch whenever help is needed."
"I would like Microsoft Project to better align with our business needs, with improved consultant support for setup and integration features that show all relevant aspects at the top level."
"I would like to see an entire baseline, like in JIRA."
"Its price can be improved."
"Microsoft Project should include more visualization, queries to filter out data, and more reporting structures."
"Could be more user-friendly, and forecasting could be better."
"I find the setup a little bit cumbersome."
"Once we commit our status, changing it is hard."
"I would like to have more access to templates and tools that could be used to teach project management best practices."
"We use the desktop version of RationalPlan, and It seems some desktop software has the ability to share a document as a web view. This would be a nice feature allowing us to share our plans with clients without needing additional software. This may be something that is offered in the RationalPlan cloud plan."
Microsoft Project is ranked 2nd in Project Management Software with 77 reviews while RationalPlan is ranked 20th in Project Management Software with 1 review. Microsoft Project is rated 8.0, while RationalPlan is rated 10.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Project writes "A stable solution that very accurately runs projects". On the other hand, the top reviewer of RationalPlan writes "Easy to understand with fair pricing and lots of unique features". Microsoft Project is most compared with Asana, Jira, Microsoft Project Server, Smartsheet and Broadcom Clarity , whereas RationalPlan is most compared with .
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