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We performed a comparison between Microsoft Project and Wrike 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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Pros
"The solution is stable.""The solution is stable.""It can auto-connect based on the dates, which makes it easy. It auto-assigns people, and when you're starting to type in, it auto-fills and populates for you, which is great. It provides little time savers when you're typing everything out.""It is very stable. I haven't had any kind of issues with it. It is also very scalable.""The most valuable features of Microsoft Project are you can create critical paths pretty easily, and you can import from an Excel spreadsheet to your task list as you create it during your working sessions with your team.""The ability to break down project phases is most valuable. Being able to align the tasks and reporting with project milestones and progress is also valuable.""The features I find the most valuable are scheduling and reporting.""Microsoft Project is user-friendly and easy to use to do very complex project plans."

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"Visibility and organization are the most valuable features of Wrike.""We can easily write down the tasks and reorganize them as well as have a progression index. Wrike offers several views including a kanban view and Gantt chart view.""This is a good tool for project progress tracking and sharing tasks with internal and external parties.""The product is intuitive. It is easy to learn and update. You can follow the project from the beginning till the end with the help of the solution. The tool helps to update the project in seconds.""It's a very easy-to-use and flexible tool. We can easily write and create queues for different themes. It's very user-friendly.""We utilize time tracking and reports most often.""In our company, we heavily rely on Wrike. Wrike has helped in communication, managing all sorts of projects and tasks, and having a history of all our correspondence items.""The solution is stable and reliable."

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Cons
"Its price can be improved.""I'd like the solution to be less expensive.""The solution is a basic tool that does not give you analytical insights. It does not have any AI capabilities which can also help to plan.""We need more integration with Microsoft Teams and other collaboration tools.""The scalability is co-dependent on the stability of the product. We have 4000 users, and at times the product is slow.""I would like to have more access to templates and tools that could be used to teach project management best practices.""There needs to be better integration with other Microsoft products such as SharePoint, and the like.""When moving resources between projects, it could be a bit more clear."

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"This solution could be improved if we were able to better analyze how the application consumes cloud resources as this can cause a delay in performance.""It would be great if they could develop more reporting.""We faced an issue with the Wrike outlook add-on; it is only available for Microsoft Office 365, and not the on-premise version.""We feel that the actual project reports and roll-ups could be a lot different. We are seeking something more for the dashboard. We would like a high-level dashboard that can be broken down into individual product roll-ups and tasks that are assigned. If you assign someone to a task, it assigns them all of the tasks under that. We want to be able to break those down so that a person doesn't have an 800 task list, for example. We want more separation with that and a higher-level dashboard experience.""The product needs to send direct emails to customers updating the latest aspects since it is better to hear directly.""What annoys me with Wrike and things that I would like to improve is that you need to have a very organized workflow that everyone in the company follows, and only then will Wrike work.""On one side, it's very easy to create a task with text, but on the other side, it's not very well-formatted. Therefore, it's difficult to track specific data written in a task. We are making templates, but it's not enough to use a template to know the exact status of different tasks. One thing that we are looking for in Wrike is a better workflow. Because we can only move the status of tasks, we can't really manage workflow and send a task to a specific person. This is what is really missing in Wrike as compared to other tools. We are looking to replace Wrike because we need support for workflow. Another issue with Wrike is that they bring a lot of versions of the tool, which it's not so easy. They bring new versions very frequently, and these versions look similar. For example, we are using robots to read the tasks in the tools, which is problematic with Wrike because it is changing very frequently.""The response from the website is a little bit slow, and the tool is too expensive for a small team."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "I am not involved with this."
  • "I do not have personal experience with pricing or licensing of this product."
  • "You do not have to invest much in terms of configuring this solution to suit your needs."
  • "It gets expensive when having to add all of the plugins and everything that you need."
  • "It probably was $30 per license on a monthly basis. There is no additional fee."
  • "I do not remember the exact cost we paid but usually, they charge per user per month."
  • "Its price could be reduced a little."
  • "It was a three-year license deal that was reconciled on a quarterly basis. It is a reasonably priced product, and I consider that we got good value for money."
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  • "Wrike is not so expensive, but I don't know exactly how it compares with other tools. Wrike might not be so cheap when we are using it for a lot of users."
  • "From a pricing perspective, I would rate Wrike a four out of five."
  • "Wrike is expensive."
  • "Wrike is very expensive, and its price is almost $1,400."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Microsoft Project is status reporting.
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Wrike is the tag functionality.
    Top Answer:The response from the website is a little bit slow, and the tool is too expensive for a small team. We are a startup, and we have a small team. Wrike's price is almost $1,400, and even if I want to… more »
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    Also Known As
    Project Pro, MS Project
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    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.

    Wrike is an online collaboration and project management software bringing together centralized task management and social collaboration features into one real-time workspace. It connects tasks, discussions, and emails to your actual project plan. You get an up-to-date picture of the project and can keep your team aligned with your strategy without boring status meetings. Challenges Wrike helps solve:

    • Data silos: Tasks, discussions and documents scattered across email, Skype, personal computers and spreadsheets
    • Poor visibility into work status
    • Missed deadlines and project failures

    Main benefits:

    • Accelerating project delivery by using a platform your team will actually use and love
    • Keeping all team members on the same page even across borders without lengthy status meetings, long email threads and spreadsheet updates
    • Big picture of project progress with real-time updates and cross-project reports and newsfeed
    • Real-time team collaboration with discussions, files attached to tasks, and a built-in document editor


    Why Wrike?

    • Wrike is a system your team will use. It helps them do their work, not just track it.
    • Wrike can be easily customized to your needs as each team can set up their own workflow.
    • Wrike scales as you grow, providing visibility and ease of use for teams of any size.
    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
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    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm15%
    Government13%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Computer Software Company10%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization58%
    Computer Software Company5%
    Government4%
    Manufacturing Company4%
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    Religious Institution15%
    Marketing Services Firm13%
    Construction Company8%
    Transportation Company8%
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    Educational Organization80%
    Computer Software Company3%
    Manufacturing Company2%
    Financial Services Firm2%
    Company Size
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    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise45%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise62%
    Large Enterprise28%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business70%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise17%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business6%
    Midsize Enterprise83%
    Large Enterprise11%
    Buyer's Guide
    Microsoft Project vs. Wrike
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Project vs. Wrike and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,386 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Microsoft Project is ranked 2nd in Project Management Software with 74 reviews while Wrike is ranked 7th in Project Management Software with 58 reviews. Microsoft Project is rated 8.0, while Wrike is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Microsoft Project writes "A stable solution that very accurately runs projects". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Wrike writes "Convenient Tool for Project and Task Management, comes with extra features including Analytics and Reporting ". Microsoft Project is most compared with Asana, Jira, Microsoft Project Server, Smartsheet and Planisware, whereas Wrike is most compared with Asana, monday.com, Adobe Workfront, Trello and Smartsheet. See our Microsoft Project vs. Wrike report.

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