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Planisware vs PowerSteering comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Planisware
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
5.7
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
PowerSteering
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
17th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Project Portfolio Management category, the mindshare of Planisware is 5.6%, down from 9.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of PowerSteering is 1.9%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Portfolio Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Planisware5.6%
PowerSteering1.9%
Other92.5%
Project Portfolio Management
 

Featured Reviews

John Andrew Kossey - PeerSpot reviewer
Planisware Consultant at Comcast Business
Capably brings single source of truth to enterprise project portfolio management; provides consequential, flexible data display with effective visualization; integrated use of Agile, Kanban
Planisware helpfully distributes incremental updates on a quarterly schedule. Extent of the client base and collective user expectations push priority improvements into new versions and resolve rare technical glitches rapidly. What any single user or small client may earnestly request for increasing productivity may take years for development to start—unless one pays rather dearly for underwriting special services from Planisware’s offshore support group. Individual users, particularly those who suddenly lack affiliation with a paying client between jobs have been bottom priority in my experience. Service tickets don’t apply for this category of formerly active users. I recommend that Planisware provides formerly active users privilege of connectivity with Planisware “playground” environments that are periodically refreshed with a current release version. This new option would cultivate “hands on” proficiency in the overall Planisware user community.
it_user4230 - PeerSpot reviewer
VP of Product at a legal firm with 51-200 employees
Excellent portfolio management SaaS - strategy, savings, visibility
I haven't used the product for over a year, so this could be out of date but entering information was somewhat cumbersome. PPM systems in general are a challenge to keep populated with current information. The business priority of portfolio visibility must be communicated to users and reinforced that the project doesn't exist unless it's updated in the system.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"On a practical level, Planisware Enterprise is recognized pacesetter."
"Planisware has improved our project visibility, resource utilization, decision-making, and cost control, leading to higher efficiency and better alignment between business strategy and project execution."
"Planisware offers integration with multiple tools and provides a good level of customization."
"Planisware is a beautiful tool that is very efficient, clear, well-designed, and more robust than any I have used."
"There are two things in particular that I enjoy; the first is the portfolio planning section and another advantage is that it is highly customizable as we can tailor it to the needs of the customer."
"Planisware has introduced Agile concepts, making it capable of Agile management similar to Jira and other Agile tools."
"It has an inbuilt BI tool, which can be compared to Power BI or Tableau."
"The area that could benefit from improvement in this Planisware is the project management tool. I have previously used Project Server, which is a Microsoft solution, and I found it to be more user-friendly as it included a client solution. In contrast, with this solution, the only option available is the online version, making it difficult to create activities, milestones, and other necessary components. This is in comparison to Planisware, which offers a more comprehensive solution."
"Very configurable software; almost any stage-gate process can be mapped and defined in the software giving excellent visibility to your project portfolio."
 

Cons

"What any single user or small client may earnestly request for increasing productivity may take years for development to start—unless one pays rather dearly for underwriting special services from Planisware’s offshore support group."
"The UI and UX of Planisware are not that advanced."
"Planisware is very costly. I can comment that it's expensive, and even the consultants from Planisware charge a very high rate for their time."
"The biggest con for Planisware is that if you are not a Planisware partner, you don't have access to their functions, making it difficult for beginners and new team members."
"Reporting out of PLW has been a definite weakness."
"Apart from that, I didn't see much benefit out of it."
"The initial setup was complex."
"They do not have anything that can assist customers with multi-year roadmap planning."
"Entering information was somewhat cumbersome."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are training and certification costs."
"The solution could be less expensive and the cost of scaling is expensive too."
"The solution is expensive and support is an extra cost. There are three license types to choose from, and we only pay for support and cloud services depending on our needs."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
6%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise16
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Planisware?
It is customary to have at least three distinct Planisware environments per customer: develop; test; production. I recommend planning for a playground environment (similar to develop) to allow pret...
What needs improvement with Planisware?
Planisware helpfully distributes incremental updates on a quarterly schedule. Extent of the client base and collective user expectations push priority improvements into new versions and resolve rar...
What is your primary use case for Planisware?
Strategic planning and project execution, effectively orchestrated through Planisware Enterprise, can achieve value delivered. In other words, “make vision reality.” Expansive business transformati...
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Sample Customers

Apotex, Alstom Transport, HP, Stryker, Rexam, Jotun, Gelita, Kraton Performance Polymers, Abbvie, Rio Tinto Alcan, Maruho, Teva, SK Chemicals
Church Pension Group, UK Highways Agency, US Department of Defense, Electrocomponents, Novation, Staples, Molex, Polyone, NHS Lincolnshire
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