Much like Smartsheet, Microsoft Project offers a spreadsheet style interface, although it does offer other views, which we'll cover a bit below. Right out of the gate, Microsoft Project does have an intimidating level of features, which is why we recommend smaller teams to stay away, as you likely don't need that level of functionality. There's also Project Server, which doesn't publish a set price and adds advanced analytics, as well as the standardized capture and evaluation process mentioned with Project Online Premium. Project Professional starts at $1,030 per PC and does support online collaboration, as well as collaboration over Skype for Business.

Microsoft also sells Project as an on-premises solution, starting at $620 per PC for Project Standard, which lacks any online collaboration. This plan adds portfolio selection and optimization, the ability to manage demand, and resource planning and management features. This pricing tier adds road mapping, a desktop client, the ability to submit timesheets, resource allocation optimization, and portfolio reports.įinally, Project Plan 5 costs $55 per user per month. The next tier is Project Plan 3 for $30 per user, per month. This further highlights that Microsoft Project is more geared towards larger enterprises than smaller businesses. That starting price is admittedly a bit high, particularly with other comparable options like ClickUp costing only $5 per user, per month. This pricing tier supports team member collaboration and coauthoring, multiple project management views, the web app, and cloud saves.

As we mentioned earlier, pricing starts at $10 per user, per month for Project Plan 1. Microsoft Project is not available as a free version, which isn't surprising given how very few Office applications are (save for the most popular ones).

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