Compare Planview PPM Pro, Oracle Primavera, Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management, and Smartsheet
 Planview PPM Pro 3.6 Based on 18 reviews Optimized for quick response |  Oracle Primavera 4.0 Based on 58 reviews Optimized for quick response |  Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management 4.0 Based on 1,359 reviews |  Smartsheet 4.1 Based on 890 reviews |
Pricing
| ‐ | ‐ | Project Online Premium $55 /User/Month | Individual $14 / month | |
| ‐ | ‐ | Project Online Professional $30 /User/Month | Business $25 /month | |
| ‐ | ‐ | Project Online Essentials $7 /User/Month | Enterprise Contact for pricing | |
| ‐ | ‐ | Project Professional (Project Managers) $1,159.99 | ‐ | |
| ‐ | ‐ | Project Standard (Project Managers) $589.99 | ‐ | |
Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial |
Ratings
| Meets Requirements | 7.9 (Based on 18 reviews) | 8.8 (Based on 53 reviews) | 8.4 (Based on 1,271 reviews) | 8.6 (Based on 847 reviews) |
| Ease of Use | 7.8 (Based on 17 reviews) | 7.1 (Based on 54 reviews) | 7.5 (Based on 1,277 reviews) | 8.4 (Based on 853 reviews) |
| Ease of Setup | 6.5 (Based on 12 reviews) | 6.0 (Based on 12 reviews) | 7.7 (Based on 439 reviews) | 8.6 (Based on 392 reviews) |
| Ease of Admin | 7.2 (Based on 13 reviews) | 7.0 (Based on 13 reviews) | 7.8 (Based on 413 reviews) | 8.7 (Based on 383 reviews) |
| Quality of Support | 8.3 (Based on 16 reviews) | 7.0 (Based on 45 reviews) | 7.8 (Based on 996 reviews) | 8.4 (Based on 539 reviews) |
| Ease of Doing Business With | 8.2 (Based on 13 reviews) | 7.4 (Based on 11 reviews) | 8.1 (Based on 382 reviews) | 8.6 (Based on 335 reviews) |
| Product Direction (% positive) | 6.9 (Based on 17 reviews) | 6.5 (Based on 54 reviews) | 6.8 (Based on 1,257 reviews) | 8.0 (Based on 844 reviews) |
Features
Reviewers' Company Size
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) | 0.0% | 22.4% | 24.8% | 31.9% |
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) | 38.9% | 25.9% | 27.1% | 38.6% |
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) | 61.1% | 51.7% | 48.2% | 29.5% |
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services 10.5% | Construction 37.8% | Information Technology and Services 14.6% | Information Technology and Services 11.3% | |
Higher Education 10.5% | Oil & Energy 9.5% | Hospital & Health Care 5.3% | Computer Software 7.9% | |
Banking 10.5% | Civil Engineering 8.1% | Higher Education 5.0% | Marketing and Advertising 7.0% | |
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad 5.3% | Aviation & Aerospace 8.1% | Construction 4.7% | Higher Education 5.7% | |
Staffing and Recruiting 5.3% | Telecommunications 5.4% | Computer Software 4.4% | Hospital & Health Care 4.1% | |
Other 57.9% | Other 31.1% | Other 66.0% | Other 64.1% |
Reviews
| Most Helpful Favorable Review | G2 Crowd User in Computer Software With the introduction of Innotas, we moved away from a custom, legacy PPM solution to an industry leader. We have moved away from manual reporting to poor visibility of our portfolio to a solution which captures all this information. With Innotas, we now... | Sean K. Internal Consultant in Information Technology and Services 1. Overall the tool allow for Roadmap planning and manage small to large programs. 2. Ability to create plan template so PM/Team Leads can plan from template with complete SDLC like project with ability to customize for each project. Improves planning... | John O. User in Computer Software Microsoft Project has been a standard for tracking projects of various sizes. The dependency chaining works quite well and helps visualize resource and task scheduling. Good for milestone tracking at a high level, while also designating resources to... | Scott B. Consultant in Computer Software SmartSheet's simplicity and intuitive design make it very easy to become productive very quickly. It combines the best aspects of Microsoft Excel like the ability to create complex formulas with the sharing, collaborative parts of Google spreadsheets. |
| Most Helpful Critical Review | Yerriswamy S. User It's not updating the Task level % completion, when we update the individual tasks % completion at the sub levels | Frank "Mac" S. User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering This tool requires so many mouse clicks and offers more features than most people need. It is very overwhelming and has a steep learning curve. | Brittany T. User in Computer Software It is buggy and difficult to use at times. It does not lend its self to ease of use. | Jeff N. Administrator Slowest app to load, sometimes takes several reloads for app to become available. Slower than any other app I use. Downtime for maintenance. Have to log back in after maintenance. Adertisement banners appearing across top of page more and more. Can't merge... |
