Microsoft Project Review
PROJECT MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWAREChoose Microsoft Project/Planner when Microsoft 365 is the system of work and traditional scheduling/portfolio depth matters — landscape on modern Work OS lists.
Starting price
$10.00/user/month
Free plan
No
Free trial
Yes
Best for
Microsoft 365 standardised orgs
SoftwareGlimpse review
7.4/10
Good
- ease of use6
- work planning9
- automation workflows6
- collaboration7
- integrations9
- reporting8
How Microsoft Project fits different sales scenarios
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- 1Use case
Work management / Work OS
Run cross-team work on shared boards, timelines, and automations instead of Slack and sheets.
- Run cross-team work on shared boards, timelines, and automations instead of Slack and sheets.
- Microsoft 365 standardised orgs
- Microsoft Project is positioned around Plan, track and collaborate on projects with Microsoft Planner and Project — built for Microsoft 365. That focus is useful when buyers want a clear primary job rather than an everything-platform.
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Strong Gantt/resource planning
- 2Use case
Project & task tracking
Keep tasks owned, dated, and reviewable so delivery status is not tribal knowledge.
- Keep tasks owned, dated, and reviewable so delivery status is not tribal knowledge.
- Traditional PMO Gantt/resource needs
- Strong Gantt/resource planning
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Native M365/Teams fit
- 3Use case
Timeline & executive reporting
Show sequence, dependencies, and milestones to executives and clients.
- Show sequence, dependencies, and milestones to executives and clients.
- Enterprise portfolio planning on higher plans
- Native M365/Teams fit
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Enterprise scale path
- 4Use case
Resource & capacity planning
See who is overloaded before deadlines slip — not after.
- See who is overloaded before deadlines slip — not after.
- Enterprise scale path
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Planner entry rung
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