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Likelihood to Recommend
Project Estimator
If you are considering purchasing this (very expensive) software, there is a 100% chance you are doing so because you have been awarded a Government contract that dictates you use 4Clicks Project Estimator. There are plenty of easier to use estimating packages out in the world, but you can't use any of them if you have a contract that requires 4Clicks.
General Manager
Infinite Energy Construction, incConstruction, 51-200 employees
Planview LeanKit
Planview LeanKit excels in any scenario where you need to visualize and organize work to be done. You can feasible even use it as a personal to-do application. We use it as a way to keep track of our current topics in management meetings as well as a Scrumban implementation of project management.However, when processes and work is very file- and data-heavy, using Planview LeanKit is less appropriate as there's just not way of doing a sensible file management.
Director of Operations
C+ITEC AGTelecommunications, 11-50 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
Estimating
Project Estimator
5.2
Planview LeanKit
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Takeoff tools
Project Estimator
5.0
Planview LeanKit
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Job costing
Project Estimator
2.0
Planview LeanKit
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Cost databases
Project Estimator
7.0
Planview LeanKit
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Cost calculator
Project Estimator
6.0
Planview LeanKit
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Bid creation
Project Estimator
6.0
Planview LeanKit
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Pros
Project Estimator
- The estimates it produces are simple and easy to follow. The formatting is good.
- The tech support provided is very attentive.
General Manager
Infinite Energy Construction, incConstruction, 51-200 employees
Planview LeanKit
- Okta Integration: We love using SSO for all our SaaS apps, and as new team members join, they can be automatically joined to the appropriate LeanKit boards.
- Filtering and viewing: Can filter and refine by several fields as well as custom fields. Assigned Users, Tagged, Card Type, Date, etc
- Their analytics and reporting can be helpful for PMs, especially if they have several teams they oversee.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesCons
Project Estimator
- The software feels 20 years old. It has not kept up with modern times, and practically functions like an old DOS program.
- Clunky interface, arcane commands.
- Even their training info focuses on hotkeys like this is 1995. Even though I am of an age to remember computers in 1995, the younger generations of managers/estimators are not. It is time to bring the software into the new century!
General Manager
Infinite Energy Construction, incConstruction, 51-200 employees
Planview LeanKit
- The formatting of what they call "cards" could be better. They can be clunky if you have a lot of text in just one.
- Needs better support for media, attachments.
- Not the most pretty interface in my opinion, though it works.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 501-1000 employeesLikelihood to Renew
Project Estimator
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Planview LeanKit
Planview LeanKit 7.5
Based on 3 answers
Perfect tool to manage requirement backlog

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employeesUsability
Project Estimator
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Planview LeanKit
Planview LeanKit 8.1
Based on 4 answers
LeanKit isn't the best designed Kanban system I've seen, but overall it's pretty usable. The boards I've used are pretty complex, so it can be difficult to find things. I found that searching and filtering for specific cards was somewhat of a challenge. Dragging a card from one lane to another is kind of a fun way to get things done though.
Front-End Web Developer, Office of Mediated Education
Kansas State UniversityHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees
Reliability and Availability
Project Estimator
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Planview LeanKit
Planview LeanKit 8.5
Based on 2 answers
Very minimal outages

Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Professional Training & Coaching Company, 51-200 employeesPerformance
Project Estimator
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Planview LeanKit
Planview LeanKit 8.0
Based on 2 answers
Never experienced major slowness

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employeesSupport Rating
Project Estimator
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Planview LeanKit
Planview LeanKit 10.0
Based on 2 answers
It solves all our needs at this time.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
E-Learning Company, 51-200 employeesImplementation Rating
Project Estimator
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Planview LeanKit
Planview LeanKit 7.5
Based on 3 answers
Very easy.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
E-Learning Company, 51-200 employeesAlternatives Considered
Project Estimator
WinEst uses much the same database (RS Means/Gordion type) and has a similar interface. It is a bit cheaper.
General Manager
Infinite Energy Construction, incConstruction, 51-200 employees
Planview LeanKit
I think that LeanKit is very similar to Asana's Kanban feature and Trello, but is much less sleek looking than Asana. Asana's clean and sleek UI makes me enjoy project management much more than LeanKit. It might sound silly that the UI makes so much of a difference to me, but it really does. Trello is also sleeker than LeanKit, but I still prefer Asana because it has more customization options and a better interface. We are actually going to look into switching to ClickUp because we wanted something with a better UI. ClickUp seems to have a great UI with a lot of customization options.

Verified User
Employee in Marketing
Marketing and Advertising Company, 1-10 employeesScalability
Project Estimator
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Planview LeanKit
Planview LeanKit 8.0
Based on 2 answers
Good use cases for small/large teams

Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Professional Training & Coaching Company, 51-200 employeesReturn on Investment
Project Estimator
- As stated before, if you are buying this software, it is because you have a contract forcing you to. While it does work, it is clunky, awkward, and very expensive.
- The price of the software and databases has always been high, but with the fairly recent acquisition of 4Clicks by Gordion (who also bought RS Means for their databases), there is literally no competition. Prices will continue to be very high, with no check on how high they can go.
- Again, can't fault 4Clicks tech support, as I think it is the best in the industry. They know their product and they respond to issues immediately. Considering what we spend a year for this product, however, you would expect nothing less.
General Manager
Infinite Energy Construction, incConstruction, 51-200 employees
Planview LeanKit
- ROI for Planview LeanKit was easily achievable with just a month of setting up.
- We could rapidly cut down on unnecessary work in all fields.
- We can easily monitor current the health and input and adjust our capacities as necessary.
- Value throughput in innovation management has grown.
Director of Operations
C+ITEC AGTelecommunications, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
Project Estimator
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Project Estimator Editions & Modules
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Additional Pricing Details
—Planview LeanKit
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Planview LeanKit Editions & Modules
Edition
Teams | $191 |
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Scaled Teams | $291 |
Custom | Contact Sales for Quote1 |
- per user, per month