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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Backlog

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ABacklog is a project management and bug tracking tool for teams that want higher productivity, greater visibility, and simple project tracking. Development teams can work together with Design, Marketing, IT, and more. Backlog is designed to get everyone on track by organizing work, teammates, projects and tasks. The activity feed and watchlist are designed to help users keep an eye on relevant work and deadlines. Gantt charts and burndown charts are designed to help users visualize project…N/A

    Planview Portfolios

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APlanview Portfolios is an end-to-end project portfolio management and enterprise architecture management tool. It includes two components: Portfolio and Resource Management and Capability and Technology Management. The platform is available as a cloud-based or on-premise service.N/A
    Pricing
    BacklogPlanview Portfolios
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BacklogPlanview Portfolios
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    BacklogPlanview Portfolios
    Considered Both Products
    Nulab, Inc.
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    Planview
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    94%
    Would buy again
    66 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    47 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    66 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    30 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    74%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
    Features
    BacklogPlanview Portfolios
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Backlog and Planview Portfolios
    Feature
    Backlog
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Planview Portfolios
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration3.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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    BacklogPlanview Portfolios
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    Planview PPM Pro
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BacklogPlanview Portfolios
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.6
    (113 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.1
    (13 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (13 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    6.8
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
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    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
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    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BacklogPlanview Portfolios
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Nulab, Inc.
    ticket management
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    Planview
    Planview Portfolios is well suited to provide a single, central, view of the truth. There is clear expansion capabilities to integrate it as a true Enterprise toolset with existing organisation wide (not just delivery) - you can pick and choose what you need to implement and that list gets longer. The ability to quickly gain an understanding of resources within the overall portfolio and some really clever tools regarding capacity and demand modelling. I think the only challenge we have encountered is modelling our Business as Usual activity to a level of detail - this is due to other tools being very embedded not just in the organisation but across a lot of industries.
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    Pros
    Nulab, Inc.
    • Backlog is one of the best management and collaboration tools available in the market for better managing of resources at the workplace.
    • I have been using this platform for a very long time and it has been helping me a lot to manage the business processes, manage employees, managing leads on different projects, and coordinating with colleagues.
    • It has been helping me a lot to check the issue in the project completion.
    • It gives me real-time status on the project/gives right insights of the system.
    Incentivized
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    Planview
    • Manage large portfolios with thousands of projects.
    • Roll up financials across strategic hierarchy for projects around the world.
    • Manage access in multiple ways so we can set up each user/role with just the right permissions.
    • Support a variety of reporting and analytics methods.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Nulab, Inc.
    • Price is very high for small teams and department of short term contracts.
    • GUI can be more intuitive.
    Incentivized
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    Planview
    • Capturing lower-level detailed expenditures within a project so that financial screens can show the details of the roll-up.
    • Reporting flexibility so that end users can create their own quick ad hoc reports for analysis.
    • Capturing matrixed skills on resources to ensure staffing is adequate and better align demand to supply.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Nulab, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    We have been a Planview customer since 1999 and have seen it grow and mature as a tool. We have looked at other tools and have found that PV continues to meet our needs and is easy for our resources to use. They work to stay up on the project management industry and the direction it is going, keep on on current technology so that we can work more effectively, provide excellent customer support and have great pricing for what they offer. We can purchase only the modules we need versus buying a tool where we would only use a portion of the functionality.
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    Usability
    Nulab, Inc.
    nice to use in the night as well
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    Planview
    Perfect tool for planning resource time management. Giving flexibility with ease in uptodate . Team collabration . Team aligment. Top management aligment. Close the project with feed back . Team aligment. Expert contribution in task . Task management easy for project manager . Nice tool to have for project manager. Cost contol & project management is very easy with Planview
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    Reliability and Availability
    Nulab, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    We are long time Planview users and its availability is only limited to our internal SLAs for nightly backups. I have never experienced any unexpected or prolonged software downtime from Planview itself.
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    Performance
    Nulab, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    There are occasions when the system is a bit sluggish. However, it may not always be on the Planview side. We are investing in better tools to monitor our network performance, which will help us diagnose issues more effectively in the future.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Nulab, Inc.
    I would give 9 but one less because of the high price.
    Incentivized
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    Planview
    Going through proper channels of support is fine for minor to moderate issues. However, lately the critical issues that arise have been frequent and the standard support cases do not always seem to relay just how critical these issues are and we have to utilize our customer rep to help escalate. Fortunate to have that escalation method.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Nulab, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    Generally good. Sometimes, users are a bit overwhelmed, and it takes multiple sessions for them to get the hang of it.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Nulab, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    Always have a pre-implementation meeting or conference call with Planview to ensure all are on the same page, disclosure of all and any customization (including reports) and plan for support after implementation of a specified amount of time with the assigned implementation resource. And document everything
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    Alternatives Considered
    Nulab, Inc.
    Backlog has all of the top-notch features to increase productivity, visibility, and project tracking. Backlog is easy to use. I first just logged in to the platform and it was [ready] to go. I easily started working on it and it started giving me the bugs’ details on our project. Always available for queries. Listen to the queries very attentively and try to give a solution on the go if applicable. Otherwise, take some time and respond with the advanced workable solution in the limited time frame.
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    Planview
    We are currently using Planview AgilePlace. Also we use Tasktop Hub for integrating with other applications within the organization. We would like to use ProjectPlace which is integrated with Planview Portfolios in the future.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Nulab, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    Did not help purchase product.
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    Scalability
    Nulab, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    We are constantly growing and expanding. It is challenging to accommodate different user needs, but the system does provide means of doing that as we desire.
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    Professional Services
    Nulab, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    some resources were great, but too much on their plates to be available
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    Return on Investment
    Nulab, Inc.
    • SLA should be given by single candle
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    Planview
    • The positive impact is the ability to manage our projects enterprise wide.
    • Managing and reporting on projects and programs via portfolios makes it easy to identify troubled projects/programs that need immediate attention.
    • The negative is that pushing too much change too quickly is hard for us. We need to get our users focused on the basics of PM before we can adopt everything else. We need to introduce change to different companies based on their maturity level. Too much change too quickly is not always beneficial. We need to focus on core competencies.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Backlog Screenshots

    Screenshot of Projects home pageScreenshot of Gantt chartScreenshot of GitScreenshot of commenting in issuesScreenshot of subtasking

    Planview Portfolios Screenshots

    Screenshot of END to END VISIBILITY: Planview offers complete visibility across all strategic endeavors, the status, spend, and progress. This gives organizations a connected view of how all initiatives are tracking without having to manage disparate teams and tools.Screenshot of SCENARIO ANALYSIS: Planview users can compare plans, analyze investment trade-offs, and prioritize investments across different types of portfolios to ensure delivery of the best outcomes. This helps users to ensure the organization's capacity and investments are aligned to the highest priority initiatives.Screenshot of PERSONALIZED USER EXPERIENCE: Planview can create unique, real-time views based on a job and the status, progress, and other data-oriented use cases. As a result, it can pinpoint where to focus, issues to address, and risks to mitigate in a single view.Screenshot of DYNAMIC PLANNING AND FUNDING: Planview can be used to pivot plans and key priorities at any time, and continue planning as needed based on organizational strategies and goals. It offers a portfolio mix of investments, initiatives, products, and projects.Screenshot of GENERATIVE AI ASSISTANT: Planview Copilot taps into Planview knowledge and learnings from thousands of Planview customers to glean insights, derive recommendations based on best practices, and inform strategic decisions. It connects data across project and product initiatives to help understand insights from organizational data – and it does this using a natural language interface.