Backlog vs RationalPlan

Likelihood to Recommend

Project planning, project management, and tracking. Live git integration and project monitor make it possible to develop software using Agile methodology. Also if you are on a very small budget, then one should not go for this tool. But great support.

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Sanyam Jain

RPA Consultant

Self employedInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Appropriate as a great alternative to MS Project. RationalPlan provides most of the features needed to develop and maintain mid-level complex schedules.Less Appropriate for large complex schedules of long duration. These can be a challenge due to Duration at top-level. It is also a challenge to generate reports for management - reporting feature is limited.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Information Technology

Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering Company, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Backlog

RationalPlan

Task Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Team Collaboration

Support for Waterfall Methodology

Document Management

Email integration

Mobile Access

Resource Management

Timesheet Tracking

Budget and Expense Management

Backlog

RationalPlan

Invoicing

Pros

Gantt chart
Github support

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Sanyam Jain

RPA Consultant

Self employedInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Portfolio view is great to get a feel for how your programme is running at a glance and which areas possibly might require attention. The fact that you can customise your view by adding your own columns is another plus.
All project information in one tool is a big plus for me considering the amount of projects we run with. This really improves efficiency and saves me time. You have the ability to add documents to tasks, manage risks, email resources tasks due for projects they are assigned to(might need some refinement depending on your requirements), material db with costing etc.

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Justin James, MComPM, Prince2

Operations Project Management

VodacomTelecommunications, 5001-10,000 employees

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Cons

Price is very high for small teams and department of short term contracts.
GUI can be more intuitive.

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Sanyam Jain

RPA Consultant

Self employedInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Milestones should be a primary option instead of 0h to create one.

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LeRoy Mattingly

Chief Architect

About Objects, Inc.Computer Software, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

Backlog 8.0

Based on 1 answer

I would give 9 but one less because of the high price.

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Sanyam Jain

RPA Consultant

Self employedInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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RationalPlan 7.7

Based on 4 answers

I had to ask for support once and got a response immediately.

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Verified User

Engineer in Research & Development

Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering Company, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

All of them have their own uniqueness.

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Sanyam Jain

RPA Consultant

Self employedInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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RationalPlan is cost-effective and allows most users to prepare and manage their schedule. The software lacks comprehensive reporting and duration changes at the top level of a project.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Information Technology

Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering Company, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Software interns get easily used to this tool.
One who works in the SDLC gets recognized and it's easy to track rank board.

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Sanyam Jain

RPA Consultant

Self employedInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Helps explain the target schedule and resource estimates for cost of the project

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LeRoy Mattingly

Chief Architect

About Objects, Inc.Computer Software, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Backlog Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

RationalPlan Editions & Modules

On-premise Edition

Single	$87 USD¹
Multi	$149 USD¹
Server	$560 USD¹
Stakeholder	$49 USD¹

Lifetime License per Seat

SaaS Edition

Beginner	$4¹
Master	$12¹
Production	$19¹
Free	$0

per user

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Rating Summary

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RationalPlan

Likelihood to Recommend

Backlog

RationalPlan

Feature Rating Comparison

Task Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Team Collaboration

Support for Waterfall Methodology

Document Management

Email integration

Mobile Access

Resource Management

Timesheet Tracking

Budget and Expense Management

Invoicing

Pros

Backlog

RationalPlan

Cons

Backlog

RationalPlan

Support Rating

Backlog

RationalPlan

Alternatives Considered

Backlog

RationalPlan

Return on Investment

Backlog

RationalPlan

Screenshots

Backlog

RationalPlan

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Backlog Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

RationalPlan Editions & Modules

On-premise Edition

SaaS Edition

Additional Pricing Details

Rating Summary

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