Birdview vs. Microsoft Project

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Birdview
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Easy Projects is a project management tool designed for a wide range of businesses (small to mid-sized and enterprise level). It includes both basic features like creating projects and tasks and filling in the calendar, and also some advanced ones, including an interactive Gantt chart, an executive dashboard, time tracking and billing. It provides integration with MS Outlook, is customizable and has SaaS/On-Premise options.
$15
per month
Microsoft Project
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Project is a project management software. It provides core PM functionality, including agile workflow support and resource management. Project can be deployed in the cloud or on-premise.
$10
per month per user
Pricing
BirdviewMicrosoft Project
Editions & Modules
Essentials
$6
per month
Business
$12
per month
Platform
$19
per month
Project Server
$0
Planner Plan 1
$10
per month per user
Planner Plan 1
$10
per month per user
Planner and Project Plan 3
$30
per month per user
Planner and Project Plan 3
$30
per month per user
Planner and Project Plan 5
$55
per month per user
Planner and Project Plan 5
$55
per month per user
Project Standard 2024
$679.99
one-time fee per installation
Project Professional 2024
$1,129.99
one-time fee per installation
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BirdviewMicrosoft Project
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BirdviewMicrosoft Project
Considered Both Products
Birdview
Chose Birdview
More capability. but smart sheets are much easier.
Chose Birdview
East Projects integrates with other financial systems such as NetSuite and Compass, which allows a great financial view into the existing and future projects and overall financial health of our resourcing. Other systems, such as Wrike and MS Projects, just focus on project/task …
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BirdviewMicrosoft Project
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Birdview
8.1
15 Ratings
6% above category average
Microsoft Project
8.0
110 Ratings
5% above category average
Task Management8.514 Ratings7.7109 Ratings
Resource Management7.113 Ratings7.0106 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.57 Ratings8.7106 Ratings
Scheduling8.010 Ratings8.1108 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.09 Ratings9.883 Ratings
Team Collaboration7.513 Ratings7.498 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology7.58 Ratings6.482 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.05 Ratings7.182 Ratings
Document Management10.01 Ratings8.977 Ratings
Email integration7.911 Ratings5.182 Ratings
Mobile Access7.97 Ratings9.867 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking8.912 Ratings9.873 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.09 Ratings8.064 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management8.97 Ratings8.085 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Birdview
8.3
5 Ratings
11% above category average
Microsoft Project
8.9
78 Ratings
18% above category average
Project & financial reporting7.55 Ratings7.975 Ratings
Integration with accounting software9.11 Ratings9.750 Ratings
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings7.955 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings10.045 Ratings
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User Ratings
BirdviewMicrosoft Project
Likelihood to Recommend
7.1
(16 ratings)
7.1
(110 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(2 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
7.3
(1 ratings)
8.3
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(1 ratings)
8.2
(34 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(1 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BirdviewMicrosoft Project
Likelihood to Recommend
Birdview PSA
Each member of our team can choose their own view, so they can see only what is relevant to them. Plus, we can keep track of everyone's progress without bothering them. Our team loves that everyone can have a different view, so they see only what's important to them. In addition, we can keep tabs on everyone's progress without pestering them. The user interface has some nice quality of life features, such as the different views for different members of our team.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Project Online is suited to Turnkey Projects where more Collaboration is required in Project Progress monitoring, risk assessment and conveying, issue recording and tracking. It is less appropriate when ERP Suites other than MS Dynamics are used, i.e when Enterprises need to integrate Finance / Accounting with It and having straight project management workflow
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Pros
Birdview PSA
  • Easy Projects has a really nice UI. It's really easy [to] work there and make our projects easy to follow.
  • Great support. A few times I had to talk with support about API connections and they answered me quickly and kindly.
  • It's stable. I cannot remember a day when Easy Projects' platform [was] down, so it's really STABLE.
  • Charts and reports are very easy to use
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Microsoft
  • I love the Gantt Chart that Microsoft Project offers me, because it provides me with a view from various aspects, it provides me with exact details about the fulfillment of tasks over a period of time, it also allows me to make comparisons with the necessary data and the fulfilled data. by the employees, in order to know exactly if the project's expectations have been met.
  • I love the Gantt Chart that Microsoft Project offers me, because it provides me with a view from various aspects, it provides me with exact details about the fulfillment of tasks over a period of time, it also allows me to make comparisons with the necessary data and the fulfilled data by the employees, in order to know exactly if the project's expectations have been met.
  • The alert system for the fulfillment and delay of assignments is perfect. Microsoft Project allows me to configure the task system, I can assign the necessary tasks to fulfill the project, and the software alerts me immediately if the managers are fulfilling the assignments.
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Cons
Birdview PSA
  • Easy Projects has some problems when it comes to accessing the site via different methods/browsers. It is either very slow or never works on a tablet. It is not smart-phone friendly. And it stopped working for us in Firefox -- all we could use is Safari or Chrome (we are a Mac-based office).
  • Easy Projects' email notifications are overwhelming. I turned them off completely since I was getting messages every time one little detail was added or changed.
  • While the reports are great, they are somewhat hard to pull. It takes a lot of trial and error -- I would not say the reports are an "intuitive area."
  • The biggest by far is what we fondly call "the screen of death." When you mark the last open task associated with a job as complete, a screen pops up that asks if you want to close the overall job, as well. The "yes" field is pre-selected, so if you are overzealous and click through quickly, it automatically closes the job. I don't know why they think this feature is helpful. We have so many staffers that complain they suddenly can't find their open job -- well, it's been marked completed and goes into the archive.
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Microsoft
  • Seems overly complicated for users sometimes in using Project and its functionalities
  • Hard to share files for those folks who do not have MS Project, and then have to print out for them
  • Can be confusing since it looks and feels like MS Excel
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Likelihood to Renew
Birdview PSA
EP is great but could be better. EP has been a wonderful tool within our organization, it has helped us control expenses, resources, and the time needed to invest in each project, however when it comes to presenting reports and details it is a bit weak, there are more tools specialized in data visualization, and it would be good to make some kind of integration between EP and the other market alternatives
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Microsoft
I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
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Usability
Birdview PSA
EP is easy to use and adaptable, its menu is intuitive and the design is pleasant.
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Microsoft
It is great for simple project management and is critical for out success. It is pretty user friendly and easy to manipulate for all users. The drag and drop feature makes it easy to move things around. It lacks some features espically with document management, time tracking and generating reports
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Support Rating
Birdview PSA
In my personal experience, I only needed EP support once and the truth is that they attended me very well and very quickly, they helped me with what I needed, it was a question regarding the use of WebServices, they solved my doubt and then they contacted me another agent to verify that everything was resolved and if they could help me with anything else
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Microsoft
Microsoft in recent years has transformed itself and gives a positive feeling when one interacts with the company. The company is focusing on its customers and willing to go extra mile to make customers happy.The company continues to invest in its products and bringing new features from time to time. Overall it is a positive feeling to be associated with such an iconic company.
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Implementation Rating
Birdview PSA
I am really satisfied with the implementation of EP in our organization, since it is a very useful tool in our day-to-day work
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Microsoft
I wasn't part of it so I don't know
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Alternatives Considered
Birdview PSA
East Projects integrates with other financial systems such as NetSuite and Compass, which allows a great financial view into the existing and future projects and overall financial health of our resourcing. Other systems, such as Wrike and MS Projects, just focus on project/task management, whereas this is a one-stop shop. It also allows us to manage internal resources.
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Microsoft
While many of the above tools are extremely well-versed, Microsoft Project's largest advantage comes from it being related to the largest business productivity company in the world. Project does have its sharing limitations - but regardless, offers one of the most robust tools in the market today. Microsoft Project is built with large-scale projects in mind but is more than up to the task for smaller projects as well. However, there are options available (especially cloud-based options) that may be more fitting for higher-level projects that do not require going into the weeds.
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Return on Investment
Birdview PSA
  • Increased team collaboration improved the results significantly, because we managed to reduce the amount of time wasted on unnecessary iterations, therefore reducing costs.
  • The reasonable pricing enabled us to enjoy the service we needed with with less impact on our budget than we've expected.
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Microsoft
  • Project saved me, as the project manager, countless hours of digging through tickets and schedules to plan everything out. It also saved me time in adjusting the project triangle as needed, since it does so much automatically.
  • It is costly, and since it requires extensive training to master, it's not just the high licensing cost that you need to take into account.
  • The reporting features - even just printing out Gantt charts - makes it far easier to communicate with stakeholders. That means less time for PMs doing all of this manually, and it means less follow-up questions and delays moving forward.
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