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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Birdview

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AEasy 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

    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
    BirdviewPlanview Portfolios
    Editions & Modules
    Essentials
    $6
    per month
    Business
    $12
    per month
    Platform
    $19
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BirdviewPlanview Portfolios
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BirdviewPlanview Portfolios
    Considered Both Products
    Birdview PSA
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    Planview
    Chose Planview Portfolios
    Good
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    66 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    47 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    66 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    30 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    74%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
    Features
    BirdviewPlanview Portfolios
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Birdview and Planview Portfolios
    Feature
    Birdview
    8.1
    15 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Planview Portfolios
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management8.514 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management7.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration7.513 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology7.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration7.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking8.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management8.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Birdview and Planview Portfolios
    Feature
    Birdview
    8.3
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Planview Portfolios
    -
    Ratings
    Project & financial reporting7.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BirdviewPlanview Portfolios
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Microsoft Project Server
    Score5.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Planview PPM Pro
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BirdviewPlanview Portfolios
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (16 ratings)
    8.6
    (113 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    9.3
    (18 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (13 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (13 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BirdviewPlanview Portfolios
    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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    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
    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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    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.
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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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    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
    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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    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
    Birdview PSA
    EP is easy to use and adaptable, its menu is intuitive and the design is pleasant.
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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
    Birdview PSA
    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
    Birdview PSA
    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
    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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    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.
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    Online Training
    Birdview PSA
    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    Birdview PSA
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    Did not help purchase product.
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    Scalability
    Birdview PSA
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Birdview PSA
    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
    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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    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.
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    ScreenShots

    Birdview Screenshots

    Screenshot of Resource ManagementScreenshot of Resource Simulation ToolScreenshot of Gantt ChartScreenshot of Kanban BoardScreenshot of Time TrackingScreenshot of Finance Management

    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.