Birdview vs. Planview ProjectAdvantage

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.
$6
per month
Planview ProjectAdvantage
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Planview ProjectAdvantage is a project and portfolio management (PPM) platform for mid-sized organizations and developing project management offices (PMOs). The platform centralizes project, program, resource, financial, and performance data through configurable workflows, dashboards, and AI-assisted planning tools. The vendor reports that organizations across IT, research and development, and product development use ProjectAdvantage to plan work, allocate…N/A
Pricing
BirdviewPlanview ProjectAdvantage
Editions & Modules
Essentials
$6
per month
Business
$12
per month
Platform
$19
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BirdviewPlanview ProjectAdvantage
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BirdviewPlanview ProjectAdvantage
Considered Both Products
Birdview
Chose Birdview
Most project management systems are fairly the same, however, this would be better than monday.com in that it is more suited for project management professionals, and monday.com is more for anyone to use because it's more simple. This means Easy Projects are better equipped for …
Chose Birdview
More capability. but smart sheets are much easier.
Chose Birdview
Easy Projects is the only one I've ever used.
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 …
Chose Birdview
An Easy Project is more powerful than the other two as it has a comprehensive platform to do the project management, task tracking, log hrs, resource loading check, project budget control, project cost estimate. Easy project is very powerful and has a lot of functions to meet …
Chose Birdview
I liked using Asana at my previous companies, but it's hard to say that one is better than the other. Both these platforms are great for project management and help solve similar problems but in their unique way. They both have great interfaces, but I enjoy the layout of Easy …
Chose Birdview
The product is very reliable. It has amazing features. It can be used by any business. It is very easy to understand and navigate. You never have to worry about missing any deadlines or informing your PM about the status of the project. You can manage multiple projects in one …
Chose Birdview
Alongside Easy Projects we use Jira too to develop projects, write stories, make EPICS, [and] make QA, so maybe EP needs to improve that part [like] how to track QA performance.
The principal use for Jira is the creation and tracking related to Bugs in our systems, and the …
Chose Birdview
I have used tools like basecamp in the past
Chose Birdview
From my perspective, Easy Projects and Vertabase do the same thing. I enter my hours in, and this allows me to get paid. There are some other project management functions; I have not yet used these. I had no part in selecting the project management software we use, so "why did …
Chose Birdview
I have used Hyperoffice, and honestly, I think Easy Projects is way easier to navigate. It's a lot more organized and intuitive than what I experienced with Hyperoffice.During the version that I saw, you had to organize files via a folder system in Hyperoffice -- similar to a …
Planview ProjectAdvantage
Chose Planview ProjectAdvantage
Sciforma can come as an out-of-the-box solution and can be tailored to match the needs of the company. You can service multiple teams. I think it is designed to the way we work and customizable for our own needs. And I think it has the ability to continue to evolve.
Chose Planview ProjectAdvantage
I have previously used Mavinlink and TaskRay, and prefer them both to Sciforma. They were both much easier to navigate for novice project managers. TaskRay's drag and drop feature was very easy to use.I have also use Milestone PM, which is a free application on the Salesforce …
Chose Planview ProjectAdvantage
We were looking at vendors but they didn't meet our expectations and weren't flexible enough.
Features
BirdviewPlanview ProjectAdvantage
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Birdview
8.1
Ratings
5% above category average
Planview ProjectAdvantage
-
Ratings
Task Management8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Birdview
8.3
Ratings
7% above category average
Planview ProjectAdvantage
-
Ratings
Project & financial reporting7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
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Planview PPM Pro
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.2 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
BirdviewPlanview ProjectAdvantage
Likelihood to Recommend
7.1
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.3
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.3
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BirdviewPlanview ProjectAdvantage
Likelihood to Recommend
I think as a project management software, Easy Projects is great. We used spreadsheets before, and that led to a whole mess of confusion. Easy Projects gets everything in one place online -- you can access it from anywhere with an Internet connection and everyone is working off the same files. This works well for us as a marketing/graphic design group. Our colleagues in web design use it, as well, I'm told with success. So I know those two scenarios will work with the Easy Projects system. If you are selecting project management software, definitely know what you need a system to do in its most basic form -- then see what additional elements appeal to you. One thing you may want to investigate during your evaluation of Easy Projects is server space. We host this program and its files on an internal server, so we have to be sure there is enough space to accommodate open jobs and archive files.
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Having a lot of different tasks to do each day, its project schedule tool allows me to quickly draw project structure, allocate tasks and resources and sync with my teams to stay on schedule. The software helps businesses prioritize projects and meet strategic objectives. It efficiently schedule projects and resources and keep track of different projects at the high level and detailed level. It utilizes full data intelligence and connect all decision makers and stake holders. For PMO, the platform can provide you a status portfolio overview that can quickly spot any issues and drill down to the details to identify the root cause to keep your project on track and on budget.
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Pros
  • Easy Projects is great for project management. It allows you to assign users, set tasks and end dates, and keep it all together in one working file/job. It's a project manager's dream -- you can look inside and see exactly what is going on and any missed deadlines.
  • Easy Projects allows good customization of the fields. We have worked it so that in a job file, we can enter info about things specific to publication design -- size, file format, delivery location, etc. And we've been able to change these further over time as our needs change.
  • Easy Projects allows for archiving of completed jobs. You don't have to see them every time you log in, but it's great to be able to go back and search through completed jobs (even several years back) to see what was done last time, who was assigning, costs, etc.
  • Easy Projects allows you to pull reports and export them. This has proved helpful when we needed an overall log of jobs for a client or to pull a large number of costs.
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  • Flexible: I believe it is the best part. The software is completely and especially designed for our needs.
  • Easy to use: any configuration can be done either by us or Sciforma. At first, we would only use the project extension. After a year, we decided to add more users and roll-out time tracking. We did the configuration by ourselves and didn’t need Sciforma’s help. It was pretty easy, even without having a dedicated developer.
  • They have a lot of features: you can start as small as you want and always get more features . This was our case and we haven’t been limited so far.
  • They are methodology agnostic: We use both Agile and Waterfall and it’s great to see it all rolls up to the portfolio level.
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Cons
  • Would love to see a way to create a project plan that is user friendly with various colours
  • More robust reporting that would provide easy view to budget by task by person
  • Would like to view various projects in different windows without going back and forth
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  • This may not be suitable for organizations who are not mature in enough in project management or that have very basic needs.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Usability
EP is easy to use and adaptable, its menu is intuitive and the design is pleasant.
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Support Rating
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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This software allows project and portfolio managers to analyze and prioritize projects based on resource allocation and available effort. It helps you compare the sorecast effort with resource availability. You can email, call or tweet them if you have concerns.
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Implementation Rating
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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Alternatives Considered
Most project management systems are fairly the same, however, this would be better than monday.com in that it is more suited for project management professionals, and monday.com is more for anyone to use because it's more simple. This means Easy Projects are better equipped for the details needed to manage a project. The only drawback if you are a small group is that monday.com offers a free version where Easy Projects does not.
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We were looking at vendors but they didn't meet our expectations and weren't flexible enough.
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • Before Sciforma we were running projects out of Excel and emails. Using a cloud based application means that everyone is viewing information in real time.
  • Our executive leadership knows that they have one place to go for a real time status on all of our strategic projects.
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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 ProjectAdvantage Screenshots

Screenshot of Project Dashboard Summary View - A consolidated dashboard showing project health, status, and key metrics at a glance.Screenshot of Dashboard Summary View - A portfolio-level dashboard summarizing project performance, financials, and overall portfolio health.Screenshot of Resource Forecast and Capacity View - Visualize resource demand against available capacity to plan and allocate teams effectively.Screenshot of Phase Gate - Summary View Page - Track project progression through governance gates with clear milestone visibility.Screenshot of Demand / Idea Qualification - Capture, evaluate, and qualify incoming ideas and demands before they enter the pipeline.