Copper Project vs. Microsoft Project

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Copper Project
Score 6.3 out of 10
N/A
Copper Project, from Australian company Element Software, is project management software.N/A
Microsoft Project
Score 7.5 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 user/per month
Pricing
Copper ProjectMicrosoft Project
Editions & Modules
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Project Plan 1
$10
per user/per month
Project Plan 3
$30
per user/per month
Project Plan 5
$55
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Copper ProjectMicrosoft Project
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Copper ProjectMicrosoft Project
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
Copper ProjectMicrosoft Project
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Copper Project
9.4
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Microsoft Project
8.0
107 Ratings
6% above category average
Task Management10.01 Ratings9.0106 Ratings
Resource Management9.01 Ratings6.9103 Ratings
Gantt Charts10.01 Ratings9.9103 Ratings
Scheduling10.01 Ratings9.9105 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.01 Ratings8.582 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.01 Ratings7.695 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology9.01 Ratings7.679 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology9.01 Ratings8.179 Ratings
Document Management10.01 Ratings7.276 Ratings
Email integration10.01 Ratings6.181 Ratings
Mobile Access10.01 Ratings7.966 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking9.01 Ratings8.472 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.01 Ratings8.462 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management9.01 Ratings6.282 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Copper Project
9.8
1 Ratings
27% above category average
Microsoft Project
7.0
76 Ratings
6% below category average
Quotes/estimates10.01 Ratings7.053 Ratings
Invoicing9.01 Ratings7.044 Ratings
Project & financial reporting10.01 Ratings6.973 Ratings
Integration with accounting software10.01 Ratings6.949 Ratings
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User Ratings
Copper ProjectMicrosoft Project
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
6.6
(107 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(34 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Copper ProjectMicrosoft Project
Likelihood to Recommend
Element Software
Copper Project is one of the best online project management and communication tools are available for businesses of all types. Creating and assigning the task to other team members becomes easy as it does on its own easily.
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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
Element Software
  • It has been a great find for me as it reduces my work and make me more productive at other work which I usually neglect them because of excessive work.
  • The platform is trending on top of list worldwide because of its stand out feature task structure.
  • It comprises all the best tools and strategies that involve a successful activity development system.
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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
Element Software
  • The biggest drawback that Copper Project has that it becomes slow at times [in my experience].
  • Secondly, to manage anything in the platform I have to make a ticket every time to make any changes which are frustrating for me a lot.
  • [In my experience] it usually becomes clunky and slow while dealing with large requests which need to be change and functionality needs to improve more.
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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
Element Software
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Microsoft
I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
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Usability
Element Software
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Microsoft
Microsoft Project was for many years the reference tool when you were talking about project management software, even if it has some gaps. However, in the last several years, other tools emerged and covered those gaps and are getting more and more users. Microsoft needs to keep up with the trends as they did with adding Project Server. However, that needs a significant rework.
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Support Rating
Element Software
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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
Element Software
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Microsoft
I wasn't part of it so I don't know
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Alternatives Considered
Element Software
Integration of the Copper Project is amazing. It is designed on such a great module that it can easily integrate with any other software. I have a lot of software already in my organization which we are using to handle different processes in the organization, Copper Project easily integrated with them and gives me all in one platform to manage all of my activities on one platform which is a great help for me.
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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
Element Software
  • This feature is also helping me a lot in making project structure and prioritizing things according to the flow of work, which is great as it gives clear path what to do next.
  • Customer support of Copper Project is very professional.
  • I recently had some problems while using the platform, they listened to the problem carefully and responded with a more feasible and workable solution within the limited time frame, which gives me the confidence to use the platform more in-depth.
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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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