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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Copper Project

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ACopper Project, from Australian company Element Software, is project management software.N/A

    RationalPlan

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    RationalPlan is project management software that has been designed to help project managers keep their projects on time and within budget. The main goal of this software is to make the process of planning projects as short and as straightforward as possible and to guide novice project managers through each step but offer enough tools to those who are more experienced.

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    Pricing
    Copper ProjectRationalPlan
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    Beginner
    $4
    per user
    Master
    $12
    per user
    Production
    $19
    per user
    Stakeholder
    $64 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Single
    $145 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Multi
    $288 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Server
    $668 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Copper ProjectRationalPlan
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Features
    Copper ProjectRationalPlan
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Copper Project and RationalPlan
    Feature
    Copper Project
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    RationalPlan
    6.6
    4 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Task Management10.01 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Resource Management9.01 Ratings6.84 Ratings
    Gantt Charts10.01 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Scheduling10.01 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration10.01 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology9.01 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Document Management10.01 Ratings3.63 Ratings
    Email integration10.01 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Mobile Access10.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking9.01 Ratings4.51 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management9.01 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Copper Project and RationalPlan
    Feature
    Copper Project
    9.8
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    RationalPlan
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Quotes/estimates10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing9.01 Ratings4.51 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Copper ProjectRationalPlan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Copper ProjectRationalPlan
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Stand By Soft
    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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    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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    Stand By Soft
    • 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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    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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    Stand By Soft
    • Milestones should be a primary option instead of 0h to create one.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Element Software
    No answers on this topic
    Stand By Soft
    I had to ask for support once and got a response immediately.
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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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    Stand By Soft
    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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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Stand By Soft
    • Helps explain the target schedule and resource estimates for cost of the project
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of Project infoScreenshot of Notes and linksScreenshot of Working calendarsScreenshot of Gantt chartsScreenshot of Resource levelingScreenshot of Baseline management