GitHub vs. Microsoft Project

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GitHub
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
GitHub is a platform that hosts public and private code and provides software development and collaboration tools. Features include version control, issue tracking, code review, team management, syntax highlighting, etc. Personal plans ($0-50), Organizational plans ($0-200), and Enterprise plans are available.
$4
per month per user
Microsoft Project
Score 7.7 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
GitHubMicrosoft Project
Editions & Modules
Team
$40
per year per user
Enterprise
$210
per year per user
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
GitHubMicrosoft Project
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
GitHubMicrosoft Project
Features
GitHubMicrosoft Project
Version Control Software Features
Comparison of Version Control Software Features features of Product A and Product B
GitHub
8.8
7 Ratings
6% above category average
Microsoft Project
-
Ratings
Branching and Merging9.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Version History9.27 Ratings00 Ratings
Version Control Collaboration Tools9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Pull Requests9.57 Ratings00 Ratings
Code Review Tools8.46 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Access Control7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated Testing Integration8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue Tracking Integration8.17 Ratings00 Ratings
Branch Protection9.36 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
GitHub
-
Ratings
Microsoft Project
8.0
110 Ratings
5% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings7.7109 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings7.0106 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings8.7106 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings8.0108 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings9.983 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings7.498 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings6.482 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings7.082 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings8.977 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings5.182 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings9.967 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings9.973 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings8.064 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings8.085 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
GitHub
-
Ratings
Microsoft Project
8.9
78 Ratings
16% above category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings8.055 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings10.045 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings7.975 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings9.850 Ratings
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User Ratings
GitHubMicrosoft Project
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(128 ratings)
7.1
(110 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(7 ratings)
8.3
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(26 ratings)
8.2
(34 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
GitHubMicrosoft Project
Likelihood to Recommend
GitHub
GitHub is an easy to go tool when it comes to Version Controlling, CI/CD workflows, Integration with third party softwares. It's effective for any level of CI/CD implementation you would like to. Also the the cost of product is also very competitive and affordable. As of now GitHub lacks capabilities when it comes to detailed project management in comparison to tools like Jira, but overall its value for money.
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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
GitHub
  • Version control: GitHub provides a powerful and flexible Git-based version control system that allows teams to track changes to their code over time, collaborate on code with others, and maintain a history of their work.
  • Code review: GitHub's pull request system enables teams to review code changes, discuss suggestions and merge changes in a central location. This makes it easier to catch bugs and ensure that code quality remains high.
  • Collaboration: GitHub provides a variety of collaboration tools to help teams work together effectively, including issue tracking, project management, and wikis.
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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
GitHub
  • Not an easy tool for beginners. Prior command-line experience is expected to get started with GitHub efficiently.
  • Unlike other source control platforms GitHub is a little confusing. With no proper GUI tool its hard to understand the source code version/history.
  • Working with larger files can be tricky. For file sizes above 100MB, GitHub expects the developer to use different commands (lfs).
  • While using the web version of GitHub, it has some restrictions on the number of files that can be uploaded at once. Recommended action is to use the command-line utility to add and push files into the repository.
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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
GitHub
GitHub's ease of use and continued investment into the Developer Experience have made it the de facto tool for our engineers to manage software changes. With new features that continue to come out, we have been able to consolidate several other SaaS solutions and reduce the number of tools required for each engineer to perform their job responsibilities.
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Microsoft
I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
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Usability
GitHub
GitHub is the premiere tool 'sfor version control across all organizations. While there are other similar tools available from various vendors. GitHub implementation is superior to them all making all aspects of version control significantly easier to manage vs other solutions. Team management, billing, user restrictions, issue management, code reviews, documentation all available in a central location.
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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
GitHub
There are a ton of resources and tutorials for GitHub online. The sheer number of people who use GitHub ensures that someone has the exact answer you are looking for. The docs on GitHub itself are very thorough as well. You will often find an official doc along with the hundreds of independent tutorials that answers your question, which is unusual for most online services.
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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
GitHub
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
I wasn't part of it so I don't know
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Alternatives Considered
GitHub
While I don't have very much experience with these 2 solutions, they're two of the most popular alternatives to GitHub. Bitbucket is from Atlassian, which may make sense for a team that is already using other Atlassian tools like Jira, Confluence, and Trello, as their integration will likely be much tighter. Gitlab on the other hand has a reputation as a very capable GitHub replacement with some features that are not available on GitHub like firewall tools.
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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
GitHub
  • Team collaboration significantly improved as everything is clearly logged and maintained.
  • Maintaining a good overview of items will be delivered wrt the roadmap for example.
  • Knowledge management and tracking. Over time a lot of tickets, issues and comments are logged. GitHub is a great asset to go back and review why x was y.
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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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