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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Sheets

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Sheets is the spreadsheet app available on Google Workspace, or standalone, with a free plan for personal use and accessible via mobile apps for iOS and Android.N/A

    Planview AgilePlace

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AAgilePlace is a project management solution built around flexibility, data-driven analytics, and workflow automation. The software was acquired by Planview in December 2017 to expand that company's capabilities.

    $19

    per user, per month

    Pricing
    Google SheetsPlanview AgilePlace
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Teams
    $19
    per user, per month
    Scaled Teams
    $29
    per user, per month
    Custom
    Contact Sales for Quote
    per user, per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google SheetsPlanview AgilePlace
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—All editions include unlimited boards.
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    Community Pulse
    Google SheetsPlanview AgilePlace
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Planview
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    90 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    86 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    89 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    49 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    60 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    Google SheetsPlanview AgilePlace
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Google Sheets and Planview AgilePlace
    Feature
    Google Sheets
    -
    Ratings
    Planview AgilePlace
    7.4
    25 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings10.025 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings9.921 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings9.919 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings9.320 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings4.014 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings6.57 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings7.319 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings2.114 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings7.29 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.39 Ratings
    Agile Development
    Comparison of Agile Development features of Google Sheets and Planview AgilePlace
    Feature
    Google Sheets
    -
    Ratings
    Planview AgilePlace
    8.8
    8 Ratings
    14% above category average
    DevOps Tool Integrations00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Dependencies and Blockers00 Ratings9.68 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Google SheetsPlanview AgilePlace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (93 ratings)
    10.0
    (31 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (55 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google SheetsPlanview AgilePlace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Google Sheets is well suited in two main areas: is free to use and you don't need to buy a license to use it, comparing to the most direct competitors ; collaboration is in my opinion the best advantage, with multiple people working together and seeing others working in real time. It's less appropriate in low connectivity environments (offline capabilities)
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    Planview
    This tool enables the visual management needed in many offshore teams to easily and quickly see the pending work, work in progress and completed work.For teams that work with a waterfall methodology and do not have AGILE internalized, I believe there are other solutions from Planview or other providers.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Collaborative planning : In the initial phase of project, Team leads and architects create a permission matrix along with the naming convention simultaneously, seeing who is editing / adding the details in real-time.
    • Cost tracking : We use this tool to track cloud resource usage monthly costs, so that we can analyse it and send out comms for high cost based resources. By storing cost data here, it's easy for use to store data of last couple of years.
    • Flexible documentation : For change logging of different scenarios we would need different / ad-hoc columns to be added on the fly, which makes using this tool much simpler then reputed third party tools.
    Incentivized
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    Planview
    • Visual kanban board that is easy to customize as the team's needs change
    • Real time collaboration allowing teams working remotely to stay up to date on current status
    • Allows versatility for how a team needs to capture details on the work at hand by utilizing card icons, card types and custom data points
    • Card scoring is easy to setup and provides the team the ability to set values to better prioritize their backlog
    • Ability to add card automation to take out some of the repetitive manual actions
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    Cons
    Google
    • Ease of use - I collaborate with a lot of folks on these and a lot of them have trouble using it.
    • Would love more live features; for example, being able to have cells react to other inputs (checkboxes, etc) with reactive formatting
    • More cross-usability with other Google products; it's hard to think of drawbacks honestly, this is a pretty seamless software.
    Incentivized
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    Planview
    • Ability to add more than 1 visual cue to the card. We use custom icons and sometimes more than 1 is appropriate but you have to choose which is most important since only 1 can be applied.
    • Better visibility to board access from the user administration screens. Currently have to run 1-2 reports to see this information. Would like to be able to click on a user within Configure Users and see what boards they have access to quickly.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    I am not involved in the purchase/selection process, but my organization is a Google shop, and Sheets meets most of our spreadsheet needs and works seamlessly with our other tools. I don't anticipate our switching anytime soon.
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    Planview
    we are happy with the tool and the service and continuos improvement of the tool so there is no need yet to change to another one.
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    Usability
    Google
    It can easily handle most uses and functions. It is only for very large datasets or advanced analysis that it either lacks the proper functions or performance begins to slow. Most employees who continue to use competitors' products do so out of preference, familiarity with the user interface, or other surface-level reasons.
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    Planview
    LeanKit isn't the best designed Kanban system I've seen, but overall it's pretty usable. The boards I've used are pretty complex, so it can be difficult to find things. I found that searching and filtering for specific cards was somewhat of a challenge. Dragging a card from one lane to another is kind of a fun way to get things done though.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Google
    Like most Google products, Google Sheets rarely has outages or slowness, and when it does, connection is always momentarily restored. I can't recall a time when I've been unable to access Google Sheets but able to access other sites just fine. That said, errors aren't uncommon when handling large data volume. You know what they say about using spreadsheets as databases, but sometimes it's just the most convenient option, especially for smaller or one-off projects, and not being able to store large amounts of data hampers our ability to move quickly with scrappy prototypes or full solutions. It would be great if we could better integrate our data manipulation (Apps Script) with big data in the sheet.
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    Planview
    Not experienced any outage
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    Performance
    Google
    Again, Google Sheets is no exception to Google's general high speed and reliability, but load times can be slow for larger amounts of data. I've used Sheets with Zapier and have used the Python API, and speed has never been an issue.
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    Planview
    Larger boards take longer to load
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    Support Rating
    Google
    I have never contacted Google Sheets support, but Google Sheets makes it very easy to report an issue or suggest a feature from Sheets itself (Help > Help Sheets improve), and I've had mostly good experiences with support for other Google products.
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    Planview
    Every time I have reached out to the AgilePlace support team I have received a timely response in addition to professional & personal feedback. Their consultants are knowledgeable and the management team is happy to jump in and help when needed.
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    Very easy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    I have found that I can do almost everything I could have done in Microsoft Excel faster and easier in Google Sheets. We recommend Google Sheets in 99.9% of our use cases and feel it meets the needs of our workers very well. I am sure there are other spreadsheet creation programs out there, but because we are already in the Google environment, adopting Google Sheets in very easy.
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    Planview
    Originally, we had evaluated two other tools next to Planview LeanKit: Kanbantool and Kanbanflow. The latter was a close contestant for productive use, as it was also very customizable and a joy to work with and look at. It also had lower user fees and a mobile integration. In the end, we picked Planview LeanKit because of several reasons: Aesthetics: The look was much more clean and professional. Reporting: It was obvious from the start that we could use Planview LeanKit as a tool for improvement. API: We needed to integrate the Kanban into our central systems and Planview LeanKit API was (and still is) a way to do it. Card Headers: This sounds like a simple thing, but the headers above the titles fit our work perfectly and looked perfect, which helped the decision.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Google
    I'm not involved with the purchase, but I assume everything goes smoothly and that the pricing structure is predictable and reasonable. We do not get surprise fees.
    Incentivized
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    Planview
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Google
    Google Sheets works very well with multiple users. It's convenient to see in real-time who is collaborating in a sheet, down to the specific cell that they're viewing/editing. Linking Sheets across departments is convenient with the IMPORTRANGE function.
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    Planview
    Good use cases for small/large teams
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Don't need to pay for windows 365 license as it is free
    • Has a positive impact since I am not cursing excel for annoying problems(I don't want the new Pivot table format, I want to use Classic and I don't want to expand/collapse arrows. "x$#%")
    • [Haven't] looked at return on investment on work, but has "simplified" for basic and medium spreadsheets.
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    Planview
    • LeanKit has made it easier for new employees to understand other employees' roles in the company by seeing their workload.
    • It makes it clear who is responsible for what project so that there is more accountability at our company.
    • It helps our project manager schedule new projects in a way that we all can see.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Planview AgilePlace Screenshots

    Screenshot of Real-Time Analytics: Utilize board health metrics involving bottlenecks, WIP, and throughput to guide the optimization of workflows, improve velocity, and better prioritize efforts for more predictable delivery. Lean and Agile metrics can be used to assess team performance and promote continuous improvement.Screenshot of PI Planning: Offers enterprise Kanban boards to visualize the work of teams regardless of the methodologies they apply or workflows they follow, and insights into progress and create opportunities for better alignment.Screenshot of Dependency Visualization and Management: Surfaces risks to plans resulting from cross-team dependency conflicts, blockers, and capacity constraints, and helps drive proactive measures to enable teams to deliver on time.Screenshot of Team Planning and Coordination: Boards can be used to breakdown work, build and manage plans, and execute against strategy to deliver more value to customers, faster.