IBM Targetprocess vs. Microsoft Project vs. Zoho Projects

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IBM Targetprocess
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
IBM Targetprocess is a Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) SaaS that connects strategy, funding, and execution. It helps enterprises prioritize work, dynamically allocate resources, and continuously adapt plans. With real-time visibility and financial insights, organizations can deliver faster, clearer business outcomes.N/A
Microsoft Project
Score 7.9 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.
$120
per year per user
Zoho Projects
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Project is online project management and planning software that provides project teams with a web-based collaborative environment. Zoho Projects can also include a bug tracking module specifically design to support software development project. It is integrated with other Zoho products including Zoho CRM.
$5
per month per user
Pricing
IBM TargetprocessMicrosoft ProjectZoho Projects
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Project Server
$0
Planner Plan 1
$10
per month per user
Planner and Project Plan 3
$30
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
Free
$0
Premium
$5
per month per user
Enterprise
$10
per month per user
Project Plus
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IBM TargetprocessMicrosoft ProjectZoho Projects
Free Trial
YesYesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsPlans are billed annually.Discount offered for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
IBM TargetprocessMicrosoft ProjectZoho Projects
Considered Multiple Products
IBM Targetprocess
Chose IBM Targetprocess
TargetProcess feels like a more fully featured project management tool which matches our workflow better than its competitors.

An example is that TargetProcess doesn't limit assignment of people to entities so if multiple people need to be assigned to say a story they can be and …
Microsoft Project
Chose Microsoft Project
Zoho Projects is indeed cheap, but its a cloud base management; you can't do anything with slow internet. Zoho Projects also has login issues, but Microsoft Projects don't have any problems like that.
Microsoft Project also has a tremendous and dedicated support team and has a …
Chose Microsoft Project
These other products are much simplified and easier to use due to not having all of the advanced features that Microsoft Project has built-in. However, they have all the necessary functionality to meet the needs if you're not trying to use all of the extra advanced features.
Chose Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project was selected because it integrates well with other Microsoft products and has better tracking and visualization tools that can be used with different projects.
Chose Microsoft Project
We chose Microsoft Projects as we have an ongoing relationship with Microsoft and we use their other tools. Most people in our office are familiar with Microsoft Projects and our customers are use Microsoft Projects too. It integrates well with other tools we use in our office. …
Chose Microsoft Project
In all cases where I didn't use Project, i used an application given by Excel freely as a template, when you open Excel 2013 or higher. It is basically a Gantt chart, with several capabilities built in. All what is necessary for you to do in order to quickly get a basic Gantt …
Zoho Projects
Chose Zoho Projects
MSP - Windows based. Not collaborative. Complex UI. Cannot be shared with people outside the organization easily. Cannot set security levels for users to access projects based on the rights granted to them.
Trello and Asana - Expensive subscription plan. Limited …
Chose Zoho Projects
  • Easy to deploy
  • Clear design and a good mobile app
  • Very good document and chat management
Features
IBM TargetprocessMicrosoft ProjectZoho Projects
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
IBM Targetprocess
7.1
39 Ratings
6% below category average
Microsoft Project
8.0
111 Ratings
3% above category average
Zoho Projects
8.2
21 Ratings
6% above category average
Task Management7.537 Ratings8.2110 Ratings8.521 Ratings
Resource Management8.235 Ratings7.7107 Ratings8.420 Ratings
Gantt Charts6.426 Ratings9.0107 Ratings8.218 Ratings
Scheduling6.629 Ratings8.5109 Ratings8.619 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.338 Ratings4.883 Ratings6.35 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology5.833 Ratings7.783 Ratings8.812 Ratings
Document Management7.326 Ratings9.077 Ratings8.117 Ratings
Email integration7.327 Ratings5.082 Ratings8.117 Ratings
Mobile Access6.519 Ratings10.067 Ratings8.319 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking8.223 Ratings10.073 Ratings8.520 Ratings
Change request and Case Management6.823 Ratings7.764 Ratings6.96 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management7.725 Ratings7.686 Ratings7.615 Ratings
Search5.336 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools6.835 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings10.083 Ratings9.315 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings7.398 Ratings9.221 Ratings
Agile Development
Comparison of Agile Development features of Product A and Product B
IBM Targetprocess
7.3
40 Ratings
8% below category average
Microsoft Project
-
Ratings
Zoho Projects
-
Ratings
DevOps Tool Integrations8.131 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Code Review7.521 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Code Collaboration7.520 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Velocity Calculation6.632 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Dependencies and Blockers6.838 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
IBM Targetprocess
-
Ratings
Microsoft Project
8.8
79 Ratings
13% above category average
Zoho Projects
6.8
14 Ratings
13% below category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings7.755 Ratings5.55 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings10.045 Ratings8.313 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings7.576 Ratings6.55 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings10.050 Ratings7.114 Ratings
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User Ratings
IBM TargetprocessMicrosoft ProjectZoho Projects
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(42 ratings)
8.1
(111 ratings)
6.5
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
9.9
(3 ratings)
Usability
6.9
(4 ratings)
8.7
(9 ratings)
5.6
(4 ratings)
Availability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(4 ratings)
8.2
(34 ratings)
7.4
(9 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.0
(1 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
IBM TargetprocessMicrosoft ProjectZoho Projects
Likelihood to Recommend
Apptio an IBM Company
Apptio Targetprocess is well suited to track work and progress of that work. In addition it is easy to tie that work to OKRs. Cost and hours rollup across the work hierarchy works well. Our users like the flexibility of Targetprocess and the ability to develop their own views and reports Scenarios where it is less appropriate is to do executive level reporting and develop reports that can pull in all of our time data since there is a 300k record limit
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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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Zoho
My work involves projects of 5-15 people with numerous projects running simultaneously. Prior to Zoho, I did not have a central location from which to view all project statuses at once. Zoho looks to provide this and also looks like it will deliver. I am anxious to see how our organization's use of it develops. At this time, I feel I am likely to recommend Zoho Projects because my organization has made great software decisions in the past so I have a level of trust already that the research has been done that Zoho is the best solution for our line of work.
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Pros
Apptio an IBM Company
  • Extremely flexible: We are able to setup work for different groups in ways that work best for them.
  • Fantastic support group: They are extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I enjoy working with them.
  • Automation: Their automation capabilities have saved us a lot of time.
  • Customizing screens: We can go into code for the different entities, move fields around or hide them, add tabs or additional sections as needed to make for a streamlined user experience.
  • Reporting: Their reporting is flexible and phenomenal. There are so many different ways to pull data and the interface is easy to use.
  • Their user guide is well built and extremely helpful.
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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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Zoho
  • We use it to manage our sales orders as there are lots of moving parts which are necessary to get client orders done properly.
  • I use it anytime I have a new idea I want to put into motion. As I can create a list for brainstorming, feedback, specific actions necessary in order to test and or implement the idea.
  • Unrelated to business, it's a great way to plan travel in order to make sure you don't forget those important things like passport, flight arrangement, client meeting confirmation, and meeting prep as far as what specific documents or things do you need to bring with you.
  • And since everyone is on the go and expected to keep up with work, the mobile/tablet app makes it a breeze to keep up, work on, and create new projects.
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Cons
Apptio an IBM Company
  • The UI is bit complex for new users who never used it. i think this can be sorted out by providing the steps to access?
  • dashboards with large datasets can cause performance lags or timeouts
  • Introduce more flexible, template-based RBAC configurations.
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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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Zoho
  • There is no ability to add custom fields in the "Bugs" module - for example, if we want to add fields such as Version Number.
  • Reporting is not integrated - its a fairly expensive add-on.
  • There is no easy way to track actual and completed dates for tasks - so historical variance analysis is not easy.
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Likelihood to Renew
Apptio an IBM Company
Targetprocess is the most flexible application for tracking work among teams that we have found. This power comes from near limitless ability to customize your views on the work tracked in the system, and from the myriad reporting options to draw metrics and stats out of the data there. Custom fields, processes, and mashups all add to this flexibility and appeal.
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Microsoft
I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
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Zoho
I've reviewed about 8 other project management solutions and Zoho Projects is the best I've seen without being overly complicated. Zoho Projects keeps getting better! Recent new enhancements makes it even easier to navigate. There are new keyboard shortcuts that cut my time way down. The tools are very easy to use.
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Usability
Apptio an IBM Company
Overall Targetprocess's usability is good. the tool is easy to use and has features which most BUs and organizations can use. Additional features like AI integration would help the tool and its overall usability. providing additional dashboards for specific roles and executives within the tool would benefit Targetprocess with its scale
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Microsoft
Microsoft
Project is easy to operate because data could be inserted, changed and
deleted like you are in an Excel timesheet. Besides, it provides a great
level of automation beween his fields allowing few data changes. Also, its
funcionalities are well defined and grouped in upper menus, so you can find a
funcionality quickly
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Zoho
Zoho Project has been very user-friendly. As a small business, we have a diverse group of people with varying skill sets. This platform has been easy for our team to learn, implement, and succeed with. The mobile version is also very handy for our team.
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Reliability and Availability
Apptio an IBM Company
Some minor outages are experienced, though these tend to pass within an hour usually and work can continue
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Zoho
Has not been down to my knowledge.
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Performance
Apptio an IBM Company
Reports are fast loading, considering they can refresh in a second or less and we have 7 years of work tracked in over 40k entities. Pages can load slowly when the views are very busy, but not frustratingly. I am a console user most of my career and generally prefer it over webUI interfaces, but Targetprocess won me over from the beginning and I spend half my day using it now.
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Zoho
Speed meets my expectations.
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Support Rating
Apptio an IBM Company
TargetProcess' support is one of its strengths. The support team is very responsive and helpful when there is a problem but they're also proactive in providing good release notes and engaging with the community through a voting scheme to influence the priority of new features.
The team also releases new versions frequently with new features but with no knock-ons to currently working features.
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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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Zoho
Although it might lack intuitiveness, once you get a hang of how Zoho Projects works, you can do a LOT. The impact good project management has on profitability is huge, and it has helped not only improve communication and coordination when working on a project, but more importantly have adequate tracking of time, due dates and potential bottle necks
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Implementation Rating
Apptio an IBM Company
You should take some time to get everyone to agree how the system should be setup before work starts being tracked in Targetprocess, this avoids difficult and disruptive changes to processes or plugins later when everyone relies on it daily.
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Microsoft
I wasn't part of it so I don't know
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Apptio an IBM Company
I would say TargetProcess is an incredibly wonderful tool. As compare to JIRA Software, it is a fully featured product. It fulfills all my business needs. Tracking efficiency of this application is quite favorable
in order to track all the details from a certain project in just a few minutes.
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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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Zoho
Zoho Projects provides a more limited set of functionality and customization options than other task/bug trackers on the market, but what it lacks in functionality it makes up for in ease of use. It probably has 80-90% of the features of its competitors but takes about a third of the time to get up and running and realizing value.
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Scalability
Apptio an IBM Company
We use the hosted version of Targetprocess and have never run into limitations or degraded performance due to scalability. Excellent performance over 7 years!
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Zoho
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Apptio an IBM Company
  • No direct positive business ROI has caused executive leadership to play down use of the tool
  • We are hoping to use this to track progress of OKRs and business strategy, but don't have but in from executives on the value of this yet.
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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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Zoho
  • We needed a system to organize our growing business, so anything was better than what we had, which was nothing.
  • Recording time spend is a huge reason for using project software. It has made me aware of the tasks that are taking too long and where we are not being profitable as a company.
  • It has kept our team accountable for what needs to get completed and when projects are not in motion or completed timely. It's helpful to know in order to get billing out faster.
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ScreenShots

IBM Targetprocess Screenshots

Screenshot of Resource Management: Reduces risk by dynamically managing resources, capacity, and demandScreenshot of Program Management: To deliver value throughout a strategic portfolioScreenshot of Portfolio Budgeting: Shifting from project to product fundingScreenshot of Strategic Planning: Continuously links work, labor, and investments to business strategyScreenshot of Workforce ManagementScreenshot of Work

Zoho Projects Screenshots

Screenshot of Task Automation with Blueprint - Map out your entire workflow with no code as flowcharts. Automate your tasks and notifications and set approval criteria with blueprint.Screenshot of Intuitive Gantt Charts - Say what, say who, say when. And done. Zoho Projects' Gantt chart comes feature loaded with advanced operations such as Critical path and Baseline.Screenshot of Inbuilt Issue Tracker - You can log, organize, track, and fix any problems. Features such as status and workflow, can be customized to suit the exact needs of your project.Screenshot of Drag, Drop and Done - A view of your tasks as cards placed along columns. Helps you identify bottlenecks and reorganize quickly using drag and drop.Screenshot of A quick pulse of all your work - The Portfolio dashboard, is a compact overview of all the work that's been happening across projects with widgets that address the project level timeline, status, ownership, budget health, and clients.Screenshot of Looks that matter - A refreshing UI that supports multiple themes, including an eye-catching dark mode.