LoadSpring vs. ProjectLibre

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
LoadSpring
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
LoadSpring is a project management solution built specifically for IT teams.N/A
ProjectLibre
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
ProjectLibre is an open source project management software built as a software as a service (SaaS) deployment.N/A
Pricing
LoadSpringProjectLibre
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LoadSpringProjectLibre
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
LoadSpringProjectLibre
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
LoadSpringProjectLibre
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
LoadSpring
7.4
1 Ratings
1% below category average
ProjectLibre
6.8
14 Ratings
10% below category average
Task Management8.01 Ratings7.314 Ratings
Resource Management8.01 Ratings7.914 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.01 Ratings8.213 Ratings
Scheduling9.01 Ratings7.314 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.01 Ratings5.812 Ratings
Team Collaboration8.01 Ratings6.511 Ratings
Document Management6.01 Ratings6.512 Ratings
Email integration6.01 Ratings6.46 Ratings
Mobile Access6.01 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking7.01 Ratings5.79 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.01 Ratings5.87 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management8.01 Ratings6.214 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings5.99 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings6.49 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
LoadSpring
7.5
1 Ratings
1% above category average
ProjectLibre
6.6
11 Ratings
11% below category average
Quotes/estimates8.01 Ratings6.06 Ratings
Invoicing7.01 Ratings5.87 Ratings
Project & financial reporting8.01 Ratings6.27 Ratings
Integration with accounting software7.01 Ratings8.53 Ratings
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User Ratings
LoadSpringProjectLibre
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.5
(14 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.8
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
LoadSpringProjectLibre
Likelihood to Recommend
LoadSpring Solutions, Inc.
LoadSpring is great for managing licenses so that a user who hasn't been utilizing the software can be placed inactive so the license isn't being occupied. Managing services and applications is great. You can easily change access through the management portion of the service. Uptime is also very good.
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ProjectLibre
As a project management tool, especially with more straightforward timelines and components, ProjectLibre is a great alternative to some of the costly PM software tools. I have managed many projects with both MS Project and ProjectLibre, and I think ProjectLibre is a great alternative, especially when I've worked in regions of the world where users cannot afford other PM tools.
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Pros
LoadSpring Solutions, Inc.
  • Management of sessions.
  • Account/license management.
  • Reliability.
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ProjectLibre
  • ProjectLibre is great for project management. It allows us to establish milestones and timeline planning for projects.
  • It allows us to stay organized among multiple projects.
  • It is extremely simple to use with a simple interface. It takes little time to plan out a project with key dates and provides a nice graphic.
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Cons
LoadSpring Solutions, Inc.
  • Self-service account reactivation.
  • Integration of instructions on a per application level.
  • Built in linked help for companies using the software.
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ProjectLibre
  • Customer service is not there - I understand that the product is open source but some kind of forum with FAQs, etc. can come in handy
  • App crashes at time for no reason. There have been instances where you try to create a new task and all the diagrams and other items get messed up
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Support Rating
LoadSpring Solutions, Inc.
LoadSpring support is very quick to respond. They have self-service for support which is great for quick fixes on the end-user side of things. They will respond with a good solution and if they need further assistance from an administrator, and they email them so they can assist the end-user with their issue.
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ProjectLibre
There are a lot of discussions online about it, and a customer addition based manual. While that can lead to some confusion, I am not the kind of person who likes talking on the phone. So it is easier to go online with ProjectLibre!
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Alternatives Considered
LoadSpring Solutions, Inc.
LoadSpring has a great up-time compared to our old hosting service. We haven't had many outages and very few issues while running our concurrent sessions. Automated license management has been great so our active licenses stay very low. I wasn't involved with the purchase and migration but I feel this was the better option.
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ProjectLibre
We decided to go with ProjectLibre because it is a free tool and there is a great community that supports us in case there are any questions or concerns about the software. This has allowed us to be able to invest time without having to worry about licensing costs or anything else.
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Return on Investment
LoadSpring Solutions, Inc.
  • Great license manager.
  • Has great up-time for hosting our application.
  • Self service account management is non-existent.
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ProjectLibre
  • ProjectLibre is free so it has allowed us to collaborate on MS Project files for users that run a Mac or Linux machine
  • Learning curve is minimal since it so closely resembles MS Project
  • Not all MS Project features (especially the newer editions) are present but it's best for users that are not the primary PM to user ProjectLibre.
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