Mattermost vs. Microsoft Project

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mattermost
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Mattermost from the company of the same name in Palo Alto is a messaging, collaboration and communication platform providing high security and compliance for the businesses that need it.
$0
per month per user
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
Pricing
MattermostMicrosoft Project
Editions & Modules
Free Self-Hosted
$0
per month per user
Professional
$10
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Us
per month per user
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
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MattermostMicrosoft Project
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPlans are billed annually.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
MattermostMicrosoft Project
Considered Both Products
Mattermost
Chose Mattermost
Mattermost was in a class of its own when compared to a host of Microsoft solutions and ownCloud. MS products are always encumbered with ongoing licensing and maintenance costs, plus the cost of people to maintain the servers those run on. Mattermost runs on a cloud VM and is …
Microsoft Project

No answer on this topic

Features
MattermostMicrosoft Project
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Mattermost
8.0
46 Ratings
3% above category average
Microsoft Project
8.0
111 Ratings
3% above category average
Task Management7.034 Ratings8.2110 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.59 Ratings9.0107 Ratings
Scheduling7.69 Ratings8.4109 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.426 Ratings10.083 Ratings
Mobile Access9.042 Ratings10.067 Ratings
Search8.924 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools8.511 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings7.7107 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings7.398 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings4.883 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings7.783 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings9.077 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings5.082 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings10.073 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings7.764 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings7.686 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Mattermost
8.5
49 Ratings
6% above category average
Microsoft Project
-
Ratings
Chat9.949 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications8.849 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions9.446 Ratings00 Ratings
Surveys8.929 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase7.632 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting7.78 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook7.58 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Mattermost
8.9
28 Ratings
10% above category average
Microsoft Project
-
Ratings
Versioning7.911 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files9.322 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files9.322 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration7.918 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control9.922 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features9.019 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive8.212 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Mattermost
-
Ratings
Microsoft Project
8.8
79 Ratings
13% above category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings7.755 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings10.045 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings7.576 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings10.050 Ratings
Best Alternatives
MattermostMicrosoft Project
Small Businesses
Stackby
Stackby
Score 8.9 out of 10
Stackby
Stackby
Score 8.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
InEight
InEight
Score 8.4 out of 10
Enterprises
HCL Connections
HCL Connections
Score 9.0 out of 10
InEight
InEight
Score 8.4 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
MattermostMicrosoft Project
Likelihood to Recommend
7.8
(49 ratings)
8.1
(111 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.4
(7 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
6.4
(6 ratings)
8.7
(9 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(9 ratings)
8.2
(34 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.3
(34 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MattermostMicrosoft Project
Likelihood to Recommend
Mattermost
I used Mattermost on a full remote company and it perfectly suited our collaboration and communication culture. The company dealt with privileged and personal information of a huge data base of users, so it was a significant advantage for our need to comply with industry regulations.
Read full review
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
Read full review
Pros
Mattermost
  • Easy intergration to our main CRM (Monday.com)
  • I'm not techy myself but I have seen a lot of our previous integrations in Slack transferred over to Mattermost so that's fun
  • The desktop and phone app (android) works well enough. I haven't tried it on the Apple ecosystem yet.
Read full review
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.
Read full review
Cons
Mattermost
  • Some of the features in paid plans could be free, however, they have much offered in free plan (self-hosted)
  • The Desktop App we use on windows has some bugs, like when Mattermost is down and comes back up, the app needs restart
Read full review
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
Read full review
Likelihood to Renew
Mattermost
Mattermost has been an excellent tool for our business, allowing for a very cost-effective means of communicating, collaborating, and sharing project and business documentation and resources. The free community edition allows for simple installation on existing cloud server resources which results in significantly lower recurring costs compared to the competition
Read full review
Microsoft
I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
Read full review
Usability
Mattermost
Since it helps track all the things at one place and the bots can be made which helps to automate many tasks. We use it in our security incident tracking in which there are pre defined tasks like adding people, creating groups, launching bots. All these things make the work easier and oraganized
Read full review
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
Read full review
Support Rating
Mattermost
We have not had to contact support for Mattermost ever. All that we have needed has been available in the documentation or website. One of our DevOps team members set it up in a couple of hours. The whole team was using Mattermost that same day. No support needed.
Read full review
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.
Read full review
Implementation Rating
Mattermost
This went as expected. No surprises or major hurdles.
Read full review
Microsoft
I wasn't part of it so I don't know
Read full review
Alternatives Considered
Mattermost
I feel slack is a bit more difficult to use overall than Mattermost. Mattermost makes the tasks of communicating across departments and team members easier, as well as giving the ability to share information via hyper links, attachments, and other forms of communication among every body here. Also, easier user interface
Read full review
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.
Read full review
Return on Investment
Mattermost
  • Improved Communication Efficiency by consolidating all the variety of messaging apps etc
  • real-time communication and collaboration has improved the orgs ability to address issues and implement changes rapidly.
  • Accelerated decision-making processes, reducing the time required for team approvals and discussions which used to be in back and forth emails.
Read full review
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.
Read full review
ScreenShots

Mattermost Screenshots

Screenshot of Channels: All team communications in one place.Screenshot of Playbooks: Orchestrates work across tools and teams.Screenshot of Boards: Project planning and milestones.Screenshot of Connections: Unites the entire technology stack through a single point of collaboration.