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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Excel

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Excel is a spreadsheet application available as part of Microsoft 365 (Office 365), or standalone, in cloud-based and on-premise editions.

    $6.99

    per month

    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
    Microsoft ExcelPlanview AgilePlace
    Editions & Modules
    Excel with Microsoft 365
    $6.99
    per month
    Excel for 1 PC or Mac
    $139.99
    perpetual license
    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
    Microsoft ExcelPlanview AgilePlace
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    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
    Microsoft ExcelPlanview AgilePlace
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Planview
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    78 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    70 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    76 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    46 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    54 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft ExcelPlanview AgilePlace
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Excel and Planview AgilePlace
    Feature
    Microsoft Excel
    -
    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 Microsoft Excel and Planview AgilePlace
    Feature
    Microsoft Excel
    -
    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
    Microsoft ExcelPlanview AgilePlace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (78 ratings)
    10.0
    (31 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (7 ratings)
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (23 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft ExcelPlanview AgilePlace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    I don't really know another program as powerful as Excel. I've used Google Doc programs but do not feel they come close. So far, anytime I've needed a table of some sort for data, whether it's budget oriented or information off a survey, the best system has been Excel. We do web audits on occasion and we create an Excel worksheet featuring every URL of the pages we're auditing, notes, data about the content, information about files attached to the page and other information to help us determine what pages need updating, deleting or otherwise. We also use Excel primarily to export our Google Analytics to in order for us to create reports for clients that need to see specific information about their traffic.
    Incentivized
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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
    Microsoft
    • It is very good at embedded formulas and tying cells to one another
    • It allows me to compare deals terms on a side-by-side basis and talk my clients through it easily.
    • It is very helpful as well in terms of allowing me to filter/sort results in many different ways depending on what specific information I am most interested in prioritizing.
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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
    Microsoft
    • Excel offers collaboration features that allow multiple users to work on the same spreadsheet, but managing changes made by different users can be challenging. Excel could improve its features by offering more granular control, better tracking of changes, and more robust conflict resolution tools.
    • Itcan be a barrier to productivity when importing and exporting data from other applications or file formats. To improve its features, it should offer better support for standard file formats and more robust error handling and reporting tools.
    • Excel can be challenging for finance students and working professionals, but it can be improved by offering more robust tutorials, better documentation, and more user communities and support forums.
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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
    Microsoft
    Excel remains the industry standard for spreadsheets and has maintained simple and straight-forward formula writing methods. Although there is a learning curve to do more complex calculations, there are countless help sites and videos on the Internet for almost any need.
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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
    Microsoft
    I'm giving it a 7 because it is my go to. But the fact other prefer Google Sheets when working with a team does get irritating. I've used the online version of Microsoft Excel that other teams can get into and it still seems behind Google Sheets. It's a little clanky and slow? If that's even a term.
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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
    Microsoft
    I have rarely, if ever, had issues with its availability.
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    Planview
    Not experienced any outage
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    Excel load and performs calculations immediately. It integrate well with all Microsoft Office applications and does not slow them down.
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    Planview
    Larger boards take longer to load
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    I have not had to use it often, but it is good.
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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
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Planview
    Very easy.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Out of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI, IBM SPSS, and Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel is by far the most common tool used for anything data-related across organizations. Accordingly, our organization has also implemented Microsoft Excel as a first-step tool. We recently adopted Microsoft Power BI (the free version), and use it occasionally (mostly for creating dashboards), but it is less commonly understood by stakeholders across our organization and by our clients. Accordingly, Microsoft Excel is more user-friendly and because of its popularity, we can easily look up how to do things in the program online. Google Sheets is a comparable alternative to Microsoft Excel, but because it's cloud-based and we have sensitive data that needs to be protected, we chose against using this software. Finally, a few users (including myself) have access to and utilize IBM's SPSS. For my role, it's a helpful tool to do more rigorous analyses. However, because of its cost and limited functionality as a simple spreadsheet, we only use it for more complex analyses.
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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
    Microsoft
    N/A I was not involved in this process.
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    Planview
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Microsoft
    Each user can use it to whatever level of expertise they have. It remains the same so users can contribute to another's work regardless of whether they have more or less expertise
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    Planview
    Good use cases for small/large teams
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Excel has positively impacted the business as it has increased our efficiency.
    • It also saves us the time that we would have spent on making the calculations that it does for us.
    • Since it works on all devices and is compatible with both Windows and Mac, we do not have to invest in any other alternative.
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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.