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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Lists

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ALists is an information tracking app in Microsoft 365 that enables users to work with anyone, anywhere. Users can configure lists to better organize events, issues, and assets.N/A

    RationalPlan

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    RationalPlan is project management software that has been designed to help project managers keep their projects on time and within budget. The main goal of this software is to make the process of planning projects as short and as straightforward as possible and to guide novice project managers through each step but offer enough tools to those who are more experienced.

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    Pricing
    Microsoft ListsRationalPlan
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    Beginner
    $4
    per user
    Master
    $12
    per user
    Production
    $19
    per user
    Stakeholder
    $64 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Single
    $145 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Multi
    $288 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Server
    $668 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft ListsRationalPlan
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Features
    Microsoft ListsRationalPlan
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Lists and RationalPlan
    Feature
    Microsoft Lists
    -
    Ratings
    RationalPlan
    6.6
    4 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings6.84 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings3.63 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings4.51 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Microsoft Lists and RationalPlan
    Feature
    Microsoft Lists
    -
    Ratings
    RationalPlan
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Invoicing00 Ratings4.51 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft ListsRationalPlan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft ListsRationalPlan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Organizations with institutional subscriptions should consider maximizing the use of Microsoft Lists in their operations because it has the feature of seamlessly working with all the other Microsoft Apps. You can have a master file of multiple projects that are going on, and you don't have to manually do the updating. However, it is important to note that to maximize the Microsoft List experience, the team should have basic knowledge about integration and automation
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    Stand By Soft
    Appropriate as a great alternative to MS Project. RationalPlan provides most of the features needed to develop and maintain mid-level complex schedules. Less Appropriate for large complex schedules of long duration. These can be a challenge due to Duration at top-level. It is also a challenge to generate reports for management - reporting feature is limited.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • great for capturing loads of data
    • great for manipulating and viewing the data many ways
    • strong integration with other M365 products and Power Automate
    Incentivized
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    • Portfolio view is great to get a feel for how your programme is running at a glance and which areas possibly might require attention. The fact that you can customise your view by adding your own columns is another plus.
    • All project information in one tool is a big plus for me considering the amount of projects we run with. This really improves efficiency and saves me time. You have the ability to add documents to tasks, manage risks, email resources tasks due for projects they are assigned to(might need some refinement depending on your requirements), material db with costing etc.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Unlike Excel, you need to go to Edit mode for you to make changes in the entries
    • You cannot just copy paste like Excel
    Incentivized
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    Stand By Soft
    • Milestones should be a primary option instead of 0h to create one.
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    The first time I learned about Microsoft Lists, I was automatically converted. How I wish I had learned about Microsoft Lists early on; it could have saved me tons of time, and could have rendered me real-time reports regarding my work, as the data I work with usually keeps changing every time. I believe the best part of it is that it works well with other Microsoft products, so less stressful.
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    Stand By Soft
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Stand By Soft
    I had to ask for support once and got a response immediately.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    They are all different but can be used for the same things. They all have different benefits, and I use them except Airtable. Trello has the best automation capabilities natively built into the product of any product I've ever used. (I've personally built over 1,000 automations or more for clients on Trello.) ClickUp has the best flexibility to view data in very different ways and from different organisation levels (i.e. High level data through to detailed specific data across multiple departments or projetcs. Microsoft Lists is an excellent choice if you work in M365 already and you want a deeply integrated way to hold data and use it within M365
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    Stand By Soft
    RationalPlan is cost-effective and allows most users to prepare and manage their schedule. The software lacks comprehensive reporting and duration changes at the top level of a project.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • Massively positive, we have build a business that can scale with ease
    Incentivized
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    Stand By Soft
    • Helps explain the target schedule and resource estimates for cost of the project
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of Project infoScreenshot of Notes and linksScreenshot of Working calendarsScreenshot of Gantt chartsScreenshot of Resource levelingScreenshot of Baseline management