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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Planner

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Planner is presented as a solution to organize teamwork with intuitive, collaborative, visual task management. With it, users can create Kanban boards using task cards with files, checklists, and labels. Users can collaborate in Planner and Microsoft Teams and check visual status charts—all in the Microsoft cloud.N/A

    Redmine

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/ARedmine is a project management web application written using the Ruby on Rails framework. It is cross-platform and cross-database, and free to download and use as an open source project available on the GNU 2.0 license.

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    Microsoft PlannerRedmine
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    Microsoft PlannerRedmine
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft PlannerRedmine
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    82%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    75%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    21 Answers
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    Features
    Microsoft PlannerRedmine
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Planner and Redmine
    Feature
    Microsoft Planner
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    Ratings
    Redmine
    8.2
    13 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings6.910 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings5.59 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Microsoft Planner and Redmine
    Feature
    Microsoft Planner
    -
    Ratings
    Redmine
    8.0
    8 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings7.82 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Google Tasks
    Score8.4 out of 10
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Tasks
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft PlannerRedmine
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (28 ratings)
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    6.5
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft PlannerRedmine
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    There are a few examples where MS Planner would be suitable for employees at a mature organization. In my opinion, if you have Outlook or Teams, you already have built-in calendars and to-do lists. If you need a project management tool, you have two options: either pay for MS Project or use an alternative tool like Monday, Asana, or Jira. Regardless, their free versions are much more sophisticated than Microsoft's (MS Planner). Any team wishing to put together a halfway-decent project management board will need to look elsewhere, as MS Planner is only suitable for a personal to-do list.
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    Open Source
    Redmine is a perfect solution for businesses that are looking for a FREE and open source solution for project management. It is great for teams that are managing numerous tasks or projects at one time. Redmine is easy to set up and is fairly self-explanatory for anyone who is semi tech-savvy.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • I love the ability to tag and untag others as needed
    • I love the ability to customize the tag labels and that there are so many options
    • I love the ability to add comments and it notifies the others tagged in the task
    • I love that the task description can be changed as needed without notification to others assigned to the task
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    Open Source
    • Issue Tracker - Redmine allows in-depth issue tracking complete with workflows and customization.
    • Release Tracker - Redmine allows releases to be tracked by milestones, collecting relevant issues in each milestone.
    • Agile Management - With a few free or low-cost add-ons, Redmine becomes a great tool for Agile project management
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Would be nice to see a calendar view instead of a list view
    • Permissions aren't configurable, anyone can delete any task at any time and there is no recycle bin
    • Notifications aren't great, you have to be attached as an owner to a task to see comments and be notified of changes, and even then notifications aren't shown for a lot of things
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    Open Source
    • The design and user-interface are a little outdated. It looks like a product that was designed ten years ago and doesn't have a polished look and feel like newer apps have.
    • It's not particularly designed to support agile-based project management methodologies such as Scrum.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    It is a very useful tool that brings teams in sync with one another. The integration with other Microsoft products makes it an obvious choice because you don't have to purchase a license for a completely different tool that doesn't have cross-functional capabilities with the software you already use on a daily basis.
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    Open Source
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    The board-and-bucket layout makes it easy to organize tasks, track progress, and prioritize work at a glance, even for first-time users. I also appreciate how Planner seamlessly integrates with tools like Teams, Outlook, and SharePoint, enabling users to collaborate, schedule tasks, and access their plans without needing to switch platforms. I also like how it’s accessible not only on desktops, but also on mobile devices.
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    Open Source
    Redmine is a great product to have in an organization. It's extremely flexible, costs much less to maintain than other alternatives, and as a tool, it is relatively fast to get experienced with. The primary advantages of working with Redmine are: flexible platform, API, open-source and highly configurable, stability.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
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    Open Source
    Redmine is free, easy to use and it's everything you could want in a free project management program. The fact that it has wiki integration and that it can track on such a granular level is amazing. Assigning tasks to other users, such as our development team, is fantastic and ensures we are always up-to-date on where we are what - on what projects.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Many areas of the company still use Trello to organize their activities and tasks, but gradually Microsoft Planner must replace the activities. Users are often "attached" to familiar technologies, but Office 365 takes advantage of the more organized use of the tools. This year we will not renew the Trello contract.
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    Open Source
    Jira is a great project management tool for software product life cycle management for an agile environment based on agile methodologies. Jira is an intuitive and modernized user interface design compared with Redmine but Redmine is a lightweight and affordable project management and task tracking solution with its essential features and functionalities.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • In my experience, productivity is negatively impacted because assigning subtasks aren't clear on Microsoft Planner
    • Managers aren't able to track direct reports' tasks across multiple boards -- leading to poor visibility for us
    • Notifications aren't always sent to inbox, so you rely on people's own project management skills to follow the communication on tasks they're assigned to. In my experience, this leads to missed deadlines impacting customer relationships.
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    Open Source
    • Customers receive updates on all progress made for their issues -- this results in an informed customer who is being given transparency on all steps of our process.
    • Customers have responded well from being able to not have to track down emails and instead come to a central place for requests.
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