Microsoft Project vs. Microsoft Teams

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Project
Score 8.0 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
Microsoft Teams
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Teams combines video conferencing software with team collaboration tools. The communications platform allows MS Office users to conduct conference calls and share files via SharePoint, and join or initiate a group chat.
$4.80
per month per user
Pricing
Microsoft ProjectMicrosoft Teams
Editions & Modules
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
Microsoft Teams Essentials
$4.80
per month per user
Microsoft Teams Enterprise
$5.25
per month (paid yearly) per user
Microsoft Teams Enterprise
$5.25
per month per user
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
$7.20
per month per user
Microsoft 365 Business Standard
$15
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft ProjectMicrosoft Teams
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPlans are billed annually.Discounts are available for non profit organizations.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Microsoft ProjectMicrosoft Teams
Considered Both Products
Microsoft Project
Chose Microsoft Project
There are some good MS Project alternatives that I have tested/used in the past. These would be GanttProject and OpenWorkbench. These are open source programs that offer a lot of basic features in a Project software solution. I have also tested/used Microsoft Planner, which …
Chose Microsoft Project
Initially, I tried using Smartsheet and then Wrike, all for Gantt Chart availability and task management. They don't come close to the flexibility or depth of features that Microsoft Project provides.

Wrike does have better collaboration amongst team members and provides an …
Chose Microsoft Project
P6 is the biggest competition and, as previously noted, is the gold standard in scheduling in the construction world. We select them in some cases, and Project in other cases, depending on how much experience in scheduling the end user has under their belt.
Microsoft Teams
Chose Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams essentially has taken over Skype for Business as the replacement all-in-one collaboration tool/platform. It is much more feature rich than Skype for Business, as it offers a lot more standard features that most organizations actually use. The ability to set …
Chose Microsoft Teams
We tend to leverage our existing partnerships wherever possible (including with Microsoft) and for the reasons stated earlier i.e. fewer tools to support, and we don't need to invest in maintaining integrations since Teams integrates well with other Microsoft tools. Of course, …
Features
Microsoft ProjectMicrosoft Teams
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Project
8.0
111 Ratings
3% above category average
Microsoft Teams
8.0
237 Ratings
3% above category average
Task Management8.2110 Ratings8.0176 Ratings
Resource Management7.7107 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.0107 Ratings7.893 Ratings
Scheduling8.4109 Ratings8.1204 Ratings
Workflow Automation10.083 Ratings8.2123 Ratings
Team Collaboration7.398 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology4.883 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.783 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management9.077 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration5.082 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access10.067 Ratings8.2225 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking10.073 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management7.764 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management7.686 Ratings00 Ratings
Search00 Ratings7.5208 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings8.5139 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Project
8.8
79 Ratings
13% above category average
Microsoft Teams
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates7.755 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing10.045 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting7.476 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software10.050 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Project
-
Ratings
Microsoft Teams
8.0
246 Ratings
0% below category average
Chat00 Ratings9.0245 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings8.3244 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings8.6231 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings8.1142 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings8.6153 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings6.547 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings5.743 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings9.1155 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Project
-
Ratings
Microsoft Teams
8.1
231 Ratings
1% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings8.5163 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings8.3198 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings8.7196 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings8.8211 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings8.5193 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings8.3152 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings5.353 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings8.5166 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft ProjectMicrosoft Teams
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(111 ratings)
8.4
(281 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(3 ratings)
3.7
(9 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(9 ratings)
8.7
(67 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(34 ratings)
8.3
(113 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
6.3
(7 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft ProjectMicrosoft Teams
Likelihood to Recommend
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
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Microsoft
It's amazing as a daily driver for team communication, and document search/store. Also, if you're doing a lot of LONG meetings and have trouble remembering details, the AI summarization is amazing and convenient. It just works. I'm not saying I always do this, of course, but if I need to 'skim' instead of really digging into every detail from a meeting, the AI-generated summary is generally good enough that I can get away with it.
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Pros
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.
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Microsoft
  • All in one communication for Teams.
  • High quality and reliable both audio and video meetings.
  • Well organized and clear instant chat.
  • Excellent security features.
  • Beautiful integration with 3rd party tools and systems.
  • Perfect compatibility with windows ,android and iOS.
  • Allow meetings recordings for later us or sharing with teams that missed the live.
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Cons
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
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Microsoft
  • The webinars feature has some missing functionally such as the ability for all users to use the Q&A feature (only those with a Microsoft Teams account can use it now), the ability to upload documents for attendees to easily access and download, and the ability for presenters and organizers to easily chat amongst themselves throughout the webinar.
  • The "Channels" organization hierarchy could be more clear. If you have several channels set up, it can get clunky and hard to find the specific channel you are looking for.
  • The MS Planner tool lacks functionality and organization. You cannot assign more than one person to a task and it's confusing when you try to share tasks with people - it would be nice if they were automatically added to someone's calendar.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
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Microsoft
Microsoft Teams is included with our Office 365 subscription and we have no intention of migrating off of Office 365 and Microsoft products. Since Microsoft Teams is included for free with our Office 365 subscription, and since we enjoy all the features, benefits, and functionality, there is no question that our team will continue to use the product
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Usability
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
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Microsoft
If you have the full Microsoft Office suite, it works really well because it's integrated well within its ecosystem, but if not, it can be annoying because it tries to open a shared file in the web versions of the file equivalents. The web version is also a bit slow, and the login is very difficult to handle if you have multiple Microsoft or Outlook accounts.
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Reliability and Availability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Rare, but outages do happen
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Performance
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Sometimes about once a week I get a message that says "Sorry, there seems to be something wrong". But it goes away in a few minutes.
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Support Rating
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.
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Microsoft
The overall support provided by Microsoft for Microsoft Teams has been quite good but there is still some room for improvements. Microsoft needs to proactively work on fixing the open bugs in order to provide a seamless experience to the users. But over the service and experience provided by the Microsoft team have been quite satisfactory.
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Implementation Rating
Microsoft
I wasn't part of it so I don't know
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Microsoft
I find everything I need for my day-to-day work.
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Alternatives Considered
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.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Teams offers a much more integrated experience between their chat and video call function compared to Google Chat and Slack. Both other tools are much better for internal communications are they have simpler UI without other features. Whereas Microsoft Teams can be used for more critical conversations, particularly between external companies, and has been very useful in sales conversations which is what we chose it for when speaking to companies that work exclusively through Microsoft.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
Honestly, this tool is worth every penny. Yes, it's not free and you pay for the quality of services and the license. But the ROI and the benefits are all there. Also, the renewal, negotiation, and contract terms are all very well explained by our Microsoft account manager, and she's a charm.
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Scalability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
It does not appear to have a limit to how many teams and employees we can have using it
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Professional Services
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
I used Skype for Business to take calls, hold conferences, and provide remote assistance to users. Microsoft Teams, on the other hand, is superior to Skype for Business in my opinion. My job entails a lot of screen sharing.
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Return on Investment
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.
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Microsoft
  • Personally, I would say that by using Microsoft Teams, it upped my collaboration with my colleagues by around 50% or around more than half of what I usually did prior to using it.
  • I had 100% show rate and attendance on all of my meetings in the past 6 months.
  • If I may add, I also have been chattier & collaborative towards my colleagues in past 3 months particularly the month of December when we had huge traffic at work. I would estimate this behavior to have been increased by around 60% than what I usually incur during normal operating days.
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