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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Project

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 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 Viva Goals (discontinued)

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Viva Goals (formerly Ally, or Ally.io) was a Strategic Goal-Planning & Execution Management software. Ally.io became a Microsoft brand after the October 2021 acquisition, and is slated for retirement December 2025.

    $108

    per year per user

    Pricing
    Microsoft ProjectMicrosoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    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 Viva - Learn Module
    $48
    per year per user
    Microsoft Viva - Insights Module
    $48
    per year per user
    Microsoft Viva - Topics Module
    $48
    per year per user
    Microsoft Viva Suite
    $108
    per year per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft ProjectMicrosoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPlans are billed annually.—
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft ProjectMicrosoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    41 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    42 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    44 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    34 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Microsoft ProjectMicrosoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    8.0
    111 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management8.2110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management7.7107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts9.0107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.5109 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation10.083 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration7.298 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology4.383 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.883 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management9.077 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration5.082 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access10.067 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.073 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management7.364 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.486 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    8.6
    79 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Microsoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates7.355 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing10.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting7.276 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software10.050 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Microsoft ProjectMicrosoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft ProjectMicrosoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (111 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (34 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft ProjectMicrosoft Viva Goals (discontinued)
    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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    Well suited for
    • Companies that have experience of using the OKR methodology and have a clear understanding of what it is
    • Companies that are planning to expand/scale the OKR program
    • Companies that are looking to reduce the effort involved in running the OKR program
    Ill-suited for:
    • Companies that are using OKRs for the first time and do not have a clear understanding of the methodology
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Visualizing the hierarchy and relationship between objectives and key results. The nesting and double alignment functionality are especially helpful, as they can't easily be expressed on, say, a simple worksheet or Confluence page.
    • Reminding the team to make regular check-ins. What gets measured gets done. This prevents the common pitfall of setting goals and not revisiting them until the end of a project (when it is too late).
    • Integration with external sources for automated check-ins. Why do this manually when it can happen behind the scenes?
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Accelerate integrations and add more integrations.
    • Ally.io has room for improvement in providing benchmark in-depth analysis across industries, same-size companies, etc.
    • Ally.io can still improve upon some of its product features and communicating the releases. Videos have been extremely helpful.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
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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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    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    I wasn't part of it so I don't know
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Microsoft Viva comes with Teams. The Monday board is helpful too, but I just like Microsoft Viva better
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    • Ally.io has had a positive impact so far in reducing the effort involved in managing the entire OKR program.
    • It also has brought with itself the opportunities to avail training and Q&A sessions with experts
    • Increased the overall engagement of the company with its objectives
    Incentivized
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