Microsoft Project vs. Rocketlane

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Project
Score 7.9 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
Rocketlane
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
As per the information provided by the vendor, Rocketlane is a platform specifically designed to cater to onboarding, implementation, and professional services teams. The primary objective of this platform is to enhance collaboration with customers, optimize project delivery efficiency, and augment customer experience and accountability. Its target audience primarily includes industries such as CS (Customer Success) and Professional Services. It emphasizes its capability to expedite time-to…N/A
Pricing
Microsoft ProjectRocketlane
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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft ProjectRocketlane
Free Trial
YesYes
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 ProjectRocketlane
Features
Microsoft ProjectRocketlane
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Project
8.1
111 Ratings
5% above category average
Rocketlane
8.4
7 Ratings
8% above category average
Task Management8.2110 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Resource Management7.7107 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.0107 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Scheduling8.5109 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Workflow Automation10.083 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Team Collaboration7.398 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology5.083 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.783 Ratings5.06 Ratings
Document Management9.077 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Email integration5.082 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Mobile Access10.067 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking10.073 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Change request and Case Management7.964 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management7.786 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Project
8.9
79 Ratings
14% above category average
Rocketlane
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates7.955 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing10.045 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting7.676 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software10.050 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft ProjectRocketlane
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(111 ratings)
10.0
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(9 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(34 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft ProjectRocketlane
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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Rocketlane
There is project management tracking from the start till the end (onboarding till hypercare). The bifurcation of project stages and pre-built templates is good; you can assign client tasks. Less appropriate: Raising tickets for developers because there is no escalation management option. Let’s say the developer didn’t reply in 24 hours for a high-priority task; this should be automatically escalated to their senior.
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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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Rocketlane
  • Saved Project Manager time by 80-85%
  • Ease of use, User Friendly interface
  • Reminders : Email notification on upcoming due task to task owner
  • Publishing of Periodic Project Status Report
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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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Rocketlane
  • Project Opening time
  • Automated time tracked should be there
  • Every phase has a option to make a call and zoom so time tracked real time
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
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Rocketlane
It really helps to support us in supporting our customers.
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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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Rocketlane
Because of the impact, it has created in terms of saving resources and time by helping them with project-related timelines.
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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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Rocketlane
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Microsoft
I wasn't part of it so I don't know
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Rocketlane
No answers on this topic
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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Rocketlane
For our specific needs, Rocketlane fits the bill perfectly. It had just the right amount of features without it being overly complicated to teach the client. The pricing also worked out well: just pay monthly licenses per user.
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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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Rocketlane
  • Dislike can be that we are not able to add tasks when we are filling the timesheet directly and so then we have to go to that project and create task and then put up the time. If I want to fill past days timesheet then this cause double work.
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