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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Project

    Score7.7 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

    Planview ProjectAdvantage

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/APlanview ProjectAdvantage is a project and portfolio management (PPM) platform for mid-sized organizations and developing project management offices (PMOs). The platform centralizes project, program, resource, financial, and performance data through configurable workflows, dashboards, and AI-assisted planning tools. The vendor reports that organizations across IT, research and development, and product development use ProjectAdvantage to plan work, allocate…N/A

    Teamcenter

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ATeamcenter is a product lifecycle management system designed to help organizations integrate and standardize product development processes across functional silos.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft ProjectPlanview ProjectAdvantageTeamcenter
    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 ProjectPlanview ProjectAdvantageTeamcenter
    Free Trial
    YesYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPlans are billed annually.——
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft ProjectPlanview ProjectAdvantageTeamcenter
    Considered Multiple Products
    Microsoft
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    Planview
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    Siemens AG
    Chose Teamcenter
    Siemens PLM software has much more flexibility for a large organization
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
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    93%
    Would buy again
    91 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    71 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    92 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    34 Answers
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    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    50 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    78%
    Implementation went as expected
    60 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft ProjectPlanview ProjectAdvantageTeamcenter
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Project and Planview ProjectAdvantage and Teamcenter
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    8.0
    111 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Planview ProjectAdvantage
    -
    Ratings
    Teamcenter
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management8.2110 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management7.7107 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts9.0107 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.5109 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation10.083 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration7.298 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology4.383 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.883 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management9.077 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration5.082 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access10.067 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.073 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management7.364 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.486 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Microsoft Project and Planview ProjectAdvantage and Teamcenter
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    8.6
    79 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Planview ProjectAdvantage
    -
    Ratings
    Teamcenter
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates7.355 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing10.045 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting7.276 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software10.050 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Microsoft ProjectPlanview ProjectAdvantageTeamcenter
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Microsoft Project Server
    Score5 out of 10
    Arena PLM and QMS
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Planview PPM Pro
    Score8.9 out of 10
    SAP Integrated Product Development
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft ProjectPlanview ProjectAdvantageTeamcenter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (111 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.8
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (34 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (17 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (23 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft ProjectPlanview ProjectAdvantageTeamcenter
    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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    Planview
    Yes, definitely. We wanted a flexible but robust software and Sciforma seemed to be the best fit
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    Siemens AG
    Teamcenter is perfect for working in large-scale projects related to manufacturing and engineering where collaboration and management of data are crucial. It is evident where the complexity of the products is high such as in automobile and aerospace industries. Some of its features may seem too elaborate for the small business with a less complex process and therefore too expensive. It is less useful in organizations that do not have complex PLM needs or have less IT capacity to implement the system.
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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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    Planview
    • Scheduling tasks.
    • Assigning resources and cost items.
    • Managing a team.
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    Siemens AG
    • Teamcenter is a great PLM tool that allows collaboration between our teams, it’s possible to create a variety of teams that can all collaborate in one environment and share relevant information, I like that all the data can be integrated into the application so that it’s more organized and structured.
    • When working with Teamcenter, the roles can be properly distributed so it’s easy to see all the workflows and things that need to be done.
    • The interface is very nice and you can work through it if you don’t know some features. I like how well-integrated everything is and how easy it is to use and implement into your daily work routine.
    • One of my favorite aspects of Teamcenter is its reporting tools, they are definitely some of the best tools I have tried, allowing me to integrate data from different places into the platform and analyze it in different ways. Analyzing a variety of key metrics is possible and helps us have better results in our sales.
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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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    Planview
    • The largest con for me is the clunky UI. It's not very intuitive, and has a larger learning curve to become a proficient user.
    • Reports are functional, but could use some improvements.
    • It can be slow at times, and you have to wait to make sure your changes are saved before moving on.
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    Siemens AG
    • Projects tab, easier way to manage smart folders.
    • Where use/referenced reports -> build in to show in excel, not im impact analysis only.
    • Build-in change management - it would be good to have one template to be used in the automotive industry.
    • Cheaper manufacturing licenses.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
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    Planview
    No answers on this topic
    Siemens AG
    Because of our current customer needs, we will most likely maintain use of Siemens PLM products for some time. Aside from the initial software cost, we pay for yearly maintenance. Maintaining our yearly maintenance licensing with Siemens, we receive access to all of the latest software releases, as well as premier technical support
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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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    Planview
    No answers on this topic
    Siemens AG
    As previously mentioned, due to the intense amount of features and modules present in the software, the usability of the software suffers greatly. Many of the features are not used in our context, and many of the modules are not purchased, but the options are still present on the interface leading to a lot of clutter, much of which is never used. The interfaces suffer from a lack of design and tend to feel like a conglomerate of Windows 98 elements.
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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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    Planview
    This software allows project and portfolio managers to analyze and prioritize projects based on resource allocation and available effort. It helps you compare the sorecast effort with resource availability. You can email, call or tweet them if you have concerns.
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    Siemens AG
    In the time that we have used Teamcenter we have received a good response from the support team, they have great customer service, we have solved the problems that have arisen very quickly, and they are attentive and answer us if we have any questions.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    I wasn't part of it so I don't know
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    Planview
    No answers on this topic
    Siemens AG
    Demo assembly
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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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    Planview
    We were looking at vendors but they didn't meet our expectations and weren't flexible enough.
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    Siemens AG
    Earlier, some of the companies acquired by my organization were using PTC Windchill, but the overall stability, user experience and depth of functionality which are provided by Teamcenter doesn't match with any other PLM software and thus, all the acquired companies which were earlier using PTC Windchill has now slowly started into moving towards Teamcenter.
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
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    Planview
    No answers on this topic
    Siemens AG
    Teamcenter is easily on the best scalable solution. The single source of product information allows us to collaborate more effectively on the product lifecycle. Also, being a cloud solution, it is pretty straightforward to scale as the maintenance required is quite low . In addition, the overall cost is also easily manageable for businesses like ours.
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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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    Planview
    • Before Sciforma we were running projects out of Excel and emails. Using a cloud based application means that everyone is viewing information in real time.
    • Our executive leadership knows that they have one place to go for a real time status on all of our strategic projects.
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    Siemens AG
    • Definitely, it has a very positive impact so to speak. What we are trying to do through our program, we are utilizing the full capacity of Teamcenter to produce one structure in an effective way. So before we implement this activity, the user has to prepare 10 to 15 structures to reach to our best possible data that can be set across the systems. But now with the complete capability of Teamcenter, we are able to do all these things into one structure itself and then let the system do all the automation or the things that users do not have to concentrate on. All of the automations are done behind the systems and then it is improving not only the efficiency of the end user, but also making a standardized way in order to proceed and transfer the data holistically towards other systems like SAP.
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    ScreenShots

    Planview ProjectAdvantage Screenshots

    Screenshot of Project Dashboard Summary View - A consolidated dashboard showing project health, status, and key metrics at a glance.Screenshot of Dashboard Summary View - A portfolio-level dashboard summarizing project performance, financials, and overall portfolio health.Screenshot of Resource Forecast and Capacity View - Visualize resource demand against available capacity to plan and allocate teams effectively.Screenshot of Phase Gate - Summary View Page - Track project progression through governance gates with clear milestone visibility.Screenshot of Demand / Idea Qualification - Capture, evaluate, and qualify incoming ideas and demands before they enter the pipeline.

    Teamcenter Screenshots

    Screenshot of Active Workspace, the User Interface (UI) to drive Teamcenter. With no install required, it is a visual UI to navigate through products and processes, with tooltips to guide users along the way.Screenshot of BOM configuration, in Teamcenter. With flexibility in how a BOM is managed and defined, it can provide an up-to-date source of information that eliminates the need for standalone spreadsheets and systems. Teamcenter X provides a flexible BOM management strategy that enables a single, accurate product definition for all who interact with the BOM.Screenshot of Teamcenter X search and analytics capabilities provides a streamlined product lifecycle management (PLM) search experience to help quickly find data. Teamcenter X visually presents search results in logical groups so users can drill down through product structures and relationships.Screenshot of Product design intent can be communicated, and product data visualized, in their entirety using 2D and 3D visualization and markup capabilities. The user can also visualize and interrogate Product Manufacturing Information (PMI).Screenshot of documents are managed in conjunction with product development, with integrated PDF for viewing and markup.