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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

    Workday Financial Management

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AWorkday Financial Management is a cloud-based financial software platform built on an in-memory architecture and an object-oriented data model. The system unifies transaction processing, multidimensional reporting, and consolidation into a single environment accessible via web and mobile interfaces. Financial Operations and Automation The platform employs Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and specialized financial agents to manage core business cycles. These…N/A

    Zoho Projects

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AZoho Project is online project management and planning software that provides project teams with a web-based collaborative environment. Zoho Projects can also include a bug tracking module specifically design to support software development project. It is integrated with other Zoho products including Zoho CRM.

    $5

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Microsoft ProjectWorkday Financial ManagementZoho Projects
    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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    Free
    $0
    Premium
    $5
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $10
    per month per user
    Project Plus
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft ProjectWorkday Financial ManagementZoho Projects
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsPlans are billed annually.Discount offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft ProjectWorkday Financial ManagementZoho Projects
    Considered Multiple Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Project
    Zoho Projects is indeed cheap, but its a cloud base management; you can't do anything with slow internet. Zoho Projects also has login issues, but Microsoft Projects don't have any problems like that.
    Microsoft Project also has a tremendous and dedicated support team and has a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Project
    These other products are much simplified and easier to use due to not having all of the advanced features that Microsoft Project has built-in. However, they have all the necessary functionality to meet the needs if you're not trying to use all of the extra advanced features.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Project
    Microsoft Project was selected because it integrates well with other Microsoft products and has better tracking and visualization tools that can be used with different projects.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Project
    We chose Microsoft Projects as we have an ongoing relationship with Microsoft and we use their other tools. Most people in our office are familiar with Microsoft Projects and our customers are use Microsoft Projects too. It integrates well with other tools we use in our office. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Project
    In all cases where I didn't use Project, i used an application given by Excel freely as a template, when you open Excel 2013 or higher. It is basically a Gantt chart, with several capabilities built in. All what is necessary for you to do in order to quickly get a basic Gantt …
    Incentivized
    Workday
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
    Chose Zoho Projects
    MSP - Windows based. Not collaborative. Complex UI. Cannot be shared with people outside the organization easily. Cannot set security levels for users to access projects based on the rights granted to them.
    Trello and Asana - Expensive subscription plan. Limited …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho Projects
    • Easy to deploy
    • Clear design and a good mobile app
    • Very good document and chat management
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho Projects
    Best combination of features, usability and price
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    41 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    75%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    42 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    44 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    34 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    71%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    57%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft ProjectWorkday Financial ManagementZoho Projects
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Project and Workday Financial Management and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    8.0
    111 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Workday Financial Management
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Projects
    6.6
    20 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Task Management8.2110 Ratings00 Ratings7.520 Ratings
    Resource Management7.7107 Ratings00 Ratings7.019 Ratings
    Gantt Charts9.0107 Ratings00 Ratings6.517 Ratings
    Scheduling8.5109 Ratings00 Ratings5.518 Ratings
    Workflow Automation10.083 Ratings00 Ratings6.014 Ratings
    Team Collaboration7.298 Ratings00 Ratings7.520 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology4.483 Ratings00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.783 Ratings00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Document Management9.077 Ratings00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Email integration5.082 Ratings00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Mobile Access10.067 Ratings00 Ratings5.018 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.073 Ratings00 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management7.464 Ratings00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.486 Ratings00 Ratings6.014 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Microsoft Project and Workday Financial Management and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    8.6
    79 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Workday Financial Management
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Projects
    5.0
    13 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Quotes/estimates7.455 Ratings00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Invoicing10.045 Ratings00 Ratings5.012 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting7.276 Ratings00 Ratings6.55 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software10.050 Ratings00 Ratings3.013 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Microsoft Project and Workday Financial Management and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    8.1
    23 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation00 Ratings8.323 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.220 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Microsoft Project and Workday Financial Management and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    8.1
    20 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings7.819 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Microsoft Project and Workday Financial Management and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    9.0
    25 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.225 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.823 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Project and Workday Financial Management and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    8.0
    27 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.924 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Microsoft Project and Workday Financial Management and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    7.7
    23 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable00 Ratings7.518 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings6.918 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.519 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.319 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings7.716 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.719 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.920 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Microsoft Project and Workday Financial Management and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    7.2
    11 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings7.611 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings6.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Microsoft Project and Workday Financial Management and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    -
    Ratings
    Workday Financial Management
    7.2
    11 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.211 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft ProjectWorkday Financial ManagementZoho Projects
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (111 ratings)
    8.4
    (27 ratings)
    6.5
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    5.6
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (34 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    7.4
    (9 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft ProjectWorkday Financial ManagementZoho Projects
    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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    Workday
    Workday is well suited for managing employees throughout their full life cycle. It excels at housing employee data from the start of their time with the company through their departure. Workday is less suited to payroll functions, which could be more robust.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    My work involves projects of 5-15 people with numerous projects running simultaneously. Prior to Zoho, I did not have a central location from which to view all project statuses at once. Zoho looks to provide this and also looks like it will deliver. I am anxious to see how our organization's use of it develops. At this time, I feel I am likely to recommend Zoho Projects because my organization has made great software decisions in the past so I have a level of trust already that the research has been done that Zoho is the best solution for our line of work.
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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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    Workday
    • The flexibility of going beyond handling the accounts, where we can handle cash, assets, and accounting simultaneously for the customer.
    • The single platform offers grants management where you can organize the lifecycle of the grants and synchronize it with any criteria of grant closing out scheme.
    • I personally liked Project billing with the essence of evaluating project revenue and nice reporting templates that can be shared with the customer at any stage of the project while having the flexibility of auditing the reported cost.
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    Zoho
    • We use it to manage our sales orders as there are lots of moving parts which are necessary to get client orders done properly.
    • I use it anytime I have a new idea I want to put into motion. As I can create a list for brainstorming, feedback, specific actions necessary in order to test and or implement the idea.
    • Unrelated to business, it's a great way to plan travel in order to make sure you don't forget those important things like passport, flight arrangement, client meeting confirmation, and meeting prep as far as what specific documents or things do you need to bring with you.
    • And since everyone is on the go and expected to keep up with work, the mobile/tablet app makes it a breeze to keep up, work on, and create new projects.
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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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    Workday
    • Some of the Workday updates last till like 10 in the morning which prevents employees to clock in and check their times and some cases their schedules
    • Workday can work on opening documents quicker instead of taking couple of minutes or notifying the user when they are ready to download
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    Zoho
    • There is no ability to add custom fields in the "Bugs" module - for example, if we want to add fields such as Version Number.
    • Reporting is not integrated - its a fairly expensive add-on.
    • There is no easy way to track actual and completed dates for tasks - so historical variance analysis is not easy.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
    Incentivized
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    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    I've reviewed about 8 other project management solutions and Zoho Projects is the best I've seen without being overly complicated. Zoho Projects keeps getting better! Recent new enhancements makes it even easier to navigate. There are new keyboard shortcuts that cut my time way down. The tools are very easy to use.
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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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    Workday
    Workday is easy enough navigate, as long as it is properly set up. With that said, it can be put together in a modular fashion as well, allowing for a very high degree of flexibility in terms of design and process delegation. Finally, it makes consolidation achievable in times previously unthinkable.
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    Zoho
    Zoho Projects is an easy project management tool to use. It provides all the functionality that we required for handling projects. We can easily create personal forms for projects and tasks, allowing us to add and report on our own desire. Apart from this we can create and edit documents in real time which saves our time. This allows us to share text docs, presentations, tables with the whole team and we can work on them together
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Has not been down to my knowledge.
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Speed meets my expectations.
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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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    Workday
    Our support team has been awesome. They are extremely knowledgeable and have been able to guide us through all of the challenges we have faced. Workday's community online is also extremely helpful with many trainings and help topics that can be reviewed at your convenience.
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    Zoho
    Although it might lack intuitiveness, once you get a hang of how Zoho Projects works, you can do a LOT. The impact good project management has on profitability is huge, and it has helped not only improve communication and coordination when working on a project, but more importantly have adequate tracking of time, due dates and potential bottle necks
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    I wasn't part of it so I don't know
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    Workday
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    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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    Workday
    Despite Airtable also being easier to use one thing that differentiates and put forth Workday Financial Management tool above is it's key features and better suited functionality for handling confidential data. The other positive note where Workday Financial Management performs high is it key analytics tool that's easier to use and representation of information into insightful dashboards.
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    Zoho
    Zoho Projects provides a more limited set of functionality and customization options than other task/bug trackers on the market, but what it lacks in functionality it makes up for in ease of use. It probably has 80-90% of the features of its competitors but takes about a third of the time to get up and running and realizing value.
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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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    Workday
    • We were able to combine 4 different HR modules into one system.
    • We reduced data breach incidents by 95% after shifting to Workday. One of our legacy softwares had vulnerabilities.
    • The initial learning curve was higher than projected. We spent about a week to 10 days extra time deploying it, which affected the profit center that year.
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    Zoho
    • We needed a system to organize our growing business, so anything was better than what we had, which was nothing.
    • Recording time spend is a huge reason for using project software. It has made me aware of the tasks that are taking too long and where we are not being profitable as a company.
    • It has kept our team accountable for what needs to get completed and when projects are not in motion or completed timely. It's helpful to know in order to get billing out faster.
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    ScreenShots

    Workday Financial Management Screenshots

    Screenshot of a discovery boardScreenshot of financial resultsScreenshot of operational analysis

    Zoho Projects Screenshots

    Screenshot of Task Automation with Blueprint - Map out your entire workflow with no code as flowcharts. Automate your tasks and notifications and set approval criteria with blueprint.Screenshot of Intuitive Gantt Charts - Say what, say who, say when. And done. Zoho Projects' Gantt chart comes feature loaded with advanced operations such as Critical path and Baseline.Screenshot of Inbuilt Issue Tracker - You can log, organize, track, and fix any problems. Features such as status and workflow, can be customized to suit the exact needs of your project.Screenshot of Drag, Drop and Done - A view of your tasks as cards placed along columns. Helps you identify bottlenecks and reorganize quickly using drag and drop.Screenshot of A quick pulse of all your work - The Portfolio dashboard, is a compact overview of all the work that's been happening across projects with widgets that address the project level timeline, status, ownership, budget health, and clients.Screenshot of Looks that matter - A refreshing UI that supports multiple themes, including an eye-catching dark mode.