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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

    YouTrack

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AYouTrack is a project management tool for agile teams. YouTrack allows one to track projects and tasks, use agile boards, plan sprints and releases, keep a knowledge base, work with reports and dashboards, and create workflows that follow business processes.N/A
    Pricing
    Microsoft ProjectYouTrack
    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 ProjectYouTrack
    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.—
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft ProjectYouTrack
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    41 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    42 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    44 Answers
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    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
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    Features
    Microsoft ProjectYouTrack
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Project and YouTrack
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    8.0
    111 Ratings
    4% above category average
    YouTrack
    7.4
    4 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Task Management8.2110 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Resource Management7.7107 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Gantt Charts9.0107 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Scheduling8.5109 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Workflow Automation10.083 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Team Collaboration7.298 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology4.383 Ratings8.72 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology7.883 Ratings8.72 Ratings
    Document Management9.077 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Email integration5.082 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Mobile Access10.067 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.073 Ratings8.32 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management7.364 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.486 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Microsoft Project and YouTrack
    Feature
    Microsoft Project
    8.6
    79 Ratings
    11% above category average
    YouTrack
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Quotes/estimates7.355 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Invoicing10.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting7.276 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software10.050 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Microsoft ProjectYouTrack
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    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft ProjectYouTrack
    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)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (34 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft ProjectYouTrack
    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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    JetBrains
    We use it for both support and project management alike. It's not as bloated or indeed as expensive as Jira, so unless you have particularly complex requirements, YouTrack fits the bill in pretty much the same use cases as Jira does.
    The interface is also a good deal nicer on the eye and less clunky than a lot of the Open Source (eg. Redmine) and enterprise (eg. Remedy).
    It does have a customisable workflow for things like ticket age alerts. We don't make a great deal of use of this and had found that it can take a little fiddling if you want something very bespoke but it is clearly quite powerful.
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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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    JetBrains
    • Customization of fields that helps us report on what's important to us
    • Notification options for issues followed so I never miss an update
    • Filtered views for focused work
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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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    JetBrains
    • Displaying Data
    • Custonization
    • Organic
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
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    JetBrains
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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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    JetBrains
    It is very intuitive. Its not hard to pick up learn. I learned it pretty quickly at the first startup I cofounded and love to use it when working on my other ideas.
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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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    JetBrains
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    I wasn't part of it so I don't know
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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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    JetBrains
    YouTrack is more cost effective than all the commercial options. It's way more powerful and easier to use than the Open Source ones. It's a good middle ground and it does everything we need. Our software projects are of moderate complexity and YouTrack handles them well. Likewise, when it comes to external users, we've had good feedback from clients. Many of these clients are non-technical and have expressed their relief at not having to use something like Jira which is often quite impregnable for such users.
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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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    JetBrains
    • By documenting and prioritizing issues that impact our customers, we're able to deliver fixes that prevent customer churn.
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