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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Planisware

    Score10 out of 10
    N/APlanisware is project portfolio management software for product development and R&D. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Francisco, with locations in Germany, France and Japan.N/A

    RationalPlan

    Score7.7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    RationalPlan is project management software that has been designed to help project managers keep their projects on time and within budget. The main goal of this software is to make the process of planning projects as short and as straightforward as possible and to guide novice project managers through each step but offer enough tools to those who are more experienced.

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    Pricing
    PlaniswareRationalPlan
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    Beginner
    $4
    per user
    Master
    $12
    per user
    Production
    $19
    per user
    Stakeholder
    $64 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Single
    $145 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Multi
    $288 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Server
    $668 USD
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PlaniswareRationalPlan
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Features
    PlaniswareRationalPlan
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Planisware and RationalPlan
    Feature
    Planisware
    -
    Ratings
    RationalPlan
    6.6
    4 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings6.84 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings3.63 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings4.51 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Planisware and RationalPlan
    Feature
    Planisware
    -
    Ratings
    RationalPlan
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Invoicing00 Ratings4.51 Ratings
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    PlaniswareRationalPlan
    Small Businesses
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    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Microsoft Project Server
    Score5.1 out of 10
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Planview PPM Pro
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PlaniswareRationalPlan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PlaniswareRationalPlan
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Planisware
    While not expensive, it is better suited to larger organizations since the requirement for an administrator is not easily maintained at lower user counts. Although the more a site uses it "out of the box" without configuration, the less the requirement for a system administrator.
    Incentivized
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    Stand By Soft
    Appropriate as a great alternative to MS Project. RationalPlan provides most of the features needed to develop and maintain mid-level complex schedules. Less Appropriate for large complex schedules of long duration. These can be a challenge due to Duration at top-level. It is also a challenge to generate reports for management - reporting feature is limited.
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    Pros
    Planisware
    • Apply resource algorithms to timelines
    • Enterprise wide and scalable
    Incentivized
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    Stand By Soft
    • Portfolio view is great to get a feel for how your programme is running at a glance and which areas possibly might require attention. The fact that you can customise your view by adding your own columns is another plus.
    • All project information in one tool is a big plus for me considering the amount of projects we run with. This really improves efficiency and saves me time. You have the ability to add documents to tasks, manage risks, email resources tasks due for projects they are assigned to(might need some refinement depending on your requirements), material db with costing etc.
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    Cons
    Planisware
    • Organization is still growing and needs to adapt to a rising volume of client needs for consulting, training, core development.
    • Major part of corporate oversight is from Europe and is still adapting to US work requirements, responsiveness, communication channels.
    Incentivized
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    Stand By Soft
    • Milestones should be a primary option instead of 0h to create one.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Planisware
    No answers on this topic
    Stand By Soft
    I had to ask for support once and got a response immediately.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Planisware
    I wasn't involved in the selection of Planisware.
    Incentivized
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    Stand By Soft
    RationalPlan is cost-effective and allows most users to prepare and manage their schedule. The software lacks comprehensive reporting and duration changes at the top level of a project.
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    Return on Investment
    Planisware
    • This is always hard to gauge since we don't have metrics for "did nothing" to compare against. An old Business Roundtable white paper indicated that a 10% reduction in expense could be attained, but I don't think a general statement like that applies to any specific organization unless they can say their Project Management Maturity level is low.
    Incentivized
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    Stand By Soft
    • Helps explain the target schedule and resource estimates for cost of the project
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

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    Screenshot of Project infoScreenshot of Notes and linksScreenshot of Working calendarsScreenshot of Gantt chartsScreenshot of Resource levelingScreenshot of Baseline management