Planview AgilePlace vs. Zoho Projects

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Planview AgilePlace
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
AgilePlace is a project management solution built around flexibility, data-driven analytics, and workflow automation. The software was acquired by Planview in December 2017 to expand that company's capabilities.
$19
per user, per month
Zoho Projects
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Zoho 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.
$4
per user/per month if billed annually
Pricing
Planview AgilePlaceZoho Projects
Editions & Modules
Teams
$19
per user, per month
Scaled Teams
$29
per user, per month
Custom
Contact Sales for Quote
per user, per month
Premium
$4
per user/per month if billed annually
Enterprise
$9
per user/per month if billed annually
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Planview AgilePlaceZoho Projects
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsAll editions include unlimited boards.—
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Features
Planview AgilePlaceZoho Projects
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Planview AgilePlace
7.4
25 Ratings
3% below category average
Zoho Projects
6.6
20 Ratings
14% below category average
Task Management9.925 Ratings7.520 Ratings
Resource Management9.921 Ratings7.019 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.814 Ratings6.517 Ratings
Scheduling9.819 Ratings5.518 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology9.020 Ratings6.35 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology4.114 Ratings8.011 Ratings
Document Management6.57 Ratings6.016 Ratings
Email integration7.519 Ratings6.016 Ratings
Mobile Access2.214 Ratings5.018 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking6.44 Ratings7.519 Ratings
Change request and Case Management6.89 Ratings6.96 Ratings
Visual planning tools7.79 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings6.014 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings7.520 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings6.014 Ratings
Agile Development
Comparison of Agile Development features of Product A and Product B
Planview AgilePlace
8.1
8 Ratings
3% above category average
Zoho Projects
-
Ratings
DevOps Tool Integrations7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Dependencies and Blockers8.58 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Planview AgilePlace
-
Ratings
Zoho Projects
5.0
13 Ratings
40% below category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings5.012 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings6.55 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings3.013 Ratings
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
Planview AgilePlaceZoho Projects
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
(31 ratings)
6.5
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.6
(5 ratings)
9.9
(3 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(5 ratings)
5.6
(4 ratings)
Availability
8.3
(2 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
7.4
(9 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.7
(3 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
7.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.3
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.3
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Planview AgilePlaceZoho Projects
Likelihood to Recommend
Planview
This tool enables the visual management needed in many offshore teams to easily and quickly see the pending work, work in progress and completed work.For teams that work with a waterfall methodology and do not have AGILE internalized, I believe there are other solutions from Planview or other providers.
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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
Planview
  • Visual kanban board that is easy to customize as the team's needs change
  • Real time collaboration allowing teams working remotely to stay up to date on current status
  • Allows versatility for how a team needs to capture details on the work at hand by utilizing card icons, card types and custom data points
  • Card scoring is easy to setup and provides the team the ability to set values to better prioritize their backlog
  • Ability to add card automation to take out some of the repetitive manual actions
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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
Planview
  • Ability to add more than 1 visual cue to the card. We use custom icons and sometimes more than 1 is appropriate but you have to choose which is most important since only 1 can be applied.
  • Better visibility to board access from the user administration screens. Currently have to run 1-2 reports to see this information. Would like to be able to click on a user within Configure Users and see what boards they have access to quickly.
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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
Planview
we are happy with the tool and the service and continuos improvement of the tool so there is no need yet to change to another one.
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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
Planview
LeanKit isn't the best designed Kanban system I've seen, but overall it's pretty usable. The boards I've used are pretty complex, so it can be difficult to find things. I found that searching and filtering for specific cards was somewhat of a challenge. Dragging a card from one lane to another is kind of a fun way to get things done though.
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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
Planview
Not experienced any outage
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Zoho
Has not been down to my knowledge.
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Performance
Planview
Larger boards take longer to load
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Zoho
Speed meets my expectations.
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Support Rating
Planview
Every time I have reached out to the AgilePlace support team I have received a timely response in addition to professional & personal feedback. Their consultants are knowledgeable and the management team is happy to jump in and help when needed.
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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
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Implementation Rating
Planview
Very easy.
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Zoho
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Alternatives Considered
Planview
Originally, we had evaluated two other tools next to Planview LeanKit: Kanbantool and Kanbanflow. The latter was a close contestant for productive use, as it was also very customizable and a joy to work with and look at. It also had lower user fees and a mobile integration. In the end, we picked Planview LeanKit because of several reasons: Aesthetics: The look was much more clean and professional. Reporting: It was obvious from the start that we could use Planview LeanKit as a tool for improvement. API: We needed to integrate the Kanban into our central systems and Planview LeanKit API was (and still is) a way to do it. Card Headers: This sounds like a simple thing, but the headers above the titles fit our work perfectly and looked perfect, which helped the decision.
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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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Scalability
Planview
Good use cases for small/large teams
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Planview
  • LeanKit has made it easier for new employees to understand other employees' roles in the company by seeing their workload.
  • It makes it clear who is responsible for what project so that there is more accountability at our company.
  • It helps our project manager schedule new projects in a way that we all can see.
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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

Planview AgilePlace Screenshots

Screenshot of Real-Time Analytics: Utilize board health metrics involving bottlenecks, WIP, and throughput to guide the optimization of workflows, improve velocity, and better prioritize efforts for more predictable delivery. Lean and Agile metrics can be used to assess team performance and promote continuous improvement.Screenshot of PI Planning: Offers enterprise Kanban boards to visualize the work of teams regardless of the methodologies they apply or workflows they follow, and insights into progress and create opportunities for better alignment.Screenshot of Dependency Visualization and Management: Surfaces risks to plans resulting from cross-team dependency conflicts, blockers, and capacity constraints, and helps drive proactive measures to enable teams to deliver on time.Screenshot of Team Planning and Coordination: Boards can be used to breakdown work, build and manage plans, and execute against strategy to deliver more value to customers, faster.

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.