Compare Microsoft Project and PlanGuru - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 07, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Microsoft Project or PlanGuru?

Microsoft Project is more expensive to implement (TCO) than PlanGuru, and Microsoft Project is rated higher (90/100) than PlanGuru (87/100). PlanGuru offers users more features (15) than Microsoft Project (7).

Looking for the right Project Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Microsoft Vs. PlanGuru

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

PlanGuru: PlanGuru is budgeting and forecasting software designed to help businesses and nonprofits make better decisions. Whether it’s a high level forecast for the bank or a detailed multi-departmental operating budget, PlanGuru can enable you (or your team) to produce a more accurate analysis in less time.

Who is more expensive? Microsoft Project or PlanGuru?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Project Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Microsoft Project and PlanGuru.

Microsoft Project price starts at $10 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Microsoft Project is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Project Management software. PlanGuru price starts at $99 per month , When comparing PlanGuru to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Project Management software cost.

Bottom line: Microsoft Project is more expensive than PlanGuru.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Microsoft Project Vs. PlanGuru based on some of the most important and required Project Management features.

Microsoft Project: Collaboration, Document Management, Issue Tracking, Project Management, Resource Management, Scheduling, Task Management.

PlanGuru: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Balance Sheet, Budgeting & Forecasting, Cash Flow.

Target customer size

Microsoft Project is best for all sizes of business as well as individual users. PlanGuru was first developed with financial professionals in mind and was oriented towards CPAs, CFOs and other types of financial advisors.

Microsoft Project

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $10 per user/month

Microsoft Project is project management software that has all the necessary tools to help take a project to completion. There are so many Microsoft programs and this software was designed to help in the utiliza...

Categories: Project Accounting, Team Collaboration, Development project, Project Management.

PlanGuru

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $99 per month

PlanGuru software is a cloud-based budgeting and business planning solution designed for small/medium organizations and nonprofits that can also be offered through an on-premise solution.

Categories: Budgeting & CPM, BI & Analytics, Budgeting & CPM, Financial consolidation, Accounting Practice Management.

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Microsoft Project: 7 Features

Collaboration
Document Management
Issue Tracking
Project Management
Resource Management
Scheduling
Task Management

PlanGuru: 15 Features

Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Balance Sheet
Budgeting & Forecasting
Cash Flow
Depreciation
Fixed-Assets
General-Ledger
P&L Statement
Time & Expense
Automatic Scheduled Reporting
Customizable Features
Forecasting & Budgeting
Issue Indicators
Profit Analysis
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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4.4/5
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4.2/5
Score
87/100
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2.8/10
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22
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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.