Compare Microsoft Project and activeCollab - Apr 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 22, 2022

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

Microsoft Project is more expensive to implement (TCO) than activeCollab, and activeCollab is rated higher (91/100) than Microsoft Project (90/100). Microsoft Project offers users more features (7) than activeCollab (6).

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:

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Who is more expensive? Microsoft Project or activeCollab?

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 activeCollab.

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. activeCollab price starts at $6.25 per user/month , When comparing activeCollab 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 activeCollab.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Microsoft Project Vs. activeCollab 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.

activeCollab: Project Management, Task Management, Project Collaboration, Time Tracking, Recurring Tasks.

Target customer size

Microsoft Project is best for all sizes of business as well as individual users. Customers of the software include small as well as large businesses, including various Fortune 500 companies.



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.

activeCollab

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $6.25 per user/month

activeCollab is a project management and collaboration solution for businesses of all sizes. Its capabilities include project organization, customizable reporting, invoice management, and others. The so...

Categories: Budgeting & CPM, Recurring invoicing, Accounts Receivable, Document Management, Team Collaboration.

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Microsoft Project: 7 Features

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

activeCollab: 6 Features

Project Management
Task Management
Project Collaboration
Time Tracking
Recurring Tasks
Contact Management
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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ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
90/100
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5.4/10
License pricing
$10 per user/month
Functionality
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activeCollab
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$6.25 per user/month
Functionality
16
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ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
99/100
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2/10
License pricing
$5 per user/month
Functionality
16
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ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
98/100
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4.2/10
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Functionality
15
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ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
98/100
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4/10
License pricing
$10 per seat/month
Functionality
92

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