Shlomi Lavi /
Apr 22, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Microsoft Project or GanttProject?
GanttProject is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Project is rated higher (90/100) than GanttProject (89/100). Microsoft Project offers users more features (7) than GanttProject (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Microsoft Project!
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. GanttProject
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.
GanttProject: Free project scheduling and management app for Windows, OSX and Linux. Includes Gantt chart, resource load chart, PERT chart. Supports project baselines. Reads and writes MS Project files, exports to CSV,PDF, HTML, PNG. Can work with WebDAV servers.
Who is more expensive? Microsoft Project or GanttProject?
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 GanttProject.
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. GanttProject accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Microsoft Project is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Project Management software.
Bottom line: Microsoft Project cost is around the same cost of GanttProject.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Microsoft Project Vs. GanttProject 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.
GanttProject: We are still working to collect the list of features for GanttProject.
Target customer size
Microsoft Project is best for all sizes of business as well as individual users. and GanttProject's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.