Compare PlanGuru and Microsoft Project - Jun 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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

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 Budgeting & CPM 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:

PlanGuru Vs. Microsoft

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.

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.

Who is more expensive? PlanGuru or Microsoft Project?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Budgeting & CPM 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 PlanGuru and Microsoft Project.

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

Bottom line: Microsoft Project is more expensive than PlanGuru.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

PlanGuru: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Balance Sheet, Budgeting & Forecasting, Cash Flow, Depreciation, Fixed-Assets, General-Ledger.

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

Target customer size

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