We performed a comparison between JIRA Portfolio and Microsoft Project Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Agile Planning Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Has good analysis integration capabilities."
"The most valuable feature for me is the visualization and organizing of the tasks. We can have a pick, and then we can stick the multiple issues under that, and then we can again have a sort of hierarchical installation, and that's very useful."
"We have found the solution to be stable."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The most valuable feature is that it fits very well into an agile framework, and it is especially helpful with the planning aspects."
"The solution is very stable."
"I use it to plan and schedule the things I take care of. I can create and share a document if I want to discuss new ideas with my team remotely."
"In general, the valuable features of the tool are its capabilities concerning dependency reports and task status."
"Capacity management and task baselining are the most valuable features of Microsoft Project Server."
"Microsoft Project Server is a scalable solution."
"In the competitive landscape of project management and portfolio management solutions, Microsoft Project Server stands out significantly."
"The scheduling feature is the most useful."
"The most useful feature of Microsoft Project Server is you can select a function to see the baseline."
"The stability of the 2019 version is quite good."
"Deliverables List: Most useful to enable meaningful status reporting at an enterprise level."
"Microsoft Project Server is easy to use compared to other similar solutions, such as Primavera. It functions similar to Excel or others Microsoft solutions which makes it simple for most people to be able to use right away."
"We are based in India; I would like the product to integrate local pricing. We earn in rupees but spend in dollars. Its pricing could also be lowered."
"The initial setup could use improvement."
"JIra is very poor at reporting."
"JIRA Portfolio could improve new implementation because if I want integration for the complete wide frame tools it cannot provide any wide frame tools."
"Converting a task into an epic is very troublesome."
"We had to use assistance for the initial setup."
"The solution’s pricing could be reduced."
"It would be nice if it could provide an end-to-end solution for a project."
"Improvements are needed in the technical support process, aiming for a better user experience."
"The solution's synchronization with Jira Projects should be improved."
"Work needs to be done on collaboration with SharePoint."
"It needs to be more collaborative from inside the application. It only does project scheduling for me. It would be good if it could do other things and be more collaborative, such as sharing tasks for users. It is not really incorporated into MS Office, so you can't copy-paste stuff. It is on its own, doing its own thing. It is only used for scheduling, and it doesn't work well with anything else."
"The solution needs to be much more stable."
"The price of the solution could be reduced."
"The solution could have more compact dashboards, such as one finds with Planview."
"Microsoft Project Server's user interface is pretty average, and sometimes it can have bugs."
JIRA Portfolio is ranked 4th in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools with 47 reviews while Microsoft Project Server is ranked 5th in Project Portfolio Management with 55 reviews. JIRA Portfolio is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Project Server is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of JIRA Portfolio writes "Powerful, flexible solution with a bit of a learning curve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Project Server writes "Provides holistic reporting and allows us to keep track of what's going on with projects". JIRA Portfolio is most compared with Jira Align, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management, Adobe Workfront, Microsoft Azure DevOps and Broadcom Clarity , whereas Microsoft Project Server is most compared with Microsoft Project, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Planisware, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management and Broadcom Clarity . See our JIRA Portfolio vs. Microsoft Project Server report.
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