We performed a comparison between Microsoft Project Server and Smartsheet based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Project Portfolio Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is scalable and easy to expand."
"It's stable and reliable."
"This is a scalable solution. It is easy to set up and to add clusters to your environment."
"Capacity management and task baselining are the most valuable features of Microsoft Project Server."
"The product is user-friendly."
"The technical support for Microsoft Project Server and the support is very good. Microsoft support is working very well."
"The most valuable feature of the Microsoft Project Server is the level of detail with which I can break down a task and check the dependencies."
"The key things are managing interactions, resource allocation, resource-leveling (enterprise) and as a collaborative tool, because we use it across multiple projects at a time."
"The ability to build a quick dashboard and give management insight into the progress of the project itself is probably one of the most beneficial pieces."
"The most valuable feature of Smartsheet is it can be highly customized."
"The management aspect is the most valuable. You can also prioritize tasks and then view tasks by priorities as passports."
"The solution is scalable."
"As I am in the corporate legal department, I have to deal with a number of contracts and sometimes it's hard to keep up with email transactions. Having the tracker sheet and being able to build dashboards and workflow has been quite valuable."
"Smartsheet is a really good tool for collaboration."
"Smartsheet does a really good job of creating Gantt charts. Export to Excel feature was also very useful."
"The ability to update in real-time before meetings is great."
"We want to expand to the local level where we lack strong IT expertise, we are considering making it more user-friendly."
"When a lot of users logged onto the site, it took a big toll on the service. Therefore, there is a scalability issue."
"The solution's desktop version is not compatible with the MacBook."
"It may be considered expensive."
"It appears that Microsoft's primary goal is to migrate as much functionality as possible from the legacy on-premises Microsoft Project Server to the new cloud-based Power Apps solution."
"The product is difficult to use for complex projects."
"We sometimes need support from the IT department for installing and deploying the Microsoft Project Server. It is not user-friendly, and users cannot install it themselves."
"The cost could be lower."
"The long-term timelines could be improved, especially the visuals on the projection Gantt chart."
"It would be beneficial to enhance user-friendliness and make it less complex while maintaining its overall excellence as a product."
"The system can become more challenging to use in more complex scenarios, requiring additional add-ons that can be quite costly."
"If there was some way to store more complex files in the system, or if there was a back-end structure where you could store files, that would be ideal."
"I think it is all going to be about APIs in the future and I don't think Smartsheet is doing a lot in that regard. They have some integrations with Jira, but you have to pay for them."
"The integration with Microsoft products should be improved."
"I think that the mobile interface needs to be improved. If you cannot access it through your laptop, I'd prefer to have that option on the mobile, but I don't think that it's user-friendly and easy to navigate."
"It already has a really powerful Export to Excel feature, but it can have an Excel add-on. The way to set up single sign-on wasn't too easy in the beginning, and it was hard to get hold of customer service. They should make it easier to set up SSO. Smartsheet's customer service also definitely needs to be improved."
Microsoft Project Server is ranked 5th in Project Portfolio Management with 56 reviews while Smartsheet is ranked 4th in Project Portfolio Management with 34 reviews. Microsoft Project Server is rated 8.0, while Smartsheet is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Project Server writes "Provides holistic reporting and allows us to keep track of what's going on with projects". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Smartsheet writes "Has customization, data pulling, and cross-functional global communication features; it's a secure solution". Microsoft Project Server is most compared with Microsoft Project, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Planisware, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management and JIRA Portfolio, whereas Smartsheet is most compared with Microsoft Project, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Spreadsheet.com, Adobe Workfront and Planisware. See our Microsoft Project Server vs. Smartsheet report.
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