We performed a comparison between Asana and Microsoft Project Server 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 scales well."
"The general UI shows progress and data analytics for all projects in progress."
"Asana allows you to create your own project with sub sections with subtasks that can be assigned. The feature I really love is that you can tag people to notify them that there has been progress on a project as well as add attachments."
"The only thing I love about the product is that it is beautiful."
"It is very good for managing the timeline. I'm a quality manager, and I have different testing projects running with different work breakdown structures. Asana makes it very easy to implement and monitor the plans. It is easy to move the tasks and complete them, break them down, and assign them to people."
"Asana is a very simple interface for project managers to figure out, providing all the functions they need."
"I like how easy it is to use the rules within Asana."
"The ability to share projects and tasks among team members appears to be the most valuable feature."
"The solution is scalable and easy to expand."
"There are many valuable features of this solution. It is very advanced and once you understand and learn how to use it, it can be quite powerful. The whole package can be quite powerful."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to understand and navigate."
"Microsoft Project Server helps organizations in collaboration."
"The most valuable features are the gantt charts. It's easy to use for me."
"One notable positive aspect is its effective project-tracking capabilities."
"The technical support for Microsoft Project Server and the support is very good. Microsoft support is working very well."
"The scheduling and the customization are very powerful."
"I rate the support from Asana a four out of five."
"You need to have an action plan, otherwise, it won't be as effective."
"It's difficult to have short-term collaborations with external users because the operations team owns the final licenses, and I work for marketing."
"Some customizations and functions are still not available, however, so far, they haven't been a deal killer."
"We don't get enough notifications."
"This solution has a learning curve, where it is initially difficult to use."
"Some updates are outdated, and their functionalities can affect the end outcomes."
"The inbox feature can be a little overwhelming if you are working with Asana just from its project boards and only checking it periodically."
"Microsoft Project Server could improve by making the solution more user-friendly."
"The cost could be lower."
"The initial setup was complex."
"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."
"We want to expand to the local level where we lack strong IT expertise, we are considering making it more user-friendly."
"EPM 2010 UI seems a bit dated now that 2016 is available."
"The check-in, check-out feature makes Microsoft Project Server pretty slow or cumbersome to use."
"The price of the solution could be reduced."
Asana is ranked 3rd in Project Management Software with 43 reviews while Microsoft Project Server is ranked 6th in Project Portfolio Management with 55 reviews. Asana is rated 8.4, while Microsoft Project Server is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Asana writes "Stands out with portfolios, easy setup, and real-time information, but needs big improvement when it comes to workflows, automation, and dashboards". 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". Asana is most compared with Microsoft Project, Wrike, Microsoft Azure DevOps, monday.com and Jira, whereas Microsoft Project Server is most compared with Microsoft Project, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Planisware, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management and JIRA Portfolio. See our Asana vs. Microsoft Project Server report.
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