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."Jira Portfolio is useful for tracking time and hours. It's easy to manage, create tickets, and change the status of delivery reports. It's not complicated."
"Managing product development and managing inter-team communications are also valuable features."
"The most valuable feature is the dashboard where we can see all of our projects and apply filters to shortlist those projects."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"We have found the solution to be stable."
"In general, the valuable features of the tool are its capabilities concerning dependency reports and task status."
"The integration is very good. We've more or less integrated with everything including reporting and registering."
"The developers can simplify tasks and each one of them can undertake a task and then they continue with development. Our processes are more efficient and easier for our manager and developers to track them. Their work is more organized."
"The technical support for Microsoft Project Server and the support is very good. Microsoft support is working very well."
"The solution, overall, is excellent for project planning."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is stable to use, especially since I work with Microsoft for an extended period."
"The usability is excellent."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to understand and navigate."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the tool's reporting is very good."
"It is a scalable solution. We have been able to manage larger scale projects easily using this solution."
"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."
"Another thing could be to have an easy way to manage the Portfolio and have more ways to share and to show graphics and reports"
"The workflow needs improvement."
"If you want to generate a report for individual usage, it's difficult."
"I think that front-end development is a little bit buggy in some cases. Some of the features take a while to respond and some need to be more clear."
"The reporting and dashboard capabilities have room for improvement."
"We had to use assistance for the initial setup."
"Requires some effort to insert functionalities and that could be simplified."
"Our major team does not control or manage JIRA server well since sometimes there is trouble using the solution, which is a problem. The solution's speed needs to be improved."
"The product's UI is not very user-friendly."
"Microsoft Project Server's user interface is pretty average, and sometimes it can have bugs."
"The solution could improve the ease of access could improve. It can be time-consuming."
"It would be better if the solution had some more training or resources available for a person who is new to Microsoft Project Server."
"The product is difficult to use for complex projects."
"There are certain shortcomings in the documentation part where improvements are required."
"The solution should be made more collaborative."
"There need to be more tutorials available to users."
JIRA Portfolio is ranked 4th in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools with 31 reviews while Microsoft Project Server is ranked 6th in Project Portfolio Management with 25 reviews. JIRA Portfolio is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Project Server is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of JIRA Portfolio writes "Great roadmapping, reasonably priced, and good support services". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Project Server writes "Complex and less user-friendly interface, frequent technical issues, and slower speed compared to other project management tools". 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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