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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.
To learn more, read our detailed JIRA Portfolio vs. Microsoft Project Server Report (Updated: July 2023).
763,955 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"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."

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"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."

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Cons
"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."

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"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "This solution has a comparable pricing in comparison to other similar products on the market."
  • "The pricing of the solution is expensive."
  • "We only have nine people using it so we have a standard cost of $150 dollar per year. There are only additional costs if you exceed the limit of users, then you start paying by user. The cost is significantly higher."
  • "The pricing continues to get higher."
  • "The product is really not very expensive."
  • "We pay our fees annually, although monthly payments are also available."
  • "The price could be improved."
  • "We have a license to use JIRA Portfolio, we are not using the free version."
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  • "I think they need more flexibility with licensing, because there are preconceived ideas that don't allow as much flexibility with the various licenses."
  • "The licensing was procured before my involvement."
  • "It has features that cannot be bought by other rivals, so cost does not matter."
  • "It is on the expensive side."
  • "There is a licensing cost."
  • "There is an annual license required for this solution."
  • "I cannot comment on the price as I was not responsible for purchasing the solution."
  • "I'm not quite sure about the licensing costs. We're probably paying somewhere in the neighborhood of about 80,000 to 90,000 a year for our current on-prem because we handle our own licensing. As far as Project Online is concerned, we're still trying to get a good handle on that. It looks like it is going to be in a neighborhood of about 120,000 to 150,000 a year, but we're getting a lot more capability out of it."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:I rate the pricing a six out of ten on a scale where one is cheap and ten is expensive.
    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer:One notable positive aspect is its effective project-tracking capabilities.
    Top Answer:The technical assistance is expensive but the solution is an open source software.
    Top Answer:Remote usage and tracking pose challenges, requiring navigation through numerous technical details and troubleshooting. This inconvenience sometimes leads to abandoning the task on the device and… more »
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    Also Known As
    Portfolio for JIRA
    MS Project Server
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    Overview

    Jira Portfolio is an agile roadmapping tool designed to help teams build plans, envision the big picture, track progress, and share the process with stakeholders.

    Jira Portfolio is planned based. A plan in Portfolio is a complete view of the tasks, teams, and release dates for your Jira projects.

    Once you start to create a plan, there are three main factors you need to define: 

    • Scope: A list of tasks that need to be carried out in order to complete the plan.
    • Teams: Who will be implementing the work? With the correct data in place, Portfolio can estimate how long it will take for the team to complete their tasks.
    • Releases: Your scheduled release date.

    With Jira Portfolio, you can create a visual timeline to gain visibility across each of your teams and projects in a single place from a granular level and review cross-team and cross-project dependencies to prevent bottlenecks. This visibility can help you plan realistic release dates and manage your team’s capacity. The solution allows you to try out different scenarios with your roadmap and resources to help guide your decision making. Once you have a solid plan, you can easily integrate with Jira Software and commit your changes.

    Jira Portfolio allows managers to easily add team members. The tool’s powerful scheduling algorithm assigns tasks to teams while taking priorities and dependencies into account so it can create a realistic forecast for project completion. 

    Jira Portfolio Benefits

    Some of the top benefits of using Jira Portfolio include:

    • Roadmaps and roadmaps dependencies: Roadmaps list details about the tasks that need to be executed in order to complete a project, as well as predictions for when they will be completed, which teams are in charge of the task, and a list of resources they require. By setting dependencies on your team’s roadmaps, unnecessary bottlenecks are avoided.  
    • Integration with Jira: Jira Portfolio is dynamically integrated with your Jira Software project data and constantly pulls your latest data from Jira Software, allowing you to plan your projects with updated information.
    • Envision scenarios: Create what-if scenarios and save them to Jira if you decide to adopt them.
    • Reporting: Share capacity reports and more to allow team members and stakeholders to gain visibility and insights into the process.
    • Task completion estimation methods: Estimate how long a specific task will take and compare these estimations with the actual time to completion to help assess team performance and efficiency and improve the accuracy of estimation calculations over time. 

    Reviews from Real Users

    Jira Portfolio stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its roadmap creation tools and its flexibility.

    Meeta L., a lead product manager at a tech vendor, says, “The valuable features of the JIRA Portfolio are the customization it provides which is very useful and the Agile project management capability.”

    Juan P., a senior IT project manager at Avantica, writes, “Portfolio helps us increase the visibility of projects' status and management with remote workers who make up most of the company.”

    Microsoft Project Server 2013 is a flexible on-premises solution for project portfolio management (PPM) and everyday work. Team members, project participants, and business decision makers can get started, prioritize project portfolio investments and deliver the intended business value from virtually anywhere. Requires SharePoint 2013, sold separately.
    Sample Customers
    Rosetta Stone, Sprint, UBS, Workday, Expedia, J.P. Morgan
    Magnachip, Gwinnett County Schools, CLEAResult, Medbit Oy, Intelbras S.A., ETS, CORE Construction, Keller Foundations
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    Computer Software Company36%
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Educational Organization12%
    Financial Services Firm8%
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    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Government7%
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    Computer Software Company21%
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Government8%
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    Computer Software Company14%
    Government12%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise75%
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    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise48%
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    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise67%
    Buyer's Guide
    JIRA Portfolio vs. Microsoft Project Server
    July 2023
    Find out what your peers are saying about JIRA Portfolio vs. Microsoft Project Server and other solutions. Updated: July 2023.
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    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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