We performed a comparison between Microsoft Project Server and Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management 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."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."
"Microsoft Project Server helps organizations in collaboration."
"It can scale well."
"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."
"We are able to know what we are doing, how much we have spent, how much time we've taken, and it tells us how much money is left for the project. It also tells us whether we are below or above our expenditures, whether we are below or above our budget."
"Capacity management and task baselining are the most valuable features of Microsoft Project Server."
"The product is user-friendly."
"Project schedule management is very good. Basically, it sits on SharePoint. So, every time we create a project, a new project site is created within that SharePoint environment, which is a very good document repository. It allows us to create issues and risks lists and additional functionality to keep track of what's going on with projects."
"Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is a well-engineered product from an IT perspective."
"I like Primavera's planning capabilities."
"The solution's tech support is good."
"The ability to streamline the process of obtaining signatures from our contractors is valuable."
"The most valuable feature of Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is accuracy."
"When we started using this solution from scratch, we got lost. Microsoft should provide some templates for configurations for certain use cases."
"The solution's synchronization with Jira Projects should be improved."
"Stability of the solution is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The initial setup was complex."
"This solution could improve by adding integration with Primavera schedules to allow the reading and management of them."
"There are certain shortcomings in the documentation part where improvements are required."
"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."
"It may be considered expensive."
"The scalability has room for improvement."
"The reporting could improve project management. We need multiple source reports. If someone is new to the support it has a steep learning curve."
"They should work on integrating the solution with ERP."
"The solution's user interface is an area with shortcomings that need improvement."
"Primavera could be better integrated with other products, and it needs more cost management features."
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Microsoft Project Server is ranked 6th in Project Portfolio Management with 25 reviews while Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is ranked 11th in Project Portfolio Management with 5 reviews. Microsoft Project Server is rated 7.8, while Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is rated 7.2. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management writes "The initial setup is straightforward and the solution is stable". Microsoft Project Server is most compared with Microsoft Project, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Planisware, JIRA Portfolio and Broadcom Clarity , whereas Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management is most compared with JIRA Portfolio, EcoSys, Broadcom Clarity , LoadSpring SpringBoard Cloud Portal and Artemis Enterprise. See our Microsoft Project Server vs. Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management report.
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