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Microsoft Project

Composite Score

8.8 /10

CX Score

9.0 /10

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What is Microsoft Project?

Stay organized, focused, and in charge. Tackle anything from small projects to large initiatives. You may or may not be a project manager, but now you can be the boss of any project with a powerful, easy-to-use app.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Project won the following awards in the Project Management - Enterprise category

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Latest Award, 2026

2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2025

0 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2024

Microsoft Project Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Project?

3% Negative

5% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Saves Time
Respectful
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Dependency and Milestone Tracking

Collaboration

Planning and Scheduling

Resource Management

Hierarchical Task Management

Document Management

Budget Management

Reporting

Workflow Management

Mobile Access

Time & Expense Tracking

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

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Microsoft Project Reviews

Arti S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

Structured planning with a learning curve

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

Compared to lighter tools, Microsoft Project feels designed for bigger, more complex projects. It has features that really help when things get complicated.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I really like the level of control it gives over planning. I can set dependencies, adjust schedules, and see how every change affects the plan.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Sometimes it feels overly complex for simple projects. You end up doing a lot of setup for things that could be easier.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Try it first on a real but manageable project. It’s the best way to learn how the schedules, resources, and dependencies actually work.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Altruistic
Transparent
Helps Innovate

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Government
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2025

Caught by surprise - project online obsolescence

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Cons

Vendor Friendly Policies
Vendor's Interest First
Less Generous

Mel H.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2025

Nice software to have

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Project from other similar products?

You can add the entire Microsoft 365 for full implementation.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I enjoy collaborating on products.

What do you dislike most about this product?

They hindered the development of innovative project management software.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Please wait until new project management tools and software are advancing new automations.

Pros

Saves Time
Respectful
Acts with Integrity
Over Delivered

Cons

Inhibits Innovation
Commodity Features
Charges for Enhancements

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Microsoft Project Ratings

88 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Project?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Dependency and Milestone Tracking Ability to define project development stages and task dependencies while setting milestones to mark specific points in a project

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Planning and Scheduling Includes milestones, tasks and resource assignments (can also include WBS and CPM).

Resource Management Includes resource allocation, expense tracking, and resource planning.

Hierarchical Task Management Ability to create both templates and unique projects and support tasks that can be divided into sub-tasks and delegated

Document Management Includes features such as check-in/check-out and versioning controls on documents and artifacts.

Budget Management Includes financial planning, cost management, and payroll budgeting.

Reporting Straightforward data storage with ability to create reports easily. Able to easily modify and build dashboards for real-time updates on KPI's and timelines.

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Mobile Access The solution can be easily accessed by employees through a dedicated native application or HTML5 access.

Time & Expense Tracking Ability to track time for planning and estimating

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

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Microsoft Project Reviews

Arti S.

Structured planning with a learning curve

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Caught by surprise - project online obsolescence

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Mel H.

Nice software to have

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Dependency and Milestone Tracking

Collaboration

Planning and Scheduling

Resource Management

Hierarchical Task Management

Document Management

Budget Management

Reporting

Workflow Management

Mobile Access

Time & Expense Tracking

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration