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Enterprise (46.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (43.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$10.00
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Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
Star Rating
(1,618)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$10.00
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Star Rating
(3,738)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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AI Generated Summary
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- Users report that Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management excels in task dependencies with a score of 9.1, allowing for detailed project planning, while Wrike's score of 8.3 indicates it may not offer the same level of granularity in managing task relationships.
- Reviewers mention that Wrike shines in ease of use with a score of 8.0 compared to Microsoft Project's 7.3, making it more accessible for teams that may not have extensive project management experience.
- G2 users highlight that Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management has robust portfolio management capabilities, scoring 8.6 in portfolio types, while Wrike's features in this area are less comprehensive, indicating a potential gap for users needing advanced portfolio oversight.
- Users on G2 report that Wrike's communication features, such as chat and discussions, score higher (8.3 and 8.7 respectively) compared to Microsoft Project, which may enhance team collaboration and real-time feedback.
- Reviewers say that Microsoft Project's GANTT chart functionality is highly rated at 8.7, providing a visual representation of project timelines, whereas Wrike's score of 8.3 suggests it may not be as effective for users who rely heavily on GANTT charts for project tracking.
- Users report that Wrike offers better customization options with a score of 8.5 for workflows, allowing teams to tailor their project management processes, while Microsoft Project's customization features may not be as flexible, potentially limiting user adaptability.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
Planner Plan 1
$10.00
Formerly Project Plan 1
- Includes everything in Planner in Microsoft 365, plus:
- Backlogs and sprints
- Premium plan templates
Wrike
Free
$0.00
A simple, shared task list for small teams.
- Web, desktop, and mobile apps
- Project & task management
- Board view
Free Trial
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
No trial information availableWrike
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
1,442
8.6
2,948
Ease of Use
7.3
1,448
8.0
2,969
Ease of Setup
7.5
484
7.8
1,029
Ease of Admin
7.6
453
8.3
1,015
Quality of Support
7.6
1,138
8.6
2,347
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
422
8.5
964
Product Direction (% positive)
6.6
1,423
8.1
2,784
Features by Category
Tasks
8.5
77
|
Verified
9.0
1141
|
Verified
8.7
81
|
Verified
8.9
1163
|
Verified
8.5
79
|
Verified
8.5
1121
|
Verified
8.3
77
|
Verified
8.6
1099
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
1027
|
Verified
7.8
41
8.0
893
|
Verified
7.9
74
|
Verified
8.3
1027
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.4
978
|
Verified
Projects
8.8
80
|
Verified
8.6
998
|
Verified
8.6
78
|
Verified
8.5
898
|
Verified
8.7
80
|
Verified
8.3
871
|
Verified
8.5
78
|
Verified
8.2
917
|
Verified
8.3
75
|
Verified
8.4
952
|
Verified
8.4
71
|
Verified
8.1
626
|
Verified
8.0
68
|
Verified
8.4
217
7.8
74
|
Verified
8.3
889
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.1
695
|
Verified
8.0
73
|
Verified
8.2
661
|
Verified
8.2
71
|
Verified
8.2
658
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.3
74
|
Verified
8.1
708
|
Verified
8.2
71
|
Verified
8.1
757
|
Verified
8.7
77
|
Verified
8.4
842
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.5
68
|
Verified
8.0
650
|
Verified
8.3
74
|
Verified
8.2
717
|
Verified
8.2
72
|
Verified
8.6
952
|
Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.3
128
Portfolio Management
8.6
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
68
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Management
9.1
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.6
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.7
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
8.5
528
Not enough data
8.5
547
Not enough data
8.3
533
Not enough data
8.3
605
Management
Not enough data
8.4
519
Not enough data
8.2
409
Not enough data
8.2
377
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
89
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
8.5
119
Not enough data
8.4
116
Not enough data
8.5
124
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.3
115
Not enough data
8.4
116
Not enough data
8.6
117
Communication
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.5
42
Not enough data
8.0
42
Goal Creation
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.1
43
Not enough data
7.2
40
Not enough data
8.5
42
Tasks
Not enough data
9.1
79
Not enough data
8.9
79
Not enough data
8.7
77
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
8.6
76
Not enough data
8.8
78
Not enough data
8.8
75
Planning
Not enough data
9.0
77
Not enough data
8.4
77
Not enough data
8.4
76
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.2
235
Not enough data
8.6
268
Not enough data
8.4
260
Not enough data
7.7
168
Not enough data
8.6
243
Not enough data
8.5
268
Content Planning
Not enough data
8.6
273
Not enough data
9.0
284
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
7.7
160
Not enough data
8.6
215
Other Features
Not enough data
8.0
204
Not enough data
8.0
195
Task Creation
Not enough data
8.9
893
Not enough data
8.8
905
Not enough data
8.5
820
Not enough data
8.1
687
Task Management
Not enough data
8.5
863
Not enough data
8.7
870
Not enough data
8.3
793
Not enough data
8.4
760
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
105
Not enough data
7.4
106
Customer Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
8.7
643
Not enough data
8.5
645
Not enough data
8.2
544
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
592
Not enough data
8.4
540
Not enough data
9.1
615
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
671
Not enough data
8.4
616
Not enough data
8.7
651
Not enough data
8.5
616
Not enough data
8.6
614
Not enough data
8.3
484
Not enough data
8.6
653
Workload
Not enough data
8.5
535
Not enough data
8.7
627
Not enough data
8.4
574
Not enough data
8.2
511
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.4
596
Not enough data
8.3
597
Not enough data
8.9
646
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.0
366
Not enough data
8.2
394
Not enough data
7.8
334
Integration
Not enough data
8.1
337
Not enough data
8.1
336
Not enough data
8.0
329
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
71
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Earned Value
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
Performance
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
Integration
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
781
Not enough data
8.0
593
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.6
820
Not enough data
8.7
812
Not enough data
8.2
810
Not enough data
8.3
653
Controls
Not enough data
8.4
743
Not enough data
8.4
655
Not enough data
8.6
739
Not enough data
8.1
704
Not enough data
8.2
564
Project Management
Not enough data
9.0
883
Not enough data
8.8
844
Not enough data
8.7
829
Not enough data
8.4
645
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
739
Not enough data
8.8
765
Not enough data
8.8
740
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
96
Customization
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
8.7
63
Not enough data
8.9
68
Not enough data
8.3
70
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
50
Proofing Features - Online Proofing
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Platform - Online Proofing
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Workflow and Collaboration - Online Proofing
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.8
7
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.5
346
Not enough data
8.8
432
Not enough data
8.2
258
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
7.6
176
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
185
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.7
314
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
241
Not enough data
8.7
371
Not enough data
8.6
364
Not enough data
8.1
218
Not enough data
8.7
367
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
352
Not enough data
7.9
238
Not enough data
8.2
212
Not enough data
8.7
376
Not enough data
8.1
287
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management and Wrike are categorized as Project Management, Project Collaboration, Task Management, and Work Management
Unique Categories
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management is categorized as Earned Value Management, Project and Portfolio Management, and Product Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Wrike
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
14.4%
Construction
4.9%
Computer Software
4.9%
Hospital & Health Care
4.8%
Higher Education
4.5%
Other
66.7%
Marketing and Advertising
17.9%
Computer Software
7.9%
Information Technology and Services
7.8%
Higher Education
4.3%
Financial Services
3.8%
Other
58.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
Most Helpful Favorable Review
John O.
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Microsoft Project has been a standard for tracking projects of various sizes. The dependency chaining works quite well and helps visualize resource and task scheduling. Good for milestone tracking at a high level, while also designating resources to...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Brittany T.
Verified User in Computer Software
It is buggy and difficult to use at times. It does not lend its self to ease of use.
Wrike
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Bob S.
Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching
I especially like that I can set up my own set of tasks and projects, alongside those of my work colleagues, all in a single browser window. It has a bit too much power for simple, repetitive tasks, but is fantastic for managing projects that take a lot of...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Andrea F.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
NO CALENDAR VIEW!!! Despite having its infamous timeline view, which links individual tasks in a project and allows for automatic-adjustment of subsequent tasks and entire projects when a related task is modified, there is still no calendar view. Especially...
John O.
Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Microsoft Project has been a standard for tracking projects of various sizes. The dependency chaining works quite well and helps visualize resource and task scheduling. Good for milestone tracking at a high level, while also designating resources to...
Bob S.
Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching
I especially like that I can set up my own set of tasks and projects, alongside those of my work colleagues, all in a single browser window. It has a bit too much power for simple, repetitive tasks, but is fantastic for managing projects that take a lot of...
Brittany T.
Verified User in Computer Software
It is buggy and difficult to use at times. It does not lend its self to ease of use.
Andrea F.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
NO CALENDAR VIEW!!! Despite having its infamous timeline view, which links individual tasks in a project and allows for automatic-adjustment of subsequent tasks and entire projects when a related task is modified, there is still no calendar view. Especially...
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