- Home
- ...
- Project and Portfolio Management Software
- Planview AdaptiveWork
- Workfront
- Planview AdaptiveWork-vs-Workfront
Compare Planview AdaptiveWork and Workfront 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (51.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact us for pricing
Contact Us
Planview AdaptiveWork
Star Rating
(530)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact us for pricing
Learn more about Planview AdaptiveWorkWorkfront
Star Rating
(954)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (51.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Planview AdaptiveWork excels in task creation and assignment, with a score of 9.2, while Workfront follows closely with a score of 8.9. Reviewers mention that the intuitive interface of Planview makes it easier to create and assign tasks quickly.
- Reviewers mention that Planview AdaptiveWork offers superior portfolio management capabilities, particularly in portfolio definition and performance, scoring 8.8 and 8.3 respectively. In contrast, Workfront's scores of 8.4 and 8.7 indicate it may not provide the same depth in these areas.
- Users on G2 highlight the strong automation features of Planview AdaptiveWork, particularly in workflows, which scored 9.2. Workfront's automation features, while still robust, received a lower score of 8.9, suggesting that Planview may offer more advanced automation options.
- Reviewers say that Planview AdaptiveWork shines in resource management, particularly in resource definition and scheduling, with scores of 8.9 and 9.0. Workfront's scores of 8.6 and 8.5 indicate that while it performs well, it may not match the level of detail and functionality offered by Planview.
- Users report that Planview AdaptiveWork's project budgeting features are highly rated at 8.9, while Workfront's score of 8.7 suggests it may not provide the same level of insight and control over project finances.
- G2 users mention that Planview AdaptiveWork's communication and collaboration tools are particularly effective, scoring 9.2, which is higher than Workfront's score of 8.9. This indicates that Planview may facilitate better team collaboration and communication overall.
Featured Products
Sponsored
Ravetree
(23)
Project Management
Visit Website
Sponsored
Pneumatic Workflow
(4)
Project Management
Visit Website
Sponsored
Bonsai
(100)
Project Management
Visit Website
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Planview AdaptiveWork
Multiple Plans Available
Contact us for pricing
Workfront
Select
Contact Us
Essential work management capabilities to collaborate, execute, and accelerate work.
- Work management
- Demand management
- Resource management
Free Trial
Planview AdaptiveWork
No trial information availableWorkfront
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
443
8.4
844
Ease of Use
7.7
447
7.8
849
Ease of Setup
7.3
184
7.0
320
Ease of Admin
7.8
185
8.0
320
Quality of Support
8.4
372
8.2
708
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
181
8.4
301
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
444
8.0
837
Features by Category
Tasks
9.2
83
|
Verified
8.9
157
|
Verified
9.0
87
|
Verified
8.9
159
|
Verified
9.0
48
8.8
158
|
Verified
9.0
78
|
Verified
8.6
152
|
Verified
9.0
77
8.7
149
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
142
|
Verified
8.5
82
|
Verified
8.6
144
|
Verified
8.7
77
8.7
141
|
Verified
Projects
9.2
82
|
Verified
8.9
148
|
Verified
9.2
83
|
Verified
8.6
143
|
Verified
9.1
79
|
Verified
8.5
127
|
Verified
8.9
76
|
Verified
8.6
146
|
Verified
9.0
82
|
Verified
8.6
143
|
Verified
8.9
71
8.6
127
|
Verified
8.9
76
8.6
140
|
Verified
9.0
85
|
Verified
8.7
142
|
Verified
9.0
73
8.6
128
|
Verified
9.2
74
|
Verified
8.8
138
|
Verified
8.8
71
|
Verified
8.6
127
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.9
77
|
Verified
8.5
130
|
Verified
8.8
77
|
Verified
8.6
137
|
Verified
9.0
76
|
Verified
8.5
144
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
9.0
76
|
Verified
8.6
127
|
Verified
8.9
77
|
Verified
8.8
133
|
Verified
9.1
84
|
Verified
8.8
141
|
Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
7.1
18
Feature Not Available
7.4
18
Portfolio Management
8.4
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
125
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
95
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Management
8.4
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.5
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
119
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.2
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
126
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
105
|
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
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
Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Prepare
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Plan
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimize
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Execute
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
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
Task Creation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task 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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Management
8.9
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Management
9.0
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounting
9.1
25
Not enough data
8.4
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
9.0
25
Not enough data
9.1
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
8.8
27
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.1
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
Analytics
9.0
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Automation
9.2
52
8.9
119
9.1
51
8.7
121
9.1
47
8.5
116
Administration
8.9
48
8.6
118
9.1
47
8.7
113
9.2
50
9.1
118
Project management
9.3
51
9.0
124
9.2
48
8.8
118
9.4
50
9.1
117
9.1
50
8.8
116
9.3
49
8.8
119
9.0
50
8.7
108
9.0
51
8.8
117
Workload
9.1
50
8.9
112
9.1
50
8.8
114
8.9
49
8.8
111
8.9
47
8.8
111
Communication & Collaboration
8.9
47
Feature Not Available
8.8
46
8.8
120
9.2
47
8.9
123
Cost Management
8.7
46
8.8
103
9.1
48
8.9
112
8.6
45
Feature Not Available
Integration
9.3
39
8.9
101
9.1
39
8.8
99
9.1
37
8.8
100
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.1
12
Communication
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
Content & Documents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Controls
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
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
Remote Collaboration
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
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Planview AdaptiveWork and Workfront are categorized as Project Management and Work Management
Unique Categories
Planview AdaptiveWork is categorized as Project and Portfolio Management and Professional Services Automation
Workfront is categorized as Markup Software, Project Collaboration, Task Management, Bug Tracking, Workflow Management, Kanban Project Management, Resource Management, and Strategic Planning and Execution
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Planview AdaptiveWork
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Workfront
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
14.8%
Computer Software
12.5%
Marketing and Advertising
8.6%
Financial Services
4.9%
Hospital & Health Care
2.9%
Other
56.3%
Marketing and Advertising
15.0%
Information Technology and Services
8.1%
Financial Services
6.1%
Computer Software
5.5%
Hospital & Health Care
4.1%
Other
61.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Planview AdaptiveWork
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jason B.
Verified User in Computer Software
The Clarizen tool is likely the most configurable SaaS tool available in the PPM world - especially when it comes to the user interface. Meeting a company's need for custom fields & workflows to support unique processes is a major selling point of the...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Real Estate
The project page layout is easy to get lost in. There are too many sections that accordion out, and it is is difficult to keep track of where everything is at and where the team has left off.
Workfront
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jon J.
Verified User in Computer Software
I love the ability to re-prioritize my tasks in the order of how I'm going to work on them and then have that visible to everyone on my team. Also as a manager, this is the perfect way to essentially micromanage your teams' tasks without actually...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Varun S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
- The proof window/function is completely broken. - Not very intuitive, complex and clunky. Example: the documents in the sub-tasks do not roll up to the main task's document section. - A lot of bugs and proofs fail all the time. - Too many email...
Jason B.
Verified User in Computer Software
The Clarizen tool is likely the most configurable SaaS tool available in the PPM world - especially when it comes to the user interface. Meeting a company's need for custom fields & workflows to support unique processes is a major selling point of the...
Jon J.
Verified User in Computer Software
I love the ability to re-prioritize my tasks in the order of how I'm going to work on them and then have that visible to everyone on my team. Also as a manager, this is the perfect way to essentially micromanage your teams' tasks without actually...
Verified User in Real Estate
The project page layout is easy to get lost in. There are too many sections that accordion out, and it is is difficult to keep track of where everything is at and where the team has left off.
Varun S.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
- The proof window/function is completely broken. - Not very intuitive, complex and clunky. Example: the documents in the sub-tasks do not roll up to the main task's document section. - A lot of bugs and proofs fail all the time. - Too many email...
Alternatives
Discussions
How can we automate the flow and approval of QA testing and release?
3 comments
DA
We also need help, but only in QA testing, we are currently severely lacking staff for testing. Who can I turn to for these services?Read more
Why when i am adding new milestone from a project, i need to add the name of the project? bug?
2 comments
AS
Actually if you open the project plan (schedule) and you try to add a milestone Clarizen doesn't ask about the project name. I tested it and it works.Read more
How can I create more automation options at the Configure tab?
2 comments
DG
Hi Christopher - our Customer Success site is quite well visited by Clarizen team and other customers so you can get good feedback there for questions like...Read more
Are there any built-in training articles/videos or anything?
8 comments
SJ
Yes there is built in help with in the Workfront app. There are also online user group for specific regions and numerous communities that address different...Read more
How Important Is Diversity To You, And What Value Does It Bring?
2 comments
AE
To me diversity is a mixture of different people with different backgrounds, ethnicities and customs working together to achieve a common goal.Read more
What is the best way to view the draft of the project without clicking a lot of links to get to it?
1 comment
SP
Workfront should store all of the versions and you can determine by the name or number of the version which is the draft.Read more
Hunting for software insights?
With over 2.5 million reviews, we can provide the specific details that help you make an informed software buying decision for your business. Finding the right product is important, let us help.
or continue with
Gmail.com addresses not permitted. A business domain using Google is allowed.
By proceeding, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
