Compare Accelo and Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.2% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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$10.00
Accelo
Star Rating
(556)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 3 pricing plansMicrosoft Project & Portfolio Management
Star Rating
(1,623)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$10.00
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management excels in managing complex projects, with users highlighting its robust features for resource management, project tracking, and detailed reporting. One user noted its effectiveness for financial tracking, making it suitable for comprehensive project planning.
- Users say that Accelo stands out for its all-in-one approach, integrating CRM, Help Desk, Sales, and Project Management into a single platform. This integration has been praised for streamlining workflows and reducing the need to switch between multiple applications, which is particularly beneficial for growing businesses.
- According to verified reviews, Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management has a higher overall satisfaction score, reflecting its strong performance in areas like planning and task prioritization. Users appreciate its ability to create multifaceted documents for various uses, showcasing its versatility.
- Reviewers mention that Accelo's automation capabilities significantly reduce time spent on manual tasks, which helps in minimizing errors and administrative overhead. Users have noted that this feature enhances productivity, making it easier to manage recurring operations.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management has a solid reputation for its comprehensive features, some users find it challenging to configure for specific workflows. This can lead to a steeper learning curve compared to Accelo, which is often praised for its user-friendly interface.
- Users report that Accelo's customer support is highly rated, with many appreciating the quality of assistance provided. In contrast, while Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management offers good support, it does not receive the same level of acclaim, indicating a potential area for improvement.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Accelo
Professional
Contact Us
Quote-to-cash for profitable
professional service firms.
- Client Project Management
- Client Sales Management
- Client Quote Management
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
Free Trial
Accelo
No trial information availableMicrosoft Project & Portfolio Management
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
431
8.3
1,445
Ease of Use
8.1
436
7.3
1,451
Ease of Setup
7.1
200
7.5
487
Ease of Admin
7.7
189
7.6
454
Quality of Support
8.7
412
7.6
1,141
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
187
7.9
423
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
417
6.6
1,426
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.7
154
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
113
Not enough data
8.5
145
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
71
Not enough data
8.6
95
Not enough data
8.0
78
Not enough data
8.0
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
132
|
Verified
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
7.3
102
Not enough data
7.5
112
Not enough data
8.1
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
100
Not enough data
Customer Support
8.5
139
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
65
Not enough data
8.2
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.0
160
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
168
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
7.6
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
93
Not enough data
7.6
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
101
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
102
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
78
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.4
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - CRM
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
Configuration - cpq
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Pricing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quoting
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
Admin
9.2
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - cpq
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
8.8
206
|
Verified
8.6
81
|
Verified
8.6
205
|
Verified
8.7
85
|
Verified
8.4
174
8.6
83
|
Verified
8.3
186
|
Verified
8.4
81
|
Verified
8.3
149
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.0
45
7.9
175
|
Verified
8.0
78
|
Verified
7.8
189
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Projects
8.6
187
|
Verified
8.8
84
|
Verified
8.5
184
|
Verified
8.7
82
|
Verified
8.3
157
|
Verified
8.7
84
|
Verified
8.5
183
|
Verified
8.6
82
|
Verified
8.2
172
|
Verified
8.4
79
|
Verified
8.4
173
|
Verified
8.4
75
|
Verified
8.3
135
8.0
72
|
Verified
8.4
175
|
Verified
7.9
78
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.7
193
|
Verified
8.1
77
|
Verified
8.0
142
|
Verified
8.2
75
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.3
143
|
Verified
8.4
78
|
Verified
8.4
157
|
Verified
8.3
75
|
Verified
8.3
174
|
Verified
8.8
81
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.1
144
|
Verified
8.6
72
|
Verified
8.2
161
|
Verified
8.4
78
|
Verified
8.3
179
|
Verified
8.3
76
|
Verified
Generative AI
4.5
25
6.9
6
4.4
24
6.4
6
Agentic AI - Project Management
3.0
5
Not enough data
2.7
5
Not enough data
3.3
6
Not enough data
3.1
6
Not enough data
3.3
6
Not enough data
3.3
6
Not enough data
3.6
6
Not enough data
Contract Management Platform Features
8.6
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
127
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
140
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.5
10
Not enough data
4.0
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contract Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
6.1
18
8.6
74
|
Verified
7.0
17
9.2
79
|
Verified
7.0
15
8.9
77
|
Verified
6.9
15
8.7
71
|
Verified
Project Management
6.7
17
9.1
81
|
Verified
6.7
17
9.1
79
|
Verified
6.0
16
8.6
73
|
Verified
Resource Management
6.9
18
8.6
82
|
Verified
7.8
17
8.7
83
|
Verified
6.6
17
8.6
81
|
Verified
Data & Analytics
7.2
17
8.7
80
|
Verified
6.7
17
9.0
77
|
Verified
7.2
17
8.8
80
|
Verified
5.4
17
8.5
78
|
Verified
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
4.1
13
Not enough data
5.6
12
Not enough data
5.6
12
Not enough data
5.8
12
Not enough data
6.1
12
Not enough data
5.3
12
Not enough data
5.1
12
Not enough data
5.6
12
Not enough data
6.0
12
Not enough data
5.4
12
Not enough data
Customer Requirements
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Contracts
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Revenue
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
6.9
9
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
Optimization
6.5
11
Not enough data
5.7
10
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
Content
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
93
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
95
Not enough data
8.3
99
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
109
Not enough data
7.5
88
Not enough data
9.0
130
Not enough data
8.5
117
Not enough data
9.1
131
Not enough data
8.1
105
Not enough data
Task Creation
8.2
26
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
6.9
25
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Task Management
7.6
24
Not enough data
7.3
26
Not enough data
7.1
24
Not enough data
6.6
24
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.3
18
Not enough data
5.1
18
Not enough data
Customer Management
8.8
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
74
Not enough data
8.2
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Management
8.9
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounting
8.4
88
Not enough data
8.4
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
8.1
73
Not enough data
8.2
74
Not enough data
7.8
72
Not enough data
7.9
72
Not enough data
Analytics
8.0
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
13
Not enough data
6.3
13
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
Automation
7.6
24
Not enough data
7.2
27
Not enough data
7.9
26
Not enough data
Administration
8.0
27
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
Project management
7.9
27
Not enough data
7.5
26
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
7.8
25
Not enough data
7.3
25
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
Workload
7.3
28
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
6.9
25
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
7.1
24
Not enough data
7.2
25
Not enough data
7.2
26
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
Integration
7.3
23
Not enough data
7.3
26
Not enough data
7.5
24
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.3
18
Not enough data
5.0
18
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work 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
Earned Value
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.9
12
Performance
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.8
13
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
Communication
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
15
Not enough data
6.9
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Content & Documents
6.5
13
Not enough data
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
6.1
14
Not enough data
Controls
6.9
14
Not enough data
6.4
13
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
6.9
14
Not enough data
6.4
14
Not enough data
Project Management
8.3
14
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
7.5
14
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.3
10
Not enough data
4.4
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
7.6
24
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
6.9
22
Not enough data
Bill Processing
6.1
22
Not enough data
6.7
23
Not enough data
6.7
23
Not enough data
Integration
6.9
25
Not enough data
6.3
24
Not enough data
5.2
22
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
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
Data Sourcing
7.0
10
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
Sales Management
7.7
13
Not enough data
5.7
10
Not enough data
6.8
13
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
7.9
43
Not enough data
8.1
44
Not enough data
8.0
43
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.1
98
Not enough data
8.0
75
Not enough data
8.2
91
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
7.3
37
Not enough data
Administration
7.9
86
Not enough data
8.3
91
Not enough data
7.8
89
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
88
Not enough data
7.6
81
Not enough data
7.9
69
Not enough data
8.6
90
Not enough data
7.4
78
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Accelo and Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management are categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Project and Portfolio Management, Task Management, and Project Management
Unique Categories
Accelo is categorized as Client Portal, Resource Management, Sales Analytics, CRM, Professional Services Automation, Billing, CPQ, Contract Management, Time Tracking, and Quote-to-Cash
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management is categorized as Earned Value Management and Product Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Accelo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
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
Marketing and Advertising
33.0%
Information Technology and Services
17.3%
Computer Software
6.5%
Management Consulting
5.4%
Accounting
3.5%
Other
34.3%
Information Technology and Services
14.3%
Computer Software
4.9%
Construction
4.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.8%
Higher Education
4.5%
Other
66.7%
Discussions
What does Accelo integrate with?
2 Comments
Official Response from Accelo
Hi there, Valentina is absolutely right! Accelo provides a long list of seamless integrations, including very powerful email, accounting and marketing...Read more
Does Accelo offer Customer Support?
2 Comments
Official Response from Accelo
Hi there, Accelo provides free Customer Support to all Accelo users which includes basic 24/6 email responses. Premium Support is available to customers...Read more
When are you coming up with more new exciting features
2 Comments
MG
Best way to find out about upcoming features is to check out the Accelo Blog page. https://www.accelo.com/resources/blog/Read more
I am a new project coordinator for a business that has never used one. Is this a good product for us to use or is there something else that I should use first?
4 Comments
DD
In general, this is a good product for project planning. However, as with most solutions, you need to determine your requirements and compare to the...Read more
How do I best plan my resources with MS Project?
3 Comments
DD
MS Project has resource planning capabilities. You can create a master list of resources for your project. Each resource can have a cost associated with it...Read more
Can I brand the design to look like my company?
2 Comments
WG
Yes, it has good and extensive branding optionsRead more
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