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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00 1 User Per Month
$10.00
Apptivo
Star Rating
(217)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00 1 User Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansMicrosoft Project & Portfolio Management
Star Rating
(1,622)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$10.00
Browse all 6 pricing plansApptivo vs Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Apptivo easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Apptivo overall.
- Reviewers felt that Apptivo meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Apptivo is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Apptivo over Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Apptivo
Lite
$20.00
1 User Per Month
- 18 Apps
- 100 Custom Fields per app
- 25 Workflows
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
Apptivo
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
173
8.3
1,446
Ease of Use
8.3
179
7.3
1,452
Ease of Setup
7.8
108
7.5
488
Ease of Admin
8.1
103
7.6
454
Quality of Support
9.1
171
7.6
1,142
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
101
7.9
423
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
172
6.6
1,427
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.3
105
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.6
67
Not enough data
7.6
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
6.9
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
62
Not enough data
Customer Support
7.6
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
70
Not enough data
7.7
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
7.0
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
85
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.5
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
6.4
63
Not enough data
6.6
65
Not enough data
7.4
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.1
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.0
61
Not enough data
6.0
55
Not enough data
7.1
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integration
7.5
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.8
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.6
54
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
24
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
Ticket and Case Management
9.3
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.2
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication Channels
8.3
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
9.2
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.6
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
Tasks
8.3
21
|
Verified
8.6
81
|
Verified
8.2
21
|
Verified
8.7
85
|
Verified
8.3
22
|
Verified
8.6
83
|
Verified
8.4
20
|
Verified
8.4
81
|
Verified
8.1
21
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.0
45
8.3
21
|
Verified
8.0
78
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Projects
8.7
19
|
Verified
8.8
84
|
Verified
8.4
19
|
Verified
8.7
82
|
Verified
7.7
17
|
Verified
8.7
84
|
Verified
8.0
19
|
Verified
8.6
82
|
Verified
8.2
21
|
Verified
8.4
79
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.4
75
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
72
|
Verified
8.7
20
|
Verified
7.9
78
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.8
18
|
Verified
8.1
77
|
Verified
7.5
17
|
Verified
8.2
75
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.2
18
|
Verified
8.4
78
|
Verified
8.0
18
|
Verified
8.3
75
|
Verified
7.9
21
|
Verified
8.8
81
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
7.9
16
|
Verified
8.6
72
|
Verified
7.9
16
|
Verified
8.4
78
|
Verified
8.6
20
|
Verified
8.3
76
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.1
7
6.9
6
7.1
7
6.4
6
Agentic AI - 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
8.7
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
72
|
Verified
Project Management
Not enough data
9.1
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
74
|
Verified
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.6
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
82
|
Verified
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
79
|
Verified
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
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
Automation
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workload
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
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
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
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
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.8
17
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
Bill Processing
8.6
17
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.3
17
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
Before the Job
9.0
23
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
On the Job
7.8
20
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
8.3
18
Not enough data
After the Job
7.9
22
Not enough data
7.0
20
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
8.5
21
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Field Service Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
7.5
19
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
7.9
19
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
9.2
15
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
8.0
16
Not enough data
Administration
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
17
Not enough data
9.4
14
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Apptivo and Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management are categorized as Project Management
Unique Categories
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management is categorized as Earned Value Management, Project and Portfolio Management, Product Management, Project Collaboration, Task Management, and Work Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Apptivo
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
Information Technology and Services
6.6%
Construction
6.6%
Marketing and Advertising
6.1%
Telecommunications
3.8%
Real Estate
3.8%
Other
73.1%
Information Technology and Services
14.4%
Computer Software
4.9%
Construction
4.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.8%
Higher Education
4.5%
Other
66.6%
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Discussions
Do I have to pay for each app I use?
1 Comment
Official Response from Apptivo
No, all apps are included within the single monthly price, offering unparalleled value for your business.Read more
Can I access Apptivo Apps using my Mobile phone?
1 Comment
Official Response from Apptivo
Apptivo is accessible through all mobile phones using our Android, iOS, or Windows apps. You can also use your mobile web browser to access Apptivo as well.Read more
Do I need an experienced IT consultant to setup/manage my account?
1 Comment
Official Response from Apptivo
No that’s not needed. If you are just getting started, you should be able to navigate around the various Apps and get started with the ones that are most...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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