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Compare Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management and Paymo 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (82.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$10.00
Free
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
Star Rating
(1,624)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$10.00
Browse all 6 pricing plansPaymo
Star Rating
(594)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansMicrosoft Project & Portfolio Management vs Paymo
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Paymo easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Paymo overall.
- Reviewers felt that Paymo meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Paymo is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Paymo over Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management.
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
Paymo
Free
Free
Basic tools for personal use.
- Unlimited Users
- Unlimited Time Tracking
- Unlimited Invoices
Free Trial
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
No trial information availablePaymo
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
1,447
8.7
527
Ease of Use
7.3
1,453
9.0
528
Ease of Setup
7.5
489
9.0
263
Ease of Admin
7.6
454
8.9
258
Quality of Support
7.6
1,143
9.1
462
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
423
9.1
239
Product Direction (% positive)
6.6
1,428
9.0
512
Features by Category
Tasks
8.6
81
|
Verified
9.2
75
|
Verified
8.7
85
|
Verified
8.7
69
|
Verified
8.6
83
|
Verified
8.9
67
|
Verified
8.4
81
|
Verified
8.8
68
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
52
|
Verified
8.0
45
Feature Not Available
8.0
78
|
Verified
8.6
61
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.2
58
|
Verified
Projects
8.8
84
|
Verified
8.7
61
|
Verified
8.7
82
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
8.7
84
|
Verified
8.0
41
|
Verified
8.6
82
|
Verified
8.6
49
8.4
79
|
Verified
8.4
63
|
Verified
8.4
75
|
Verified
8.4
61
|
Verified
8.0
72
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.9
78
|
Verified
8.2
63
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.7
34
|
Verified
8.1
77
|
Verified
9.1
73
|
Verified
8.2
75
|
Verified
7.8
36
Resource Management
8.4
78
|
Verified
8.2
39
|
Verified
8.3
75
|
Verified
7.9
41
|
Verified
8.8
81
|
Verified
8.1
50
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.6
72
|
Verified
8.0
44
|
Verified
8.4
78
|
Verified
7.8
40
|
Verified
8.3
76
|
Verified
8.7
67
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
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
8.7
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Management
9.1
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.7
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
85
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.8
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.4
9
Optimization
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.5
9
Tasks
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
9.2
13
Agentic AI - Kanban 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
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.4
13
Planning
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
8.8
14
Task Creation
Not enough data
9.1
80
Not enough data
8.8
75
Not enough data
8.4
67
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Task Management
Not enough data
8.5
68
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.2
47
Not enough data
8.2
51
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
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
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
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
9.1
30
Not enough data
8.8
20
Bill Processing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
8.5
10
Agentic AI - Billing
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
Not enough data
9.2
403
Not enough data
9.2
399
Not enough data
8.9
334
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
8.7
253
Not enough data
8.6
130
Not enough data
8.4
185
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
9.2
365
Administration
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
8.7
231
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
241
Not enough data
8.2
113
Not enough data
8.3
114
Not enough data
9.1
254
Not enough data
8.0
174
Not enough data
7.3
98
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management and Paymo are categorized as Project Management and Task Management
Unique Categories
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management is categorized as Earned Value Management, Project and Portfolio Management, Product Management, Project Collaboration, and Work Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Paymo
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%
Computer Software
4.9%
Construction
4.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.8%
Higher Education
4.5%
Other
66.6%
Marketing and Advertising
13.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.9%
Computer Software
8.9%
Design
7.4%
Graphic Design
6.7%
Other
54.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
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
Is paymo free?
3 Comments
SZ
There's a Free tier for paymo but for most professional users the limits like max. 3 clients / 3 invoices isn't very practical.Read more
How much does Paymo cost?
1 Comment
A
Free (limited to 1 user)
Small Office - $11.95/user/month
Business - $18.95/user/month
20% discount for annual subscriptions
You only pay for the...Read more
Does Paymo offer integrations with other apps?
1 Comment
A
https://www.paymoapp.com/downloads-and-integrations/Read more
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