Compare Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management and Scoro 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (65.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$10.00
$19.90 Per Month
Microsoft 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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Star Rating
(491)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (65.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.90 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Scoro excels in user experience, with many praising its speed, customisability, and clean UI. Users find it intuitive, which helps reduce the learning curve compared to Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management, where some users have noted challenges in configuration and adapting to their specific workflows.
- According to verified reviews, Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management is recognized for its robust features in resource management, project tracking, and detailed reporting. Users appreciate its capabilities for financial tracking and itemization of project expenses, making it suitable for complex project management.
- Users say that Scoro's ability to track engineering time provides valuable insights for future planning, helping teams improve their estimation processes. In contrast, while Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management offers comprehensive project management tools, some users feel it may not be as effective in tracking time and effort as Scoro.
- Reviewers mention that Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management is particularly strong in planning and scheduling, with high ratings for its GANTT chart features. However, Scoro also offers solid planning tools, though users have noted that it may not match the depth of Microsoft’s capabilities in this area.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Scoro's support quality is notably high, with users rating it highly for responsiveness and helpfulness. In comparison, while Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management has a decent support rating, some users have expressed a desire for more comprehensive assistance during implementation.
- According to recent feedback, Scoro's pricing is seen as a barrier for some small businesses, with its entry-level price being higher than Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management. However, users feel that the investment in Scoro is justified by its features and user experience, while Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management is often viewed as more accessible for enterprises.
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
Scoro
Core
$19.90
Per Month
For businesses looking to consolidate data, minimize manual data exports, and gain better visibility into their projects as a result.
- Minimum 5 users
- Projects & task management
- Quotes, invoices, and bills
Free Trial
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
No trial information availableScoro
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
1,445
8.8
377
Ease of Use
7.3
1,451
8.7
394
Ease of Setup
7.5
487
7.6
170
Ease of Admin
7.6
454
8.4
130
Quality of Support
7.6
1,141
8.8
325
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
423
9.0
124
Product Direction (% positive)
6.6
1,426
9.1
366
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
Not enough data
8.7
72
Not enough data
8.4
59
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
9.0
77
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
8.5
68
Not enough data
8.8
73
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
8.2
70
Marketing Automation
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Customer Support
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
Feature Not Available
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
69
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
8.3
63
Mobile & Social
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
59
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
50
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
8.2
41
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
40
Not enough data
8.9
49
Not enough data
7.6
46
Integration
Not enough data
8.0
46
Not enough data
7.9
42
Not enough data
7.6
41
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
14
Agentic AI - CRM
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Tasks
8.6
81
|
Verified
9.1
130
|
Verified
8.7
85
|
Verified
8.9
135
|
Verified
8.6
83
|
Verified
8.7
133
|
Verified
8.4
81
|
Verified
8.6
131
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
102
8.0
45
8.6
96
8.0
78
|
Verified
8.5
119
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
117
|
Verified
Projects
8.8
84
|
Verified
8.8
117
|
Verified
8.7
82
|
Verified
8.6
108
|
Verified
8.7
84
|
Verified
8.4
99
|
Verified
8.6
82
|
Verified
8.5
124
|
Verified
8.4
79
|
Verified
8.6
109
|
Verified
8.4
75
|
Verified
8.8
108
|
Verified
8.0
72
|
Verified
8.3
95
|
Verified
7.9
78
|
Verified
8.5
114
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.1
77
|
Verified
8.4
116
|
Verified
8.2
75
|
Verified
8.6
89
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.4
78
|
Verified
8.3
100
|
Verified
8.3
75
|
Verified
8.7
100
|
Verified
8.8
81
|
Verified
8.6
117
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.6
72
|
Verified
8.6
101
|
Verified
8.4
78
|
Verified
8.6
101
|
Verified
8.3
76
|
Verified
8.8
111
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.9
6
7.0
24
6.4
6
6.8
24
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
6.4
15
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
7.1
16
Not enough data
6.9
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
6.9
15
Not enough data
7.3
15
Portfolio Management
8.6
74
|
Verified
8.7
68
|
Verified
9.2
79
|
Verified
8.6
83
|
Verified
8.9
77
|
Verified
8.5
73
|
Verified
8.7
71
|
Verified
8.6
68
|
Verified
Project Management
9.1
81
|
Verified
8.8
52
|
Verified
9.1
79
|
Verified
8.8
89
|
Verified
8.6
73
|
Verified
8.5
75
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.6
82
|
Verified
8.6
78
|
Verified
8.7
83
|
Verified
8.3
82
|
Verified
8.6
81
|
Verified
8.6
80
|
Verified
Data & Analytics
8.7
80
|
Verified
8.6
85
|
Verified
9.0
77
|
Verified
8.5
87
|
Verified
8.8
80
|
Verified
8.7
90
|
Verified
8.5
78
|
Verified
8.5
68
|
Verified
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
8.1
12
Setup
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.3
29
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
8.2
31
Management
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
7.8
29
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.0
10
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Planning
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.0
15
Optimization
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
7.3
13
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
Not enough data
8.5
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
30
|
Verified
Project Management
Not enough data
8.5
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
42
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
37
|
Verified
Accounting
Not enough data
8.9
39
Not enough data
9.2
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
36
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
8.5
34
|
Verified
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
8.8
31
Not enough data
8.3
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
26
Not enough data
8.3
29
|
Verified
Analytics
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.7
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
33
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
35
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
36
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
27
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
28
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.6
67
Not enough data
8.5
55
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
66
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
8.9
67
Project management
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
8.9
68
Not enough data
8.6
63
Not enough data
8.7
65
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
68
Workload
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.7
56
Not enough data
8.6
55
Not enough data
8.5
55
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
7.8
57
Not enough data
8.4
57
Not enough data
8.9
60
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
8.7
59
Not enough data
8.6
57
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
51
Not enough data
8.3
56
Not enough data
8.4
47
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
7.3
13
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
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
8.2
53
Not enough data
8.0
50
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
53
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.7
65
Not enough data
8.6
63
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Controls
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.9
67
Not enough data
8.5
71
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Project Management
Not enough data
9.0
77
Not enough data
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.8
72
Not enough data
8.3
58
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.9
65
Not enough data
8.6
59
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.7
14
Not enough data
6.8
14
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
5.7
9
Not enough data
5.7
9
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
8.7
80
Not enough data
8.9
88
Not enough data
8.6
67
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
8.8
103
Not enough data
8.5
66
Not enough data
8.3
90
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
7.9
76
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
99
Not enough data
8.5
108
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
79
Not enough data
8.7
111
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
106
Not enough data
8.2
87
Not enough data
8.1
52
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
7.4
89
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management and Scoro are categorized as Project and Portfolio Management, Project Management, Project Collaboration, and Work Management
Unique Categories
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management is categorized as Earned Value Management, Product Management, and Task Management
Scoro is categorized as Professional Services Automation, Resource Management, Workflow Management, Time Tracking, and CRM
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Scoro
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
14.3%
Computer Software
4.9%
Construction
4.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.8%
Higher Education
4.5%
Other
66.7%
Marketing and Advertising
24.5%
Information Technology and Services
8.4%
Management Consulting
4.1%
Architecture & Planning
3.9%
Higher Education
3.9%
Other
55.3%
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