Compare Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management and Slack 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$10.00
$0.00
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 plansSlack
Star Rating
(38,431)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Slack excels in user experience, with many praising its intuitive interface and seamless integration with other tools. Users appreciate features like secure channels for private team chats and the ability to react to messages, which enhance communication and collaboration.
- According to verified reviews, Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management is recognized for its robust scheduling capabilities. Users highlight its ability to automate project logic and manage dependencies effectively, making it a powerful tool for project management, especially for those who prioritize detailed planning.
- Users say that Slack's ease of setup and administration is a significant advantage, with many finding the onboarding process straightforward. This allows teams to quickly adopt the platform and start collaborating without extensive training or technical support.
- Reviewers mention that while Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management offers strong project management features, it can be challenging to configure for specific workflows. Some users express that patience is required to fully leverage its resource allocation and task management capabilities.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Slack's high satisfaction scores reflect its effectiveness in fostering team communication. Users have noted their long-term happiness with the platform, indicating that it consistently meets their collaboration needs over time.
- According to recent feedback, Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management is seen as a powerful tool for enterprise-level project management, but it may not be as accessible for small businesses. Users appreciate its depth in project optimization and strategic alignment, yet some find it less user-friendly compared to Slack's more casual approach.
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
Slack
Free
$0.00
For teams wanting to try out Slack for an unlimited period of time
- Searchable message archives, up to 10k of your team’s most recent messages
- 10 apps or service integrations
- Native apps for iOS, Android, Mac & Windows Desktop
Free Trial
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
No trial information availableSlack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
1,446
9.2
31,296
Ease of Use
7.3
1,452
9.2
32,245
Ease of Setup
7.5
488
9.2
8,599
Ease of Admin
7.6
455
8.9
5,117
Quality of Support
7.6
1,142
8.8
21,779
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
424
9.0
4,597
Product Direction (% positive)
6.6
1,427
8.7
30,593
Features by Category
Tasks
8.6
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
85
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
45
Not enough data
8.0
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Projects
8.8
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.4
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.6
72
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
8.6
74
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Management
9.1
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.6
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.7
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
78
|
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
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13955
Not enough data
9.0
14506
Not enough data
8.6
13795
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
10242
Not enough data
8.1
9568
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13676
Not enough data
9.2
13291
Not enough data
9.0
11839
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.6
1510
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1494
Not enough data
7.9
1498
Not enough data
7.4
1476
Not enough data
7.4
1477
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.7
905
Not enough data
7.7
891
Setup
Not enough data
9.1
689
Not enough data
8.9
678
Not enough data
8.7
661
Not enough data
8.9
697
Management
Not enough data
9.0
672
Not enough data
8.7
654
Not enough data
8.9
668
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
573
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.8
292
Not enough data
8.0
288
Not enough data
8.2
297
Not enough data
8.0
294
Not enough data
8.0
293
Not enough data
8.0
294
Not enough data
8.1
294
Account Options
Not enough data
9.2
290
Not enough data
8.4
283
Not enough data
8.7
279
Not enough data
8.7
283
Not enough data
8.9
290
Not enough data
8.9
287
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.1
290
Not enough data
9.1
286
Not enough data
9.1
293
Not enough data
8.7
279
Not enough data
9.1
287
Not enough data
8.9
283
Not enough data
8.6
276
Not enough data
8.9
279
Not enough data
8.5
275
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.5
350
Not enough data
8.3
349
Not enough data
8.2
341
Not enough data
8.1
336
Not enough data
8.0
332
Not enough data
8.4
336
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
326
Not enough data
8.8
335
Not enough data
9.0
340
Not enough data
9.0
337
Not enough data
8.4
336
Not enough data
8.3
325
Not enough data
8.7
340
Not enough data
8.7
327
Not enough data
8.6
322
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
8.0
205
Not enough data
8.0
207
Not enough data
7.9
205
Login Options
Not enough data
9.1
776
Not enough data
8.5
749
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
739
Not enough data
8.3
743
Not enough data
8.6
747
Not enough data
7.9
721
Not enough data
7.9
718
Customization
Not enough data
8.6
743
Not enough data
9.0
759
Not enough data
8.7
728
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.5
420
Not enough data
7.6
416
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
Compatibility
Not enough data
9.1
99
Not enough data
9.1
102
Not enough data
9.0
95
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.7
65
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
9.0
63
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.9
61
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.9
98
Not enough data
9.2
96
Not enough data
8.8
94
Not enough data
9.1
95
Not enough data
9.0
95
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.3
28
Not enough data
9.3
29
Not enough data
9.2
28
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
95
Not enough data
9.0
94
Not enough data
9.2
100
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.5
32
Not enough data
9.4
30
Not enough data
9.3
30
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.4
31
Not enough data
9.4
30
Not enough data
9.6
33
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.5
30
Not enough data
9.4
28
Not enough data
9.3
31
Not enough data
9.5
31
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1236
Not enough data
8.8
1193
Not enough data
8.5
1165
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1192
Not enough data
8.7
1142
Not enough data
9.4
1270
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1172
Not enough data
8.5
1127
Not enough data
8.6
1151
Not enough data
8.5
1138
Not enough data
8.6
1138
Not enough data
8.3
1103
Not enough data
8.3
1132
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
1089
Not enough data
8.8
1151
Not enough data
8.6
1100
Not enough data
8.5
1095
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.4
1552
Not enough data
9.0
1254
Not enough data
9.4
1356
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.1
1079
Not enough data
8.2
1080
Not enough data
8.1
1073
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
1163
Not enough data
8.4
1083
Not enough data
8.4
1081
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
1029
Not enough data
7.7
1031
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.7
528
Not enough data
7.8
522
Not enough data
8.2
535
Not enough data
7.9
525
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
9.4
1206
Not enough data
9.3
1194
Not enough data
8.9
1069
Not enough data
8.9
1053
Not enough data
9.1
1061
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.2
1115
Not enough data
8.9
1054
Not enough data
8.7
1076
Not enough data
8.1
1016
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
1001
Not enough data
8.1
993
Not enough data
8.7
1008
Not enough data
8.4
1014
Not enough data
8.2
981
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
1008
Not enough data
8.4
988
Not enough data
8.5
1006
Not enough data
8.7
1000
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
1013
Not enough data
8.7
980
Not enough data
9.0
1001
Not enough data
7.9
969
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
937
Not enough data
7.4
937
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.6
448
Not enough data
7.7
453
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.6
289
Not enough data
7.7
289
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
9.5
21
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.7
22
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.6
21
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.5
22
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
22
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.3
23
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
20
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.5
22
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
8.6
743
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
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management and Slack are categorized as Project Collaboration and Work Management
Unique Categories
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management is categorized as Earned Value Management, Project and Portfolio Management, Project Management, Product Management, and Task Management
Slack is categorized as Knowledge Base, Unified Workspaces, Enterprise Search Software, Q&A Platforms, AI Note-Taking Software, Business Instant Messaging, Workflow Management, and Audio Conferencing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Slack
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
5.0%
Construction
4.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.8%
Higher Education
4.5%
Other
66.6%
Computer Software
15.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
8.7%
Internet
4.7%
Financial Services
3.3%
Other
54.9%
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
SF
I think you'll find that Microsoft Project is a phenomenal tool -- but the learning curve to really maximize it is huge. As in, Donald Trump "huge". ...Read more
How Can I Connect With Excel ? and Take input From Excel?
2 Comments
AP
I have not had the need to integrate with Excel yet.Read more
How do I delete a channel in slack?
47 Comments
OP
Currently, Slack has disabled deleting a channel, you can only archive it if you created it.Read more
What does slack software do?
28 Comments
GM
Slack is a messaging software perfect for companies, it allows you to create channels (groups), it let's you answer to messages in threads and react to...Read more
What is Slack used for?
21 Comments
RR
It connect us with the people no matter where we are through messaging and calls.Read more
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