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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
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Star Rating
(37,809)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Slack excels in user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher overall score compared to Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management. Users appreciate its seamless workflow and effective communication features, which enhance daily interactions within teams.
- Users say that Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management is particularly strong in managing complex projects, with features that allow for detailed resource management and financial tracking. Reviewers highlight its capability for itemizing project expenses, making it suitable for comprehensive project planning.
- According to verified reviews, Slack's ease of use is a standout feature, with many users noting the platform's intuitive design and quick setup process. This simplicity allows teams to optimize their communication without the hassle of complicated configurations.
- Reviewers mention that while Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management offers robust features for project tracking and reporting, some users find it challenging to adapt to their specific workflows, indicating a need for more flexible configurations.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Slack's extensive integration options significantly enhance its functionality, allowing teams to connect various tools and streamline their processes. This flexibility is a major advantage for organizations looking to improve collaboration across departments.
- Users express that while Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management provides comprehensive features for project methodologies, it may not be as user-friendly as Slack, which is praised for its straightforward communication channels and effective team coordination.
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
1,447
9.2
30,936
Ease of Use
7.3
1,453
9.1
31,824
Ease of Setup
7.5
489
9.1
8,222
Ease of Admin
7.6
454
8.9
4,985
Quality of Support
7.6
1,143
8.8
21,495
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.9
423
9.0
4,464
Product Direction (% positive)
6.6
1,428
8.7
30,252
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
8.7
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
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13857
Not enough data
9.0
14399
Not enough data
8.6
13717
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
10175
Not enough data
8.1
9510
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13608
Not enough data
9.2
13245
Not enough data
9.0
11747
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1479
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1465
Not enough data
7.9
1472
Not enough data
7.4
1449
Not enough data
7.4
1450
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.6
874
Not enough data
7.6
865
Setup
Not enough data
9.0
667
Not enough data
8.9
658
Not enough data
8.6
645
Not enough data
8.9
668
Management
Not enough data
9.0
651
Not enough data
8.6
637
Not enough data
8.9
649
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
555
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.6
273
Not enough data
7.9
269
Not enough data
8.0
276
Not enough data
7.8
274
Not enough data
7.9
273
Not enough data
7.8
273
Not enough data
8.0
273
Account Options
Not enough data
9.2
269
Not enough data
8.3
268
Not enough data
8.6
260
Not enough data
8.6
264
Not enough data
8.9
269
Not enough data
8.8
265
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.0
268
Not enough data
9.0
266
Not enough data
9.1
270
Not enough data
8.6
260
Not enough data
9.0
265
Not enough data
8.8
261
Not enough data
8.5
257
Not enough data
8.8
258
Not enough data
8.4
256
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.4
326
Not enough data
8.3
329
Not enough data
8.0
318
Not enough data
8.0
315
Not enough data
7.9
312
Not enough data
8.3
313
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
307
Not enough data
8.7
312
Not enough data
8.9
314
Not enough data
8.9
315
Not enough data
8.3
311
Not enough data
8.2
304
Not enough data
8.6
317
Not enough data
8.6
305
Not enough data
8.5
302
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.8
185
Not enough data
7.8
187
Not enough data
7.7
184
Login Options
Not enough data
9.0
741
Not enough data
8.5
723
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
705
Not enough data
8.3
710
Not enough data
8.6
715
Not enough data
7.8
692
Not enough data
7.9
689
Customization
Not enough data
8.5
707
Not enough data
9.0
721
Not enough data
8.6
697
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.4
389
Not enough data
7.5
387
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
8.9
81
Not enough data
8.9
84
Not enough data
8.8
79
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.3
50
Not enough data
8.2
47
Not enough data
8.8
48
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.5
46
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.6
80
Not enough data
9.1
79
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
9.0
80
Not enough data
8.9
77
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
8.9
78
Not enough data
9.0
81
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.0
16
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
9.0
15
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
9.1
15
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
1182
Not enough data
8.8
1148
Not enough data
8.5
1128
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
1146
Not enough data
8.6
1111
Not enough data
9.4
1172
Project management
Not enough data
8.7
1131
Not enough data
8.5
1101
Not enough data
8.5
1117
Not enough data
8.5
1106
Not enough data
8.5
1101
Not enough data
8.3
1076
Not enough data
8.2
1096
Workload
Not enough data
8.4
1066
Not enough data
8.8
1104
Not enough data
8.6
1067
Not enough data
8.4
1060
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.3
1240
Not enough data
9.0
1131
Not enough data
9.3
1197
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.0
1049
Not enough data
8.2
1049
Not enough data
8.1
1044
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
1066
Not enough data
8.4
1048
Not enough data
8.4
1039
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
995
Not enough data
7.6
992
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.6
498
Not enough data
7.7
494
Not enough data
8.0
495
Not enough data
7.7
495
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
1119
Not enough data
9.3
1108
Not enough data
8.8
1030
Not enough data
8.9
1019
Not enough data
9.1
1022
Content & Documents
Not enough data
9.1
1060
Not enough data
8.9
1021
Not enough data
8.7
1035
Not enough data
8.1
984
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
973
Not enough data
8.1
969
Not enough data
8.6
977
Not enough data
8.4
977
Not enough data
8.2
957
Project Management
Not enough data
8.4
972
Not enough data
8.3
958
Not enough data
8.5
968
Not enough data
8.6
964
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
980
Not enough data
8.7
954
Not enough data
8.9
970
Not enough data
7.8
946
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
908
Not enough data
7.3
904
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.4
421
Not enough data
7.6
423
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.4
268
Not enough data
7.5
268
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.4
11
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.2
10
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
11
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.8
11
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.8
12
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.5
10
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.9
11
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
8.5
707
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
14.4%
Computer Software
4.9%
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
8.6%
Internet
4.7%
Education Management
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
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
How do I delete a channel in slack?
47 Comments
CH
Since this has already been answered, my $0.02 is that you should always archive channels rather than delete them for posterity and/or auditing purposes.Read more
What does slack software do?
28 Comments
RR
Slack is messaging and communication platform which allow an individual for video and audio calls and many more.Read more
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