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Planview PPM Pro
Star Rating
(28)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (59.3% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(1,134)4.1 out of 5
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Enterprise (50.4% of reviews)
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Workfront excels in customization and scalability, making it ideal for complex, cross-functional workflows. Users appreciate features like request queues and custom forms that help standardize project intake, ensuring teams provide the right information upfront.
- Users say that Planview PPM Pro offers a smooth setup experience, with many highlighting its ease of maintaining and tracking project activities. This simplicity can be a significant advantage for teams looking to get started quickly without extensive training.
- Reviewers mention that Workfront's automation capabilities, particularly through its Fusion feature, save time by streamlining repetitive tasks. This level of automation is a game-changer for users who manage multiple projects and need to optimize their workflows.
- According to verified reviews, Planview PPM Pro shines in its project management features, particularly with its Request 2.0 funnel process. Users appreciate the ability to customize workflows and manage necessary gates before converting requests into projects, which enhances project tracking.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Workfront has a higher overall satisfaction score, it faces challenges in ease of setup compared to Planview PPM Pro. Users have noted that Workfront's implementation can be more complex, which may require additional time and resources to fully leverage its capabilities.
- Users report that both products have strong support systems, but Planview PPM Pro receives slightly higher marks for quality of support. Reviewers have noted the importance of having knowledgeable consultants available to assist with setup and ongoing project management, which can significantly impact user experience.
Pricing
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Planview PPM Pro
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Essential work management capabilities to collaborate, execute, and accelerate work.
- Work management
- Demand management
- Resource management
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Planview PPM Pro
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Meets Requirements
8.1
26
8.4
919
Ease of Use
8.1
25
7.8
959
Ease of Setup
6.6
15
7.1
402
Ease of Admin
7.2
16
8.0
340
Quality of Support
8.6
23
8.2
779
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
16
8.4
319
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
24
8.1
912
Features by Category
Tasks
9.0
5
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Verified
8.8
215
|
Verified
9.3
5
|
Verified
8.9
217
|
Verified
8.7
5
|
Verified
8.8
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
209
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
205
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
198
|
Verified
7.0
5
|
Verified
8.4
200
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
196
|
Verified
Projects
8.3
5
|
Verified
8.9
205
|
Verified
9.0
5
|
Verified
8.6
199
|
Verified
9.3
5
|
Verified
8.2
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
200
|
Verified
9.3
5
|
Verified
8.4
198
|
Verified
9.3
5
|
Verified
8.3
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
197
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
181
|
Verified
8.3
5
|
Verified
8.5
189
|
Verified
7.3
5
|
Verified
8.4
180
|
Verified
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.4
183
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
188
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
193
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
7.7
5
|
Verified
8.4
178
|
Verified
8.3
5
|
Verified
8.6
184
|
Verified
9.3
5
|
Verified
8.6
192
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
67
Not enough data
6.4
67
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
6.3
31
Not enough data
6.6
32
Not enough data
6.6
32
Not enough data
5.9
31
Not enough data
6.0
31
Not enough data
6.3
31
Not enough data
6.6
31
Portfolio Management
9.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Resource Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Cost Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.0
33
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
7.9
33
Management
Not enough data
7.5
33
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
7.8
32
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.1
30
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
6.0
19
Not enough data
6.0
18
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
6.4
19
Not enough data
5.7
19
Not enough data
6.2
19
Not enough data
6.3
19
Planning
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Optimization
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
6.7
13
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Prepare
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Plan
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Optimize
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Execute
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.6
20
Tasks
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
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
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Planning
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Task Creation
Not enough data
8.9
34
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
7.7
34
Task Management
Not enough data
8.5
34
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
8.0
33
Not enough data
7.9
33
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.9
31
Not enough data
6.3
32
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.7
139
Not enough data
8.5
134
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
136
Not enough data
8.7
131
Not enough data
9.0
135
Project management
Not enough data
8.9
141
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
9.0
135
Not enough data
8.7
134
Not enough data
8.7
136
Not enough data
8.6
125
Not enough data
8.8
135
Workload
Not enough data
8.8
129
Not enough data
8.8
132
Not enough data
8.6
128
Not enough data
8.7
128
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
138
Not enough data
8.9
141
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.7
120
Not enough data
8.7
129
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
117
Not enough data
8.6
116
Not enough data
8.7
116
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
24
Not enough data
6.6
29
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
5.5
11
Not enough data
5.9
11
Not enough data
5.5
11
Not enough data
5.5
11
Communication
Not enough data
7.2
33
Not enough data
7.8
33
Not enough data
7.2
33
Not enough data
6.5
33
Not enough data
6.7
33
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
7.7
33
Not enough data
8.6
33
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
7.8
33
Not enough data
7.4
32
Project Management
Not enough data
9.0
32
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
8.0
33
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
7.9
33
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
7.6
33
Not enough data
6.5
33
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.7
32
Not enough data
5.9
31
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
6.1
15
Not enough data
6.2
15
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.0
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.4
6
Collaboration - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Security - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
6
Strategic Planning - Strategic 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
Strategic Management - Strategic 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
Data Analysis - Strategic Portfolio Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Strategic Portfolio Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Application 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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Planview PPM Pro and Workfront are categorized as Project Management
Unique Categories
Planview PPM Pro is categorized as Application Portfolio Management, Project Cost Management, Project and Portfolio Management, and Strategic Portfolio Management
Workfront is categorized as Project Collaboration, Workflow Management, Task Management, Bug Tracking, Work Management, Kanban Project Management, Strategic Planning and Execution, Resource Management, and Markup Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Planview PPM Pro
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Workfront
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
14.8%
Higher Education
7.4%
Financial Services
7.4%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
3.7%
Telecommunications
3.7%
Other
63.0%
Marketing and Advertising
14.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Computer Software
6.5%
Financial Services
6.2%
Hospital & Health Care
4.3%
Other
60.3%
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Discussions
How does Innotas compare to the competition?
1 Comment
AS
Innotas is the only cloud-based project portfolio management (PPM) solution that is rated as a "leader" by the top three analysts covering the field -...Read more
Are you a cloud-based platform?
1 Comment
Official Response from Planview PPM Pro
Yes. Innotas is and always has been 100% cloud-based. We believe this model enables us to better serve our customers and provides more long-term returns on...Read more
What is your implementation process and how long does it take?
1 Comment
JL
Planview has a dedicated in-house professional services team which works closely with our customers to implement our solutions. The length of each project...Read more
Are there any built-in training articles/videos or anything?
8 Comments
SJ
Yes there is built in help with in the Workfront app. There are also online user group for specific regions and numerous communities that address different...Read more
How Important Is Diversity To You, And What Value Does It Bring?
2 Comments
AE
To me diversity is a mixture of different people with different backgrounds, ethnicities and customs working together to achieve a common goal.Read more
What is the best way to view the draft of the project without clicking a lot of links to get to it?
1 Comment
SP
Workfront should store all of the versions and you can determine by the name or number of the version which is the draft.Read more
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