Compare ProjectManager and Workfront 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (50.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$28.00 1 User Per Month
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ProjectManager
Star Rating
(101)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$28.00 1 User Per Month
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Star Rating
(1,146)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Workfront excels in its ability to handle complex, cross-functional workflows, with users praising its customization options, such as request queues and custom forms that help standardize project intake.
- Users say ProjectManager stands out for its user-friendly interface and seamless project execution, making it easy to manage tasks from start to finish, which is particularly beneficial for small businesses looking for straightforward solutions.
- According to verified reviews, Workfront's recent updates and features like Fusion for automating repetitive tasks are highlighted as significant time-savers, streamlining workflows and enhancing productivity for teams with complex needs.
- Reviewers mention that while ProjectManager offers a comprehensive overview of project lifecycles, it may not provide the same level of customization as Workfront, which can be a drawback for larger organizations with specific workflow requirements.
- Users appreciate Workfront's strong support for alignment and strategizing, allowing multiple users to allocate resources effectively, which is crucial for enterprise-level projects that require collaboration across various teams.
- G2 reviewers note that while ProjectManager has a higher star rating for ease of use, Workfront's robust features and scalability make it a better fit for organizations needing advanced project management capabilities, despite its steeper learning curve.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ProjectManager
Business
$28.00
1 User Per Month
Designed for teams that need to optimize portfolio management, workload and exec reporting. Includes all Team features plus:
- Expenses & budgeting
- Timesheets, tracking and approvals
- Workflow & automation (5 rules per workflow)
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Essential work management capabilities to collaborate, execute, and accelerate work.
- Work management
- Demand management
- Resource management
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ProjectManager
Free Trial is available
Workfront
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.4
78
8.4
919
Ease of Use
8.7
79
7.8
960
Ease of Setup
8.3
30
7.1
403
Ease of Admin
8.2
26
7.9
341
Quality of Support
8.7
74
8.2
778
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
25
8.4
320
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
74
8.1
913
Features by Category
Tasks
9.0
47
|
Verified
8.8
215
|
Verified
8.3
47
|
Verified
8.9
217
|
Verified
8.6
47
|
Verified
8.8
215
|
Verified
8.6
46
|
Verified
8.5
206
|
Verified
8.4
48
|
Verified
8.4
204
|
Verified
7.9
43
|
Verified
8.3
196
|
Verified
8.3
47
|
Verified
8.4
197
|
Verified
8.2
48
|
Verified
8.5
194
|
Verified
Projects
8.7
47
|
Verified
8.9
203
|
Verified
8.4
46
|
Verified
8.6
196
|
Verified
8.8
45
|
Verified
8.2
181
|
Verified
7.8
47
|
Verified
8.4
197
|
Verified
8.4
45
|
Verified
8.4
195
|
Verified
8.0
43
|
Verified
8.3
178
|
Verified
8.4
44
|
Verified
8.5
191
|
Verified
7.8
43
|
Verified
8.6
194
|
Verified
7.6
43
|
Verified
8.3
177
|
Verified
8.1
43
|
Verified
8.5
185
|
Verified
8.4
41
|
Verified
8.3
176
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.4
45
|
Verified
8.3
180
|
Verified
8.5
43
|
Verified
8.5
186
|
Verified
8.7
47
|
Verified
8.4
190
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.1
42
|
Verified
8.4
174
|
Verified
8.4
45
|
Verified
8.6
182
|
Verified
8.5
47
|
Verified
8.6
190
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.6
9
6.0
63
7.2
9
6.1
63
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
5.7
27
Not enough data
6.1
28
Not enough data
6.1
28
Not enough data
5.3
27
Not enough data
5.4
27
Not enough data
5.8
27
Not enough data
6.0
27
Cost Tracking
9.3
17
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
7.9
32
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
7.8
32
Management
Not enough data
7.4
32
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
7.7
31
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.9
29
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
5.7
18
Not enough data
5.8
17
Not enough data
5.8
18
Not enough data
6.2
18
Not enough data
5.5
18
Not enough data
6.0
18
Not enough data
6.1
18
Planning
8.8
23
8.3
13
8.4
24
8.1
13
9.2
24
7.9
14
Optimization
9.0
24
8.1
14
8.8
24
7.4
13
8.7
23
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
8.4
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.0
18
Plan
Not enough data
8.4
18
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
8.5
18
Optimize
Not enough data
8.8
19
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Execute
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
8.5
18
Not enough data
8.5
19
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
9.3
27
8.9
32
9.2
28
9.0
32
8.9
25
8.0
32
8.9
25
7.7
32
Task Management
9.2
26
8.5
32
9.3
26
8.2
31
9.2
27
7.9
31
9.1
28
7.7
31
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.6
29
Not enough data
6.0
30
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Site 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
Automation
Not enough data
8.8
136
Not enough data
8.7
138
Not enough data
8.5
133
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
135
Not enough data
8.7
130
Not enough data
9.0
134
Project management
Not enough data
8.9
140
Not enough data
8.7
134
Not enough data
9.0
134
Not enough data
8.7
133
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
8.6
124
Not enough data
8.8
134
Workload
Not enough data
8.8
128
Not enough data
8.8
131
Not enough data
8.6
127
Not enough data
8.6
127
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
137
Not enough data
8.9
140
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.7
119
Not enough data
8.7
128
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
116
Not enough data
8.6
115
Not enough data
8.7
115
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
23
Not enough data
6.5
28
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
5.0
10
Not enough data
5.5
10
Not enough data
5.0
10
Not enough data
5.0
10
Earned Value
9.8
9
Not enough data
10.0
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
Performance
9.3
9
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
Integration
9.8
9
Not enough data
10.0
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
7.1
32
Not enough data
7.7
32
Not enough data
7.1
32
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.6
32
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
7.7
32
Not enough data
8.6
32
Controls
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
7.7
32
Not enough data
7.3
31
Project Management
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
7.9
32
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
7.9
32
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
7.6
32
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.6
31
Not enough data
5.8
30
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
5.8
14
Not enough data
6.0
14
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
Scheduling Workflows - Construction Scheduling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics - Construction Scheduling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity - Construction Scheduling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ProjectManager and Workfront are categorized as Project Management, Task Management, and Resource Management
Unique Categories
ProjectManager is categorized as Project Cost Management, Earned Value Management, Construction Project Management, and Construction Scheduling
Workfront is categorized as Project Collaboration, Workflow Management, Bug Tracking, Work Management, Kanban Project Management, Strategic Planning and Execution, and Markup Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ProjectManager
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
18.3%
Construction
14.0%
Education Management
4.3%
Automotive
3.2%
Pharmaceuticals
3.2%
Other
57.0%
Marketing and Advertising
14.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.1%
Computer Software
6.6%
Financial Services
6.2%
Hospital & Health Care
4.3%
Other
60.4%
Discussions
What is the best industry to us PM in?
1 Comment
AA
Any type of small and medium-size enterprise I believe. Read more
What are the main features of a Gantt chart?
1 Comment
B
Gantt charts provide an easy way to see project schedules because they use bars to represent tasks on a timeline. They facilitate effective planning by...Read more
Does Google have a project management tool?
1 Comment
B
Yes, Google provides a project management tool called Google Workspace. This toolkit includes applications that can be used for planning, collaborating on,...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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