We performed a comparison between Microsoft Project and Notion based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Project Management Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is easy to use and pretty intuitive. User interfaces have stayed the same for the most part for the last 20 years. So, there is a familiarity."
"The solution is stable."
"It's an easy solution to set up."
"In my experience, this solution is one of the best for the waterfall management model."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Project are you can create critical paths pretty easily, and you can import from an Excel spreadsheet to your task list as you create it during your working sessions with your team."
"It has a nice interface that aligns with Excel and Word."
"I especially like the reporting tools, which are visual tools and offer visual reports."
"The reporting and national resource capacity planning are the most valuable features."
"We can install it on mobile phones, making it feasible to manage productivity."
"I like the high level of customization in Notion."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The product has a valuable feature for databases. It has a table and a calendar view and saves various documents in the system."
"The product is easy to use and has good responsiveness."
"The ability to structure data is one of the most essential functions of Notion."
"Notion is a great tool for note-keeping and note-sharing."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its flexibility...The initial setup of Notion is easy."
"The packaging of Microsoft Project Professional is pretty simple as a product. But, the end-to-end enterprise is complex."
"It is positioned at the more high end. Sometimes it's more complicated than we need."
"The setup and scalability can be somewhat difficult for new users until they gain knowledge."
"The full suite would be pretty expensive."
"The collaboration has room for improvement."
"It would be better if Microsoft Project were included in the DevOps stack. That is, I'd like to see this tool integrated to a different stack of the applications that we normally use in DevOps, such as in Jira, for example, to deploy a different version related to the different tasks that are included in Microsoft Project."
"When a project plan becomes huge, it is painful to arrange and structure the project in Microsoft Project. Currently, you require a separate product for managing agile projects, and people are using Jira and Rally to manage stories in agile. Primarily, on the software development side, people are kind of moving away from Microsoft Project."
"They should assist with tedious tasks."
"The linked view of database, along with the sharing and permission settings, are areas with shortcomings in the solution that need improvement."
"Adding more color options to the application would enhance its usability and flexibility, allowing users to better customize their content"
"Notion's UI could be better."
"It is complicated to connect Notion with external systems."
"One area for improvement in the solution is the absence of integrated charts."
"There could be an automation feature included in the product."
"The product could be integrated with external platforms."
"There could be an automation feature included in the product."
Microsoft Project is ranked 2nd in Project Management Software with 77 reviews while Notion is ranked 16th in Project Management Software with 8 reviews. Microsoft Project is rated 8.0, while Notion is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Microsoft Project writes "A stable solution that very accurately runs projects". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Notion writes "Highly-recommended and customizable solution for extensive data management". Microsoft Project is most compared with Asana, Jira, Microsoft Project Server, Smartsheet and Broadcom Clarity , whereas Notion is most compared with Bitrix24, Wrike and Zendesk. See our Microsoft Project vs. Notion report.
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