We performed a comparison between JIRA Portfolio and Microsoft Project Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Agile Planning Tools solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is stable and reliable."
"JIRA Portfolio has many wonderful features."
"The valuable features of the JIRA Portfolio are the customization it provides which is very useful and the Agile project management capability."
"The product's centralized database creates a single source of data for working groups so no data needs to be reconciled."
"I use it to plan and schedule the things I take care of. I can create and share a document if I want to discuss new ideas with my team remotely."
"The way to manage cards as a KANBAN, is really easy but when you need to track hundreds of projects, you need to be very clear in which way the things must be completed."
"The graphics and the resolution of the work are very good."
"The customized workflows we can define are very valuable. JIRA's private projects is very useful as well. There are also a lot of plugins that they provide."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that the tool's reporting is very good."
"It is a scalable solution. We have been able to manage larger scale projects easily using this solution."
"The solution scales well."
"We are able to know what we are doing, how much we have spent, how much time we've taken, and it tells us how much money is left for the project. It also tells us whether we are below or above our expenditures, whether we are below or above our budget."
"Deliverables List: Most useful to enable meaningful status reporting at an enterprise level."
"The technical support for Microsoft Project Server and the support is very good. Microsoft support is working very well."
"SharePoint site integration"
"The ability to track a project's progress using Microsoft Project Server is the most valuable aspect. It depends, especially when managing multiple projects."
"The team-centric view is slightly weaker in JIRA compared to its competitors, especially considering how I can evaluate how each resource has been placed, not just in one project but across JIRA."
"Our major team does not control or manage JIRA server well since sometimes there is trouble using the solution, which is a problem. The solution's speed needs to be improved."
"Learning JIRA is not so easy. There is a learning curve."
"Some key features like integration, big data warehousing and data modeling need work."
"This solution is not able to be integrated with other solutions because you have to upgrade it and pay for more licensing."
"n the next version I would like to see better reporting and safer plugins, as well as easier scalability."
"I think the solution can improve in graphs and the analysis part."
"JIra is very poor at reporting."
"The user interface looks quite old and needs to be improved."
"Work needs to be done on collaboration with SharePoint."
"It would be better if the solution had some more training or resources available for a person who is new to Microsoft Project Server."
"The initial setup was complex."
"It would be useful if the solution allowed us to share files or project schedules. You may get that with the cloud version. However, it's not available on the on-premises versions."
"The solution's synchronization with Jira Projects should be improved."
"The solution's desktop version is not compatible with the MacBook."
"Microsoft Project Server could improve by making the solution more user-friendly."
JIRA Portfolio is ranked 4th in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools with 50 reviews while Microsoft Project Server is ranked 5th in Project Portfolio Management with 55 reviews. JIRA Portfolio is rated 8.2, while Microsoft Project Server is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of JIRA Portfolio writes "Powerful, flexible solution with a bit of a learning curve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Project Server writes "Provides holistic reporting and allows us to keep track of what's going on with projects". JIRA Portfolio is most compared with Jira Align, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management, Adobe Workfront, Microsoft Azure DevOps and Broadcom Clarity , whereas Microsoft Project Server is most compared with Microsoft Project, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Planisware, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management and Broadcom Clarity . See our JIRA Portfolio vs. Microsoft Project Server report.
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