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Microsoft Project vs SwiftKanban comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 18, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Project
Ranking in Project Management Software
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SwiftKanban
Ranking in Project Management Software
31st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Microsoft Project is 2.0%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SwiftKanban is 0.9%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Project2.0%
SwiftKanban0.9%
Other97.1%
Project Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

Jacob-George - PeerSpot reviewer
Domain Consultant at a consultancy with 501-1,000 employees
Improved project scheduling has maximized resource utilization and has reduced delays
I think the licensing structure presents a significant area for improvement. The full features are not offered on the standard E4 license. This becomes problematic when distributing the project plan. I can export the plan as Excel and CSV files, but then I lose all the rich features, including dependency mapping. To recreate all that functionality without proper licensing is challenging. Microsoft Project offers a light version available for free, but when I try to distribute a project plan, it requires separate licensing. Microsoft Project Central used to be more of an enterprise product. Microsoft Project currently focuses on very low-level task management, and it could do much more. I do not see significant advancement happening because there is confusion about where Microsoft Project is heading. I believe Microsoft should bundle the license with Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This approach would result in more people using Microsoft Project. That is my opinion on how to improve adoption and the product offering.
Venu Vashistha - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Good reporting, quick configurations, and helpful support
It's a cloud-based setup, so there's no challenge in getting everything up and running. The downtime should be minimal. I'd rate the process nine out of ten in terms of ease of deployment. There is a three-month implementation exercise that we control. We have five people who were part of the implementation and maintenance process. They are admins and web developers.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Dependencies (not typically effectively used in "Agile" techniques) allow understanding of actual project status and challenges."
"Microsoft Project is primarily for tracking your team, observing team activity, and tracking time for tasks."
"I have found that the chart reporting feature is very helpful for us currently."
"The stability is good; there are no bugs or glitches, and it doesn't crash or freeze."
"The reporting features are quite strong, and being able to do team reports and find out what work is pending and what work needs to be done are key in my day-to-day management of the team, while the earned value analysis capabilities and critical path capabilities inside the tool help me make sure that I'm keeping the projects on track."
"The user interface is simple and it helps me in planning what needs to be accomplished."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Project include dependency mapping, completion ratios, and the ability to apply specific constraints or constraint types."
"It is easy to check project costs in the solution."
"The reporting part is very good."
 

Cons

"Its reporting and its integration with some of the other related systems should be improved. It is not very easy to integrate."
"Microsoft Project could improve the interface, it should be more intuitive."
"Project is not easy to scale. It isn't a cloud-based solution where everybody can utilize it at the same time without version issues when you save your file. We use it at the enterprise level, but you have to share the files to others within your organization through Teams or SharePoint. One improvement would be to transition to cloud-based functionality. However, that might limit the functionality in other ways."
"The online version of Microsoft Project lacks some functionality compared to the on-premises version."
"Time-based planning becomes very difficult because the big projects every task is related to each other, if you change some processes a little bit, every detail is changing."
"Microsoft Project has much room for improvement."
"Once we commit our status, changing it is hard."
"The collaboration has room for improvement."
"Some of the reports could be automated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Microsoft Project is an expensive solution."
"I do not have personal experience with pricing or licensing of this product."
"It gets expensive when having to add all of the plugins and everything that you need."
"I am not aware of any additional costs apart from the standard licensing fees of the solution."
"We purchase perpetual licenses due to the high cost of subscriptions, which are about 1,000 Australian dollars."
"The license is a one-time payment but it is expensive."
"It probably was $30 per license on a monthly basis. There is no additional fee."
"Its price could be reduced a little."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
6%
Construction Company
36%
Comms Service Provider
21%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise42
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Questions from the Community

Has anyone moved from Microsoft Project to Smartsheet? How has your experience been with Smartsheet?
Hi @Eire Zimmermann, I helped an organization evaluate both MS-Project and Smartsheet when they were conducting their PM tool RFP. The short of it is this, MS Project is not caught up with the mo...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Project?
I would say Microsoft Project is affordable, but the standalone Project license should be included in the Office price to increase adoption.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Project?
I am not expert enough to explain areas of improvement for Microsoft Project because I have not explored it extensively or used it enough, so I am not the right person to comment on this. I have no...
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