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Microsoft Project vs Trimble Project Management comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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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
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Trimble Project Management
Ranking in Project Management Software
18th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
3.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Microsoft Project is 2.0%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Trimble Project Management is 1.1%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Project2.0%
Trimble Project Management1.1%
Other96.9%
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.
reviewer2798931 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate VP, Engineering & Project Management at a university with 10,001+ employees
Consistent capital project workflows have improved collaboration and real-time data use
In my opinion, the best features of Trimble Project Management are that it is quite good as a database and process, and it has been working well for us. The big challenge is on the reporting side; it does not provide great dashboards and that type of functionality. Using Trimble Project Management has made our project efficiency more efficient than not having it. It is a project management information system, so it is very important to have for our organization. Trimble Project Management's real-time data integration has been a valuable feature; we have a data warehouse that it sends information to, and we use Tableau to create dashboards.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is extremely stable."
"The look and feel is familiar for users of the Microsoft Office Suite of applications, it is pretty straightforward to use, and its most useful feature is that it interfaces with Project Server which enables a whole portfolio or enterprise perspective across the organization."
"A lot of valuable features have been added in the last three years, including scheduling automation and intelligence."
"Time tracking and budget tracking are the most valuable features of the solution."
"The functionality is great; Microsoft Project is good overall, and I especially like the reporting tools, which are visual tools and offer visual reports."
"We value all the features. Previously, we used Jenkins for similar purposes, but Microsoft Projects works fine. We're looking to improve integration with different clusters on production and automate various aspects of software development. This includes integration for alerting, monitoring, and pricing purposes, among other things."
"Microsoft Project is primarily for tracking your team, observing team activity, and tracking time for tasks."
"Microsoft Project provides ROI in terms of return on investment, including time savings and money savings."
"Using Trimble Project Management has made our project efficiency more efficient than not having it."
 

Cons

"There needs to be better integration with other Microsoft products such as SharePoint, and the like."
"The collaboration has room for improvement."
"The solution is a basic tool that does not give you analytical insights. It does not have any AI capabilities which can also help to plan."
"The solution is currently a bit slow and can be faster."
"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."
"We'd like to have more resource allocation and monitoring features."
"In a future release, the dashboard should improve because there isn't one, I had to create my own."
"The product or service could be more user-friendly, and forecasting could be better."
"The reporting does exist, but it is not great."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It probably was $30 per license on a monthly basis. There is no additional fee."
"The solution is less expensive than other options."
"I rate Microsoft Project's pricing a five out of ten."
"Its price could be reduced a little."
"The license is a one-time payment but it is expensive."
"The solution has a decent annual license subscription cost, which is not high."
"I do not have personal experience with pricing or licensing of this product."
"The solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Outsourcing Company
10%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise16
Large Enterprise42
No data available
 

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...
What needs improvement with Trimble Project Management?
The reporting does exist, but it is not great. The reporting is not optimal, but otherwise, Trimble Project Management is serving us well.
What is your primary use case for Trimble Project Management?
Our general use case involves a 350 million capital budget at the university, so we use Trimble Project Management for all aspects of the design phase and construction phase, and for project manage...
What advice do you have for others considering Trimble Project Management?
I was unable to download the Hive to e-Builder Trimble comparison, so I do not know; it was difficult to obtain. If you could send it to me, then I could provide my takeaway on it. We are consideri...
 

Also Known As

Project Pro, MS Project
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