Planisware vs monday.com comparison

monday.com and Planisware are both solutions in the Project Portfolio Management category. monday.com is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.5, while Planisware is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.1. monday.com holds a 4.7% mindshare in PPM, compared to Planisware’s 5.6% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of monday.com users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Planisware users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Planisware and Monday.com are major competitors in the project management software category. Monday.com seems to have the upper hand due to its wider industry appeal and user-friendly customization features.

Features: Planisware's features include intricate project management, resource planning, and specialized functionality for complex projects in sectors like pharmaceuticals. Monday.com offers task management, visual tools for broader industry applications, and customization for team collaboration and automation.

Room for Improvement: Planisware users face interface usability challenges, steep learning curves, and a need for better technical support and integrations. Monday.com users want more automation options, integrations, and advanced task management features. Both could improve integration capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Planisware requires meticulous setup often needing specialized consultants, suitable for larger enterprises. Monday.com offers straightforward deployment and responsive customer service, making it accessible for smaller organizations without heavy IT involvement.

Pricing and ROI: Planisware is expensive, justifying costs through its specialized functionality for enterprise use, with ROI varying based on deployment. Monday.com has a scalable and cost-effective pricing model, offering value with collaborative features and ease of deployment, though costs may rise as usage scales.

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Planisware vs. monday.com

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Review summaries and opinions

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ROI

Sentiment score

6.6

monday.com enhances productivity, efficiency, and collaboration, offering significant value through time savings and improved task management despite ROI calculation challenges.

Sentiment score

1.0

Users find Planisware valuable for ERP projects, though opinions on ROI and satisfaction vary due to performance issues.

We have about 14% of time savings on average on a given project and about 17 to 18% in cost savings as well.

Shreyans Parekh

Vice President, Finance and Operations at Fruitist

It efficiently helps to centralize planning, tracking, and collaboration.

reviewer2794440

HITRUST and GRC Consultant at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

I have seen a return on investment with monday.com, specifically time saved.

Randolf Jay Tiposo

Technical Consulting Manager at a retailer with 201-500 employees

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It is primarily used for the pharma vertical and related fields, and since we were running a full ERP digital transformation project in the life sciences domain, it suited that requirement very well.

StevenThompson

Solution Architect at Think People

Sometimes I feel that the ROI is not optimal because we are totally dependent on Planisware's system stability.

Puja Mahato

Planisware Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.3

Monday.com's customer service is responsive and efficient, with users appreciating quick, professional support despite room for personalized improvements.

Sentiment score

3.2

Planisware's customer service is praised for expertise and resources but criticized for slow responses outside the US.

I would rate the customer support on a scale of one to ten as a ten

Sasha Kerbel

Head of Consulting at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would rate their customer service a ten.

FabioPereira1

Head of Financial Team at resolutte

We only had one issue with logging in a few months back and we were able to get on monday.com customer support and get the resolution for our issue within an hour, which was great.

Shreyans Parekh

Vice President, Finance and Operations at Fruitist

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Their approach has been primarily reactive to customer questions and concerns, not proactive and comprehensively enabling.

John Andrew Kossey

Planisware Consultant at Comcast Business

We experienced a couple of issues, and they responded and resolved the issues and bugs promptly.

StevenThompson

Solution Architect at Think People

The support was good, but there's more space for collaboration that we can do internally through Planisware, which was not the case.

Jyoti Shukla

Principal, Technical Project Management at Teletech Holdings

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.8

Monday.com is adaptable and scalable for teams of all sizes, supporting growth, customization, and efficient project management across departments.

Sentiment score

4.9

Planisware offers scalable solutions with stable performance globally, yet large-scale or customized setups may face challenges.

Within about four to five months of rolling this out across teams, we got usage rates up to anywhere between 70 to 85% of members within each of the teams that we rolled out using monday.com on a daily basis or a few times a week.

Shreyans Parekh

Vice President, Finance and Operations at Fruitist

monday.com's scalability is great.

Randolf Jay Tiposo

Technical Consulting Manager at a retailer with 201-500 employees

Regarding scalability, monday.com is easy to scale up as my needs change.

Sasha Kerbel

Head of Consulting at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Planisware scales effortlessly when hosted on decent Linux Server(s) with ample RAM and sufficient CPUs.

John Andrew Kossey

Planisware Consultant at Comcast Business

The scalability of Planisware is good, as when you want to implement changes, you need to manage the process with your collaborators.

Anas SIWAR

Responsible for the Project Infrastructure at Comutitres

We experienced crashes in the upcoming year, but these mostly occurred on weekends, which minimized the impact on our users.

Puja Mahato

Planisware Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.9

Monday.com is praised for stability and reliability, with rare issues quickly resolved, ensuring seamless project management.

Sentiment score

6.5

Planisware is stable, especially the SaaS version, with minor bugs and server issues in the on-premises version.

We got on the phone with our rep and the IT support team and we were able to get our issues resolved within an hour.

Shreyans Parekh

Vice President, Finance and Operations at Fruitist

Their support team is very helpful, so even if there is an issue or a question, they answer quickly.

Ulkar Gorzen

Sr. Analyst at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

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They have made significant improvements, but still, there is a long way to go in terms of their flexibility, adaptability, and usability.

Avinash Padmanabhan

Solution Architect | Planisware Consultant at Schlumberger

Identifying and fixing bad data resolved stability issues about 80% of the time.

John Andrew Kossey

Planisware Consultant at Comcast Business

Sometimes the ROI is affected because we are totally dependent on Planisware's system stability.

Puja Mahato

Planisware Developer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

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Room For Improvement

Users seek better integration, automation, templates, reporting, time tracking, notifications, task management, collaboration, and enhanced performance in monday.com.

Planisware needs improved integration, user interface, project management tools, and support for better collaboration and Agile methodology compliance.

The need for a stable connection is critical as there are network issues that slow our processes down.

Alan Chiou

PM at Galaxy Software Services

I would like to have the ability to create more than two levels of subtasks in monday.com.

PAULINE Wanjiku

Project manager at WITS

Role-based access control is the main thing I would identify when it comes to needed improvements for monday.com.

reviewer2783439

DevOps at a marketing services firm with 51-200 employees

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Extent of the client base and collective user expectations push priority improvements into new versions and resolve rare technical glitches rapidly.

John Andrew Kossey

Planisware Consultant at Comcast Business

Better integrations to JIRAs and perhaps open APIs for task management would be super beneficial.

StevenThompson

Solution Architect at Think People

The reports should be improved because all companies now need reporting, and with tools such as Grafana or Tableau, Planisware needs to add interfaces for data lakes since all companies require this.

Anas SIWAR

Responsible for the Project Infrastructure at Comutitres

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Setup Cost

monday.com provides scalable, cost-effective project management solutions with transparent pricing, valued for adaptability despite potential high enterprise costs.

Planisware is costly with various licenses and requires significant investment in setup, support, and training for effective integration.

It is quite expensive.

FabioPereira1

Head of Financial Team at resolutte

The basic, standard, and pro plans range from $12 to $24 per user per month.

Kavya S

Data Engineer at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees

Licensing being somewhat challenging, having to choose which users we had and such things.

Sasha Kerbel

Head of Consulting at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees

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I recommend planning for a playground environment (similar to develop) to allow pretesting of new releases without disturbing the integrity of the current develop environment).

John Andrew Kossey

Planisware Consultant at Comcast Business

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Valuable Features

Monday.com enhances productivity through automation, customizable dashboards, intuitive task management, seamless integrations, and user-friendly interfaces.

Planisware offers robust project management with customizable views, built-in BI tools, enhancing decision-making, efficiency, and adaptability.

monday.com saves time and gets everyone on the same page within my team.

FabioPereira1

Head of Financial Team at resolutte

monday.com has impacted my organization positively by reducing the amount of work we do to keep track of information and making it easier to maintain records.

reviewer2783439

DevOps at a marketing services firm with 51-200 employees

Automation has had the biggest impact on my workflow because we are able to automate small, tedious, and time-consuming tasks, thereby saving a lot of time.

Hanah Benta

Project Manager at AT&T

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The tools communicate with other tools, making it effective, and when we have a new resource, we can add it and send it to the resource management team, who can view it in Planisware.

Anas SIWAR

Responsible for the Project Infrastructure at Comutitres

Planisware Explorer (PEX) offers enhanced capabilities for reporting and charting that goes beyond the functions in the Report Builder module, such as dynamic queries.

John Andrew Kossey

Planisware Consultant at Comcast Business

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Categories and Ranking

monday.com

Ranking in Project Portfolio Management

2nd

Average Rating

9.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

238

Ranking in other categories

CRM (4th), Project Management Software (2nd), Marketing Management (3rd), Opportunity Management (4th)

Planisware

Ranking in Project Portfolio Management

1st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Project Portfolio Management category, the mindshare of monday.com is 4.7%, down from 7.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Planisware is 5.6%, down from 10.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Project Portfolio Management Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Planisware	5.6%
monday.com	4.7%
Other	89.7%

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Featured Reviews

Shreyans Parekh

Vice President, Finance and Operations at Fruitist

Centralized workflows have boosted cross-team collaboration and made complex projects manageable

monday.com can continue to improve their AI capabilities. When comparing monday.com to several alternatives when I was evaluating a project and project management, product road mapping, and workflow management platform for us, I looked at competitors such as Asana, ClickUp, SmartSheet, Airtable, and Notion. In my opinion, competitors such as Airtable and SmartSheet, especially followed by Asana and ClickUp, have worked on their AI and generative AI roadmap to combine database functionality with a very user-friendly interface for knowledge management and project tracking, essentially combining both worlds. Their AI is more sophisticated than what monday.com has released thus far. They provide a cleaner task-focused workflow management platform and I think that monday.com can still improve on this core piece of their technology. I think monday.com could also seek to be more process-oriented and intuitive. Other alternatives such as Asana and SmartSheet offer that approach. There is a steeper learning curve to learn monday.com in my opinion compared to Airtable, Asana, and others because I have also used those tools and platforms at other organizations. There is a bit of a learning curve with new users on monday.com because it is not as streamlined as I have experienced with competitors such as SmartSheet or Airtable. The capability sets are great, however, you may need to be hand-held via a monday.com rep when you get started within your organization or view the library of tutorials that monday.com has available. You can also view them on YouTube and that will help you get started on monday.com.

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John Andrew Kossey

Planisware Consultant at Comcast Business

Capably brings single source of truth to enterprise project portfolio management; provides consequential, flexible data display with effective visualization; integrated use of Agile, Kanban

Planisware helpfully distributes incremental updates on a quarterly schedule. Extent of the client base and collective user expectations push priority improvements into new versions and resolve rare technical glitches rapidly. What any single user or small client may earnestly request for increasing productivity may take years for development to start—unless one pays rather dearly for underwriting special services from Planisware’s offshore support group. Individual users, particularly those who suddenly lack affiliation with a paying client between jobs have been bottom priority in my experience. Service tickets don’t apply for this category of formerly active users. I recommend that Planisware provides formerly active users privilege of connectivity with Planisware “playground” environments that are periodically refreshed with a current release version. This new option would cultivate “hands on” proficiency in the overall Planisware user community.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Outsourcing Company

Manufacturing Company

20%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Energy/Utilities Company

Outsourcing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	182
Midsize Enterprise	28
Large Enterprise	32

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	16

Questions from the Community

Do you recommend Monday.com?

Monday.com is one of the best project management softwares available on the market. It lets you create and customize the tools you need to run every aspect of your work. I particularly favor it bec...

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What needs improvement with monday.com?

I think monday.com can be improved by having more integration to other applications. Integration is needed because some of our clients want to have a native integration in their monday.com and exis...

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What is your primary use case for monday.com?

My main use case for monday.com is CRM and people management. Most of what we use is as a CRM. One specific example of how I use monday.com for CRM and people management is that one of our clients ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Planisware?

It is customary to have at least three distinct Planisware environments per customer: develop; test; production. I recommend planning for a playground environment (similar to develop) to allow pret...

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What needs improvement with Planisware?

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What is your primary use case for Planisware?

Strategic planning and project execution, effectively orchestrated through Planisware Enterprise, can achieve value delivered. In other words, “make vision reality.” Expansive business transformati...

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Overview

Monday.com enhances project management with automation, customization, and a user-friendly design, featuring Gantt charts, real-time updates, and extensive tool integrations.

Monday.com offers automation, customization, and user-friendly interfaces to improve project management capabilities. Its features, including Gantt charts, real-time updates, and integrations with tools like Slack and Google Suite, help teams streamline workflows. Users benefit from color coding, task assignments, subitems, and dashboards for a comprehensive project overview. Notifications, file-sharing, and forms increase collaboration, while templates simplify processes. However, it requires enhancements in user experience, speed, and mobile features. Challenges include limited boards, excessive notifications, and integration issues with Google Calendar and QuickBooks. Businesses use Monday.com for CRM tasks, sales tracking, marketing, and creative projects across fields like architecture, biotech, and nonprofits.

What are the key features of Monday.com?

Automation: Automate repetitive tasks to focus on more strategic activities.
Customization: Tailor workflows with adaptable templates and settings.
Integrations: Seamlessly connect with popular tools for enhanced functionality.
Gantt Charts: Visualize project timelines and dependencies with ease.
Real-Time Updates: Receive instant updates to stay informed and agile.

What benefits or ROI should users expect?

Enhanced Efficiency: Streamlined workflows lead to better time management.
Improved Collaboration: Active communication and file-sharing reduce email dependencies.
Adaptability: Customization options cater to diverse project needs.
Comprehensive Overview: Dashboards offer clear insights into project progress.
Resource Management: Efficient scheduling and task allocation optimize resources.

In industries like architecture, biotech, and nonprofit, Monday.com facilitates communication, task tracking, and collaboration for remote teams. It is commonly utilized for CRM, sales tracking, marketing, and creative project management, ensuring workflow organization and client management are streamlined.

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Planisware offers powerful project, resource, and portfolio management, acclaimed for adaptability and integration capabilities, especially in complex R&D projects, data centralization, and business case prioritization.

Planisware stands out with its advanced reporting tools, customizable views, and agile management. Equipped with an inbuilt BI tool, it enhances data analysis without external applications. Organizations appreciate resource capacity planning, scenario planning, and strategic portfolio alignment, resulting in reduced IT dependency and improved decision-making. Users note areas for improvement in reporting, interface, and accessibility, particularly for non-clients and beginners. Enhanced integrations with Agile tools and better error visibility are desired, along with advancements in collaboration features.

What are Planisware's key features?

Project and Portfolio Management: Centralizes project data for strategic planning.
Resource Capacity Planning: Optimizes resource allocation effectively.
Advanced Reporting Tools: Provides insightful data analysis and visualization.
Built-in BI Tool: Offers enhanced data analysis functionalities.
Scenario Planning: Assists in evaluating different strategic options.

What benefits should users expect from Planisware?

Reduced IT Dependency: Simplifies technical support needs.
Improved Decision-Making: Strengthens strategic and financial planning.
Data Centralization: Facilitates comprehensive data management.
Integration with Systems like SAP: Ensures seamless data exchange.

Planisware is implemented across sectors such as energy, pharma, and automobiles, providing solutions for project structuring, CapEx control, and enterprise portfolio optimization. Its integration capabilities with systems like SAP enable seamless financial data exchange, supporting consistent operations and diverse business needs.

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Apotex, Alstom Transport, HP, Stryker, Rexam, Jotun, Gelita, Kraton Performance Polymers, Abbvie, Rio Tinto Alcan, Maruho, Teva, SK Chemicals

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