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OpenText Project and Portfolio Management vs Planview Daptiv comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 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

OpenText Project and Portfo...
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Planview Daptiv
Ranking in Project Portfolio Management
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Project Portfolio Management category, the mindshare of OpenText Project and Portfolio Management is 5.7%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Planview Daptiv is 3.2%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Portfolio Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenText Project and Portfolio Management5.7%
Planview Daptiv3.2%
Other91.1%
Project Portfolio Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1905414 - PeerSpot reviewer
PPM SaaS Application Manager at a government with 10,001+ employees
Gives management a cohesive place for tracking business strategies and goals, but cosmetic aspects need work
I like the ease of customization from an admin perspective. I'm really excited about some of the things that are coming in version 10.0.3 as far as what admins are able to do. I also really like how the program portfolio and project management roll up into each other. That's going to be a really good feature for our organization because we have a lot of things that are related, and it's nice to have things under one umbrella where we can go back to them. I also like the fact that it's not very difficult to integrate with other applications, as long as you have the right people with the right skill sets on board. I have seen us integrate with a couple of other cloud solutions and that was done fairly quickly. It's the ease of use and the ability to customize PPM that really work in our favor. Another useful aspect is that the solution gives us a single place where teams can track and measure progress towards their goals. That it is very important from an upper management perspective. Part of the reason that they're using the application is to have a cohesive place for tracking business strategies and organizational goals, and to only implement projects that line up with them.
reviewer2068344 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Operations at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Useful project management capabilities, beneficial dashboards, but project planning could improve
The areas that should be improved in Planview Daptiv are a subject that can be viewed differently depending on who you ask. I feel they should focus on excelling in one specific area rather than providing average capabilities in many areas. For example, their project planning software is satisfactory but not as advanced as Microsoft Projects. The same goes for the capacity planning tool and reporting capabilities, which can be improved upon by using custom Excel spreadsheets or by hiring a business analyst for additional support. In short, the biggest weakness of Daptiv is that it does not excel in any one area and only provides average performance. In a future release, it would be beneficial to have a undo button.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) has a very strong workflow engine."
"Has a powerful workflow engine that allows creation of workflow complexities and processes."
"Customer service and technical support are excellent and great at helping us when needed."
"Demand, Dashboard, and Reporting are the most powerful modules for our customers."
"There are lots of project management tools that do a good job, but not so many that can manage portfolios and the bigger planning picture."
"Micro Focus PPM is flexible and easy to use. It's simple to customize and configure workflows."
"Overall, they have a very strong workflow management capability. That's a very strong feature because then you can model any process easily. Whether it is a demand management process, a pipeline management process, or your project delivery methodology, it is much easier because of their workflow management capability."
"Able to manage multimillion projects and resources more effectively."
"Consequently, it is the single point of truth for both our project managers and our senior leadership."
"The most valuable features are resource allocation and capacity planning."
"Daptiv templates give you a world of possibilities, no matter the PMI maturity level the company has."
"Reporting of IT capacity available for first time, time sheets available for first time."
"Changepoint gives us a view of the project status and needs very clearly, which are things that we used to miss with MS Project and Excel."
"Changepoint allowed us to model resource request/assignment workflow in our large PS organization."
"The powerful collaboration is definitely the most valuable and the fact that you can adjust flexibility to almost any methodology, and the easy creation of complete new functionalities without programming code."
"The experience with Changepoint has been great considering that most organizations won't use 90% of the application's features."
 

Cons

"Budget management could be provided."
"We constantly put in requests for some of the things we need. One of those is being able to export just our standard request type to PDF."
"Better user interface. Usability in terms of better UX."
"Micro Focus PPM should be less dependent on coding. It could also benefit from some updates to the software architecture. These have been on the roadmap for years now, but they haven't been released."
"OpenText Project and Portfolio Management should move their database from Oracle."
"We had a couple of issues with stability or performance degradation about a year ago, around the time of the initial rollout. Since then, we've only had two unexpected outages that were quickly resolved."
"I would also like to see improvement in PPM's reporting and alerts. PPM has reporting capabilities, including HTML reports and portlets. But a majority of clients will build their own reporting platforms, or they will use external reporting platforms like Tableau and QlikView."
"I was not involved in the initial setup. I know that the project involved a lot of consulting that took a long time."
"It would also be nice to see some improvements on the IBM Cognos Analytics. There's still work to be done on the analytics side of things, like your condition formality."
"I find the solution has an excessive amount of features. Many aren't even kept current."
"Limited unless you purchase additional support hours."
"Accessing some functions is a bit obscure and requires some knowledge of how the product works, but the upgrade from v2012 to 2014 improved that situation and I expect the upcoming upgrade to 2017 to further streamline operations."
"The areas that should be improved in Planview Daptiv are a subject that can be viewed differently depending on who you ask. I feel they should focus on excelling in one specific area rather than providing average capabilities in many areas. For example, their project planning software is satisfactory but not as advanced as Microsoft Projects. The same goes for the capacity planning tool and reporting capabilities, which can be improved upon by using custom Excel spreadsheets or by hiring a business analyst for additional support. In short, the biggest weakness of Daptiv is that it does not excel in any one area and only provides average performance."
"Expense management, simulation scenarios, and budget control could be great and useful features to include."
"The previous solution that we were using was Projector PSA; it was overall a superior product."
"I find the solution has an excessive amount of features. Many aren't even kept current. Some aren't useful at all. There's an overall lack of coherence within the solution. It can make the execution difficult. Many features can easily be eliminated and it would help streamline the solution. They should get rid of 80% of the features and then really focus on the leftover 20% to make it a really great product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"HPE PPM SaaS model is comprehensive, however, the base fee component has customer resistance to its recurring setup,"
"A large organization will find Micro Focus PPM affordable, but it may be a bit costly for a small or medium-sized company. The license is based on the number of users."
"Now, we also received an increase in the support license prices, without any advanced notice. At this point, switching to unify all our licensing under HPE and customer support has been poor."
"We have an annual license, and it is fairly priced in comparison to that of other solutions."
"It is SaaS without a base fee."
"There is an additional cost for product support"
"Support and license management are two hurdles for us. Every time we purchase new licenses, it has taken us half a year to implement those."
"It's a yearly license, but it's not an open license. It's based on users and their roles. So your administrator is priced differently from your timesheet user."
"The licensing is pretty complex. Each kind of user is a different price. It's approximately $300 per year. They charge additional fees for technical support and other additional services."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
12%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise15
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

Any experience with Strategic Project Portfolio Management Solutions?
Hi, @Cheryl Joseph Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management solution could be a good candidate, see my review on this product, or if you may need more information to drop me a message. You can...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)?
The price of this solution is reasonable. It is not overly expensive and provides a fair value for the features offered.
What needs improvement with Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)?
OpenText Project and Portfolio Management could improve in several areas such as portfolio planning and resource allocation. Additionally, strategic portfolio management and investment management s...
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Also Known As

Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM), HPE Project and Portfolio Management PPM
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Sample Customers

Bank Simpanan Nasional, Smart Communications, Aareon AG
AOS Studley, Austrian Airlines, bpost bank, Employees Provident Fund, Stena Metall, VitalityHealth, Precor
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