Here’s what actual buyers are saying
Sources: GetApp | G2Crowd | GartnerCeloxis has a higher user adoption rate than Microsoft Project
Celoxis has a better quality of support than Microsoft Project
Celoxis has more capabilities at a lower price than Microsoft Project
Celoxis has a faster time to ROI than Microsoft Project
Celoxis is easier to use than Microsoft Project
Celoxis is faster to go live than Microsoft Project
Let’s look at the facts
DISCLAIMER: The data compiled in the following report has been gathered from publicly available data and from our interaction with potential buyers. This means the comparison data can be outdated, incomplete or inaccurate. We advise you to do a personal evaluation of all tools before making a decision.
Project Planning
Of all the Microsoft Project alternatives out there, Celoxis comes closet in matching the Microsoft Project scheduling paradigm. Celoxis can synchronize with Microsoft Project, thus enabling a seamless transition.
| Celoxis | MS Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Interactive Gantt chart | ||
| Multiple resources per task | ||
| Allocate resources in hours instead of % | ||
| Advanced scheduling | ||
| FS, FF, SF & SS predecessor types | ||
| Inter-project dependencies | ||
| Critical Path | ||
| Recurring Tasks |
Project Tracking
Celoxis helps you visually monitor your progress, so you can identify potential problems and take corrective action in advance.
| Celoxis | MS Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking Dashboards | ||
| Intelligent health indicators | ||
| Request an update from resources in one click | ||
| Track planned vs. actual - dates, hours and cost | ||
| Baselines and EVA | ||
| Change-request tracking | ||
| Log time and updates via email | ||
| Email alerts of important events |
Project Financials
Celoxis offers efficient project financial management capabilities to prevent any surprises and keep profit margins in check. You get real-time visibility into budget spends and receivables across projects and portfolios.
| Celoxis | MS Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost estimation | ||
| Cost tracking & forecasting | ||
| Revenue estimation | ||
| Revenue tracking & forecasting | ||
| Flexible billing models | ||
| Milestone-based billing | ||
| Track KPIs like cashflow, profit & margin |
Portfolio Management (PPM)
Integrated portfolio management capabilities in Celoxis makes it a one-stop-shop for managing complex portfolios.
| Celoxis | MS Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Project request queue | ||
| Project prioritization | ||
| Demand management | ||
| Portfolio analysis | ||
| Portfolio dashboards |
Resource Management
Celoxis provides robust resource management capabilities including an interactive cross-project workload chart. You can also track capacity, efficiency, billable utilization and other important KPIs.
| Celoxis | MS Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Resources in different locations or shifts | ||
| Holidays and exceptions | ||
| Reporting manager | ||
| Virtual users | ||
| Support for external consultants | ||
| Cross-project workload chart | ||
| Planned vs. actual utilization | ||
| Job roles | ||
| Capacity planning |
Collaboration
Microsoft Project does not provide out-of-the-box collaboration capabilities and needs integration with collaboration tools like Skype, Yammer and SharePoint. Celoxis is your online project collaboration software. From project discussions and @mentions to file sharing and document versioning, it offers you the exact set of project collaboration tools to increase productivity, reduce costs and improve collaborative efforts. With free client collaboration capabilities, clients become de facto contributors to project success.
| Celoxis | MS Project | |
|---|---|---|
| @ mentions | ||
| Comment on tasks, issues and other work items | ||
| File attachments | ||
| Version control | ||
| Online discussions | ||
| Client portal | ||
| Participate via email |
Time Tracking
| Celoxis | MS Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly timesheets | ||
| Inbuilt timers | ||
| Log time via email | ||
| Log time for another user | ||
| Incomplete timesheets automation | ||
| Multi-level approval workflow | ||
| Automatic approvals | ||
| 1-Click approvals |
Risk Management
| Celoxis | MS Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Organization & project risk registers | ||
| Qualify risks | ||
| Custom risk parameters | ||
| Risk assesment | ||
| Escalation rules |
Issue & Bug Tracking
| Celoxis | MS Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Customizable workflow | ||
| Escalation rules | ||
| Log time | ||
| Kanban view |
Expense Tracking
| Celoxis | MS Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Billable and non-billable expenses | ||
| Custom expense codes | ||
| Online approval | ||
| File attachments to expenses (e.g. Receipts) | ||
| Reimbursible flag |
Analytics & Reporting
With Celoxis, derive powerful and actionable real-time insights across projects without any add-ins or extensions.
| Celoxis | MS Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-project reporting | ||
| Dynamic filters | ||
| Drill-down charts | ||
| Reporting on custom fields including formula fields. | ||
| Trend charts | ||
| Automatically email reports |
Integrations
Celoxis provides deeper integrations and a flexible, web-based API to connect the dots and unify your business.
| Celoxis | MS Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Project | ||
| Microsoft Excel | ||
| Zapier | ||
| Google Drive | ||
| Quick Books Online | ||
| API | ||
| Salesforce | ||
| iCal | ||
| LDAP | ||
| Single Sign-On |
Security
| Celoxis | MS Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Workspace | ||
| Role-based permissions | ||
| Project-level overrides |
Deployment
With Celoxis, you can even start on the cloud and move to on-premise at a later time.
| Celoxis | MS Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud (SaaS) | ||
| On-Premise |
Celoxis’ implementation of the Microsoft Project paradigm is the closest and the best I have seen. Celoxis can effortlessly handle and load large project plans with thousands of tasks and subtasks without choking up. Celoxis is a powerful PMO solution that can be used to facilitate and strengthen the project management processes of any organization.
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