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JIRA vs Microsoft Planner vs SharePoint System Properties Comparison

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SystemsJIRA  Xexclude from comparisonMicrosoft Planner  Xexclude from comparisonSharePoint  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionBug tracking and project planning tool, available as cloud service and as commercial tool.Microsoft Planner is a task planning tool integrated in Office 365.SharePoint is a web application framework and collaboration platform.
CategoryProject Planning
Issue Management
Project PlanningProject Collaboration
Project Management Zone Rankinginfomeasures the popularity of Project Management SystemsScore 1,003.46
Rank #2
Score 15.84
Rank #41
Score 2,090.69
Rank #1
DeveloperAtlassianMicrosoftMicrosoft
Websiteatlassian.com/­software/­jiraproducts.office.com/­business/­task-management-softwareproducts.office.com/­en-us/­sharepoint
Technical documentationconfluence.atlassian.com/­jira/­jira-documentation-1556.htmlsupport.office.com/­en-us/­article/­microsoft-planner-help-4a9a13c6-3adf-4a60-a6fc-15c0b15e16fcdocs.microsoft.com/­en-us/­sharepoint/­dev
Social network pages
LinkedIn33,744followers
Twitter42,685followers
LinkedIn405followers
Facebook105,680followers
LinkedIn56,411followers
Twitter212,989followers
Initial release200220162001
LicenseCommercial
Web-based service (SaaS)infoSoftware-as-a-Service model
CommercialCommercial
Web-based service (SaaS)infoSoftware-as-a-Service modelinfoSharePoint Online
Web-based architectureyesyesyes
Programming languageJavaC#
Operating systemsLinux
Solaris
Windows
Windows
Mobile appsAndroid
iOS
noAndroidinfonumerous 3rd-party apps
iOSinfonumerous 3rd-party apps
APIinfoApplication Programming InterfaceyesinfoJava, RESTyesyesinfoseveral sets of APIs, including object models and REST web service.
Multi-useryesyesyes
Authentication mechanismPassword
LDAPinfoLightweight Directory Access Protocol
Password
Microsoft sign-on
Password
Active Directory
NotificationsEmailEmailEmail
Mobile push
RSS feeds
Project Planning Properties
Hierarchical tasksinfoSupport for parent-child relationships of tasksyesno
Recurring tasksinfoSupport for definition of tasks that occur repeatedlynono
Milestone trackinginfoMilestones indicate the completion of major deliverables, normally by completing a set of tasksnono
Task dependenciesinfoDependencies between tasks are logical relationships that restrict the sequence of task executions, e.g. one task must be completed before another task can startyesinfovia "issue linking"no
Critical path managementinfoThe critical path method calculates the set of tasks that cannot be delayed without increasing the project's duration, taking into account task dependenciesnono
Critical chain managementinfoThe critical chain method expands the critical path method by additionally taking resource constraints into accountnono
Gantt chartsinfoBar chart to visualize a project's tasks and milestones scheduleyesinfoavailable via 3rd-party pluginsno
PERT chartsinfoNetwork diagrams according to Program Evaluation Review Techniquenono
BaselinesinfoSupport for creating and using snapshots of a project's plan in terms of cost, scope and schedule nono
Resource managementinfoSupport for managing a project's human and/or non-human resourcesnono
Resource levelinginfoSupport for optimizing the allocation of a project's resourcesnono
Time trackinginfoSupport for estimating and monitoring the time spent on a project's tasksyesinfoavailable via 3rd-party pluginsno
Cost trackinginfoSupport for monitoring a project's expensesyesinfoavailable via 3rd-party pluginsno
Earned value managementinfoSupport for tracking a project's performance and progress via earned value measurementsnono
Risk managementinfoSupport for identifying and keeping track of project risks and risk-related activitiesyesinfoavailable via 3rd-party pluginsno
Scrum supportinfoSupport for typical Scrum techniques such as sprints, backlogs and burn-down chartsyesinfowith JIRA Agile add-onno
Kanban supportinfoSupport for typical Kanban techniques such as visualization of tasks on boards using cardsyesinfowith JIRA Agile add-onyes
Project portfolio management infoSupport for collectively managing a set of current or proposed projects, e.g. by evaluation and prioritization of projectsyesinfoavailable via 3rd-party pluginsno
Issue Management Properties
Hierarchical issuesyes
Custom fieldsyes
Custom workflowsyes
Project Collaboration Properties
Project wikiyesinfoSharePoint pages
Discussion forumyes
Online chatyes
Audio conferencingnoinfoavailable via Microsoft Lync and other products
Video conferencingnoinfoavailable via Microsoft Lync and other products
Screen sharingyes
Calendar sharingyes
Contact sharingyes
Document sharingyes
File versioningyes

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