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SystemsMicrosoft Project  Xexclude from comparisonOpenProject  Xexclude from comparisonPrimavera  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionProject planning and tracking tools available in various editions: Standard, Pro, Server and Online.Open source, web-based project management system. OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which in turn is a fork of Redmine.Primavera is an enterprise project and project portfolio management system.
CategoryProject Planning, ranked #1Project Planning, ranked #80
Issue Management, ranked #28
Project Collaboration, ranked #62
Project Planning, ranked #2
Issue Management, ranked #1
DeveloperMicrosoftOpenProject FoundationOracle
Websiteproducts.office.com/­en-us/­Projectopenproject.orgoracle.com/­primavera
Technical documentationopenproject.org/­help/­user-guidesoracle.com/­technetwork/­apps-tech/­primavera/­documentation/­index.html
Social network pages
Facebook239,385likes
LinkedIn14,481followers
Twitter28,519followers
Twitter4,879followers
Facebook43,890likes
Google+732followers
LinkedIn16,669followers
Twitter5,137followers
Initial release198420121983originally by Primavera Systems
LicenseCommercial
Web-based service (SaaS)Project Online
Open SourceGPL 3Commercial
Web-based service (SaaS)
Web-based architectureyesProject Onlineyesyes
Programming languageRubyRuby on RailsJava
Operating systemsWindowsLinux
OS X
Windows
Windows
Mobile appsno3rd-party apps to import Microsoft Project files existnoAndroid
iOS
APIyesyesRESTyesJava
Multi-useryesProject Onlineyesyes
User rolesyesProject Onlineyesyes
Authentication mechanismActive DirectoryProject OnlinePassword
LDAP
Password
LDAP
SAML
NotificationsEmailProject OnlineEmail
RSS feeds
Email
Project Planning Properties
Hierarchical tasksSupport for parent-child relationships of tasksyesyesyes
Recurring tasksSupport for definition of tasks that occur repeatedlyyesnono
Milestone trackingMilestones indicate the completion of major deliverables, normally by completing a set of tasksyesyesyes
Task dependenciesDependencies between tasks are logical relationships that restrict the sequence of task executions, e.g. one task must be completed before another task can startyesnoyes
Critical path managementThe critical path method calculates the set of tasks that cannot be delayed without increasing the project's duration, taking into account task dependenciesyesnoyes
Critical chain managementThe critical chain method expands the critical path method by additionally taking resource constraints into accountyesavailable via 3rd-party add-onnono
Gantt chartsBar chart to visualize a project's tasks and milestones scheduleyesyesyes
PERT chartsNetwork diagrams according to Program Evaluation Review Techniqueyesnoyes
BaselinesSupport for creating and using snapshots of a project's plan in terms of cost, scope and schedule yesnoyes
Resource managementSupport for managing a project's human and/or non-human resourcesyesnoyes
Resource levelingSupport for optimizing the allocation of a project's resourcesyesnoyes
Time trackingSupport for estimating and monitoring the time spent on a project's tasksyesyesyes
Cost trackingSupport for monitoring a project's expensesyesyesyes
Earned value managementSupport for tracking a project's performance and progress via earned value measurementsyesnoyes
Risk managementSupport for identifying and keeping track of project risks and risk-related activitiesyesnoyes
Scrum supportSupport for typical Scrum techniques such as sprints, backlogs and burn-down chartsnoyesno
Kanban supportSupport for typical Kanban techniques such as visualization of tasks on boards using cardsnonono
Project portfolio management Support for collectively managing a set of current or proposed projects, e.g. by evaluation and prioritization of projectsyesnoyes
Issue Management Properties
Hierarchical issuesyesyes
Custom fieldsyesyes
Custom workflowsyesyes
Project Collaboration Properties
Project wikiyes
Discussion forumyes
Online chatno
Audio conferencingno
Video conferencingno
Screen sharingno
Calendar sharingno
Contact sharingno
Document sharingyes
File versioningyes
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