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Planitude compared with the tools you already know, feature by feature and with official sources, together with practical guides to planning and to migrating from Project Online without losing data.

22 articles

  • Guides

    Migrating from Project Online to Planitude: step-by-step guide

    Microsoft set the retirement of Project Online for September 30, 2026. How to retrieve your projects with Project desktop, which options Microsoft recommends and how to import your plans into Planitude while making sure nothing is lost.

    · 4 min read
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    The best Microsoft Project alternatives in 2026

    The complete comparison of Microsoft Project alternatives: which tools open .mpp files, which calculate the critical path and which are free. With a summary table, official sources and links to every detailed comparison.

    · 5 min read
  • Comparisons

    Planitude vs Microsoft Project Online: the free alternative

    Microsoft set the retirement of Project Online for September 30, 2026. Where Planitude reproduces the MS Project way of working, where Microsoft remains more complete and how to move your plans without losing data.

    · 5 min read
  • Comparisons

    Planitude vs Planner and Project Plan 3: no per-user licenses

    Planner with Project Plan 3 is Microsoft’s offering for organizations leaving Project Online. A comparison with Planitude on scheduling, file formats, licensing and costs, based on official sources.

    · 4 min read
  • Comparisons

    Planitude vs GanttPRO: online Gantt with .mpp files, free

    GanttPRO is a well-designed online Gantt tool with a 14-day trial and paid per-user plans. Planitude offers MS Project-style dependencies, .mpp import and XML export free of charge for the whole team.

    · 4 min read
  • Comparisons

    Planitude vs ProjectLibre: a shared Gantt in the browser, free

    ProjectLibre is a very complete open-source desktop application. Planitude brings the same MS Project logic to the browser, with free collaboration for the whole team. When each one is the better fit.

    · 4 min read
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    Planitude vs Smartsheet: critical path and .mpp files, free

    Smartsheet is a grid-based work platform with Gantt views and free collaborators. Planitude is a scheduling engine modeled on MS Project, free and compatible with .mpp files. The differences that matter.

    · 4 min read
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    Planitude vs Asana: critical path scheduling for free

    Asana is a work management platform with timeline and Gantt views on its paid plans. Planitude is a scheduling engine modeled on MS Project, free and with the critical path for everyone. A comparison based on official sources.

    · 4 min read
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    Planitude vs monday.com: Gantt and critical path, free

    monday.com offers boards, timeline and Gantt views on its paid plans. Planitude offers a complete scheduling engine modeled on MS Project, free and compatible with .mpp files. The differences, with sources.

    · 4 min read
  • Comparisons

    Planitude vs Wrike: import and export MS Project files

    Wrike is a work management platform for structured organizations, with Gantt charts from the Team plan. Planitude offers Gantt charts, critical path, .mpp import and Microsoft Project XML export free of charge. A comparison based on official sources.

    · 4 min read
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    Planitude vs ClickUp: critical path and .mpp files at no cost

    ClickUp is a very broad work platform, with Gantt charts from the Unlimited plan and the critical path from the Business plan. Planitude offers Gantt charts, the critical path and .mpp import free of charge to everyone. A comparison based on official sources.

    · 4 min read
  • Comparisons

    Planitude vs Jira: project schedule and critical path, free

    Jira is the reference platform for software teams, with timeline and dependencies in its plans. Planitude is a scheduling engine modeled on MS Project, with critical path and .mpp import, free. When to use one, the other or both.

    · 4 min read
  • Comparisons

    Planitude vs TeamGantt: intuitive Gantt, free for the whole team

    TeamGantt is an intuitive online Gantt tool, with a free plan for 1 user and 1 project and bundle-based plans from the Basic plan upward. Planitude is free for the whole team, with critical path and baselines included, and imports and exports Microsoft Project files. A comparison based on official sources.

    · 4 min read
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    Planitude vs Primavera P6: .xer files and critical path, free

    Oracle’s Primavera P6 is designed for complex project portfolios, with CPM, baselines and resource optimization. Planitude imports .xer files, calculates the critical path and is free. When to use it alongside P6, or instead of it.

    · 4 min read
  • Comparisons

    Planitude vs Zoho Projects: critical path and baselines, free

    Zoho Projects offers a free plan for 5 users and 3 projects, and paid plans with budgets, EVM and the critical path. Planitude includes the critical path and baselines for everyone, free, and opens MS Project files. A comparison based on official sources.

    · 4 min read
  • Comparisons

    Planitude vs OpenProject: ready to use, EU-hosted, free

    OpenProject offers an open-source Community edition to install on your own servers and cloud plans with a minimum number of users. Planitude is a free service hosted in Germany, with four dependency types, critical path and .mpp import. A comparison based on official sources.

    · 4 min read
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    Planitude vs GanttProject: a shared online plan, free

    GanttProject is a free desktop application for Windows, macOS and Linux that reads and exports MS Project files. Planitude is free and online, with collaboration, critical path and import of the same XML format. How to move from one to the other.

    · 4 min read
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    Planitude vs Merlin Project: on Mac, Windows and Linux, free

    Merlin Project by ProjectWizards is a native Apple application that also works offline, with Gantt, kanban, mind maps and a 30-day trial. Planitude is free, in the browser, with critical path and .mpp import. When to choose one or the other.

    · 4 min read
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    Planitude vs Notion: a critical path schedule, free

    Notion is a flexible workspace with tables, boards, calendars and a timeline. Planitude is a scheduling engine modeled on MS Project, with dependencies, critical path and .mpp import, free. How to use them together or choose between them.

    · 4 min read
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    Planitude vs Trello: board and critical path Gantt, free

    Trello offers simple, shareable kanban boards, with the timeline view on the Premium plan. Planitude offers a board and a Gantt chart on the same plan, with dependencies, critical path and .mpp import, free of charge. A comparison based on official sources.

    · 4 min read
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    Planitude vs Basecamp: dependency-based scheduling, free

    Basecamp by 37signals organizes team communication with message boards, to-dos, the Card Table and a calendar, at a flat price with no per-user cost. Planitude adds what is needed for scheduling: dependencies, critical path and baselines, free of charge.

    · 4 min read
  • Guides

    Gantt chart: a practical guide with a complete example

    Everything you need to read and build a Gantt chart: the four dependency types, the critical path, float and baselines. With a renovation example calculated step by step.

    · 5 min read

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