Asta Powerproject vs ProjectLibre (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ProjectLibre grades higher than Asta Powerproject: 3.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
ProjectLibre grades higher on value for money, the free plan and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Asta Powerproject
Gantt-based planning software built for construction projects
ProjectLibre
Microsoft Project-compatible scheduling: free desktop app, paid cloud
Which one is for you
Pick Asta Powerproject if
- Fits if you plan construction programmes and need 4D BIM links
- Works for contractors who want a free viewer for colleagues
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are a small team, as one licence is £1,530 a year with VAT
- Not for you if you use a Mac, as the desktop software is Windows only and Mac needs the SaaS edition
- Watch out: the iOS and Android app is licensed separately
- Watch out: the price read is the UK shop's in pounds, and Enterprise has no published price
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as only a 14-day trial is listed
Pick ProjectLibre if
- Fits if you're one project manager who wants a free desktop scheduler
- Works for moving schedules off Microsoft Project or Project Online, as .mpp files open directly
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your team wants to stay free, because collaboration is only in the paid Cloud
- Not for you if you want to pay month to month, since Core is billed annually only
- Too light for portfolios, resource leveling, risk analysis or AI if you're on the free app, as those are Cloud only
- Skip it if you want to check a plan on your phone, as there are no phone apps
- Watch out: the Cloud trial lasts 7 days, a higher tier is marked Coming Soon, and Core's portfolio claims carry an unexplained asterisk
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAAsta PowerprojectWeak | 3.2GPAProjectLibreVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D£1,530 per licence a year with UK VAT, about £128 a month, far above the dearest tenth of the category. It is a specialist tool, but the figure is the UK shop price. | AThe desktop app costs nothing and includes Gantt, WBS, critical path, baselines, costs and earned value, where this category's cheapest quarter starts at $5.10 a user a month. The cloud plan is $9.99 a user, the dear end of the category, and annual billing only. |
| Free plan and trial | D14-day free trial download, no free plan, and card terms are not stated. | AProjectLibre Desktop is free and open source with no subscription and nothing metered, in 54 languages, but it's for one user and individual project files. The cloud side gets only a 7-day trial for up to 15 users, no card needed. |
| Features | CGantt scheduling, 4D BIM, resources, costs and scenario planning. It does the construction planning job fully, which is a narrower job than general project management. | BScheduling with dependencies, constraints, calendars, baselines and critical path with float, as a Gantt chart, WBS chart or network diagram, with .mpp and Primavera .xer files opening directly. Cloud adds resource leveling, Monte Carlo risk analysis, DCMA audits and the Co-Pilot. No boards or task chatter. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Construction scheduling software takes training. | CNo store rating on record. Installing it is nothing and your old .mpp files open straight away, which saves a day. But critical path, constraints and earned value are a profession, not a feature you pick up over lunch. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWindows desktop with iOS and Android apps, which are licensed separately. Mac use needs the SaaS edition. | BWindows, macOS and Linux on the desktop plus the cloud version in a browser. No phone apps at all, though, and the only connections on record are Microsoft Project .mpp and Primavera .xer files. |
| Best for | construction planners who need Gantt programmes | a free stand-in for Microsoft Project |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Asta Powerproject and ProjectLibre. How we grade
Price against what you get
Asta Powerproject starts at about $170.84 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. ProjectLibre starts at $9.99 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
ProjectLibre scores higher and starts $160.85 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 65 score higher than Asta Powerproject for less, and 18 score higher than ProjectLibre for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- ProjectLibre is open source, according to its own site.
- Asta Powerproject also covers dashboards.
At a glance
| Asta Powerproject | ProjectLibre | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | £1,530 per licence / year, VAT included, UK shop price | $9.99 per user / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | ProjectLibre Desktop: a free, open-source app for a single user managing individual project files on Windows, macOS or Linux, with no subscription. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial download | 7-day free trial of ProjectLibre Cloud for up to 15 users, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
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| Made by | Eleco Software Limited | ProjectLibre |
| Price read from | shop.eleco.com | projectlibre.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Asta Powerproject
- The desktop software runs on Windows PC; Mac use needs the SaaS edition.
- The iOS and Android companion app is licensed separately.
- The price read is the UK shop's GBP figure with VAT; US and other-country prices were not seen.
- Enterprise has no published price, and licences are single-user, concurrent or SaaS.
ProjectLibre
- The free Desktop app is for one user and individual projects; collaboration, portfolios, resource leveling, risk analysis and AI are in the paid Cloud.
- ProjectLibre Core is priced only with annual billing; the pricing section shows no month-to-month rate.
- A second, higher cloud tier is marked Coming Soon, and Core lists enterprise resource and portfolio management with an asterisk the page does not explain.
- The Cloud trial lasts 7 days and covers up to 15 users.
Key features
Asta Powerproject
- Gantt scheduling
- Tasks are drawn and linked inside the Gantt chart for critical path analysis, with codes, calendars, resources and costs assigned there too.
- 4D BIM integration
- The product page lists 4D BIM integration, which ties the schedule to a building model for visual planning.
- Resource and cost management
- Resources are allocated across projects, and planned spend is compared with actual spend to forecast costs.
- Scenario planning and reporting
- Scenarios are compared for profit, and dashboards and reports are produced for stakeholders.
- Enterprise collaboration
- Asta Enterprise lets several users work in the same programme at once, with organization-wide views of schedules, resourcing and costs.
- Free ProjectViewer
- Stakeholders can open a project in the free ProjectViewer without holding a licence.
ProjectLibre
- CPM scheduling and Gantt charts
- Schedules use dependencies, constraints, calendars, baselines and critical path with float, shown as a Gantt chart, a WBS chart or a network diagram.
- Microsoft Project and Primavera import
- Opens Microsoft Project .mpp files and Primavera .xer files directly, keeping tasks, dependencies, resources and the project structure.
- Resource leveling and shared pools
- ProjectLibre Cloud finds over-allocated resources and levels them at the project or portfolio level, drawing on enterprise resource pools shared across projects.
- Risk analysis and schedule audits
- Cloud runs Monte Carlo risk analysis and DCMA schedule-quality audits on the schedule, alongside earned value reporting with SPI, CPI and TCPI.
- AI Co-Pilot
- In Cloud, the Co-Pilot builds a CPM schedule from a prompt and can then edit tasks, the WBS and resources as the project changes.
- Free desktop app
- ProjectLibre Desktop is installed on Windows, macOS or Linux, keeps project files on the user's computer and is offered in 54 languages.
Plans
Asta Powerproject
Annual Subscription£1,530
per licence / year, billed annually, VAT included
One user per licence on Windows PC, with 14-day activation support. Buying 2 licences gets 5% off. UK shop price in GBP.
EnterpriseCustom
Shared real-time access to projects, shared resources and visibility across all projects; contact the team or a reseller.
ProjectLibre
ProjectLibre Desktop$0
Free, open-source desktop app for one person: Gantt chart, WBS, critical path, baselines, single-project resources, costs and earned value.
ProjectLibre Core$9.99
per user / month, billed annually
The cloud plan on sale today: Microsoft Project import, Gantt and WBS scheduling, Core and Pro user modes and the AI Copilot.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Asta Powerproject or ProjectLibre?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ProjectLibre is cheaper to start with: $9.99 a month for each person, against about $170.84 a month for each person for Asta Powerproject. Asta Powerproject starts at £1,530 per licence / year, VAT included, UK shop price, and ProjectLibre starts at $9.99 per user / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Asta Powerproject or ProjectLibre?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only ProjectLibre has a free plan. Asta Powerproject does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Asta Powerproject and ProjectLibre run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Asta Powerproject lists iOS and Android apps and only ProjectLibre lists a web app and macOS and Linux apps. Both list a Windows app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.