Bryntum Gantt vs Tom's Planner (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Bryntum Gantt if

• Fits if you are building software that needs a Gantt chart
• Works for a developer who can start on the free Community edition

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want a ready-made tool: it is a library, so you build the screens
• Pricey if you need baselines, critical paths or MS Project import: Enterprise is $1,100 a developer a year
• Watch out: a SaaS or commercial product that includes it needs an OEM licence quoted by sales
• Tight if you plan several apps or developers: the $699 and $1,100 figures cover one developer and one app

Pick Tom's Planner if

• Fits if you've outgrown spreadsheets for timelines but don't want full project software
• Works for one project manager sharing charts with a team who join on free accounts

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're staying free, with 1 schedule of 200 rows and no printing, exporting or inviting
• Skip it if you want a phone or desktop app, because it only runs in the browser
• Too light for teams that need task boards, workloads, a critical path, baselines or time tracking
• Watch out: there's no monthly billing, only $39 a quarter or $119 a year, and Professional stops at 20 schedules
• Pricey if you need embedding, local saves or JSON export, which need Unlimited at $239 a year

Bryntum Gantt

• It is a software library, not a ready-to-use project tool for managers.
• Licenses are per developer, and the page shows $699 and $1,100 for one developer and one application; options such as premium support and floating licenses change the total.
• Selling a SaaS or commercial product that includes it needs an OEM license quoted by sales.
• The vendor lists 30% off for charity, environmental or educational work.

Tom's Planner

• The free Personal account is limited to 1 schedule of 200 rows and cannot print, export or invite collaborators.
• Embedding charts, saving schedules locally and JSON export are limited to the Unlimited plan.
• Paid plans are billed quarterly or yearly; the pricing page shows no month-to-month option.
• It runs in the browser, and the vendor's site lists no desktop or mobile apps.

Bryntum Gantt

Framework support

Works with plain JavaScript and TypeScript, and with React, Angular and Vue.

Resource assignments

Resource assignments and calendars come with the Business license.

Critical paths and baselines

Enterprise adds baselines and critical path analysis.

MS Project import

Enterprise can import MS Project files and export to PDF.

Free Community edition

MIT-licensed core, usable in commercial products.

Tom's Planner

Drag-and-drop time blocks

Add color-coded time blocks to a chart with the mouse, then stretch, shrink or move them as plans change. Several blocks can sit on the same row.

Dependencies

Link an activity to the one it depends on so that a large schedule stays up to date when dates move.

Progress tracking

Show status with percentages, traffic lights, icons or colored time blocks, whichever suits the project.

Zoomable timeline

Switch the schedule view between yearly, monthly, weekly and daily scales, down to 5-minute intervals.

AI Assist and templates

AI Assist drafts a Gantt chart from a project description, which is shared with OpenAI for processing. There are also more than 200 chart templates.

Import, export and sharing

Imports schedules from Excel, MS Project, Outlook and Google Calendar. Paid accounts can print and export, and Unlimited accounts can embed charts that update live.

Bryntum Gantt

• Community$0

  Open-source edition under the MIT license; fewer features than the paid tiers.

• Business EUL$699

  per developer / year, for one application

  End-user license for internal apps: adds resource assignments and calendars, a task editor and effort, and progress lines.

• Enterprise EUL$1,100

  per developer / year, for one application

  Adds baselines, critical paths, costs and S-curves, MS Project import, PDF export and AI features.

• OEM LicenseCustom

  For redistribution inside a SaaS or commercial product; quoted by sales.

Tom's Planner

• Personal$0

  1 schedule with up to 200 rows or activities. Can collaborate on schedules shared by others, but cannot invite people, print or export.

• Professional$9.95

  per account / month, billed yearly at $119 ($39 billed quarterly)

  20 schedules, unlimited invited collaborators, printing, a custom logo, and export to MS Project, Excel, CSV, PDF and image files.

• Unlimited$19.95

  per account / month, billed yearly at $239 ($79 billed quarterly)

  Unlimited schedules, plus embedded charts, saving schedules locally, JSON export and printing for every invited collaborator.

Bryntum Gantt

• Nonprofit

  30% off for charity, environmental or educational work

  Stated in the store FAQ for End User License fees.

• Startups

  Startup discounts on request

  The store FAQ says special discounts for startups are available on contact.

Tom's Planner

• Annual discount

  Save 25% with an annual subscription

  Professional is $119 a year against $39 a quarter ($156 over a year), and Unlimited is $239 a year against $79 a quarter ($316). The vendor rounds the saving to 25%.

• Other savings

  Corporate account discount from 5 subscriptions

  The pricing FAQ gives 25% off either plan with 5 to 9 subscriptions, 35% with 10 to 19 and 50% with 20 or more, on top of the annual saving. Arranged by email.