Gantter vs Microsoft Project (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Gantter grades higher than Microsoft Project: 2.2 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Gantter grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. Microsoft Project grades higher on features. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Gantter
Gantt chart planner built for Google Workspace
Microsoft Project
Desktop project scheduling for Windows with Gantt charts
Which one is for you
Pick Gantter if
- Fits if your team lives in Google Workspace and wants Gantt charts
- Works for people who open Microsoft Project or Primavera files
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a free plan: only a 7-day trial is on the page
- Tight if some users are light: each needs a paid seat and there is no cheaper tier
- Too light for work beyond scheduling, as it covers Gantt planning, not tasks and chat
- Watch out: it runs in a browser only, started from a Google or other account
Pick Microsoft Project if
- Fits if you build detailed schedules with dependencies, baselines and resource leveling on Windows
- Works for organizations that prefer a perpetual license, at $679.99 per PC, to a subscription
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you're on a Mac or want it on your phone, as the desktop app is Windows only
- Pricey if you just need a Gantt chart, at $30.00 a user a month or $679.99 one-time for a single PC
- Not for you if you want to plan in a browser, because Project for the web was retired and web plans now live in Planner
- Watch out: there's no trial of the one-time licenses, and the subscription trial needs a credit card
- Watch out: Project Server has no list price and needs SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, bought separately
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAGantterFair | 1.6GPAMicrosoft ProjectWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$99 a user a year, about $8.25 a month, or $9.95 billed monthly. That is around the $9 category middle. | DPlanner and Project Plan 3 is $30.00 a user a month paid yearly, nearly four times this category's middle price and well into its dearest tenth. Buying outright is $679.99 for Standard 2024 on one PC, where the category's typical one-time price is about $200. Professional is $1,129.99. |
| Free plan and trial | C7-day free trial with no card, then every user needs a paid seat. No free plan. | DNo free plan, and the one-month trial of Planner and Project Plan 3 wants a credit card. No trial at all is listed for the one-time licences, so a $679.99 purchase is made unseen. |
| Features | CGantt scheduling, Plan Boards, resource levelling, costs, baselines and dashboards. It does scheduling fully, but is narrower than a full project tool. | BScheduling that works dates out from effort, lead and lag times and dependencies and redoes them when something moves, with Gantt, Calendar and Network Diagram views, baselines, critical path, resource leveling, costs and reports like Burndown. Timesheets need Professional, and collaboration now lives over in Planner. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and plans need building from scratch. | CNo store rating on record. It installs like any Windows program and fills in dates for you, but this is the tool with resource leveling and lead and lag times: nobody is productive in it on day one, and each one-time licence covers one user on one PC. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Google Calendar, Google Drive, Microsoft Project and Oracle Primavera P6 files. | DOne operating system. The requirements list Windows 11, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019, with no Mac, no phone and, since Project for the web was retired, no browser. It works with Excel, Teams, Planner and SharePoint Server and nothing outside Microsoft's world. |
| Best for | Gantt scheduling inside Google Workspace | detailed scheduling on a Windows PC |
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: Gantter and Microsoft Project. How we grade
Price against what you get
Gantter starts at $8.25 a month when paid by the year for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Microsoft Project starts at $30 a month for each person and scores 2.0.
Gantter scores higher and starts $21.75 a month lower. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 24 score higher than Gantter for less, and 85 score higher than Microsoft Project 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
- Microsoft Project can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Microsoft Project also covers templates and tasks.
At a glance
| Gantter | Microsoft Project | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $99 per user / year ($9.95 billed monthly) | $30.00 per user / month, paid yearly (Plan 3), or $679.99 one-time (Standard 2024) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial, no credit card required. | One-month free trial of Planner and Project Plan 3, credit card required. No trial is listed for the one-time licenses |
| Web | ||
| Windows | ||
| Made by | Gantter | Microsoft Corporation |
| Price read from | gantter.ai | microsoft.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Gantter
- There is no free plan, only a 7-day trial.
- The product runs in the browser, started through a Google account or a non-Google account.
- Each user needs a paid seat.
- The page shows one plan for everyone, with no cheaper tier for lighter use.
Microsoft Project
- Project desktop's requirements list only Windows 11, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019, and no Mac or mobile version appears on the pricing page.
- Project for the web was retired in August 2025 and Project Online's retirement date was September 30, 2026; browser-based plans now live in Microsoft Planner.
- Project Standard 2024 and Project Professional 2024 are each licensed for one user on one PC.
- Project Server Subscription Edition has no list price and needs SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, which is not included.
Key features
Gantter
- Google integration
- Two-way Google Calendar sync, Google sharing and comments, and projects opened from Google Drive.
- Plan Boards
- Drag-and-drop task boards whose tasks line up with the Gantt schedule.
- Brena AI assistant
- An AI planning and scheduling assistant.
- Microsoft Project and Oracle P6 files
- Opens and saves MS Project files, and Oracle P6 files.
- Resources and costs
- Resource management with auto-leveling, labor and material cost tracking, baselines and actuals against estimates.
Microsoft Project
- Automated scheduling
- Tasks are scheduled from start and end dates, effort, lead and lag times and dependencies, and dates fill in automatically as those dependencies change.
- Gantt, calendar and network views
- Project Standard 2024 includes Gantt Chart, Calendar, Network Diagram and Task Sheet views, plus multiple timelines for presenting a complex schedule.
- Baselines and critical path
- Baselines compare actual progress with the original plan, and the critical path shows the tasks that form the longest path through a project.
- Resource management
- Resource leveling resolves conflicts and overallocations automatically. Project Professional 2024 adds fuller resource management and timesheets for payroll and invoicing.
- Built-in reports
- Prebuilt reports such as Burndown and Resource Overview summarize project and resource data, and a project file can be saved as a PDF.
- Project Server connection
- Project Professional 2024 can connect to Project Server Subscription Edition, an on-premises portfolio management server that runs on SharePoint Server.
Plans
Gantter
GantterAi$99
per user / year, billed annually ($9.95 per user billed monthly)
One plan: Gantt scheduling, Plan Boards, AI assistant, resource leveling, cost tracking, baselines and analytics dashboards.
Microsoft Project
Planner and Project Plan 3$30.00
per user / month, paid yearly
Subscription that includes the Project desktop client on up to five PCs, plus premium plans in Microsoft Planner on the web and in Teams.
Project Standard 2024$679.99
one-time purchase, licensed for 1 PC
Perpetual desktop license with schedule, task and cost management, Gantt Chart, Calendar and Network Diagram views, baselines, critical path and resource leveling.
Project Professional 2024$1,129.99
one-time purchase, licensed for 1 PC
Everything in Standard plus fuller resource management, timesheets and the ability to connect to Project Server Subscription Edition.
Project Server Subscription EditionCustom
On-premises project and portfolio management server built on SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, bought through a Microsoft partner.
Ways to pay less
Gantter
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly billing
The pricing page marks the $99 yearly price as saving 17% against paying monthly.
Microsoft Project
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Gantter or Microsoft Project?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Gantter is cheaper to start with: $8.25 a month when paid by the year for each person, against $30 a month for each person for Microsoft Project. Gantter starts at $99 per user / year ($9.95 billed monthly), and Microsoft Project starts at $30.00 per user / month, paid yearly (Plan 3), or $679.99 one-time (Standard 2024).
Which has a free plan, Gantter or Microsoft Project?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Gantter nor Microsoft Project has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Gantter and Microsoft Project run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Gantter lists a web app and only Microsoft Project lists 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.