Meisterplan vs Planisware (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Meisterplan if

• Fits if a PMO has to decide which projects to fund based on the people available
• Makes sense if you are replacing portfolio spreadsheets and have 50 or more resources to plan

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you are a small team: the listed price starts at 50 resources, $700 a month on Basic
• Watch out: what-if scenarios, goals and the Jira and Smartsheet integrations are not on Basic, only Pro at $900
• Watch out: Premium is annual only and starts at 150 resources, at $3,490 a month
• Too light for day-to-day task tracking by individual teams, which the vendor does not aim it at

Pick Planisware if

• Fits if you manage a large portfolio with shared resources
• Works for enterprises that model scenarios before committing

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price, as none is published
• Not for you if you want to try it first, as no trial is listed
• Too light for small teams on a budget, as it is built for enterprise portfolios
• Watch out: features differ by product, so check which one fits

Meisterplan

• The listed prices are for 50 resources; the page offers packages up to 1,000 resources and a custom quote above that.
• What-if scenarios, goals and integrations are not on the Basic edition.
• Premium is billed annually only and starts at 150 resources.
• The vendor positions it for portfolio planning, not for day-to-day task tracking by individual teams.

Planisware

• No prices are published and no trial is listed; the product is sold through the vendor.
• Features differ by product (Orchestra, Luma, Horizon, Nova, Valoris, Enterprise), so check which one fits.
• Built for enterprise portfolios rather than small teams.

Meisterplan

Resource capacity planning

Plan projects against the capacity of the people or roles available, with load balancing per team.

What-if scenarios

Pro and Premium let a PMO try different portfolio scenarios before committing to a plan.

Goals and prioritization

Goals and a portfolio kanban help rank which projects to fund and start.

Reporting dashboards

Several ways to view and analyze portfolio data are included on Pro and above.

Jira and Smartsheet integrations

Pro lists integrations such as Jira and Smartsheet, and the site also covers Asana, Microsoft products, a REST API and MCP access for AI tools.

Unlimited users

Only resources count toward the license, so everyone who needs access to the portfolio can be given a login.

Planisware

Portfolio prioritization

Initiatives can be scored, compared and prioritized with structured methods.

Resource and capacity planning

Availability, skills and workloads are shown across projects, programs and portfolios.

Scenario modeling

Reporting and analytics let leaders compare scenarios before committing.

Digital agents

Context-aware agents handle reporting, scheduling, workflows and data validation, according to the vendor.

Planisware Prisma

A natural-language layer that connects outside AI models to live portfolio data, with changes gated by approval.

Product family

Separate products target PMOs, professional services, IT, product development and capital planning.

Meisterplan

• Basic$700

  per month for 50 resources, billed annually ($840 billed monthly)

  Unlimited users, basic portfolio management, resource planning, load balancing per team and copy-and-paste import. The price rises with the resource count, up to 1,000.

• Pro$900

  per month for 50 resources, billed annually ($1,080 billed monthly)

  Adds what-if scenarios, goals, portfolio kanban, more ways to analyze data and integrations such as Jira and Smartsheet. The price rises with the resource count.

• Premium$3,490

  per month for 150 resources, billed annually

  Annual payment only, starting at 150 resources. Adds a dedicated Customer Success Manager, user auto-provisioning, a self-service sandbox and a custom SMTP server.

Planisware

Pricing could not be confirmed. See planisware.com.