Microsoft Project vs OmniPlan
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Microsoft Project
Desktop project scheduling for Windows with Gantt charts
OmniPlan
Gantt-chart project scheduling for Mac, iPad and iPhone
Where they differ
- Microsoft Project starts at $30.00 per user / month, paid yearly (Plan 3), or $679.99 one-time (Standard 2024). OmniPlan starts at $199.99 one-time for a v4 Standard license, or $199.99 per year by subscription.
- Only Microsoft Project lists a Windows app.
- Only OmniPlan lists macOS and iOS apps.
- Microsoft Project also covers templates and tasks.
At a glance
| Microsoft Project | OmniPlan | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $30.00 per user / month, paid yearly (Plan 3), or $679.99 one-time (Standard 2024) | $199.99 one-time for a v4 Standard license, or $199.99 per year by subscription |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | One-month free trial of Planner and Project Plan 3, credit card required. No trial is listed for the one-time licenses | 14-day free trial with full features and no automatic charge when started from an Omni Account; then a free viewer. |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Microsoft Corporation | The Omni Group |
| Price read from | microsoft.com | omnigroup.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Microsoft Project
- Project managers who build detailed schedules with dependencies and baselines
- Organizations that prefer a perpetual license to a subscription
- Teams that keep project and portfolio data on their own servers
OmniPlan
- Project managers on Apple devices who prefer to buy a license once
- Schedules that need resource leveling, critical path and baseline tracking
- Opening and returning Microsoft Project files from a Mac or iPad, with Pro
Worth knowing
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.
OmniPlan
- Available only for Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Vision Pro; no Windows, Android or browser version is listed.
- Collaboration, Microsoft Project support, Monte Carlo simulation and earned value analysis are Pro features, not part of the $199.99 Standard license.
- The features page marks the multi-project dashboard, HTML reports and earned value analysis as Mac only.
- A perpetual license covers 4.x updates only; later major versions are a paid upgrade, offered at a discount.
Key features
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.
OmniPlan
- Gantt charts and network diagrams
- View and edit a project as an interactive Gantt chart or as a network diagram of task relationships, alongside an outline with customizable columns.
- Automatic scheduling and leveling
- Builds a schedule from durations, dependencies, date constraints and assigned resources, and levels resources so none is booked beyond 100% of its availability.
- Critical path and baselines
- Highlights the tasks that determine the completion date and compares the current schedule with multiple saved baselines.
- Monte Carlo simulation
- A Pro feature that runs many simulations to forecast milestone completion dates at different confidence levels, using best-case and worst-case effort estimates.
- Microsoft Project support
- Pro opens Microsoft Project .mpp and .xml documents directly and exports to those formats on Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Vision Pro.
- Collaboration and change tracking
- Pro syncs shared projects through Omni's servers with a free Omni Account, or through a WebDAV server, and lets each collaborator's changes be accepted or rejected.
Plans
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.
OmniPlan
v4 Standard License$199.99
one-time purchase
Version 4 with all 4.x updates on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro, with the standard feature set. 30-day money-back guarantee.
OmniPlan Subscription$199.99
per year
The latest Pro version on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro, with no charge for major version upgrades. Renews yearly until canceled.
v4 Pro License$399.99
one-time purchase
Version 4 with all 4.x updates, plus the Pro features: collaboration, Microsoft Project support, Monte Carlo simulation, reports and automation.
Ways to pay less
Microsoft Project
No public discounts listed.
OmniPlan
- Lifetime license
One-time v4 license instead of a subscription
A v4 Standard ($199.99) or Pro ($399.99) license is bought once and kept, with all 4.x updates included, as an alternative to the $199.99 yearly subscription.
- Education
Education pricing on licenses
Staff, faculty and students of accredited educational organizations can buy discounted licenses from Omni's Educational Store. Subscriptions and App Store purchases are excluded.
- Other savings
Quantity discount on perpetual licenses
Each license beyond the first in the same Omni Store transaction takes a further 5% off the whole order, up to 30%. The discount is not available on subscriptions.
- Other savings
Family sharing through an Omni Account
A personal license or subscription can unlock the app for immediate family members living in the same household. Team licenses and subscriptions are excluded.
- Other savings
Upgrade pricing for owners of earlier versions
The purchase page says upgrade discounts are available. The US App Store listing shows upgrades to v4 Standard at $99.99 and to v4 Pro at $199.99, half the full license prices.
