Microsoft Project vs TeamGantt

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

TeamGantt

• Teams that plan around a schedule and want the Gantt chart first
• Teams with many occasional contributors, since Business has unlimited collaborators
• Construction firms, through the Builder Edition and its Procore sync

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.

TeamGantt

• Paid plans are priced by project count, not per user. Base is capped at 5 projects, 1 manager, 10 collaborators and 150 tasks per project.
• The plan comparison marks critical path, workload management, the Kanban view and time tracking as Business and above.
• The free trial requires a credit card and bills automatically for the trialed plan when the 14 days end.
• The live pricing page localizes prices by country, so buyers outside the US may see amounts in another currency.

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.

TeamGantt

Drag-and-drop Gantt charts

Schedules are built by dragging tasks on a timeline, linking them with dependencies and adding milestones. Several projects can be viewed in a single Gantt chart.

Board, calendar and list views

The same plan can be switched between Gantt, board, calendar and list views that stay in sync. The plan comparison lists the Kanban view from Business up.

Workload and availability

An availability view shows how many tasks and hours each person has on a given day. Workload management and team resourcing are part of Business and Builder Edition.

Time tracking and estimates

Hourly estimates and time tracking let a team compare actual hours with the estimate. Both are marked as Business and Builder Edition features.

Sharing and collaboration

Notes, comments and files attach to tasks, and a public share link gives outsiders a live view of the schedule on every paid plan.

AI project creation

A project timeline can be generated with AI as a starting point. The comparison table includes AI project creation on Base, Business and Builder Edition.

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.

TeamGantt

• Personal$0

  1 user, 1 project and 40 tasks with basic Gantt chart features, including dependencies and drag-and-drop scheduling.

• Base$59

  per month flat, billed monthly ($590 billed yearly)

  5 projects, 1 manager, 10 collaborators and 150 tasks per project, with AI project creation, calendar and list views, public share links and exports.

• Business$120

  per month for 5 projects, billed monthly ($1,140 billed yearly)

  Unlimited managers and collaborators, 500 tasks per project and up to 20 projects. Each extra project is $24 a month or $228 a year.

• Builder Edition$199

  per month for 10 projects, billed monthly ($1,908 billed yearly)

  Everything in Business with unlimited tasks, plus construction tools such as lookahead schedules, material delay prevention, financial forecasting and Procore sync.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For large organizations: unlimited projects and tasks, advanced reporting and forecasting, and access to every feature. Priced through sales.

Microsoft Project

No public discounts listed.

TeamGantt

• Annual discount

  Up to 20% off with yearly billing

  The pricing toggle advertises 20% off annual plans. Base is $590 a year against $59 a month ($708), and Business starts at $1,140 a year against $120 a month ($1,440).

• Education

  Free plans for professors

  TeamGantt offers free plans to professors who use it to teach project management in the classroom, arranged by contacting the company from a .edu account.