OmniPlan vs ProjectLibre

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

ProjectLibre

• Teams moving schedules off Microsoft Project or Project Online
• Individual project managers who want a free desktop scheduler
• Plans that need earned value, resource leveling and risk analysis

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.

ProjectLibre

• The free Desktop app is for one user and individual projects; collaboration, portfolios, resource leveling, risk analysis and AI are in the paid Cloud.
• ProjectLibre Core is priced only with annual billing; the pricing section shows no month-to-month rate.
• A second, higher cloud tier is marked Coming Soon, and Core lists enterprise resource and portfolio management with an asterisk the page does not explain.
• The Cloud trial lasts 7 days and covers up to 15 users.

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.

ProjectLibre

CPM scheduling and Gantt charts

Schedules use dependencies, constraints, calendars, baselines and critical path with float, shown as a Gantt chart, a WBS chart or a network diagram.

Microsoft Project and Primavera import

Opens Microsoft Project .mpp files and Primavera .xer files directly, keeping tasks, dependencies, resources and the project structure.

Resource leveling and shared pools

ProjectLibre Cloud finds over-allocated resources and levels them at the project or portfolio level, drawing on enterprise resource pools shared across projects.

Risk analysis and schedule audits

Cloud runs Monte Carlo risk analysis and DCMA schedule-quality audits on the schedule, alongside earned value reporting with SPI, CPI and TCPI.

AI Co-Pilot

In Cloud, the Co-Pilot builds a CPM schedule from a prompt and can then edit tasks, the WBS and resources as the project changes.

Free desktop app

ProjectLibre Desktop is installed on Windows, macOS or Linux, keeps project files on the user's computer and is offered in 54 languages.

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.

ProjectLibre

• ProjectLibre Desktop$0

  Free, open-source desktop app for one person: Gantt chart, WBS, critical path, baselines, single-project resources, costs and earned value.

• ProjectLibre Core$9.99

  per user / month, billed annually

  The cloud plan on sale today: Microsoft Project import, Gantt and WBS scheduling, Core and Pro user modes and the AI Copilot.

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.

ProjectLibre

No public discounts listed.