Planview vs Rocketlane (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Rocketlane grades higher than Planview: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Planview grades higher on value for money. Rocketlane grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Rocketlane
Customer onboarding and professional services automation
Which one is for you
Pick Planview if
- Fits if you run a large portfolio and have a buying process that includes sales calls
- Works for companies that need portfolio, resource and delivery planning from one vendor
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to see a price first: the site has no pricing page
- Not for you if you are a small team, as the company says it serves more than 3,000 customers
- Watch out: it is several products, and the trial terms were not stated
- Too light on public detail to compare plans, trial or limits without talking to sales
Pick Rocketlane if
- Fits if you onboard customers and want them in a shared project space
- Makes sense if you have at least 5 people on the delivery side
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are a small team: both paid plans need 5 team members, from $245 a month
- Watch out: resource planning, budgeting and invoicing start on Premium at $69
- Tight if you automate a lot: 200 runs per user a month on Standard, 500 on Premium
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there is only a 14-day trial
- Watch out: the page's meta description still lists an Essential plan that the plan cards do not show
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAPlanviewWeak | 2.0GPARocketlaneFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published and plans are sold through sales, so it sits in the middle until a quote says otherwise. | D$49 a team member a month billed annually on Standard, $69 on Premium, with a 5-member minimum. The floor is $245 a month, and that is several times the category middle of $9. |
| Free plan and trial | DThe site offers demos and free trials, but the pages read do not state the length or whether a card is needed. No free plan. | C14-day free trial, which the FAQ says can be extended by a week. No free plan, and the pages read do not say whether a card is needed. |
| Features | CPortfolio planning, resource capacity, dependencies and dashboards. It is a family of separate products, so no single one covers the whole job. | CCustomer portal, project and sprint planning, time tracking and AI agents. Resource planning, budgeting and invoicing need Premium, and automations are capped at 200 runs per user a month on Standard. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Sold to enterprises through a sales process, so expect set-up work. | CNo store rating on record. A web app where you build the onboarding projects and portals yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only on the listing, with no integrations or API named on the pages read. | BWeb, iOS and Android, with Slack, HubSpot, Jira, Salesforce and Zapier links and an API. |
| Best for | large companies planning a portfolio of work | teams onboarding customers with a shared portal |
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: Planview and Rocketlane. How we grade
Where they differ
- Planview also covers dashboards.
- Rocketlane also covers templates, workflow automation and time tracking.
At a glance
| Planview | Rocketlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $49 per team member / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial; the FAQ says it can be extended by a week on request |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Planview | Rocketlane |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | rocketlane.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Planview
- No prices are published; the site has no pricing page, and plans are sold through the sales team.
- Planview is a family of separate products, so which one a buyer needs depends on the job.
- The company page says it serves more than 3,000 customers, which signals an enterprise focus, not a small-team tool.
- The site offers demos and free trials through a demos page, but the trial terms were not stated on the pages read.
Rocketlane
- Standard and Premium both require at least 5 team members.
- Resource planning and the financial tools need Premium at $69 per team member or higher.
- Custom automations are capped at 200 runs per user a month on Standard and 500 on Premium.
- The page's meta description still lists an Essential plan and different prices, but the plan cards show only Standard, Premium and Enterprise.
Key features
Planview
- Portfolio planning and prioritization
- Rank portfolios against priorities and drivers, compare them with financial and resource targets, and model trade-offs.
- Resource capacity planning
- Check committed plans against available capacity and staffing, and reallocate funding and resources as priorities change.
- Dependency management
- Visualize dependencies across programs, projects, work and applications.
- Dashboards and analytics
- Dashboards track KPIs across strategy, programs, projects, resources and work.
- Product family
- The product list includes AgilePlace, Portfolios, ProjectPlace, PPM Pro, Daptiv, AdaptiveWork, ChangePoint and Enterprise Architecture.
- AI features
- The vendor describes AI-driven insights, risk detection and scenario planning in its project portfolio management offering.
Rocketlane
- Branded customer portal
- Clients log in to see project progress, approve work and collaborate; customer members are unlimited on every plan.
- Project and sprint planning
- Tasks can be shown as Gantt, list or kanban, with templates, epics, backlogs and sprint planning on Standard and above.
- Time tracking and timesheets
- Time capture, timesheets and timesheet approvals are included from the Standard plan.
- Resource management
- Resource planning, capacity management and utilization tracking start on Premium; soft allocations and a skills matrix are Enterprise.
- Financial management
- Premium adds budgets, rate cards, margins, invoicing and revenue recognition; multi-currency and multi-budget are Enterprise.
- AI agents and automations
- The vendor describes Nitro agents that turn statements of work into project plans and flag delivery risks, plus rule-based automations capped by plan.
Plans
Planview
Pricing could not be confirmed. See planview.com.
Rocketlane
Standard$49
per team member / month, billed annually
Minimum of 5 team members. Unlimited projects and customer members, branded customer portal, time tracking and timesheets, and 200 automation runs per user a month.
Premium$69
per team member / month, billed annually
Minimum of 5 team members. Adds resource planning, project budgeting, rate cards, invoicing and revenue recognition, and 500 automation runs per user. Sold through sales.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds unlimited automations, custom reports, a skills matrix, multi-currency, role-based access controls and SAML. Sold through sales.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Planview or Rocketlane?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Planview has no price we could confirm, and Rocketlane starts at $49 per team member / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Planview or Rocketlane?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Planview nor Rocketlane has a free plan. Rocketlane has a free trial.
Which platforms do Planview and Rocketlane run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Rocketlane lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web 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.