ProjectLibre vs ProjectManager

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

ProjectManager

• Teams that plan with Gantt charts, dependencies and critical path
• Managers balancing workloads and budgets across a portfolio
• Organizations moving plans over from Microsoft Project
• Field teams updating tasks and logging hours from a phone

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.

ProjectManager

• There is no free plan; when the 30-day trial ends the account and its project data are locked until a paid edition is bought.
• Team is capped at 10 users and 20 projects; resource management, timesheets, budgeting and automation start on Business.
• Slack, Microsoft Teams and two-way Jira and Azure DevOps sync are sold as an Integration Bundle at $5 per user / month.
• SAML single sign-on, custom permissions and audit logs are limited to Enterprise, which is quoted on request.

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.

ProjectManager

Five views of one plan

Every plan includes Gantt, list, sheet, board and calendar views of the same project, with data updating in real time across them.

Gantt charts with critical path

The Gantt chart supports dependencies, milestones, baselines and critical path, and existing plans can be imported, including Microsoft Project files.

Resource and workload planning

On Business, managers define working days, set labor rates and balance workloads, while team members log hours on tasks and submit timesheets.

Portfolio dashboards and roadmap

Business adds a portfolio dashboard that rolls up tasks, cost and workload across projects, and a roadmap view of the whole portfolio in Gantt format.

Workflow automation

Rules built from triggers and actions update status, assignee, priority or tags without code: 5 rules per workflow on Business and 20 on Enterprise.

AI Project Insights

Available from Business, it generates summaries of project progress and tips on risk, resourcing and task execution.

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.

ProjectManager

• Team$15

  per user / month, billed annually ($18 billed monthly)

  Up to 10 users and 20 projects, with Gantt, list, sheet, board and calendar views, a project dashboard, 5GB of storage and API access.

• Business$28

  per user / month, billed annually ($32 billed monthly)

  No user limit and up to 100 projects. Adds resource and workload planning, timesheets, budgets, portfolio dashboards, AI Project Insights and automation.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Unlimited projects and storage, SAML single sign-on, custom permissions, audit logs, Power BI and Excel integrations, and priority support.

ProjectLibre

No public discounts listed.

ProjectManager

• Annual discount

  Save up to 17% by paying annually

  Team is $15 per user / month billed annually against $18 billed monthly, and Business is $28 against $32. The pricing FAQ puts the saving at up to 17%; the toggle on the same page says up to 16%.