Microsoft Project Review 2026: Is It Worth It?
8.1
/10
Phil Collective Score
Confidence: 0.85
What Is Microsoft Project?
Enterprise project management from Microsoft, deeply integrated with the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Power BI reporting, SharePoint integration, and traditional waterfall PM capabilities.
| Founded | 1984 |
|---|---|
| HQ | Redmond, WA |
| Deployment | hybrid |
| Category | Enterprise |
| Free Trial | Yes |
| Free Plan | No |
Microsoft Project Pricing
Project Plan 1
$10
per monthly / user
Project Plan 3
$30
per monthly / user
Project Plan 5
$55
per monthly / user
Microsoft Project Features
| Feature | Available | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AI features | ✗ | Copilot for Project |
| Automations | ✗ | Power Automate integration |
| Goals/OKRs | ✗ | |
| Reporting/dashboards | ✗ | Power BI integration |
| Resource management | ✗ | |
| Workload management | ✗ | |
| Guest access | ✗ | |
| Real-time collaboration | ✗ | |
| Custom fields | ✗ | |
| File storage | ✗ | SharePoint/OneDrive |
| Forms | ✗ | Via Microsoft Forms |
| Mobile app | ✗ | |
| Templates | ✗ | |
| Time tracking | ✗ | Timesheets |
| API access | ✗ | |
| Integrations marketplace | ✗ | Microsoft 365 ecosystem |
| Calendar view | ✗ | |
| Gantt charts | ✗ | |
| Kanban boards | ✗ | |
| Timeline view | ✗ |
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