PROJECT in a box

Spec sheet

Purpose

The product range provides tools to manage projects, programmes and portfolios, including methodology governance, planning, reporting, risks, benefits and finances.Read 12 Oct 2026 · projectinabox.org.uk

Intended users

The maker describes products for individuals, small teams and large organisations, with personal, on-site and hosted SaaS options.Read 12 Oct 2026 · projectinabox.org.uk

Free plan

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · projectinabox.org.uk

Security

A maker blog post says PROJECT in a box became Cyber Essentials approved and reports that it undertakes penetration tests and acts on the results.Read 12 Oct 2026 · projectinabox.org.uk

Support

Support is provided during UK office hours, excluding bank holidays, with support arrangements varying by product and maintenance agreement.Read 12 Oct 2026 · projectinabox.org.uk

Email and links

The .NET client can create Outlook messages, and the product supports incoming and outgoing links to project files and external content.Read 12 Oct 2026 · projectinabox.org.uk

Free edition limit

Community Edition does not include project collaboration threads.Read 12 Oct 2026 · projectinabox.org.uk

Free tools

Planner and Community Edition are described as free forever and not trials.Read 12 Oct 2026 · projectinabox.org.uk

Free-plan user limit

1Read 21 Sep 2026 · projectinabox.org.uk

Methodologies

The maker says users can choose PRINCE2, MSP, Agile or Praxis Framework methods, or create their own.Read 12 Oct 2026 · projectinabox.org.uk

Office integration

The software supports Word and Excel documents, updating filenames and document properties, and the .NET client supports drag and drop.Read 12 Oct 2026 · projectinabox.org.uk

Paid edition limit

Small Team Edition, Enterprise Edition and Live Edition include collaboration threads; the maker says users need a licence for inbound links and SharePoint integration.Read 12 Oct 2026 · projectinabox.org.uk

Planning

Planner supports plan building as a standalone tool and can provide input files to other products.Read 12 Oct 2026 · projectinabox.org.uk

SharePoint integration

Small Team and Enterprise Editions can host parts of the browser app in SharePoint; the maker also describes integration with EPM or Project Server.Read 12 Oct 2026 · projectinabox.org.uk

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Project Management Software#117 of 1888.1
• Project management tools#129 of 1968.0