CSV Engine vs Microsoft Project

CSV Engine is a web tool for cleaning and validating uploaded spreadsheets before export. It maps source columns to reusable templates, sanitizes values, detects duplicates, previews row-level failures, and can export only records that pass configured rules. Uploads use drag and drop, with automatic detection of delimiters, encodings, and headers. Column mapping supports aliases and fuzzy matching, and mappings can be saved per template. Listed cleanup includes whitespace trimming, casing normalization, email checks, phone parsing, and date fixes. Duplicate matching can use multiple fields and merge strategies, with conflicts reviewed before commit. Templates preserve schemas, field types, and validation rules for reuse. One credit processes up to 1,000 rows, including validation, deduplication, and export. The Free plan provides five credits per month and three active templates; the Starter plan is $15 a month billed annually. One-off credit packs are also available, beginning at $8, paid once, with credits that never expire. Pro includes email support with a 24-hour response; its developer API is listed as coming soon.

Microsoft Project is presented through Planner, an online work management experience that combines tasks, to-do lists, plans, and projects. Core views include Grid, Board, Schedule, and Charts; Planner Plan 1 adds Timeline, People, and Goals. That plan also includes premium templates, backlogs and sprints, task dependencies, milestones, and project goals. Planner and Project Plan 3 adds portfolios, baselines, critical path, advanced dependencies, resource requests, and the Project desktop app. Plan 5 adds advanced portfolio management and enterprise resource management and allocation. The included Planner in Microsoft 365 is listed at free and includes basic templates, core views, task management, and Teams integration. Named integrations include Loop, Outlook, Teams, Copilot, and Power Automate. The comparison lists workflow automation, APIs, Microsoft 365 Groups access control, and compliance tools. Time tracking and guest access are listed. A one-month trial requires a credit card and converts to paid service unless canceled.