Project Plan 365 vs RationalPlan

Project Plan 365 helps manage project tasks, resources, and costs from planning through completion. It provides Gantt charts, resource and cost calculations, critical paths, baseline comparisons, and reports on project costs, resource allocation, schedules, and team assignments. The app uses Microsoft Project’s.mpp file format, allowing users to open and save plans without import or export. Business includes real-time collaboration on project files. Named cloud services and connections include Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, SharePoint, Microsoft Project Server, and BaseCamp. It runs on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. The pricing page lists a free plan and a 14-day trial with Standard and Business features; a credit card is required to start the trial. Trial subscriptions renew and charge after the trial unless auto-renewal is canceled before expiry. Standard is listed at $9.99 a year (billed $9.99/month when purchased annually; page also shows $10.99/month). Business is listed at $16.19 a year (billed $16.19/month when purchased annually; page also shows $17.99/month). The maker describes plans for individuals, business teams, and enterprise portfolio management.

RationalPlan is project management software for scheduling work, allocating resources, tracking progress, estimating project costs, and managing budgets. Its tools include Gantt charts with dependencies and critical-path detection, portfolio management, resource leveling, cost tracking, reports, document management, calendars, and a Kanban board. RationalPlan says it can open and edit Microsoft Project files, and its Single Project product imports MS Project files. RationalPlan Cloud supports concurrent browser work with different access rights; the company says Cloud uses AWS for data hosting and processing. Project Server can be installed on a private network, and the company says its administrators cannot access hosted customer data. The free Cloud plan includes two projects, 100 tasks, 10 MB of storage, and two users. Free accounts inactive for 30 days are disabled, and accounts inactive for 60 days are deleted. Single and Multi trials offer full functionality with a 20-task limit and no stated time limit; the Server trial runs for 30 days without functional limits. Single Project costs $145, paid once, and Multi Project costs $288, paid once. A license includes one year of upgrades and priority technical support.