RationalPlan vs Tom's Planner
RationalPlan
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| Figure | RationalPlan | Tom's Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4/mo | $9.95/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 11 | 3 |
| Spec score · Gantt Chart Software | 8.8 (#4) | 7.9 (#25) |
| Collaboration | Collaboration includes task comments, email notifications, concurrent access and user permission restrictions. | Free accounts can accept invitations to collaborate, while a paid account is required to invite others to collaborate on schedules. |
| Founded | 1997 | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Craiova, Dolj, Romania | Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles |
| Intended users | The company describes Cloud as suitable for individuals and companies, while its on-premise products include single-project, multi-project, and centralized server options. | The maker describes the product as useful when spreadsheets are chaotic and more complex project management software is excessive. |
| Security and privacy | The privacy policy says cloud hosting and processing use Amazon Web Services and that the company uses processors implementing GDPR requirements. | The privacy statement says chart data is stored securely and access is limited to account credentials or credentials of collaborators the user chose. |
| Support | The maker promises responses to support questions within 24 working hours and bundles priority support for one year with a license. | The maker offers free email support to all account types and says its support team is available 10 a.m.–10 p.m. CET weekdays and 10 a.m.–4 p.m. CET weekends, typically responding within an hour. |
Plans
RationalPlan
- Cloud FreeFree
- FREEFree
- Cloud Beginner$4 a month
- Cloud Master$12 a month
- Cloud Production$19 a month
- Single Project$145, paid once
- Multi Project$288, paid once
- BEGINNERPrice not published
- MASTERPrice not published
- PRODUCTIONPrice not published
In their own words
RationalPlan
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.
Tom's Planner
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