This software comparison table lists all interesting project management software and web applications used by companies to manage their projects and teams.
This matrix currently compares a lot of online project management tools, including famous ones (Basecamp, Zoho Project...) and innovative ones.
You may also be interested by the Tasks management & To-Do List tools comparison chart: http://socialcompare.com/en/comparison/tasks-management-todo-lists-web-apps
| activeCollab | Assembla | Basecamp | Binfire.com | Collabtive | Crocagile | DeskAway | EPM Live | Genius Project | Huddle | Insightly | LiquidPlanner | Mavenlink | OneDesk | Plan.io | ProWorkflow | Psoda | Redmine | Solve360 | Symphonical | TeamLab | Trakeze | VisionProject | Wedoist | WORKetc | Wrike | Zoho Project | |
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| Website | http://www.activecollab.com/ | http://www.assembla.com/ | http://basecamphq.com/ | http://www.binfire.com | http://collabtive.o-dyn.de/?lang=en | http://crocagile.com | http://deskaway.com/ | http://epmlive.com/ | http://www.geniusinside.com | http://www.huddle.com | http://insight.ly | http://www.liquidplanner.com/ | http://www.mavenlink.com | http://www.onedesk.com | http://plan.io | http://www.proworkflow.com/ | http://www.psoda.com | http://www.redmine.org/ | http://norada.com/ | http://symphonical.com | http://www.teamlab.com/ | http://www.trakeze.com/ | http://visionprojecthq.com | https://wedoist.com/ | http://worketc.com | http://wrike.com | http://www.zoho.com/projects/ |
| Video tour | http://youtu.be/pgJCN2z87vY | http://youtu.be/NopMQ6bB4dU | http://youtu.be/vfh1UtkbnF8 | http://youtu.be/hIWn2TpyWhg | http://epmlive.com/videos/epmlive-overview/ | http://www.geniusinside.com/register_ProductTour | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVzA_r0myg8 | http://youtu.be/iP72GYY9N3I | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyHcZKzXJaw | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyS99-ddbOY | http://youtu.be/rg-ZZUXAk48 | http://www.screencast.com/t/NWY2YzE5M | http://www.psoda.com/cms.php/how-to-use/video-getting-started-in-psoda | http://norada.com/?uri=norada/crm/solve360_and_gmail_hook-up | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhUCEdH76Jo | http://youtu.be/JqFki4BUfvk | http://youtu.be/4J2M9QtcO7E | http://youtu.be/kpzoUIZrK7Q | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USBogF8vOI0 | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGnUgfRsyQY | http://youtu.be/oY5dxFDorX8 | ||||||
| Hosted solutions | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Planio is a Redmine Hosting Provider | Yes | Yes | - see Planio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Available as standalone software | Yes Self-hosted web application (not SaaS) | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | - | Yes | No | No | Yes asp, windows | No | Yes | No | No | - | No | |
| Pricing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hosting starting price (per year) | 249 USD | 108 USD | 588 USD | 9.95 USD per month | 120 EUR | 7 USD USD per User | 300 USD | 420 EUR | 0 USD Contact sales@huddle.com for pricing | 0 USD 3 users; $29/month (4-6 users); $49/month (7-15 users); $99/month (16-40 users); contact us for more than 40 users | 288 EUR ($24 / seat / month) | 468 USD | 30 USD per user/month | 108 EUR | 240 USD | 0 USD | 0 EUR | 39 USD 3 users | 0 USD | 0 EUR | 0 USD 1 user, 1 project. $10/user monthly | 228 EUR | 0 EUR 3 users and no files; $5 monthly | 78 USD monthly 2 users | 49 USD per month to upgrade from free version | 35 USD - Premium | |
| Features | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LDAP support | - Support available by overriding authentication using provided features for extending/overriding default auth system | Yes | Yes | No | No Hack possible | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | |||||||||
| Contacts Address Book | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Including Helpdesk features, email templates, auto responders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Comprehensive CRM application | Yes | Yes | Yes Can use folders to store contact info in rich text format | ||||||||||
| Shared Calendar | Yes | No | - Coming soon | Yes subscribe to Google Calendar, iCalendar | Yes | Yes | Yes subscribe to the iCal feed, link to Outlook or Google calendar. | Yes | Yes | Yes Google Calendar Integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Schedule meetings | No | No | - Coming Soon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||
| Export data | Yes HTML | Yes HTML, XML | Yes Currently as PDF & CSV soon | Yes | Yes spreadsheet, CSV, zip file | Yes | Yes reports in pdf, any views to excel | Yes CSV | Yes | Yes Export to CSV, Quickbooks, or XML | Yes | Yes | Yes CSV, XLS, iCal, RSS, SQL, SVN Dumps | Yes | Yes Excel, MSWord, PDF, XML, CSV, HTML,Text | Yes | Yes | Yes EXport contacts as CSV, entire database as SQL Server 2008 | Yes Export/import folders and tasks as Excel spreadsheets | ||||||||
| Visual customization | Yes Company logo, themes | - logo | Yes | Yes logo, colors, theme, categories... | Yes | Yes company logo | Yes add a logo and change color themes, re-skin the entire site to your corporate theme.... | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes The structure and colors can be entirely customized. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Can add widgets to the Dashboard, can set folder color | |||||||||||
| OpenID Authentication | - Possible by writing custom authorization provider | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes Possible with Google or Facebook account | No | Yes Sign in with Google account | ||||||||||||||||
| SSL Security | Yes Since it's self-hosted web application, administrators can add SSL on their own | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Huddle encrypts all data exchanged with the server to industry standard levels as well as authenticating the server itself to the user. | Yes | Yes | Yes Mandatory for all connections | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||
| Email notifications | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Set daily reminder emails of all your overdue and approaching work | Yes | Yes | Yes Receive auto reminders about tasks that are nearing the deadline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - Collaborators can email from the tool | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Full email integration: create tasks from emails: http://www.wrike.com/help/smart-email-integration/ | |||||||
| Mobile version | - Web interface optimized for mobile devices | Yes | Yes coming soon | - Coming Soon | Yes iPhone, BlackBerry, Nokia, HTC Android... | - only view with iphone | Yes iPhone, iPad, Blackberry | Yes | Yes iPhone, iPad, Android | No | Yes | Yes | - Soon iOS, Android | Yes | Yes iOS, Android | Yes iOS, Android | |||||||||||
| API | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes http://www.wrike.com/platform.jsp | |||||||||
| Custom fields | Throughout | Yes, able to customize all fields, views, lists and branding. | You can add up to 10 custom fields per record | Custom URLs and branding | Custom fields are within and throughout the entire platform. From customer portal, to feedback management, to project and product management. | Yes on all project assets, unlimited number of custom fields, custom fields can be grouped into sections, complete audit trail of changes to custom field values. | Best among many. "Category Tags", but can't create one from the Contacts editing form in their workspace, WTF (can create from the Gmail gadget) + can customize the fields displayed for any entity: Company, Contact, Task etc. + many field types, including URL | The whole system is very flexible and can be customized. | Custom URL. Fully customizable fields, drop downs, etc. Custom branding options available. | Yes, on all major objects (project, issue/task, companies, contacts/users, contracts, assets), with complete audit trail of changes | For contacts; see also http://admin.worketc.com/blogs/Development/95 Lame: only single/multi-line text, select list, and checkbox list. No URL, number. But can't display them in the contacts list! http://blueseed.worketc.com/Community/Forums?Topic=1176 Also for leads, projects and timesheets | None - http://vote.wrike.com/forums/125507-general/suggestions/2249473-allow-me-to-make-my-own-custom-fields-within-a-tas | |||||||||||||||
| Project management | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time tracking / Timesheets | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes All Time Sheets can be printed or exported to a spreadsheet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Automatic Tracking timer | Yes | No | No | Yes record time as you work on your tasks | No | Yes | Yes | Yes With Start/Stop timer | Yes With Start/Stop timer | - | Yes | Yes | - Feature requested - http://vote.wrike.com/forums/125507-general/suggestions/2446077-create-time-recorder-to-go-with-tracking | ||||||||||||||
| Project Milestones | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Tasks management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes tasks list, recurring tasks, task calendar view... | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Task lists per project | Yes | - eenvoudig, vrij plat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| Gantt chart | No | Yes | - use basecamp addon roadmap. | Yes | No | - Coming Soon | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes Timeline | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes Interactive, but not as sleek as Wrike | Yes Interactive, sleek | Yes | ||
| Resource management | No | Yes | Yes Rudimentary in Basecamp. The new basecamp does not support time tracking which really kills resource management. However, roadmap, which bi-directionally links with Basecamp, does an excellent job of this. | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||||||||||||
| Workflow system | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |||||||
| Report generation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Export reports to a spreadsheet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Users can build their own report templates. Loads of templates available out of the box. | Yes | Yes Through the printing functionality | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes Workload per user | Yes | |||||
| Portfolio management | No | Yes | Yes possible with excellent tools like roadmap | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Issue tracking | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
| Link contacts with tasks/projects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Best in class | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Cross-task dependencies | |||||||||||||||||
| Document Management | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Document editing | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||
| Online browser editing | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes Integration with Google Docs | No | |||||
| Document sharing and storage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Can upload files | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Can upload files | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Can upload files | Yes Can upload files and can also use Google Docs | Yes |
| Project integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Access rights management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Documents can be private, public or shared; Search is completely permission based - you can only search for things that you are allowed to see | Yes | Yes | Yes Set granular permissions against each workspace or folder, controlling who can view specific items | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Walls can be public or private | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Folders can be shared individually among users. External collaborators can be added. | Yes | |||||
| Document Versioning | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Import from external resources (GoogleDocs, etc) | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No Google Docs integration is a joke - you simply paste the URL of the document | Yes Upload documents | Yes | Yes | No | Yes Google Docs integration | Yes Google Docs integration; Excel; MS Project | No | ||
| Description/Tags for documents | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | - Team can add comments to each File | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - Users can add messages to Files | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Communication | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiki | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Forums & Blogs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes http://www.liquidplanner.com/blog | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes Projects are "blogs" | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes Blog | Yes | |||
| Micro- blogging Status Updates | - Has its own status updates, no built-in integration with 3rd party services | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Subscribe to RSS updates | Yes | - can receive notification for chosen documents updates | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes + activity stream | |||||||||||||||
| Live chat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | - Soon | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Bookmarks | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | |||||||||
| Phone conferencing | No | No | - Coming Soon Video Conferencing | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes integrated as a featured app in Google+ Hangout | No | No | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Social Share | No | Yes | Yes | Yes facebook, twitter | No | Yes Insightly has built in integration with LinkedIn and Twitter | Yes | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Integration with third parties services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Import Basecamp data | Yes | Yes It is already Basecamp data... | Yes Classic only | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | ||||||||||||||
| Freshbooks integration | - | No | No | Yes Add and update time to your FreshBooks account | No | No | Yes http://appcenter.intuit.com/mavenlink | Yes | Yes | No | |||||||||||||||||
| Google Apps integration | No | Yes | Yes Integrate with Google Apps and Google Docs | No | Yes | Yes Gmail contextual gadget | Yes Google Calendar | Yes https://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/viewListing?productListingId=4970+4188150475217982560 | Yes Single Sign on, Universal navigation | No | Yes Gmail contextual gadget to import contacts from email and add call logs, tasks etc. | No | Yes Gmail contextual gadget to create tasks, leads and projects from email | Yes Gmail contextual gadget to create tasks from email | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Microsoft Office Integration | - Import from MS Project is possible | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes Word, Excel and PowerPoint | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Support | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FAQ/Knowledgebase | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Email support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes support by email within 24 hrs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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