The best Microsoft Project alternative
Easy Redmine transforms live task data into portfolio dashboards that are ready for management. This allows teams to communicate progress and forecast availability across multiple projects, eliminating the need for manual Excel or PowerPoint work.
Find the best MS Project alternative:
- Better usability according to the G2 comparison
- Seamless data migration from MS Project
- Portfolio dashboards from live task data
- Clear pricing
Top 5 Microsoft Project alternatives
Gather all the information you need to make the right decision about replacing MS Project.
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Why consider a MS Project alternative?
Time is running out. Microsoft Project Online is set to retire on 30 September 2026. Its legacy architecture limits its ability to deliver modern, AI-powered experiences, so customers should plan to transition off Project Online ahead of this date. Or choose some alternative.
On top of that, there are common Microsoft Project negatives:
- Complexity: A steep learning curve due to the complex interface, which overwhelms users with dependencies, constraints and calendars. Extensive training is required.
- Poor real-time collaboration: Lacks built-in commenting, file sharing, alerts, or agile boards, forcing reliance on emails and spreadsheets.
- High costs: Microsoft’s Project subscriptions start at $10/user/month (paid yearly), and go up to $55/user/month.
Why is Easy Redmine the #1 MS Project alternative?
Agile & Waterfall project management in one platform
Easy Redmine offers far more robust, native tooling for both Waterfall (with advanced interactive Gantt charts, milestones, and WBS) and Agile (including customizable Kanban and Scrum boards and velocity tracking) compared to Microsoft Project's more template-driven and less hybrid-focused approach.
Knowledge base available
Easy Redmine provides a superior Knowledge Base solution compared to Microsoft Project due to its native, fully integrated wiki (powered by MediaWiki technology) that captures content directly from tasks and projects with advanced full-text search, AI recommendations, categorization, and seamless HelpDesk integration, whereas MS Project lacks any built-in wiki and requires fragmented external tools like SharePoint or Loop.
Service support by HelpDesk
Easy Redmine stands out with its fully integrated HelpDesk module offering omnichannel ticketing, AI automation, SLA management, self-service portals, and seamless project linkages to streamline IT support. MS Project lacks any native Helpdesk capabilities and relies on separate Microsoft 365 tools like Planner or Dynamics for basic ticketing.
Git sync in Easy Redmine
Easy Redmine offers excellent GitLab integration, providing native, bidirectional synchronisation of repositories, commits, pull requests and tests via webhooks and task referencing. This allows for seamless DevOps visibility and dashboards without the need to clone code.
In contrast, MS Project offers no built-in Git support and requires external Azure DevOps or GitHub connections.
Workflow automations and AI agents powered by n8n
With n8n integration you can connect Easy Redmine to over 1,000 apps and build no‑code workflows that sync tasks, trigger actions and reduce manual effort.
By embedding AI agents and automation workflows via n8n your team can get real‑time alerts on risks, automatically escalate issues and standardise processes without constant supervision.
How to easily migrate MS Project to Easy Redmine
Choose between the cloud or server deployment. We recommend starting with the Easy Redmine free trial. Your team can migrate to on-premises at any time.
Our experts will migrate your data from Microsoft Project into Easy Redmine. We transfer your projects, tasks, milestones, dependencies, assignments, and custom fields, and we replicate your planning approach in Easy.
Check the result side-by-side to confirm your schedules, owners, and timelines match. Make sure your Gantt, WBS, and reports work as expected in Easy Redmine before you switch your team over.
Use Easy Redmine as a MS Project alternative
With expert guidance, Easy Redmine simplifies the process of migrating your MS Project data with a dedicated import tool that transfers your data directly into the application. You can migrate entire projects, including tasks, subtasks and milestones, with automatic user mapping and optional manual adjustments, as well as a simple import setup.
Projects are imported one by one, with each MS Project file corresponding to a single project.
Case studies of MS Project data migration
Ayesa unified Jira, MS Project, and Excel into one project workspace
IT services
Easy Redmine helped Ayesa standardize project processes across departments, improving team collaboration and visibility into delivery milestones.
Visible resource control added for 45,000 carriers with Easy Redmine
IT solution in logistics
Transporeon gained clear resource control and unified planning for teams and carriers across its global logistics platform.
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