TurboProject vs. MS Project Comparison

Performed by Tony Sanders, Sanders Associates Ltd., Project Management Power User

  Weight MS Project TurboProject
Professional
essentials
timelined Gantt chart 8 1 1
linked tasks 8 1 1
pert chart view 8 1 1
critical path clearly shown 8 1 1
float clearly shown 8 0 1
resources applied to tasks 7 1 1
more than 5 levels 7 1 1
reliable in use (bug free) 7 1 1
link types, F-S, S-S, F-F 7 1 1
many projects in one top plan 7 1 1
Subtotal 67 75
ease of use
easy navigation 6 1 3
easy input taskname,dur,resource etc. 6 1 1
easy adjust resource calendar. 6 1 1
task names on tasks 6 0 1
useable at a low level of input detail 6 1 1
collapse / expand views 5 0 1
roll up to top level 5 1 2
drag task start 5 0 1
easy filtering 5 0 1
Subtotal 29 67
important
multi calendars in parallel 4 0 2
dependency table 4 0 2
drag task dur'n 4 0 1
intelligent resource levelling 4 1 3
drag create links 3 0 2
Gantt w-w'out task list 3 0 1
non-flat resource usage 3 0 0
task driven dur'n 3 1 2
common resource pool 3 1 2
acceptable price 3 1 3
Subtotal 13 62
preferred
happy to recom'd to clients 3 1 2
work content indep't of task dur 3 0 2
resource driven dur'n 3 0 2
non-flat resource availability 3 1 1
credible supplier 3 2 1
easy share with client 3 1 1
resource on taskbar 3 1 1
show-noshow links 3 0 1
work thru holidays (paint dry) 3 0 1
Subtotal 18 36
nice to have
run w-w'out resource constraint 2 0 1
easy post progress 2 1 1
baseline 2 1 1
intuitive, easy to learn 2 1 2
mind map creates Gantt 2 0 0
pro look and feel 2 2 2
import task list from XL 2 1 1
mind map shows task data 2 0 0
export to Wd, XL 1 1 1
Subtotal 13 17
Total
Sum 140 257
# of positive values 29 44
# of negative values 0 0

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Customers Say

"TurboProject has everything I need. It is not too expensive. It has a long history and is well supported. Better than any tool, this one helps me to build a realistic plan."
--Tony Sanders
Sanders Associates Ltd.

  

“I have used TurboProject for years and have found it to be the best package on the market still!"
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