OneDesk vs. Microsoft Projects
A competitive Microsoft Projects alternative
Microsoft Projects is a project management software commonly used by enterprise companies. MS Projects has 3 plans with varying features. Their plans range from $10-$55/per user a month. However, for features such as team collaboration, you will also need to pay for additional Microsoft product licenses.
OneDesk is a competitive alternative to MS Projects with nearly all of the same project management features. OneDesk also provides a seamlessly integrated helpdesk software all in one application. In addition, OneDesk offers built-in communication and collaboration features.
Manage the full project lifecycle with OneDesk
Agile or Waterfall
Use the methodology you want. OneDesk offers many flexible tools to manage projects.
Work Views
With a Gantt chart, Kanban board, calendars, lists and a ton of filter options, you aren't limited in how you view your data.
Analytics
Make data-driven decisions. OneDesk offers real-time KPI charts and graphs as well as customizable reports.
Resource Management
Manage resources with assignment and time tracking, or resource analytics.
Task & Project Management
Be proactive with easy-to-use project and task scheduling and planning features.
Compare project management software
| OneDesk | Microsoft Projects | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $11.99 - $15.99 per agent per month paid annually | $10 - $55 per agent per month paid annually |
| Board view |  | |
| Task lists | | |
| Timeline (Gantt) view | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Custom work views | | limited |
| Subtasks | | |
| Task dependencies | | |
| Recurring tasks | | |
| Task assignments | | |
| Smart scheduling | | |
| Timesheets | | |
| Reports | | |
| Resource management | | at $30/user a month plan only |
| Cloud version | | |
| On-Premise | | |
| Mobile app | | |
| Custom fields | | limited |
| Real-time messaging | |  |
| Client Portal | | |
| Knowledgebase | | |
| Convert tickets to tasks | | |
| Custom automations | | |
| Integrations | | limited outside of MS products |
| Custom statuses | | |
| Request forms | | |
| Live chat | | |
| Public API | | |
What can OneDesk offer over Microsoft Projects?
Team collaboration
MS Projects has limited built-in collaboration and communication functionality. Instead, Microsoft Projects requires paying for and switching between other Microsoft applications.
Alternatively, OneDesk allows you to keep everything centralized with the messenger application. The messenger is a real-time chat tool right inside OneDesk. One great feature of the messenger is the ability to link your task to a conversation. This way you can stay in-context by have a conversation directly next to and connected to your task details.
Work how you want
Provide support & request management with built-in helpdesk
While Microsoft Projects provides a good project management solution, you will need other tools to manage client requests or support issues. Alternatively, OneDesk offers complete project management as well as a help desk solution. With OneDesk you can manage multiple business requirements all from one application. Let clients or end-users submit tickets for support issues, bug fixes, change requests, and more. Then easily convert and escalate any ticket into a task.
