Free Microsoft Project Alternatives

    Microsoft Project is described as 'Leading project management solution for scheduling, task and budget management, workload analysis and more'. There are more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Project for various platforms. The best alternative is ProjectLibre, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Microsoft Project are GanttProject (Free, Open Source), Quire (Free), Asana (Freemium) and Redmine (Free, Open Source).

    The list of alternatives was last updated Apr 12, 2021

    • Wrike

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      Wrike's end-to-end solution takes your projects from initial request to tracking work progress and reporting results. View 390 alternatives to Wrike
      Some users think Wrike is a great alternative to Microsoft Project, some don't.
    • ProjectLibre is a Java-based project management solution that gives Microsoft Project a run for its money. View 32 alternatives to ProjectLibre
      Most users think ProjectLibre is a great alternative to Microsoft Project.
      • FreeOpen Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • BSD
      ProjectLibre vs Microsoft Project
      pros, cons and recent comments
      ProjectLibre has been downloaded over 4,700,000 times for a reason. It is clearly the best alternative to MS Project. Gantt chart, Network Diagram, WBS, RBS... earned value costing etc. It is a clone of MS Project
      Top positive comment  7 months ago

      It is open source and capable to open MS Project files.
      Top positive comment  about 4 years ago

      I work on MacBook Pro so MS Project is not compatible.
      Positive comment about 1 month ago

      It works really well, has a Desktop version and is compatible with MS Project.
      Positive comment about 2 years ago

      It is very similar to Microsoft Project, but free. The GUI is a bit old styled, but the resulting project graphics are good and uses the same style as Microsoft Project.
      Positive comment about 2 years ago

      gustavoalbertoelizondo OpenSource and easily manages to do most of the basic things you can do with MS Project.
      Positive comment over 3 years ago



    • GanttProject is a cross-platform desktop tool for project scheduling and management. It runs on Windows, Linux and MacOSX, it is free and its code is opensource. What can it do? View 141 alternatives to GanttProject
      Most users think GanttProject is a great alternative to Microsoft Project.
      • FreeOpen Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Linux Mint
      • Ubuntu
      GanttProject vs Microsoft Project
      pros, cons and recent comments
      fm123 i found it more precised,understandable and user friendly
      Positive comment about 1 year ago

      matthewrayner It is great because it gives you gant charts free. thats the only thing it does though and though it;s great some of the others do offer more features however this is the best one that is free to use
      Positive comment over 3 years ago

      bartovan Standalone WIndows app that is very easily installed (no server needed). Quite complete Gantt features including FS, FF, SS and SF dependencies and the possibility to change task colors. It's rather basic as project management software (no "to do" list per week, no comments on tasks, no display filters, no collaboration...), and a bit old-school looking, but as a free Gantt solution it's one of the best (together with ProjectLibre).
      Positive comment 12 months ago

      Do not work with app files
      Negative comment almost 3 years ago

    • An award-winning cloud-based Project Management software aims to help collaborative teams organize and manage from small enterprise projects to large-scale initiatives. View 348 alternatives to Quire
      Some users think Quire is a great alternative to Microsoft Project, some don't.
      • FreeProprietary
      • Online
      • Android
      • iPhone
      • Android Tablet
      • iPad
      • Google Chrome
      Quire vs Microsoft Project
      pros, cons and recent comments
      Dimi This is web-based service.
      Negative comment about 2 years ago

    • Asana is the work management platform teams use to stay focused on the goals, projects, and daily tasks that grow business. View 545 alternatives to Asana
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      • FreemiumProprietary
      • Online
      • Android
      • iPhone
      • Android Tablet
      • iPad
      • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Redmine is a flexible project management web application. Written using Ruby on Rails framework, it is cross-platform and cross-database. View 244 alternatives to Redmine
      Some users think Redmine is a great alternative to Microsoft Project, some don't.
      • FreeOpen Source
      • Online
      • MySQL Community Edition
      • Self-Hosted
      • MariaDB
      • Ruby
      • Microsoft SQL Server
      • Cloudron
      • Ruby on Rails
      • PostgreSQL
      Redmine vs Microsoft Project
      pros, cons and recent comments
      Redmine has to much focus on software development. It is not a good fit for other kinds of projects.
      Negative comment almost 4 years ago

      It can not level resources and can not run on desktop as a standalone application.
      Negative comment over 4 years ago

      Open source, many features, self hosted.
      Positive comment about 3 years ago

    • Open Source, full featured project management platform for startups and agile developers & designers. View 199 alternatives to Taiga.io
      Almost everyone thinks Taiga.io is a great alternative to Microsoft Project.
      • FreemiumOpen Source
      • Online
      • BSD
      • Self-Hosted
      • Django
      • AngularJS
      • Software as a Service (SaaS)
      • Cloudron
      Taiga.io vs Microsoft Project
      pros, cons and recent comments
      It applies the modern project management methodologies (scrum, sprint, kanban...)
      Positive comment 8 months ago

      I disagree with the poster who gave this a thumbs down. Not everyone looking for an alternative is looking for like-to-like. For instance if one has one's own webspace and a chromebook or skips between devices then a self hosted alternative with a free starting point would be quite attractive.
      Positive comment 11 months ago

      MS project is a computer based app, not a web app. If i wanted a (self) hosted app, I would make this very clear
      Negative comment over 2 years ago

    • Basecamp is a web-based project collaboration tool that allows groups of people to share files, meet deadlines, assign tasks, and centralize feedback. View 505 alternatives to Basecamp
      This alternative is disputed. Basecamp is still a legitimate alternative to Microsoft Project, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
      • FreemiumProprietary
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Online
      • Android
      • iPhone
      • Android Tablet
      • iPad
      • Software as a Service (SaaS)
      Basecamp vs Microsoft Project
      pros, cons and recent comments
      Macopode Comparing Basecamp with MS Project is like comparing shoes with a car to go from A to B!
      Negative comment almost 3 years ago

      Basecamp is very simple project management software. MSP - is the complex software with a lot of functionality and methodologies. MSP is a decision for project professionals with cost value support, advanced resource management, gantt graphics and many other things.
      Negative comment almost 3 years ago

      No task dependencies, no Gantt chart.
      Negative comment 12 months ago

    • OpenProject is an open-source project management software with a wide set of features and plugins. It supports project timelines / Gantt charts, issue tracking, wiki, document management, time and cost reporting, code management, Scrum and much more. View 230 alternatives to OpenProject
      Most users think OpenProject is a great alternative to Microsoft Project.
    • Wrike's end-to-end solution takes your projects from initial request to tracking work progress and reporting results. View 390 alternatives to Wrike
      Some users think Wrike is a great alternative to Microsoft Project, some don't.
      • FreemiumProprietary
      • Online
      • Android
      • iPhone
      • iPad
      • Software as a Service (SaaS)
      Wrike vs Microsoft Project
      pros, cons and recent comments
      Macopode This is not real project management application at all!
      Negative comment almost 3 years ago

      bartovan Great software, very user-friendly and with loads of features (including full-blown Gantt) if you pay at least the professional subscription. Great for collaboration and project management. The free version has no Gantt, nor dependencies between tasks,which cripples it substantially in my opinion.
      Positive comment 12 months ago

      ok3141 This is web-based service. There's no standalone apps available.
      Negative comment over 3 years ago

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