Projectplace Review: Who It Fits, Gaps and Alternatives

Projectplace is Planview's collaborative work management tool. It is built for teams that need to plan work together, share documents and keep the conversation next to the plan. Many buyers find it through the Planview name and then wonder whether it is the right fit for their own work.

This review is for a team choosing a project tool today. It covers who Projectplace fits, what to check before you buy, and three alternatives worth a look.

In short. Projectplace is a good fit for teams that collaborate across departments or companies and want boards, a Gantt plan, documents and conversations in one workspace. It sells one plan with every feature at a per-user price you get from Planview. If your work depends on critical path scheduling, resource capacity or portfolio reporting, test those in a demo, and compare it with Microsoft Planner, Smartsheet and Onplana.

What is Projectplace?

Projectplace is made by Planview. Its own site describes a set of modules in one workspace:

• Kanban boards for day-to-day work, and Gantt charts and roadmaps for the plan.
• Team conversations next to the work.
• Document management with version control and document history.
• Issue management, meeting management, a project portal and contacts.

It lists integrations with Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Slack, DocuSign and Dropbox. On security, it says it is ISO 27001 certified, with role-based access control and two-step verification. The details are on Projectplace's features page and its integrations page.

How much does Projectplace cost?

Projectplace says it sells one plan with every feature, at a single per-user price, with unlimited projects and unlimited team members. It offers a 30-day trial with no credit card required.

The per-user price is not published on its site, so you will need a quote from Planview. One plan keeps buying simple: nobody has to work out which tier unlocks which feature.

Who does Projectplace fit?

Projectplace fits best when the hard part of the work is collaboration, not scheduling maths:

• Cross-company projects. Agencies, consultancies and partners who need one shared space with a client.
• Teams that live in documents. Work where the deliverable is a document set, and version history matters.
• Mixed ways of working. Teams that want a Kanban board for daily work and a Gantt view for the plan, in the same place.

What to check before you buy

Projectplace's own feature pages put boards, plans, documents and conversations first. Some needs are not on that list, so test them in a demo if your work depends on them:

• Scheduling depth. If your plans rely on all four dependency types with lag, a calculated critical path and float, build one of your real schedules in the trial.
• Resource capacity. If you need to see who is overloaded across projects, ask Planview to show it.
• Timesheets. If people log time against tasks for billing or cost tracking, check how that is done.
• Portfolio reporting. If leaders need a rollup across many projects, see what the trial gives you.
• Price at your size. With no public price, get a written quote for your seat count before you compare.

Microsoft Project Online, which retired on September 30, 2026, offered this kind of scheduling and portfolio depth.

What are the alternatives to Projectplace?

Three tools people still buy cover different parts of the same ground.

Microsoft Planner is the natural choice when your organization already runs on Microsoft 365 and needs simple task boards. Its premium plans add timeline and dependency features. Our Onplana vs Microsoft Planner comparison goes through the differences.

Smartsheet suits teams that like to work in a grid that looks like a spreadsheet, with Gantt, card and calendar views on top. The Onplana vs Smartsheet comparison covers it in detail.

Onplana suits teams whose work is driven by the schedule. The Gantt chart with critical path, Kanban boards and baselines with variance are on every plan, including Free. Timesheets and resource capacity planning start on Pro, and portfolio management on Business. For a side-by-side view of Onplana and Projectplace, see Onplana vs Projectplace.

How to decide

Start from the work, not the brand.

• If the hardest part is working with people outside your team, put Projectplace on the shortlist and try it with a real partner.
• If you live in Microsoft 365 and need simple boards, try Planner first.
• If your team thinks in rows and columns, try Smartsheet.
• If your dates depend on each other and leaders need a portfolio view, try Onplana. The free plan has the Gantt and critical path, so you can build a real schedule before you talk to anyone.

Onplana is not affiliated with Planview.