Comparison
Microsoft Project Online alternative
Project Online is being retired on 30 September 2026, with no grace period and no read-only mode. That turns a licence question into a deadline: the plans have to move. Here is what you keep and what you lose by moving to Gantify.
Short answer
If you used Project Online for scheduling — dependencies, calendars, constraints, critical path, baselines — Gantify covers it and costs nothing. If your organisation lives on earned value reporting, timesheet-driven portfolio management or the wider Microsoft 365 governance stack, Gantify is not a replacement for that part.
Side by side
| Feature | Gantify | Microsoft Project Online |
|---|---|---|
| Gantt chart with dependencies | Included | Included |
| Automatic critical path | Included | Included |
| Constraints and deadlines | Included | Included |
| Custom calendars and exceptions | Included | Included |
| Baselines | Included | Included |
| Resource assignment and over-allocation | Included | Included |
| Automatic resource levelling | Not available | Included |
| Earned value (EVM) | Not available | Included |
| Monte Carlo and PERT | Not available | Partial |
| Opens .mpp files | Included | Included |
| Export to Project XML and CSV | Included | Included |
| Runs in the browser | Included | Included |
| Offline desktop use | Not available | Partial |
| Read-only collaborators | Unlimited, no per-seat cost | Every reader needs a licence |
| Price | Free during early access | From $10 per user per month (Plan 1), and the service closes on 30 September 2026 |
| Hosting | Managed, EU servers (Germany) | Microsoft cloud, being retired |
- IncludedIncluded
- PartialPartial
- Not availableNot available
Where Gantify is behind
The honest list. If one of these is critical for you, Gantify is not the right tool yet.
- No earned value (EVM) reporting, no Monte Carlo risk simulation, no PERT estimates.
- No automatic resource levelling: over-allocation is shown, but you resolve it yourself.
- No portfolio layer, no timesheets, no Power BI or SharePoint integration.
Where Gantify wins
- It will still be here after 30 September 2026, and it costs nothing.
- It reads the .mpp files Project produced, including calendars and baselines.
- Reading a plan does not need a licence, so the whole team can see the schedule.
Try it with your own plan
Import the .mpp and compare the dates yourself. That is the only benchmark that counts.
Feature comparison between Gantify and Microsoft Project Online, September 28, 2026.