

At the end, you’ll find a short list of feature comparisons (Table A). All five are desktop applications for Windows, although some are compatible with Mac OS and Linux. Be sure to read all licensing agreements to make sure you meet all requirements. This article is also available as TechRepublic Screenshot Gallery. ProjectLibre (previously known as OpenProj) is open source project management software that openly bills itself as a replacement for MS Project. (Cheeky!) It’s compatible with MS Project 2003, 2007, and 2010, and Linux, MacOS, and Windows, so it covers almost everybody.

It also supports several languages.įigure A shows its similarities to MS Project. Creating dependencies and resources is easy and intuitive (mostly). Whether you’re input or interface oriented, you’ll find projects easy to set up and maintain. Gantt view calculates and displays your project’s path visually by default. Durations and task dependencies work as expected and for the most part, finding the options you use most will be easy. Figure A Enter a project’s tasks in WBS view. You can easily print or preview this window and you can print to a PDF file, but you’ll probably rely more on Reports view, shown in Figure B. The defaults are reasonable and easily customized.
