Microsoft Project
Best for Microsoft 365 firms needing strict schedulingMicrosoft Project remains the reference point for formal construction scheduling, and Planner Plan 1 brings its web app to teams at $10 per user per month. Plan 1 covers subtasks, dependencies, milestones, goals, sprints, custom fields, and a Timeline view that reads as a Gantt chart. It fits a team that plans in Microsoft 365 and wants one scheduling home for project managers and site staff.
The limits matter. Plan 1 has no baselines and no critical path, and it has no desktop app, so the full scheduling engine needs Planner and Project Plan 3 at $30 per user per month. Every Plan 1 user also needs a qualifying Microsoft 365 license on top. Project Online retired on 30 September 2026, so firms still on that service should confirm their migration path before they renew anything.
Price: $10 per user/month (billed annually)
Free plan: No, free trial (30 days)
Website: microsoft.com
What we like
- Deep scheduling engine
- ties into Teams and SharePoint
Watch out for
- Plan 1 is web only, with no baselines or critical path
- every user also needs a Microsoft 365 license