Microsoft Project vs monday.com

Pricing & Plans

Feature
Microsoft Project
monday.com
Free Plan Available
Starting Price
$10.00/user/month (billed annually, Planner/Project Plan 1)
$9/seat/month (billed annually)
Free Plan Limits
No permanent free plan; 1-month free trial available on paid plans.
Free plan for up to 2 seats with limited features (e.g. capped items and boards, no advanced automations or time tracking).

Core Project Views

Feature
Microsoft Project
monday.com
List View
Kanban Board View
Gantt Chart View
Calendar View
Timeline View

Task Management

Feature
Microsoft Project
monday.com
Subtasks
Task Dependencies
Custom Fields
Task Automations

Team & Resource

Feature
Microsoft Project
monday.com
Native Time Tracking
Reporting Dashboards
Resource Management
Guest Access / Permissions

AI Features

Feature
Microsoft Project
monday.com
AI Assistant
AI Task Generation
AI Task Summarization
AI Content Generation
AI Reporting / Analytics
AI Automation Suggestions

Ecosystem & Qualitative

Feature
Microsoft Project
monday.com
Mobile App Available
Public API
Ease of Use
steep
medium
Best For
Experienced project managers, PMOs, and organizations managing complex, resource-heavy portfolios
Cross-functional teams and organizations that need a highly visual, customizable work management platform across projects, sales, and operations