Project Management · head to head
LiquidPlanner vs GanttPRO
The short version
- Each has a real cost: LiquidPlanner rebranded to Tempo Portfolio Manager; the pricing page shows no published figures, only an early access sign-up; GanttPRO workload management, portfolios, reports and budget planning all require the Business plan at $17 per user per month
- They diverge on capability: LiquidPlanner covers Predictive scheduling, GanttPRO covers Gantt charts.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which LiquidPlanner and GanttPRO actually diverge.
| Attribute | LiquidPlanner | GanttPRO |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2015 |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Project Management).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in LiquidPlanner
- Predictive scheduling
- Analytics
- Workload management
- Salesforce
- SOC 2
Only in GanttPRO
- Gantt charts
- Dependencies
- Export
- Google Drive
- SSL encryption
Both cover
- Resource management
- Time tracking
- Jira
- Slack
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
LiquidPlanner
- Productivitynot GanttPRO
- Collaborationnot GanttPRO
- Task managementnot GanttPRO
- Organizationnot GanttPRO
GanttPRO
- Building Gantt chart schedules with auto scheduling and dependenciesnot LiquidPlanner
- Planning resources and budgets against a project timelinenot LiquidPlanner
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
LiquidPlanner
- Rebranded to Tempo Portfolio Manager; the pricing page shows no published figures, only an early access sign-up
GanttPRO
- Workload management, portfolios, reports and budget planning all require the Business plan at $17 per user per month
- SAML SSO, custom roles and API access are Enterprise only at $25 per user per month
- The Enterprise plan carries a 5 user minimum and requires an annual subscription
- Custom fields and calendar view are excluded from the entry Core plan
- Every published rate assumes annual billing, which the vendor prices 20% below monthly
Pricing, plan by plan
LiquidPlanner
On request- Essentials$15/month
- Project management
- Basic scheduling
- Professional$25/month
- Predictive scheduling
- Resource management
- Analytics
GanttPRO
On request- Basic$7.99/month
- 1 project
- Gantt charts
- Dependencies
- Pro$12.99/month
- Unlimited projects
- Resource management
- Time tracking
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is LiquidPlanner or GanttPRO better?
- Neither clearly leads. LiquidPlanner starts at On request and GanttPRO at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, LiquidPlanner or GanttPRO?
- LiquidPlanner starts at On request and GanttPRO at On request.
- Does LiquidPlanner or GanttPRO run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is LiquidPlanner best used for?
- LiquidPlanner is most often used for productivity, collaboration, task management, organization. Of those, productivity and collaboration are not what GanttPRO is typically brought in for.
- What can LiquidPlanner do that GanttPRO cannot?
- LiquidPlanner covers Predictive scheduling, Analytics, Workload management, Salesforce. GanttPRO covers Gantt charts, Dependencies, Export, Google Drive. Both handle Resource management, Time tracking, Jira, Slack.