MS Project Vs Primavera P6

Difference Between MS Project And Primavera P6 ( Some Features )

The Following is the difference between the MS Project and Primavera P6.

1. Primavera, supports unlimited baselines. And MS-Project supports 11 baselines.
2. Primavera allows multiple users to work on a single project and the specific features to be used. AND MS Project doesn’t allow multiple users to work on a single project.
3. Primavera allows adding different project expenses like training cost, traveling cost, etc. in addition to the project expenses. MS-Project does not allow the calculation of other expenses.
4. Primavera supports up to 200 columns including custom columns, each column giving useful information. MS-Project on the contrary part supports up to 40 columns only.
5. Primavera allows the creation of WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) in which activities can be added. In MS-Project activities are made to appear or function like WBS.
6. Primavera supports a larger number of activities. MS-Project supports a Less number of activities when compared to Primavera.
7. Primavera supports shuffling of onscreen activities using sorting, grouping, etc. MS-project lacks on-screen activity shuffling.
8. Primavera is a database-based project management software. MS-Project is file-based project management software.
9. Primavera supports a feature known as Progress spotlight to highlight table rows in a particular color. MS-Project does not support any such direct feature instead allows you to create filters for the same.
10. Primavera allows creating sub-activities of activity by breaking the main activity into different steps with its own start and finish date. AND MS-Project does not provide any such functionality for creating sub-activities.
11. Primavera plan, documents, and other information can be converted to HTML directly from the software. MS Project doesn’t have such an option.
12. The Primavera P6 software can create a comprehensive website comprising of complete project details including activities, resources, reports, risks, issues, WBS, and everything that has been entered into the software. This website is a very valuable feature and is not present in MS Project
13. Primavera allows you to create a blank custom field. However, it does not set formulas to the fields. Thus, users have to set the formulas manually in each field for each column. AND MS-Project allows creating custom fields with complex formulas and additional values to the field which reduces the manual effort of the user.
14. Primavera supports multiple activities relationship in which more than one type of relationship can be created between the activities. AND MS-Project software does not support multiple activity relationships. It allows establishing only one type of relationship between activities.
15. Primavera software supports multiple project creation, tracking, and viewing. It allows tracking, multiple projects or Work Breakdown Structure comparisons, cost, and units calculations. AND MS-Project allows multiple projects creation but it does not allow other functions on the multiple projects like tracking multiple projects, cost, other calculations, and comparisons simultaneously.